Three (3) Letters from Sgt. Nan Layfield of the OSS in London to WAC Cpl. Marie Jorza(?)

London, England, 1944. Very good. Light toning, a couple tears/wear to envelopes.. A set of three handwritten letters addressed to Women's Army Corps (WAC) Corporal Marie Jorza from her WAC friend Sargent Nannie B. Layfield. One is undated, and the remaining two letters are dated 29 April and 1 June 1944. The undated letter appears to be first of the series, and reports Layfield's first impressions on serving abroad: "Are you surprised to know I'm in England? I like England Very much ... I've had English tea only once and have not been to a pub yet. The 'Running Horse' sounds interesting, don't you think? Bet if you were here we'd really take things in, wouldn't we?" The writer goes on to say that the local Red Cross has provided them with a few things ("Can you imagine me living without Cokes?") and asks what the recipient will do for Christmas before signing off. The next letter, dated 29 April 1944, responds to the "romantic news" of their friends, who presumably got engaged, and goes on to describe her current role in England: "I went to a thing yesterday and was told I could say I'm with the Office of Strategic Services. Since you are in the Army you probably know about that ... it is neither thrilling nor boring, just another job". She finishes the letter by talking about her uniform, new hat, and a present bought for her niece's upcoming birthday. The "Office of Strategic Services" she refers to in this letter was an intelligence agency formed for the war and ultimately absorbed into the State Department and CIA. The London branch referred to here in the letter was located at 70 Grosvenor Street. The third and final letter from Layfield, also penned in London, is dated 1 June 1944. It begins with an apology for mis-addressing the previous letter, and goes on to read, "I can't imagine why you thought I was not cooking. I'd day I AM With Gas on the Front Burner! The boys and girls of OSS eat together and we cook with boys—3 of them (2 girls) ... Do you remember Margaret Warren she is here with two other girls from Anti-aircraft ... I have not had a chance to ask Captain White is she remembers you but she was in Daytona when I was... She is a small beautiful strawberry blonde—Does that seem like your Captain White?" She concludes the letter with talk of spring cleaning her barracks and a chipper "Be Good and ta ta for now". Accompanied by two air mail envelopes postmarked 1943 and 1944, stamped by the Army Examiner. Largest Letter measures approx. 10.5" by 8", envelopes measure approx. 3.5" by 6.5". Corporal Marie H. Jorza (b.1916) enlisted in the WAC in 1942, and received her discharge in December 1945. Before enlisting, she was a beautician in her hometown of Chico, California. After the war, she would go on to co-own a salon and marry in 1947. Nannie B. Layfield (b.1897) served in the OSS under Captain Barbara White.