Letters To Home - June 4, 1952

Schweinfurt, Germany
June 4, 1952

The weather is still pretty nice, especially the afternoons. The work in the orderly room has slacked off quite a bit, so now I get a little time off in the afternoons to play ball with the rest of the guys. We have a new ball diamond right in front of the barracks.

Nothing much new on our move to Giessen, except that we'll probably be all moved by the 20th of this month. All the battery commanders went up to look the place over today, so we'll soon learn more about it. I hope we get all moved and set up before my next leave comes up. Curly has just about decided to come along this time. It should be a fun time; he always manages to stir something up.

I sent a package today. You'll find two books and some pictures. One of the books is the 4th Division yearly report, and the other is our battalion year book, something like the high school book. The pictures include our battery group picture. You'll see some tough looking guys, but don't tell the tale.

I've sent a copy of the "Stars And Stripes" too. The second inside page has some pictures of our plane ride.

I sold my old Argus camera to one of the guys, and am going to pick up a Voitlander 35 m.m. next pay day. The little Argus has been good, but most of the guys have been buying Voitlanders, and they swear by them.

That's about all for now, so please write soon.