Driving with the top down, Jan 2 &4, 1945

22 Aug Driving with the top down, Jan 2 &4, 1945

2 Jan 1945 V-Mail
Germany

Good evening, sweetheart. My first letter to you in the New Year! Should have written to you yesterday, but we went to a movie & got involved , so didn’t get around to it. It wasn’t much of a day to write about anyway. Today ta-ra-ta-ta-ta! I got a couple of letters!! A card & note from Don & Vee – E 227 Marshall, Spokane, Wash – where Don is working for a rival of Kenworth! And a nice letter (Dec 3) from you. Don’t know what party you refer to (ain’t you lucky, tho? A 25 buck war bond!) but probably will be cleared up in mail eventually.

This has been a good day – evening, I should say.We had an orientation (bull session) tonight on compulsory Mil. Training. I’m inclined to believe it would be neither bad nor good – but a hell of a waste. Problem could be solved much better by making the Army an attractive & worthwhile job for anyone who is interested – and there would be plenty. Then I listened to some nice music on the radio as I played a couple of games of chess – breaking even – most enjoyable. But I do miss you, Mary dear – and Karen. Keep writing regularly – & more. I’ll get ’em sometime.
All my love, Pappy

4 Jan 1945 V-Mail
Germany

Hello, honey – yesterday I received your can of date and nut cookies – and they are very good! Ain’t you getting to be the domestic one, though! The can was considerably dented, but not a cookie smashed – fine system for packing. If I may put in a regular weekly order for same cookies (or reasonable facsimile) consider this a request. Really good. I’ll bet they’re all right with tea & a spot of rum, too = hum?

It’s now 10 AM – snowing – and looks as though it will go on all day. It’s nice. Covers a lot of faults in the landscape. Unfortunately, it also accentuates some – and most important fault, of course, is it hinders the air force. It also makes driving a jeep very interesting. Up here we’re not allowed to have tops up (so you can see what’s going on up stairs, and be ready to jump – in case) so you roll along & the snow bats you in the face, and the wind, too, when you catch up to a truck and before you pass it. It’s funny – you always have a sniffle – but never a cold. Oh me – but I’d really like to be driving home to you & Miss K today
Love love love Pappy

Good evening, sweetheart. My first letter to you in the New Year! Should have written to you yesterday, but we went to a movie & got involved , so didn’t get around to it. It wasn’t much of a day to write about anyway. Today ta-ra-ta-ta-ta! I got a couple of letters!! A card & note from Don & Vee – E 227 Marshall, Spokane, Wash – where Don is working for a rival of Kenworth! And a nice letter (Dec 3) from you. Don’t know what party you refer to (ain’t you lucky, tho? A 25 buck war bond!) but probably will be cleared up in mail eventually.

This has been a good day – evening, I should say.We had an orientation (bull session) tonight on compulsory Mil. Training. I’m inclined to believe it would be neither bad nor good – but a hell of a waste. Problem could be solved much better by making the Army an attractive & worthwhile job for anyone who is interested – and there would be plenty. Then I listened to some nice music on the radio as I played a couple of games of chess – breaking even – most enjoyable. But I do miss you, Mary dear – and Karen. Keep writing regularly – & more. I’ll get ’em sometime.
All my love, Pappy

4 Jan 1945 V-Mail
Germany

Hello, honey – yesterday I received your can of date and nut cookies – and they are very good! Ain’t you getting to be the domestic one, though! The can was considerably dented, but not a cookie smashed – fine system for packing. If I may put in a regular weekly order for same cookies (or reasonable facsimile) consider this a request. Really good. I’ll bet they’re all right with tea & a spot of rum, too = hum?

It’s now 10 AM – snowing – and looks as though it will go on all day. It’s nice. Covers a lot of faults in the landscape. Unfortunately, it also accentuates some – and most important fault, of course, is it hinders the air force. It also makes driving a jeep very interesting. Up here we’re not allowed to have tops up (so you can see what’s going on up stairs, and be ready to jump – in case) so you roll along & the snow bats you in the face, and the wind, too, when you catch up to a truck and before you pass it. It’s funny – you always have a sniffle – but never a cold. Oh me – but I’d really like to be driving home to you & Miss K today
Love love love Pappy