June 7, 1945
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310.184.1-3.2017 Transcription
Bad Mergentheim, Germany
7 June 45 – 11 PM
[A.S- “Ich war in Bad Mergenth.”
$ $
I was (see enclosure)][1]
Darlin’,
I must confesses [sic] that this absoloute 101%
idleness is causing me to slump & slack
all over—even as regards not starting
your daily letter until this hour of night.
Geee, how good it would be to get out of here
& do something—something a guy
would like to do. This sounds unappreciative
of rest doesnt it?—but me thinks
there’s a difference between rest & rotting.
Anyhoooo, some lesser thing does seem
to get “dood” each day. Today at 10AM
a bunch of us “sight-saw-ed” a castle
built in 1246 & some museum pieces.
[P.S. You, m’ love, have a thumb-end size perfume vial that
looks like an elaborate Indian arrow head—it “reeks” c̅[2] a
few centuries of age but I know you’ll only consider it an
adjuvant to its novelty—I hope PPS Really, it has no smell.][3]
Last night I saw the old but good “Coney Island.”
Shows are about the only thing I look foreward
to each day—forthcoming.
EXCEPT, of course, the perfect “forewardness”
of seeing you. Just on vague deductions in
my last 7, 8 or 9 letters I “unconsciously” surmised
the date of Aug 15th as to when we might see
[2]
eachother. A not too wild latrine rumor just
returning from Paris if would seem to push that
Aug 15th up to Aug 30th (or Sept 10th). In a
million respects this is aggrivating & disheartening
we know, but the longer the delay, the nearer
the Japs will be to a pulverized state. We
all would far rather see ourselves “stuck” in
the States on Jap-Surrender-Day than “stuck” in
Manila (Foreign transfer takes so damn long).
Guess I better quit—a fellow
wanted me to walk to the (A.) P.O.[4] c̅ him.
I’ll write you more next time, dearest.
All my love,
Dave
P.S. A “great” time consumer has been that
I’m starting to read “Forever Amber”—
I dont exactly “approve” of the book but
it has a “golden-thread-of-plot” that
makes it worth the while.
[1] Bracketed text written in upper-left hand corner of original.
[2] Medical abbreviation meaning “with.”
[3] Bracketed text is part of original.
[4] Army Post Office.