January 31, 1943

January 31, 1943 No. 7 Casablanca, Morocco Dear Folksies,        For all of us here it was Xmas four days ago. Mail and packages came in by the droves that day and it took the boys hours to separate it. They got to the 1st class mail separated pretty well by about 6 P.M. and […]

January 30, 1943

Here’s are excerpts from a letter that Lois wrote, on January 30, 1943, to René’s parents and his sister, Barbara (known as Bobsy). January 30, 1943 Casablanca, Morocco Dear Mommie, Dad & Bobsy,         Here we are, out in tents. It’s not a bit bad. There are 5 of us in each one, and best […]

January 28, 1943

Here’s are excerpts from a letter that Lois McFarland wrote, on January 28, 1943, to René’s parents and his sister, Barbara (known as Bobsy). January 28, 1943 Casablanca, Morocco Dear Mommie, Dad & Bobsy,         Last night was just like Xmas for us – oh golly – it was so exciting! I want to thank […]

January 21, 1943

January 21, 1943 No. 6 Casablanca, Morocco Dear Folksies,         Yesterday, I received Dad’s V-mail of December 27. Glad to hear that you were all together on Xmas and Mom’s birthday. Golly, Pop, when you talk of Solari’s roast beef you make our mouths water. On the boat we had some swell roast beef alright, […]

January 17, 1943

January 17, 1943 No. 5 Casablanca, Morocco Dear Folksies,             Here it is a not so beautiful Sunday in North Africa, but nevertheless we are relaxing a bit this afternoon, and so I have another opportunity to tickle the typewriter keys and get another letter off to you.             We are still in the same […]

January 13, 1943

January 13, 1943 No. 4 Casablanca, Morocco Dear Folksies,             My last letter was written, I see, 6 days ago. I shall try to write more often in the future, but as you can well realize it’s pretty difficult to write without fear of saying something censorable. However, knowing how I like to receive mail, […]

January 7, 1943

January 7, 1942 No. 3 Casablanca, Morocco Dear Folksies,           I received Dad’s letter of December 12th a couple of days ago, and it sure feels good to be getting such mail way over her – even if it is a couple of weeks old. So, keep it up, and we’ll get it and be […]

January 2, 1943

January 2, 1943 Casablanca, Morocco Dear Gram,        Here we are, set up in our tents, functioning as a hospital for the last few days. Right now it isn’t bad at all despite the mud and slush that we have to slide through to get anywhere around here. However, we are lucky enough to be […]