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we haven’t had much excitement lately.

VMAIL Sept 6, 1944 Dear Ann, This morning we got some mail. I got give letters and three papers. The one paper was of June 6. Ha. Also got two letters from you. Everything is going at a good clip over here we haven’t had much excitement lately. Another fellow and I was out for Read more

Boy! I sure enjoy eating fruit.

Thur Aug 31, 1944 Dear Ann It is now nine o’clock in the morning had Breakfast about seven o’clock. Now I just washed up and shoved. it is a little cooler this morning. Had rain for about three days. This morning the Sun in out, But it is just windy So it did not work Read more

People living in the town waving at us throwing kisses

Fri 18 1944 Dear Ben + All Once again I get my pen out to scribble you for a few lines. I hear some bombers coming over here. I certainly like to hear them. The air force has certainly did its deed in this war. I wish you could see the sight we saw yesterday Read more

Both are a lot stronger than our Whiskey.

Aug 16, 1944 Dear Ann I can not remember to who I wrote last. Ben or you. I usually rotate the letters. But looking through my back mail I found a V-Mail and a Air mail from you, and only a V-Mail from Helen, So I will write to you then in a couple days Read more

Fresh milk. Hot Dog.

Tue Aug 8, 1944 Dear Ben + Helen I finished cleaning up the big job that I drive, so now I will spend about a hour or so writing. Boy! it sure is a swell day. I would say the temperature is about 70 or 75 it seems to stay about that most of the Read more

That was one fourth the fire crackers was going off for keeps.

July 5, 1944 Dear Ann, By now you should have received my letters from France. I got your letter of June 6th. Today the air mail dated June 12. I probably would have got it sooner, But the last week or so we have been jumping here and there on the peninsula had a bit Read more