World War II WAC by Helen Denton

Author:Helen Denton [Denton, Helen]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Deeds Publishing
Published: 2012-11-07T16:00:00+00:00

June 4, 1945

Dearest Mom & Dad:

Hello you two lucky people—How badly do you want to see your son and daughter? Jerry and I talked to “Ike” the other day and after discussing the situation over thoroughly we decided to make it home for Dad’s birthday—so you’d better kill the fatted calf. We sure are dying for some good “Kogel Steaks”.

Don’t get your hopes up too high, though, but it is beginning to look very favorable for me. They are giving us a choice of CBI (China, Burma, India), Germany, or home with a discharge. I don’t need to tell you what my choice is. All I want to do is to see your smiling faces again.

Jerry is coming into Paris soon on a furlough. I only hope he makes it before we move to Germany. I think we’ll be leaving the 15th of this month. That doesn’t mean I’ll stay there. They are sending the girls with the highest points home first, so as my number comes up, I’ll leave. Transportation facilities are the biggest drawback…

Mom, I was thinking tonight. How very lucky we Kogels are. Our prayers have been answered, haven’t they? To think of what Jerry has been through and come out without a scratch. My experiences haven’t been anything, and now we are coming home. Just stop and think how other people will feel when all the boys come home and that place is empty in their home. Clem still has quite a bit of time to put in, but his chances are much better than the earlier boys. It isn’t very likely anything will hurt him. You’ve never regretted having a big family, have you? I know you have had your share of worry—it’s only natural if you love us, but believe me, there hasn’t been a time that we haven’t been proud of our folks.

Oh Mom—Honestly, I can hardly wait until I get home.

I guess I’d better close. Keep writing and here’s hoping…

Your loving daughter

Helen

Another wonderful opportunity I had was an auto trip that four of us took, touring Europe. This included my roommate and two other soldiers we were working with. Since I had a driver’s license from the military, we were given a car and toured part of France, Belgium, and Holland and then back through France and visited Rheimes where the peace treaty was signed and then back to Paris.

With the anticipation of going home, I bought lots of French perfume at a very reasonable price, plus other small items that served as wonderful reminders of the great memories of my time serving in Paris.

Another letter to her parents shows the frustration the GIs felt as the war was over and they were still overseas…

28 July 1945

Dearest Mom:

Do you mind if I have a little chat with you tonight? Seems ages since I’ve written, though actually it has only been a couple of days. But I guess you don’t mind the letters coming often, do you?

I can’t understand why everyone has stopped writing to us over here.

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