Letter from Clarence Williams to Gretchen Williams, May 10, 1945

I received your letter of the 20th today informing me of your receiving eight letters from me in a group. Also calling me a raskallion for my writing about the night gown but I don’t care, I won’t take back the word of it. Ha! I was glad to hear my letters are arriving even if in groups.

We moved again yesterday to a small community we are to reoccupy awaiting further orders. It is a very pretty and picturesque little place with a population I imagine of around 1000. If we have to occupy a portion of Germany for two or three months, I can’t think of a better place for several reasons. First and foremost is because of a very nice lake about three blocks from us where there is good fishing, swimming and boating. It is very deep and some of the boys have been in it already. Also one of the boys caught seven nice trout. Well — you know me and fishing. We are billeting in a very nice clean home at present and everything is very convenient. It is really the best set up we have had figuring housing of the company etc. As yet no one knows what our assignment will be but we are to be issued the Eisenhower Jackets so it sounded like paradise.   perhaps in Berlin. Ha! Of course all the boys prefer to stay here as Army of Occupation rather than go to C.B.I. if we have a choice and must do one or the other. Cap’t O’Brien says there is no definite information and that orders may change from day to day.

I can’t understand how Dad can think my letters interesting, most of them seem very boring but I like to write something every day knowing you enjoy hearing from me. I know I would go completely nuts without receiving your swell letters. I think your idea on the letters very good and believe I can give you the names of all the towns I have referred to in them.

Gee honey, you should feel right in the groove with that new wallpaper. Yes I remember the color and design. Those were the good old days weren’t they, we were living at 3448 when war was declared.

So you had a T-Bone, I’ve almost forgotten what they taste like. Boy what I couldn’t do to one of them. Guess they are almost a rarity in the states now aren’t they?

I was glad to hear Hank’s called you when in Omaha. I havn’t heard from him since I last wrote. Have been wondering if he received my letter but will drop him another some time soon. Sure would like to see him.

Well darling thats about all for this time.