Remember this day 4 years ago? I think we were going to Cincinnati or somewhere when we heard the news of Pearl Harbor."
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Judging from the radio news tonight, (I just heard it) we can prepare to spend (Christmas to you) 'Weichmachten' in dear old Bremen - pardon me while I take a big slug of 'schnapps' to quiet my nerves...
...I'll get home to you one of these days and we'll live happily ever after...

We have signed our financial statements for changing our money over into Dollars...I am allowed to convert $120... These cartons of cigarettes at black market price will bring me $60. That $120 will help towards buying what new clothes I will need when I get home.
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"F...U...C...K.......I...C...E.."

I get so impatient now...I have planned so much, a good rest, a trip and vacation (or Honeymoon) for us, just one wonderful time by ourselves, and no matter what I intend to do these things if I have to wait til next Summer -But I hadn't better have to wait that long."

We are still being processed for shipment. Yesterday we turned in all the weapons we had left in the Company and that is about the last of our organizational equipment. All we have in supply now is clothing and records. About one more clothing check and we should be all ready to go home...

You see, when I told you to quit writing, I thought I would be shipping out of here on the 6th of Dec, but now I still have a few more weeks to wait. Well, I won't expect any more mail, but I sure won't be mad if you surprise me some more...
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You know I went to see 'A Thousand and One Nights' at the Victory Theatre last night. Have you seen it? It was in Technicolor and I liked it real well. I have been rather busy all day again today. It's getting to be a habit I think. There is no new rumors today - Thank God!"
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We are finally getting relieved of our duties up here. A Regiment of the 78th Div has come up to take over our duties. Sometime this month the British are going to take over again-all the territory with the exception of Bremen and Bremerhaven, which will be controlled by this Regiment of the 78th."

I hear the 115th will load on ships about the 23rd of Dec. We are supposed to go on a ship that will make the trip in about 8 days-which means I'll hit New York on about New Year's Day...I sure hate this being delayed, but there is no use getting hot about it I guess. I'll get home one of these days

I was rather busy all day yesterday, and today we had some more processing to do. Today we had all of our service records checked for any mistakes...

I went to a show tonight - thought it might make me feel better - and saw Fred McMurray in 'Murder He Says'. It was rather silly, I thought."
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...We have had clothing checks, a physical exam, filled out change of address cards and given our home addresses for transportation purposes after we get to the States. There will, no doubt, be a lot more of that kind of stuff to do before we sail so our time is pretty well taken up."

You're getting thrifty in your old age! Let's see - you should be 21 now - right? Just wait til I get home Honey, we'll go shopping all over the country. You should be able to find some shoes in Cincinnati. And your black dress with sequins too - (whatever sequins are)
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I don't know if the whole Division will sail in convoy or take off as soon as they are loaded.
Time is really going fast. Dec. 6 is only about 8 days off. Boy! I can hardly believe that we are actually about to go home...