21 Apr April 21, 1945

V-mail
from: Mrs. G. Shonkwiler
to: Pvt George W. Shonkwiler
April 21st, 1945,
Saturday night
Noteworthy: Mom discusses report on German prison camp life.

Darling,

How is my honey today?  Do you feel any better and are you getting better food
now?  In spite of what you may be getting, I’m certainly glad you weren’t taken
prisoner as we certainly are hearing some ghastly stories of how they’ve been
starved and tortured.  When I think of the many people who were relieved
because their husbands and sons were in prison camps and out of combat, they
were sadly mistaken it seems.  I guess you and I have so much to be thankful
for that we really shouldn’t gripe at all, should we?  Haven’t done much today
outside of routine cleaning, eating, and so on.  I washed my hair tonight and
set it.  Did I tell you last week that I gave myself a permanent, costing me
just 79 cents, and it turned out just like a $5 beauty shop special? I get
more economical every day, it seems. (I have to.)  Not by choice, I guess.

The Pages had coffee and doughnuts with me tonight, and that was the extent of
my day.  Exciting, isn’t it?  No meat at the butchers today.  Good night
something all our love,

Mom and Ronnie.