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 Letter from Clarence Williams to Gretchen Williams April 6, 1945 Institute for Holocaust Education Clarence Williams Collection Folder 8, Item i English Stories Clarence Williams Leo O'Brien Mary Fran Hoff, Ted Barron, Hulon Marilyn Omaha, Nebraska Nebraska The Yank Williams, Clarence Williams, Gretchen Council Bluffs, Iowa Encoding Review Transcription and initial encoding Friday 6 April 45. My Darling Wife —

I received three letters from you tonite so thought perhaps I should write another today knowing we will probably be moving tomorrow. Also received a nice long letter from Leo which I should like to answer tonight.

We finished the brownies tonite for supper and although they were a little dry they still tasted good. However, they weren’t as good as you made I will have to admit. Captain O’Brein told me to tell you that you were doing a good job taking care of him. (He had some of the cheese, pecans and brownies).

So Mary thinks Fran may land in the Army of Occupation. That is very hard to say but I imagine he will go into some division as a reinforcement first of all. After that no one knows as yet what will happen. This war won’t be over for a few months yet in my estimation and I am wondering how many years it will be before Nazism (misspelled) is stamped completely out. We shall have to admit he really had the people sold on his ideas.

Was surprised to hear that you saw Ted Hoff on the streetcar. Thought perhaps he would be in the Army before this time, guess he did have some thing wrong with him however. If you see him again tell him I said hello.

I am sorry to hear the recording could not be sent but doubt if I could locate any thing to play it on for some time. You save it if possible as I should like to hear some when I get back.

Barron just brought me a bottle of beer. That is one thing we now have plenty of, German wine, German beer and champagne. The champagne is delicious in fact much better than I ever had in the states. Believe it or not I had some for breakfast this morning. When you can have champagne for breakfast you’re doing okay don’t you think? The German beer is much better than the French and tastes very similar to ours. The Germans took all the best in wines, vermouth and champagne and reserved them for their army. They have thousands of cases stored in cellars and wh'se's. When our troops capture a town it is divided among the boys through their headquarters.

I just read an article in the Yank about the 13 inch snow storm in Nebraska. Also included a picture of an Omaha girl with the deep snow. Makes me a little home sick to see things like that.

Well honey, Im all out of news for now so will close, but will be thinking of you. Bye for now.

All my Love Clarence.

Tell everyone hello and especially Marilyn.
Pfc. C. O. Williams 37738878 Co A - 122 Med Bn A.P.O. #411 - c/o P.M. New York, N. Y.
Rec'd 4-19-45 U.S. Army Postal Service APR 10 1945
Mrs. C. O. Williams 1303 Ave. B. Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Apr. 6 Passed by US Army Examiner 50819 Lt H H Zander 56