Letter from Clarence Williams to Gretchen Williams, June 30, 1945

I hadn’t expected to hear from you again today as I received the 22d and 23d yesterday. However, today I received your letters of the 20th and 21st so am now up to date again.

I am surely getting disgusted with this damn weather over here. It rained practically the entire day yesterday and most of last night. This morning it was slightly cloudy and this afternoon it looks like more rain again. It is also very cool and we have been wearing our field jackets most of the time.

I was very interested in the clipping regarding the releasing of older men. It was quite similar to the article I wrote you about that was in our Stars & Stripes except it was of course much more in detail.

I finished my book “The Passionate Witch” last night it wasn’t very good but was something to read and pass away the time. I have another to read now, the name of it is “Victory” and I hope it will be better. Can you imagine me reading so many books? Thats three this month, more than I ordinarily read in five years. I’m even getting so I like to lay in bed and read until I get tired enough to fall asleep.

Well another month is gone and in six days we will have been here six months. Gee honey as you stated before   it seems like six years. I suppose after that we will be forced to sew one gold bar on our sleeve.

I am inclosing a clipping from the Stars and Stripes about the Rainbow Club. We havn’t had a chance as yet to visit same since it is up at forward echelon and we are in the rear, consequently we are in different towns. I think perhaps I will go down to the company tomorrow if possible. I would like to see the boys and also would like to receive my pay which I am sure they now have.

There were really some happy boys around here this morning and they certainly had reason to be. There were six or seven truckloads of the fellows and they are on their way home for discharge. Sgt. Bell was among the group. I could just imagine how happy they must of felt. I heard they were to fly home but don’t know if that was true. I think we will have more leaving before too long as we have several with 70 points or more.

Well darling thats about all the news for today except to tell you that I love you worlds and worlds. Of course I know that isn’t news to you anyway.