Letters from George

March 27, 1945 — Germany

To Marian · from Germany

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March 27, 1945 Germany

Dear Marian

I just got your letter sent the fifth of March and was really glad to hear from you. I haven't been getting much mail lately but that is the way it goes. Sometimes I only got one letter in two weeks and then a dozen letters in one day. For an example I just got a Christmas card from Alice yesterday that was mailed the beginning of December. They must have sent that one over in a canoe.

The cigarette shortage was really bad for a while but everything seems to be straightened out now. We have been getting plenty of them regularly now.

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[The] letter I wrote to Ann asking for cigarettes must have been when I was short because I'm all stocked up now.

I didn't just ask for those cookies that Nick's mother makes just because you mentioned them. They are really good. They are always fresh when they get here too. Those kind of cookies must not spoil for a long while. I'll let you know as soon as I get them.

Sarah probably has told you by now that I got hurt. I wasn't going to mention this in my letters because there was nothing to it and I didn't want to worry any of you. Then I found out that the War Department notifies your people regardless of how slight the injury is.

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really began to worry then because I knew how you would feel getting a telegram that probably made it sound serious. I just got shot up a little and got a ten day rest and a purple heart out of it. I sent the purple heart to Sarah to keep for me if you want to see it.

I really enjoyed the rest because I was feeling good in the first place. The only thing I didn't like about it was that they took my clothes away and gave me pajamas. I was back in Belgium and if I had my clothes I could have sneaked into town once in a while. The Army must have had other ideas of what a rest is though so I had to take it easy and be a good boy.

I've been back with my outfit for quite a while. Altho[ugh]

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