Letter from Clarence Williams to Gretchen Williams, March 28, 1945

This is a red letter day honey, I hit the jack-pot again. Received five letters from you of Mar 1st, 2 of the 2nd and one of March 20th. Also received a nice letter from Charlotte of the 20th and a very good letter from Jake. The four from Muskogee of course were older but I enjoyed them just the same. Some of my letters are apparently reaching you in seven days also. That really is good time considering all the handling on this side.

Your mention of the box you packed with the cookies and candy really sounded swell. Incidentally honey, please don’t spend your money for pipe tobacco for me as we are getting all we want now, in fact I have some extra on hand but will use it before too long. I have two pipes and have been smoking them quite a lot. We also get all the cigarettes we can smoke and the tobacco is all for free. Good deal don’t you think. I am returning those you sent me as soon as we are allowed to mail packages. Regarding the underwear, I think the old will be okay as I hear they may issue summer underwear but if not it will last until I can write for more. Anyway don’t bother to buy any more at present.

The record idea sounds swell and I hope I find some place to play it before it gets broken. One place we were in had a phonograph however it is the only one I have seen but bet I will locate one someplace. Would surely love to hear your voice again but would much prefer of course that it be in person. Maybe it won’t be too long before I can if things continue as well the next few weeks. As you have probably heard all our armies are now across the Rhine so it   shouldn’t be too long now. I hope.

I am sorry to hear about Jean’s husband missing in action however he may show up some place. I hope he didn’t crash as after pulling that one aviator out I can see what may happen.

Its nice that you can meet the girls for coffee before going to work even if you cant have lunch with them. How does it seem to be working in Omaha again? The Red Cross has a doughnut making machine near us now and one of our boys works over there. Miller and I went over a couple nites back and got a bunch from him. They really tasted good.

The band is quartered in a house across the street from us and consequently have chow here as I guess they have no kitchen. They came over today and gave us a concert in front of our building. Really sounded swell to hear some good music again. They even played “Stardust” and “Swinging on a Star”.

The weather hasn’t been so nice the past three days as it has been dreary and raining. I hope it breaks again soon and the sun will come out nice and warm. It is so much better for doing laundry too and of course we have to think of that now.

Well sugar, thats all the news for today maybe I can do better tomorrow. Bye for now.