Letter from Clarence Williams to Gretchen Williams, September 21, 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 September 21, 1945 Institute for Holocaust Education Clarence Williams Collection Folder 22, Item a English Stories Clarence Williams Miller, Irving Watson Devine Clark, Mark W. (Mark Wayne), 1896-1984 Collins, J. Lawton (Joseph Lawton) New York, New York Hallein, Austria Zell Am See, Austria Rockettes Stars and Stripes Williams, Clarence Hallein, Austria Williams, Gretchen Omaha, Nebraska Encoding Review Transcription and initial encoding Hallein, Austria 21 Sept 45. Dearest Gretchen —

I didn’t get a chance to write you today so will drop you a few lines now before giong to bed. It is almost eleven oclock and we just returned from seeing the Rockettes from Radio City Music Hall. There was a very large crowd and it was presented in the Festspielhaus. I saw General Clark, Gen. Collins, two other maj. Gen. and one Brig. Gen. Gen. Clark has his private box with four stars across the front. The show was marvelous, lasted a little over two hours, and the costumes were beautiful. All in all I believe it was even better than when I saw them in New York, of course with this they had more variety.

I was pretty busy all day, this afternoon our 1st Sgt. had to go down to Zell Am Sea to Bn Hq’s so of course I couldn’t leave the office because of the telephones. I did manage to get Miller to sweat one out long enough to go for my shower. It seems a lot of changes have been made in Personnel and Watson is becoming Sgt. Major so they want some one to replace him. I talked with him today and he said they wanted me but that he told them I didn’t want to come and that the Co. wasted me up here. He said Lt. Devine was all set to call for me but he talked him out of it and I hope he is right. I feel I am foolish to take that job if I can get out of it. I like the station much better and the guys are swell so why change. If I have to be here a few months yet my chances of a rating are much better here in the station and that means more money for when I get home. News in the S & S sounded very encouraging today with considerable changes in the air regarding the discharge system. An statement was that the point system would probably be abolished before the winter is over, also that 2 yr. men could then ask for discharge. Thank God I will have two years in March but hope some change will be made in the age bracket to get me out before that time. All of our men 35 or older leave here for P.O.E. next Monday so that takes seven more away from us. In another month their will be very few left who originally came over with us. Practically all the originals have 2 yrs so who knows, I may wind up to be 1st Sgt. Ha!

Well darling, I must close and go to bed as I’m really tired. Not accustomed to so much work I guess.

All my love, always, Clarence AFTER FIVE DAYS RETURN TO
Cpl. C. O. Williams 37738878 Co "A" - 122 Med Bn APO 411 c/o P.M. - New York, N. Y.
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Mrs. C. O. Williams 2501 - Harney St., Apt #6. Omaha, Nebraska.
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