Letters from Clifford B. Shirley to Mother, Gladys, May 1, 1945-July 28, 1945

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00.0647 - Box 1, Folder 009

Scope and content:

This folder contains the most information about Shirley's various jobs and locations during the war. His May 3rd letter talks about a Russian boy who works in kitchen patrol. His May 8th letter describes how the war has ended where he is. Shirley's May 19th letter is the most detailed letter so far on where he has been and specific jobs he has worked on. His May 27th letter goes into detail about who his friend Jerry is and why he looks up to him so much. Shirley's June 5th letter talks about Japan and the types of bombs dropped during WWII. His June 8th letter describes the abandoned homes they stay at in Germany and describe shelter halve tents all men carry. Shirley's June 26th letter describes the unfair point payment system for different soldiers. His June 28th letter describes the new censorship rules. His July 5th letter contains a drawing of what their German train car housing quarters look like. His July 11th letter describes the bombproof room with direct phone lines to various high level German officials including Hitler. Shirley's July 28 letter describes some incidents that have happened during people's guard duty of their area and he describes the carbine rifle and how it differs from a standard rifle.

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