EDITOR’S NOTE: Below is the first message Winfred sent home to his sister Margaret in 1944.
Jan. 12, 1944 (2) 1070 WM Station #144 – Old Buckenham, UK via New York City, N.Y.
Winfred asks Margaret about St. Louis and if she got home for Xmas. He is fine and had a good Xmas dinner; says England is not so bad. He asks about the old gang and wants them to write. He asks about the Dickey’s and Erma. Ends saying, he will do fine because he can ride a bicycle.