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Letter Home – July 14, 1945 (with audio)
[sc_embed_player_template1 fileurl=”https://70yearsago.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/19450714-Last-letter.mp3″] Dear Mother & Dad; Well the time has come and I’m coming home. We are to leave the company the 17th of July, and within about three weeks I should be home and a civilian. Now don’t get … Continue reading
Posted in 1945, In his words, Letters
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Letter Home – July 13, 1945
Dear Mother & Dad; I told you not to worry about me and my girl. I thought the same way you did so I’ll wait until I get home, and if I still love her and they lifted the fraternization … Continue reading
Letter Home – July 8, 1945
Dear Mother & Dad; We left Salzburg the 6th of July, and it took us two days to get to our zone of occupation. We are in a small village about 24 miles from Kassel, Germany. We are to take … Continue reading
Letter Home – July 1, 1945
Dear Mother & Dad; Not much to write about but I had some negatives to send so I thought I would drop you a line. I dreamed of coming home last night, but then I had to wake up and … Continue reading
Letter Home – June 30, 1945
Dear Mother & Dad; Well now we are going to stay with the division until we get sent home. If they keep on the way they are we never will get home. But one thing you can be thankful for, … Continue reading
Letter Home – June 27, 1945
Dear Mother & Dad; Well I should be leaving in a few days to the 103rd Division. That division is declared non-essential and will be sent back to the states and the man discharged. It will probably take about two … Continue reading
Letter Home – June 24, 1945
Dear Mother & Dad; Boy I surely can’t understand this mail situation. I have been writing you and dad all the time. I’ll admit that I haven’t been writing two anyone else but you two. Not much to write about. … Continue reading
Letter Home – June 21, 1945
Dear Mother & Dad; Not much to write about, but I had better write as you will worry. Our ball team is still waiting, and we are in a three way tie for first place. All I hope is that … Continue reading
Letter Home – June 17, 1945
Dear Father; Today is father’s day so being as I can be at home with you, a letter from me will have to do. It’s a nice day here, the best day we have had for some time. It usually … Continue reading
Letter Home – June 9, 1945
Dear Mother & Dad; Have a bunch of your letters to answer so being this is Saturday afternoon and we have the afternoon off I’m going to catch up on my letter writing. Not much to write about around here. … Continue reading
Posted in 1945, Letters
Tagged Don Brown, Jimmy Ayers, Lavina Everets
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