Letter from Clarence Williams to Gretchen Williams, January 8, 1945 Dotan, Lisabeth Kohen, Ari Transcription and encoding Roberts, Lindsay A. Tylski, Ethan S. Weakly, Laura K. 2020 Nebraska Stories of Humanity University of Nebraska-Lincoln Center for Digital Research in the Humanities
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 Letter from Clarence Williams to Gretchen Williams January 8, 1945 Institute for Holocaust Education Clarence Williams Collection Folder 2, Item d English Stories Clarence Williams Atlantic Ocean New York, New York New Years Williams, Clarence Williams, Gretchen Muskogee, Oklahoma Encoding Review Transcription and initial encoding Monday 8 January 45. My Darling Wife —

Gee honey — I received three letters from you on Saturday but up until this time I have been indisposed and I do mean sick. Ha! I have often wondered how a ship can sail upside down but have decided that it is possible. I ate some food tonite for the first time since yesterday morning and I was really hungry. I feel much better now however and believe the water is quieting down some.

That was very sweet of you to try and wire the money but really honey I didn’t need it in fact as I stated previously I would rather not take too much with me.

Your quiet New Years celebration was very similar to mine except I was in bed before 10:00 and of course didn’t even have a drink. Very disgusting to say the least but honey if I can get out of this damned Army I’ll bet we will make up for some of the lost time. I did have a couple drinks New Years Day in New York. Think I told you about them when I talked with you on the phone.

I suppose by this time you have been to the dentist and got the low down on your teeth, I do hope he doesn’t find anything too seriously wrong when I think how you suffered before.

Think you must be doing pretty swell with your knitting to have the helmet so nearly finished. I am sure I will have plenty of use for it and as you say it works also for a scarf.

Honey I am very happy you get so much company out of the picture. I look at yours in my billfold plenty often and it does seem to help. Think I have read these last letters at least 3 or four times and seem to enjoy them more each time.

Went to church yesterday morning and the services were very nice. It was a good thing I went then as I surely could not have made it last night. I think by that time I had thrown up every thing possible and the ones who weren’t sick were few and far between.

Well darling, I cant think of any more news for now so will close and go to bed. I’ll be thinking of you.

Bye for now Worlds of Love Clarence.
Pfc. C. O. Williams 37738878 Co A - 122d Medical Bn A.P.O. 411 c/o P.M. New York, New York.
Rec'd 2/10/45 U.S. Army Postal Service 18 JAN 1945
VIA AIR MAIL
Mrs. C. O. Williams 529 North 6th St. Muskogee, Oklahoma.
Jan. 8 Passed by US Army Examiner 50819