05 Jul July 5, 1945

letter
from: George W. Shonkwiler
to: Mrs. Alice Shonkwiler
68th Station Hospital,
Compiegne, France
5 July, 45

These are the two little items I sort of designated and put together all by my
own little self just to prove to you and Ronnie that I haven’t been spending all
my time here in the hospital playing around.

The little coin wristband I thought Ronnie could use to carry his Sunday School
money in without worrying about losing it all the time.  The bag, purse, or
whatever you wish to call that other thing maybe you can use for something.
Neither one is much but then they really don’t have much to work with here.

The letters are all those I have received from you since coming to the hospital.

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Since I plan on sending all those I have home, thought I might as well start with
these.  Don’t be getting any ideas with them now.

The shoes are some I was able to get here in the hospital PX.  The champagne cork
was one I saved out of some champagne we had a few days before I came in here.

I have a few little other odds and ends back in my barracks bag I had planned on
sending but that will come later now, I guess.

Nothing new today.  The doctor hasn’t even been in.  The penicillin salve they
are now giving me seems the best yet.  My face was covered two days ago.  Today
it is almost clear.

Love, Daddy