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Letters from France June 22, 1944June 29, 1944 June 29, 1944 (2nd) July 6, 1944 July 17, 1944 August 10, 1944 August 14, 1944 August 25, 1944 September 1, 1944 September 2, 1944 September 3, 1944 September 3, 1944 (2nd) September 14, 1944 September 16, 1944 September 16, 1944 (2nd) September 17, 1944 September 28, 1944 October 2, 1944 October 14, 1944 October 22, 1944 November 2, 1944 November 12, 1944 November 24, 1944 December 2, 1944 December 27, 1944 Letters from Luxembourg January 9, 1945January 16, 1945 January 20, 1945 Letter from Belgium February 7, 1945Letters from Germany February 9, 1945February 21, 1945 February 23, 1945 February 26, 1945 April 5, 1945 May 5, 1945 Letters from Czechoslovakia May 10, 1945May 16, 1945 Letters from Germany May 19, 1945May 20, 1945 May 24, 1945 June 3, 1945 June 22, 1945 Letters from France June 30, 1945July 3, 1945 Letters from Germany July 14, 1945July 27, 1945 July 30, 1945 August 3, 1945 August 14, 1945 Letters from France August 26, 1945August 28, 1945 August 29, 1945 Letters from Germany September 9, 1945September 11, 1945 September 13, 1945 September 15, 1945 September 17, 1945 September 23, 1945 September 27, 1945 October 1, 1945 October 9, 1945 Letters from France October 13, 1945October 15, 1945 October 22, 1945 November 5, 1945 November 17, 1945 November 17, 1945 (2nd) November 23, 1945 November 30, 1945 December 17, 1945 December 17, 1945 (2nd) December 18, 1945 December 26, 1945 January 2, 1946 Letters from Belgium January 14, 1946January 15, 1946 January 17, 1946 January 17, 1946 (2nd) Letters from France January 21, 1946January 24, 1946 |
Weiden, Germany June 3, 1945 Dear Mom, After not hearing from you for some time I got two letters the other day. One was dated May 17 and the other May 24. Johnnie also sent two letters, one from the 25th and one from the 26th. Funny thing, the former was regular mail and arrived today while the other was air mail and came yesterday. That's good time for regular mail. I got Gracie's box of butterscotch candy. Sure is good. I have to circumnavigate the fillings. Incidentally had two put in yesterday (not due to the candy tho!) Some time back the licorice sticks that Gracie sent arrived. I like those very much. You can send some more of both. Many thanks. I'm still acting Big Boss. It's not so bad but every time we stop like this, everybody in the Army starts making surveys and sends down questions to be answered. We are not yet moved to our permanent barracks. They are still being cleaned and painted. But it won't be long. I have just about decided that if I do become non-essential (which seems doubtful) that I will get discharged over here and stay in France for about a year. I'd like to take some art work in Paris and at the same time will learn to speak French. The War Department has just announced that overseas discharge is possible. In fact they will announce soon some civilian jobs in the Government Service over here. I don't know that I'd be interested in them but it would be a means for eating! We're going to have some tennis courts out at our new place. If we ever get in any equipment I may get to play a game or two. I'm getting fed up with my mustache again. I'm about to cut it off. Love, Bob |
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