May 31, 1944 headlines in the Pariser Zeitung:
English juvenile delinquents and cowboy diplomats in Washington!Harold apparently picked up this paper later in the war.
To: Mrs. Anna M. Dahl
Towaco
New Jersey
From: Sgt. H.J. Dahl 12161982
Co. D 603rd Eng. Cam. Btn.
23rd Hqs Sp. Trs.
A.P.O. 655
C/O Postmaster, New York, N.Y.
[Tuesday]
June 27, 1944
VMail
Dear Mom & Lou,
Not much to write about but I’ll do my best. One thing - we had a day off on Sunday so I went up to Laurie’s [Free] house. It was wonderful to spend some time in a home - her Mother [Wynne Free] is awfully nice and jolly and so is the woman they live with - a Mrs. Humphreys. They have a lovely house, part of which dates back 400 years, and a garden of roses that staggers me, as do most rose gardens over here.
One night a few of us went to a couple of fine old taverns out in the country - had a nice meal in a Tudor atmosphere - complete with sherry, port and scotch - quite a treat. But I’d love to sink my teeth in a good steak or some strawberries or a cherry pie! Not to mention the joy of a glass of milk - I hope it won’t always be like this. People over here have a hard time when they consider the news about meat rationing in the states - they get only [blacked out - censored] worth per week a piece. So many of them want to come to America that Broadway after the war will probably ring with the sound of h’s dropping on the sidewalk.
Love
Harold
Towaco
New Jersey
From: Sgt. H.J. Dahl 12161982
Co. D 603rd Eng. Cam. Btn.
23rd Hqs Sp. Trs.
A.P.O. 655
C/O Postmaster, New York, N.Y.
[Tuesday]
June 27, 1944
VMail
Dear Mom & Lou,
Not much to write about but I’ll do my best. One thing - we had a day off on Sunday so I went up to Laurie’s [Free] house. It was wonderful to spend some time in a home - her Mother [Wynne Free] is awfully nice and jolly and so is the woman they live with - a Mrs. Humphreys. They have a lovely house, part of which dates back 400 years, and a garden of roses that staggers me, as do most rose gardens over here.
One night a few of us went to a couple of fine old taverns out in the country - had a nice meal in a Tudor atmosphere - complete with sherry, port and scotch - quite a treat. But I’d love to sink my teeth in a good steak or some strawberries or a cherry pie! Not to mention the joy of a glass of milk - I hope it won’t always be like this. People over here have a hard time when they consider the news about meat rationing in the states - they get only [blacked out - censored] worth per week a piece. So many of them want to come to America that Broadway after the war will probably ring with the sound of h’s dropping on the sidewalk.
Love
Harold