Anna Lee writes to Lucille about visiting her parents. She says she continues to pray for the missing crew members and that she hopes they have escaped. She tells Lucille to keep busy her and her husband have bought some chicks.
Anna Lee writes about missing the presentation of her son's awards due to bad weather conditions. Then, she talks specifically about their son's personal items they recieved. Anna Lee tells Lucille about her two contacts in Germany and France looking for more information on the crew by looking in prison camps and checking graves. She continues to pray for good news.
Anna Lee asks Lucille again what she has heard or read in regards to their sons. She tells Lucille about her contacts that she has that are actively looking for information.
Hazel informs Lucille that she has read and forwarded the Christmas card to her son John who is a fighter pilot stationed in the South Pacific. She emphasizes how sad she and John were to hear that Jimmy is missing. She informs Lucille that John is not returning home until at least March. She expresses solidarity as another mother of a soldier and encourages Lucille to have courage and to hold out hope for Jimmy's return.
Jimmy tells his father about his visit with his mother and grandmother. He asks after the garage and wishes for a furlough, although getting one seems unlikely.