29 Apr April 29, 1945

v-mail
from: Pvt George Shonkwiler
to: Mrs. Alice Shonkwiler
29 April 45, France.
Sun. 9:30 P.M.

My Dear Alice and Ronnie,

Sunday evening and nothing to do but write you a letter.  Spent part of the
evening at this boy’s house I met at the circus the other nite, part talking
and now will finish it writing letters.  I have so many to write that I don’t
think I’ll ever get caught up.  I received some more mail tonite.  All old
letters.  Most of them from you.  One telling about Ronnie’s birthday party.
Sounded very nice.  One from Gladys and my first letter from Dick written in
Holland feb. 10th.  He had heard that I had been injured.  Says he is more
or less a bookkeeper in some <? P. ware course>.  That is, at least what I
like to be.  He hadn’t seen any combat and now that the war here is about over
no doubt will not have to ever here.  However if he is fit for general services
he stands a good chance to go to the <? CBT>.  For that matter, could even go
myself although I’m certainly not planning on it.  There are plenty of rumors
lying around as to who is going.  Of course they are all rumors so far but that
can change any day.  It’s a cinch that some of us are going.  Something more
to worry about.  Guess my worries will never end.  A little short tonite but
wrote you a long letter last nite and I’m going to try and write to a number
of other people tonite.  So that’s about it for now.  All my love you forever,

Daddy