LET'S GO
Somewhere
in Czechoslovakia
First
U.S. Army
Sec.
Inf. Div.
May
19, 1945
Dear
Mother,
Now
that the war here is over I know it must be a great relief to you and
also many thousands others back home.
I'm
in good health and the weather is swell. I don't know as the war had
anything to do with it but we've had only two rainy nights since the
war ended and one of them was last night. The days have been very
warm, in fact hot during the middle of the day.
I
received a few clippings of the May snow storm you had and it seems
hard to believe.
I
do not know just what will take place next but right now I'm guarding
about five thousand Krauts with more coming in each day.
Guess
you'll have no trouble realizing things are in quite a mess over here
and people are going this way and that. Many of the people are from force
labor from all the conquered countries in Europe.
I
would like to get home even on furlough but as I have no idea what
will be next. I can not say or even make a guess. Maybe I'll send a
few lines later on.
Many
thanks for sending the package but I wish you hadn't sent the sugar
as it's hard to get. Maybe I forgot to tell you but we have some
captured sugar which is okay except it's a lot coarser than
ours.
It
seems Helen and Jake's wife get along good. She always seemed a nice
girl and careful of her company. Do they live with his folks?
I
received the card Cliff Thomas wanted you to send me. It was only a
few days ago I sent him a letter so if you see him please extend my
thanks.
I
didn't receive a letter from Mildred and as she was married I didn't
feel like writing.
Did
you get the flowers in time for Mother's Day as I sent Helen [his
sister] quite
late and had no idea it would be there in time. I told her to get
them at Wyers. I wonder if she got the other ones?
You
tell Eugene [his
brother] to
keep up his courage as things will be different before very long.
Clint wouldn't know what to do if he was to leave Eugene.
Well
now I'm sleeping in a pop tent and it sure seems good not to hear the
sound of guns.
About
the package I sent and some things in it
– Heinie
rifle chain [some
kind of German gun],
ammo pouch for waist belt, German mine marker and if you find anymore
you don't know about tell me and I'll try to explain.
I
have sent quite a few letters and this makes me just about caught up
but you may be sure I was very behind during those big drives. Oh
well, that was the best way once we had them on the run, just knock
he-- out of them. We sure had
them
crying Uncle.
This
seems about all for now but will write again soon so until then give
my love to all. Hope Dad will be on the gain by now.
Love
Charles
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