Zeddie P. Barron Letters to Wife, February 1945

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07.0077 - Box 1, Folder 020

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Barron observes a group of newly arrived Russian prisoners of war who were freed from German captivity and are now working at his railhead. He writes his reaction to hearing about the Yalta Conference. He tells his wife that he has much to tell her about the war but that he cannot do so because of censorship. Barron also includes descriptions of Belgian civilians, and asserts that wars should only be fought across conference tables. He also comments on soldiers and infidelity and about how he has seen people change because of the army, but assures his wife that he is unchanged. He says that the monotony of his life makes it hard to remember details from even months earlier, and says that he barely remembers the route he took after the Normandy landing.

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