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MArch 20, 1945 (1) – 2900 – WF

EDITOR’S NOTE: Two letters were sent home by Winfred on Mar. 20, 1945 – one to the Folks and one to Margaret. Mar. 20, 1945          2900          WF          Suisun A.A.B – Fairfield, CA Winfred writes the Folks a few lines; is still here and okay; will be leaving again soon; is kept busy – a lot to move and few crews to do it; wants to know if they got the money orders he sent; almost caught up on his correspondence; lots of the Irondale boys are in the crap now; sorry to hear about aunt and uncles sickness; would like to get home but it’s impossible, must close – chow time.

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March 18, 1945 (3) – 2890 – WM

EDITOR’S NOTE: Three letters were sent home on Mar. 18, 1945 – One each by Clifford and Winfred to the Folks and one by Winfred to the Margaret. Mar. 18, 1945 (3)          2890          WM          Suisun A.A.B – Fairfield, CA Winfred asks Margaret how the world is treating her; just returned from a 17 day trip to Hickman, a search for Gen Harmon, Tarawa, Johnson Island, Los Negros, and Biak – 100 hours; flew back wounded, sick and insane; was glad to hear from Cliff who is in the thick of things; saw “Puss’ Brennecke playing basketball on Johnson Island; received a lot of mail when he got back; going out again in a couple days, dreads these long trips (13-16 hours at a time); feels like an old man; will try for something else but likes the bucks; don’t like the idea of flying to death – can hardly take it; must close.

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March 18, 1945 (2) – 2880 – WF

EDITOR’S NOTE: Three letters were sent home on Mar. 18, 1945 – One each by Clifford and Winfred to the Folks and one by Winfred to the Margaret. Mar. 18, 1945 (2)          2880          WF          Suisun A.A.B – Fairfield, CA Winfred scribbles a few lines to the Folks; is still here and well; asks about Irondale and the weather; will go out soon; is tired of this already but will do until something better comes along; received the boots they sent; saw “Puss’” Brenneche on Johnson Island; has a pretty good crew – pilot is an ex-combat man from the Pacific, the rest strictly A.T.C. but swell; going to look up Stack and Bob Merrill in Hawaii; will try to write more later.

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March 18, 1945 (1) – 2870 – CF

EDITOR’S NOTE: Three letters were sent home on Mar. 18, 1945 – One each by Clifford and Winfred to the Folks and one by Winfred to the Margaret. Mar. 18, 1945 (1)          2870          CF          Breitfurt, Germany Clifford mails the Folks a V-Mail and sends another letter he has been carrying around a few days; is getting along swell; keeps busy but can relax now & then; has toiletries and cigarettes but asks them to send a fountain pen, comb, and fudge; says they are giving them the devil over there and he’s helping a little; answer soon.

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March 17, 1945 – 2860 – WF

Mar. 17, 1945          2860          WF          Suisun A.A.B – Fairfield, CA Winfred tells the Folks he just got back from Biak and a search for Gen. Harmon in the South Pacific; had a lot of mail waiting – even heard from Cliff in Germany; flying tires him out – flew 100 hours over 7 days; tell Margaret & Cliff he will write when he gets the time; encloses a money order; will write more later.

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March 15, 1945 – 2850 – CF Vmail

Mar. 15, 1945          2850          CF          Woelfling, France Clifford sends the Folks another meaningless V-Mail; has seen combat and is now in France; is entitled to a battle star; is okay & can shoot the bull with the best of them when he gets home; has been busy today – pulled guard duty and erected ‘straddle trench’, will get along fine as long as he has a strong back.

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March 8, 1945 – 2840 – CF Vmail

Mar. 8, 1945          2840          CF          Widderdorf, Germany Clifford tells the Folks in a V-Mail it’s another cloudy day in Germany; got 3 letters today – one from Winfred dated Feb 20 – Winfred had just returned from Hawaii and talked about his next trip and liking the job better than bombing; says the people there seem friendly but he wouldn’t turn his back on them; would give anything to stand under a hot shower – ambitions have changed; and asks about his bonds.

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