Letters To Home - June 7, 1951

Aboard the William O. Darby
June 7, 1951

We left New York on Friday afternoon, on the good ship William O. Darby. Almost 500 miles off the coast of England today, and only about a thousand miles away from our destination in Germany. The trip has been quite smooth so far.

The ship seems quite fast, as ships go, averaging 20 m.p.h. Our quarters are air-conditioned, we have ice water, and the PX opens for two hours each day. They sell almost everything except beer and ice cream. The ship' food is quite good.

We are supposed to land at Bremerhaven, then go to Mannheim by rail. Will stay at Mannheim until the rest of the division arrives. The tanks are behind us, as is one Infantry group.