Nov 10-44

Hello Dot.

            Well Shirl tells me Marg finally got to Erie.

Keep up on this writing is a tough job in this moving around. I am finally at New Cumberland but had a hell of a job getting here. I was acting top kick for five days at Stewartstown.

But I wound up being labor foreman, peace maker, person chaser. Also wet nurse to the cap. haha. We had a German interpreter but the jerries wouldn’t do a damn thing for him. haha.

I don’t speak a darn word of German but they done anything I wanted. haha. So I told him to get the hell out of there.

I worked three gangs by indian sign language, and pig latin, haha, they would look at me till I got done swinging my arms and gagging. When one would get it he would say, ya,ya,ya,

Then the air would be full of jerry lingo, haha.

Well those jerries and I got along swell.

We were supposed to be there a week but finished in five days.

            Thank Shirl for the lovely letter.

She’s a little sweet heart.

How’s old Sis she better get on the ball and write once a month anyway. But I understand her she’s like me hates to write, haha.

Hope Gordie is behaving him self. Wish I could have saw him in the gals outfit.

            Well old gal could get out of the Army I hear.

It’s under a section ten but don’t think I want it.

Lose all benefits as I get it.

But will know more about it later on I guess.

            So much brass around this damn camp got a broken arm,

P.W.5. on one end rucks coming in and going out the other end.

Don’t like a darn camp where there is so much brass.

Have to keep on the ball all the time.

It’s a great life hope this war ends with this push.

They are starting move over there again.

Hope they don’t get stalled again.

Every thing depends on how long they can go on this push.

Hope it goes to old Hitler’s front door.

            Well old gal no you will be busy with Marg.

But write when you can.

Say hello to ma Loosemare for me.

Also the old man. Those beer labels sure looked good.

But couldn’t taste a darn thing.

If I stay here more than a week will write ma a letter, haha.

But ain’t sure how long I may be.

Jim, hehe. Love.

 

PS no 3 day pass till next week I guess, just got put on a 3 day Stockade guard, NUTS. Starts Sunday morning.