Letter from Clarence Williams to Gretchen Williams, June 4, 1945
- Date
- Creator
- Williams, Clarence
- Format
- letter
- Category
- Stories
- Subcategory
- Clarence Williams
- Repository
- Institute for Holocaust Education
- Collection
- Clarence Williams Collection
- Bibliographic ID
- Folder 13, Item c
- Data URI
- soh.sto002.00121.xml
- Sender(s)
- Williams, Clarence
- Sent from
- Bayrischzell, Germany
- Recipient(s)
- Williams, Gretchen
- Received at
- Omaha, Nebraska
- Correspondence Delivered Date
Bayrischzell, Germany4 June 45.
Dearest Gretchen —
I didn’t receive any mail from you this morning so am hoping to get some letters when I go to the Bn after I finish writing you now.
This has certainly been an odd day. This morning it was beautiful and clear until about 11:00 when it started to rain. In about an hour it was clear again and in another hour was raining like the devil. It continued raining most of the afternoon but is clearing off again now. I guess it is typical mountain weather, very changeable.
I could have gone to England
today on a furlough but it
is counted against our furlough
time in the states so I decided
against same. I would like
very much to visit London
and the Isles but not to the
extent of losing that time if
and when we go to the states.
There is also a pass open for
Paris but as I wrote before, I
don’t believe I could take the
long truck ride. Also they say
it takes a couple hundred bucks
to really see the town and it
isn’t worth that to me. As
far as the scenery and trip
is concerned, I have my fill
of that for quite some time.
They have finally given us permission to wear our overseas caps instead of steel helmets during off duty hours. It is surely a relief to get rid of that heavy old helmet occasionally. I think my head is creased where the bands in the liner fit across the top.
I have been sitting here this afternoon on my porch, reading Insull’s new “Time” magazine and eating the candy and salted nuts I received from you. A nice quiet way to spend the afternoon don’t you think? I now have the special overseas edition of “The Strange Woman” which I think I shall start reading when I return tonite. Seems to me I remember of you reading same and telling me it was very good.
Well darling there really hasn’t been any thing of significance happen today and I’m all out of news so will say “Goodnite” and hope to get a letter at Bn. Hq.
Worlds of love Clarence.
Pfc. C. O. Williams 37738878
Co A - 122d Med. Bn -
A.P.O. #411 - c/o P.M.
New York, N. Y.