February 28, 1945
February 28, 1945Epinal, France No. 17 Dear Folksies, Last couple of days have again been most uneventful. Weather today again beautiful, but the last couple were rather poor and not conducive to hikes or similar forms of exercise. Tooth – or rather, where the tooth was – is still feeling fine, much to my […]
February 26, 1945
February 26, 1945Epinal, France No. 16 (continued) Dear Folksies, Wednesday nite we had a party scheduled — this time with a band, but the band had to be called for at a place some little distance from here. As I wanted to go there, and as Carroll had heard that he could get […]
February 25, 1945
February 25, 1945Epinal, France No. 16 Dear Folksies, Am trying a little experiment and do not know how it is going to work out. The sun is shining beautifully, I have just finished lunch, there is a slight wind, and I am outside our quarters sitting on Bret’s sled with the typer […]
February 20, 1945
February 20, 1945Epinal, France No. 15 Dear Folksies, Weather yesterday again very nice, but on the crisp side. Today kind of dismal. Outdoors a good bit yesterday and in the afternoon was inveigled into a baseball game. There were only a few of us officers playing so that we did not have an […]
February 18, 1945
February 18, 1945Epinal, France No. 14 Dear Folksies Weather not particularly conducive today to hiking or other outdoor activities tho’ ‘tis still rather warm. Our big “parade” ground has been the scene of considerable activity these last few days with the good weather bringing the boys out in droves. In one corner there […]
February 17, 1945
February 17, 1945Epinal, France No. 13 (conclusion) Dear Folksies Took a hike a couple of days ago with Wally Greene, Hope Ecklund, and Dotty Merrell. Must have walked almost ten miles, walking along one of the canals, which are strange and interesting features of this part of the country. The width of the canals […]
February 16, 1945
February 16, 1945Epinal, France No. 13 Dear Folksies, Kind of let a couple of more days than I had intended slip by since last writing to you. However, the last few days have been such beautiful ones that it would have been a shame to have stayed indoors just to write, and it was […]
February 11, 1945
February 11, 1945Bacarrat, France No. 12 Dear Folksies, We haven’t been doing much of anything these last few days and in fact anticipate going back to our own gang in a couple of days. Tho’ there is little or nothing for us to do, they have been mighty nice to us and their C.O. […]
February 8, 1945
February 8, 1945Bacarrat, France No. 11 Dear Folksies, Have been kept busy working these last few days tho’ I cannot say that I’ve actually been hard at work. Worked nights for two nights and now am on days again. Worked straight thru both nights, but the way they work here they sort of take […]
February 5, 1945
February 5, 1945Bacarrat, France No. 10 Dear Folksies, Eddie and I came over here two days ago to join the boys of the Illinois University gang, the 27th Evac., who needed some help. They are a gang the same size as ours, but are carrying an extra load now and also have some of […]
February 2, 1945
February 2, 1945Epinal, France No. 9 (conclusion) Dear Folksies, Left Monique’s just in time to get back to my hotel to meet one of my boys, Harry Sharp, who had gotten tickets for the two of us to go to see the Folies Bergere. He had gone the first night we were in Paris, but […]
February 1, 1945
February 1, 1945Epinal, France No. 9 (continued) Dear Folksies, Tuesday A.M., I had planned to go on one of the American Red Cross tours around the town with some of the enlisted men, but as luck would have it, the bus we were supposed to go in was completely frozen that A.M. and so the […]