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 Letter from Clarence Williams to Gretchen Williams October 13, 1945 Institute for Holocaust Education Clarence Williams Collection Folder 23, Item j English Stories Clarence Williams Mullen Stuart, Tom Miller, Irving Lupa, Dan Alvin Salzburg, Austria Hallein, Austria Zell Am See, Austria Paris, France Switzerland Rainbow Division Red Cross 26th Division Williams, Clarence Hallein, Austria Williams, Gretchen Encoding Review Transcription and initial encoding Tag cleanup Hallein, Austria 13 October 45. Dearest Gretchen —

I am having a hell of a time trying to get a letter written tonight. I just got the address written when our lights went out. After fooling around we found the trouble was in the fuses so have it corrected now.

I was lucky again today when I received a letter from you (the 3rd) and one from Mr. Mullen of the same date.

Honey you could never guess what we did this afternoon. Stuart and I worked like the devil this morning so we could get everything finished by 1:30 then about fifteen of us went to see the football game at Salzburg. We saw the Rainbow University team from Zell Am Sea play some Field Artillery team and of course the Rainbow team got beat. Understand, that wasn’t our division team but just a bunch of scrubs from Rainbow University. our division team is really a pretty good team and I hope to get to see them play in a week or two. I understand they have one All-American player plus others that were stars.

Honey I am inclosing another money order for 100.00 and hope it doesn't get lost enroute. I may send some more in a few days if things work out, and I hope they do.

Oh yes I forgot to tell you that after the football game we went to the Red Cross Club and filled up on hot doughnuts and coffee.

Some of our boys who were tr’fd to the 26th are back down here tonite and there is so much noise here in the station that I can’t concentrate on a decent letter. Miller, Lupa and I are going down to the show in a little while and see "God Is My Co-Pilot.” Some of the fellows saw it and say it is very good.

I am glad that Alvin has finally received his papers and expects to be home soon. Wish I was in his place.

We had several trips open this week including four to the Riviera, 2 to Switzerland, and 3 to Paris but I was afraid to try any of them because of sweating out the furlough deal. If it doesn’t come thru now I will really be unhappy after passing up those deals.

Well darling its almost time for the show so Bye for now —

I love You Clarence.