Germany

May 17, 1945

Dearest Folks:

Just alive or so to let you know that I’m just fine and I’m very glad to hear that you’re all in the very best of health. I’ve been receiving your mail right along and have been getting some of your back mail which must have been delayed. It’s sure good to get a lot of mail and I get quite a bit and Rita, she sure keeps them a coming in which I’m glad for. So the excitement is still dead at home huh ma well it isn’t much different here now things are as usual for Army life much better though now then back along.

Now I’ll tell you a little of what we did. When we first hit Germany we stayed in fox holes on the front line and that was on the banks of the Roer River near the town of Linnick. We were asking as infantry and stayed there for about three months and it sure was cold there in those holes. About all we did there was hold the line and keep an eye on them. Then it was the push from Roer to the Rhine River and then we was back on our vehicles, and the last push from the Rhine to the Elbe river that wasn’t so good we were spear headed along side of the armored and we hit quite a bit of trouble but the Germans were on their last legs and didn’t put up too stiff a fight, but it was bad enough though.

We’re now in the town of the Arkipe which is about 18 miles east of Hannover, and we’re living in German homes, but we kick them out first before moving in and that’s a lot better then living outside. As yet we don’t know how much longer we’ll be in Germany but we should know before long within a couple of months I guess.

By the paper yesterday it looks as though the Japs were getting their belly full of it now and I sure hope so and I hope and pray that they will stop fighting so we can all go home for good.

Well ma must close for now and I’m thinking of you a lot and I love you all dearly. Your in my prayers.

Love to all,

Leslie