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Letter Home – November 19, 1944
Dear Mother & Dad, Not much to write about. The going is a little slow so that also makes it hard to find some things to write about. (pardon me while I think of it please send me some olives … Continue reading
Letter Home – November 12, 1944
Dear Mother & Dad, Not much to write about. It snowed here the other day and has snowed every day since then. The big trees really look pretty with all the snow on them. My camera was buried in the … Continue reading
Letter Home – November 8, 1944
Dear Mother & Dad, Just think, two years ago today we landed at Fedala, Africa. We were on French soil then and two years later we’re still on it. I hope this damn war soon ends so I can set … Continue reading
Letter Home – November 2, 1944
Dear Mother & Dad, Just a line to let you know I received another Christmas package. This one was full of peanut brittle and cookies. Boy were those cookies good. They were just as fresh as could be. Received a … Continue reading
Letter Home – October 29, 1944
PLACE – France TIME – 1830 Hours SETTING – The sun has went down in the Moon is peaking its way through the tall trees. The night is going to be cold and crisp. We have a fire going in … Continue reading
Letter Home – October 25, 1944
Dear Mother & Dad Guess I’ll drop you a V-mail today. We received a bunch of papers and packages today. I received a package from Gee with the cookies, candy and popcorn in it, and also about 20 Champaign papers. … Continue reading
Letter Home – October 22, 1944
Dear Mother & Dad Just a few lines to let you know I’m okea. I’m still at a loss for words & something to write about. The weather is still bad, & if we could only think of some way … Continue reading
Letter Home – October 22, 1944
Dear Mother & Dad I suppose you’re still worrying about your son Charles and wondering why he doesn’t write. Well if you knew how hard it is to write a letter with nothing in it you wouldn’t write either. Things … Continue reading
Letter Home – October 14, 1944
Dear Mother & Dad Boy it’s been a long time since I last wrote home but it just couldn’t be helped. There is times like these in the army. I know you and dad do a lot of worrying when … Continue reading