EDITOR’S NOTE: Below is one of the last two letters sent home by the boys in 1944. On Christmas Day, Winfred sent a letter to his sister Margaret, and Clifford sent a V-mail to the Folks.
Dec. 25, 1944 2470 WM R.A.A.B. Reno, NV
Winfred writes Margaret on Christmas morning while everyone else is still in the sack; never ate yesterday due to a sick stomach from something he ate at the mess hall; better today; would sure like to be home for Xmas; is concerned about Cliff – hopes he doesn’t end up on the Western Front; will be at the Reno base for a couple more months; halfway through school now with a nice average; maybe he can get a furlough when he leaves there; wishes them a merry Xmas and thanks them for the nice package.