Letter from Clarence Williams to Gretchen Williams, September 21, 1945
- Date
- Creator
- Williams, Clarence
- Format
- letter
- Category
- Stories
- Subcategory
- Clarence Williams
- Repository
- Institute for Holocaust Education
- Collection
- Clarence Williams Collection
- Bibliographic ID
- Folder 22, Item a
- People
- Watson
- Miller, Irving
- Williams, Gretchen
- Collins, J. Lawton (Joseph Lawton)
- Clark, Mark W. (Mark Wayne), 1896-1984
- Devine
- Williams, Clarence
- Data URI
- soh.sto002.00209.xml
- Sender(s)
- Williams, Clarence
- Sent from
- Hallein, Austria
- Recipient(s)
- Williams, Gretchen
- Received at
- Omaha, Nebraska
- Correspondence Delivered Date
Hallein, Austria21 Sept 45.
Dearest Gretchen —
I didn’t get a chance to write you today so will drop you a few lines now before giong to bed. It is almost eleven oclock and we just returned from seeing the Rockettes from Radio City Music Hall. There was a very large crowd and it was presented in the Festspielhaus. I saw General Clark, Gen. Collins, two other maj. Gen. and one Brig. Gen. Gen. Clark has his private box with four stars across the front. The show was marvelous, lasted a little over two hours, and the costumes were beautiful. All in all I believe it was even better than when I saw them in New York, of course with this they had more variety.
I was pretty busy all day, this afternoon
our 1st Sgt. had to go down to Zell Am Sea to Bn
Hq’s so of course I couldn’t leave the office
because of the telephones. I did manage to
get Miller to sweat one out long enough to go
for my shower. It seems a lot of changes
have been made in Personnel and Watson is
becoming Sgt. Major so they want some one to
replace him. I talked with him today and he
said they wanted me but that he told them I
didn’t want to come and that the Co. wasted
me up here. He said Lt. Devine was all set
to call for me but he talked him out of it and I
hope he is right. I feel I am foolish to take
that job if I can get out of it. I like the
station much better and the guys are swell
so why change. If I have to be here a few
months yet my chances of a rating are
much better here in the station and that
means more money for when I get home.
News in the S & S sounded very encouraging
today with considerable changes in the air
regarding the discharge system. An statement
was that the point system would probably
be abolished before the winter is over, also
that 2 yr. men could then ask for discharge.
Thank God I will have two years in March
but hope some change will be made in
the age bracket to get me out before that
time. All of our men 35 or older leave here
for P.O.E. next Monday so that takes seven
more away from us. In another month their
will be very few left who originally came
over with us. Practically all the originals
have 2 yrs so who knows, I may wind up
to be 1st Sgt. Ha!
Well darling, I must close and go to bed as I’m really tired. Not accustomed to so much work I guess.
All my love, always, Clarence
AFTER FIVE DAYS RETURN TO
Cpl. C. O. Williams 37738878
Co "A" - 122 Med Bn APO 411
c/o P.M. - New York, N. Y.