We went to find the company early this morning. There is no front at all. The infantry just keeps moving ahead a few snipers and rear guard action is about all. We found the company only to find out that we were moving again after dinner. We moved about 30 miles this time and had to clear the road and build three by-passes as we went along. After we got to the area we had to unload and go back after the TNT. It was dark now and we didn’t get back till about 2 am.
Dear Mother & Dad
Sorry for not writing more often but I’m afraid you will have to settle for a letter every now and then. The news papers should tell you that we are pretty busy.
This country is very nice. The people are clean the houses are kept up. Th the climate is swell. I just can’t describe it to you. In Italy everything was dirty. Here there is a clean fresh smell, more like home, out in the country.
The people are more fan and glad to see us and the Free French are doing a swell job of helping us along. 
They help in pointing out where the Germans are and also go up into the mountains and bring down prisoners themselves.
Ha, ha, I have to left one day I saw some French women shave the head of another French woman. I guess she was too friendly with the German to stop oh. It took quite a few women to hold her down, but they finally got it shaved off.
I know everyone is expecting a letter from me but tell them I will catch up as soon as I can. Like I said before I am kept busy and so far I have only wrote two letters and both of them have been to you and dad. At the rate we are moving this war should be over pretty soon.
Well I know that each day we move it brings us that much closer to home. I can’t understand why the Germans don’t give up and save a lot of lives. They know they are be it they keep bright on fighting.
I have received mail once since I have been here, so one of these days I should get an armful. I saw a kid from home yesterday. Brent Knoeicher. The last time I saw him was at Anzio. He was in a signal outfit. Well guess I had better quit for today. I’ll write again soon. Goodbye don’t worry, and I love you both very much.
Say hello to everyone for me.
Your Son,
“Chick”
We moved today about 20 miles. Crossed the Duvance river by fording it. We pulled into one area and stayed about an hour. Then moved to the next area. We had to unload the truck and go back after the TNT. We took it on up to the front to a forward dump. We really made it forward to. We went through two towns that the infantry hadn’t even been through. Come to find out that the infantry was 10 miles away from us. The towns were full of the F.F.I. and what a time we had. The people mobbed us started kissing us on both cheeks raising all kinds of hell. They took us to one tavern and we thought we were going to get beer, but it was pop instead. We finally got away and went back to the 
company only to find that they had left for a new bivouac. We stayed all night back at the place we had dumped our supplies.
We moved the first thing this morning. We were to go pick up some pull type trailers and on the way we stopped to get some beer. The town was off limits so the M.P.’s picked us up and took us to the stockade. They took our names and turned us loose. The beer was good but we didn’t know the town was off limits. Went back to the company. We had to take the culverts we had on the trailers up to the front. The infantry was dug in all along the canal. We dumped the culverts off and came back. We were going to move up but the French are taking over this section and we are going to another.
We layed around all day. In the afternoon we went on a recon. Got some eggs and wine and a glass of fresh milk. First milk I have had since I have been over seas. Went back at night and had a quart of milk a piece. Came home and went to bed.
We moved about 20 more miles today. Boy, do I like this moving.. The people wave and seem so glad to have you here. I drove on old Germany truck that we had picked up. We pulled into an area outside of aix. There was a mountain stream there, and I went swimming. Boy, the water was cold. We are to move again right after chow. We moved about 10 more miles. The old German truck broke down on me and I went the last 2 miles in one gear and that was forward. Went over to a house and drank a little wine.
We moved about 20 miles this morning and the infantry is still way out ahead. The last report we had, they were about 20 miles ahead of us. We had to practice putting up a Brockway Bridge so we will be way behind. We are to leave about noon tomorrow. We mashed some eggs and potatoes and made a salad. Boy, am I full.
We left the first thing this morning to find the company. We had to travel about 50 miles. Arrived at the company about 2 pm. The infantry is still moving ahead, so that means we will move in the morning.
Dear Mother & Dad
Well here I am in France. Maybe we can get moving and get this war over with. You probably know more what’s going on by reading the paper then I can tell you. So far this is the nicest country we have been in. The people seem very happy that we are here but they also say the Germans didn’t treat them badly.
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One of these days I will be able to tell you more about everything. I haven’t much time now, and I 
will only be able to drop a line every now and then so don’t worry about me. Tell every one hello & and where I am, but not to expect any mail from me for a while.
Ha, ha, has but made it into France yet. I told you I would beat him over. But I guess things are pretty rough and they don’t want to move his outfit over. I guess I had better bring this to a close. Oh yes, Snooks job as we were told had it pretty easy, & they should have it made for awhile anyway. Goodbye to you both and I love you from the bottom of my heart.
Your Son,
“Chick”
The first platoon went out to work today. The French are taking over this section so the company is moving out. We are short of trucks so we are staying behind. Breunig and Slattum came in from the boats so we loaded up our supplies on their trucks.
