WITH FIFTH ARMY- ITALY

Dear Family-                                                                                                                10 NOV 1944

            Sorry for the long delay.  I’m still in the best of health and getting along fine.  But it has been a rough war.  Was talking to two kids from my old company and practically no one in the old outfit is left today.  And the wife of a man recently killed in action wrote that she didn’t see how her husband was killed since there is no fighting going on in Italy.  Last night it snowed and we awoke with all the hills white.  But the snow didn’t last out the day.                                                                                                                                                                  

 

 

Dear Family-                                                                                                    WITH FIFTH ARMY- ITALY

            The delay in writing I regret, but after two months of the toughest kind of fighting, we let somebody else do the job and came out for a little rest.  And what a rest!  We were billeted in a former resort town.  From the colonel on down, not a member of the staff had a sober moment the week we were there.  Had two officers’ dances (our first overseas) at our own club and numerous parties.  Thanksgiving was a great holiday with turkey and all the trimmings.  I am still well and happy.  I will soon be one year overseas.

                                                                                                                                    Love, Henry