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This folder contains more personal letters from Kindell to his family. It also contains a newspaper from the 242 General Hospital. Kindell's family sends him comfort packages from home. Kindell uses captured German equipment and draws several diagrams. Carl Kindell writes about Ray Kindell's birthday on March 17th. Kindell visits souvenier shops often.

This folder contains more letters from Kindell to his family. Kindell listens to more of Chaplan Lawson's sermons. Kindell also diagrams a part of the hospital where he is stationed. Kindell writes about the men celebrating V-E Day. Kindell was stationed in a hopital 40 miles from the front lines during the Battle of the Bulge. Kindell was transferred to Sissone, France.

Shirley's August 7th letter describes the differences in war damage between different countries. His August 19th letter talks about the slight possibility that he could be sent to the China, Burma, India Theater. His August 25th letter describes John Setser's personality and bout of homesickness before his death. His August 31st letter talks about how he does not want to go back to the U.S. His September 4th letter describes suicide by another soldier. His September 6th letter describes the discrepancy between celebrations of the end of the war on the home front and for his group; he also discusses the new president and Eleanor Roosevelt. His September 9th letter briefly mentions why he received a battle star. His October 4th letter discusses his shipment to Marburg, Germany and his relocation to the 734th infantry. Shirley's October 25th letter describes how clothing is provided to his unit.

This folder contains letters that describe Shirley's hopes after returning home, current conditions of where he lives, talk about U.S. rations, and descriptions of the various places he's lived. Shirley's February 8th letter talks about his job checking train cars. The February 15th letter describes post war housing plans for Shirley and his mother. His February 24th letter refers to shortages and prices. His March 1st letter describes pay raises and news on current events. Shirley's April 11th letter describes his transition from Wales to Germany, the destruction he sees there. His April 15th letter describes his job building railroad cars in England and describes his drawing of a house plan when he returns home. His April 22nd letter describes the U.S. point system for rations. Shirley's April 30th letter describes the conditions of his camp and food.

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.

Shirley's November 7th letter discusses his adjusted service rating score to return to the U.S. His November 10th letter explains rumors about who will go home. His November 20th letter describes the censorship rules during his time in Wales. His November 23rd letter describes how his infantry has been broken up post war. Shirley's December 5th letter tries to explain to Gladys how he feels about being abroad but also about the comfort of being home. His December 11th letter outlines everything he has sent Gladys during the war.

This folder contains letters between Clifford and his aunt Edith and Mary Russell.

This folder contains three handwritten letters from Curly to Herbert

This folder contains letters from David "Red" Lucas, a private with the 508 B.G in India.

This folder contains more personal letters from Captain, Ackerman to his wife from later on in his service in the Second World War. He describes his day to day activities at his station in England, including the number of missions he must complete before he is allowed to return to the states and a censored version of how the missions go. He discusses her life back in Florida and the family financials, and consistently tells her that her letters are the only thing that keeps his morale high. He makes the decision to stay in the armed forces after the war ends, but only if she is able to travel alongside him. The folder also contains an Easter greeting card Captain Ackerman sent Portia.