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April 22, 1945 – 3080 – CP

EDITOR’s NOTE: Clifford sent a V-mail home to his little sister – Patsy. Apr 22, 1945          3080          CP          Saaren (near Mulheim), Germany Clifford sends a V-Mail to the his little sister, Patsy; hears she looks like Margaret Robinson; bets she is wearing out the bicycle; asks about school – needs to keep up the Maxwell standard; asks if he should send her a few German ears or toes, tells her to be good and too stop making Goo-Goo eyes at Lynn Merrill; signs off Brudder Cliff.  Click to go to MAxwellslettershome.com/1945

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April 21, 1945 (2) – 3070 – WF

EDITOR’S NOTE: Two letters were sent home to the Folks on April 21, 1945 – one by Clifford and one by Winfred. April 21, 1945 (2)         3070          WF          Sacramento, CA Winfred writes the Folks from Sacramento on pass; usually spends all of his passes there – nice town, plenty to do, gals & stuff; summer has arrived; hasn’t heard from Cliff – things are moving fast over there; don’t know how long he’ll be in the states but makes more money when he is gone; closes now to get breakfast.

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April 21, 1945 (1) – 3060 – CF

EDITOR’S NOTE: Two letters were sent home to the Folks on April 21, 1945 – one by Clifford and one by Winfred. Apr 21, 1945 (1)          3060          CF          Saaren (near Mulheim), Germany Clifford sends a V-Mail to the Folks; still okay; it’s raining; tells about beautiful German countryside – looks more like the U.S. than any other in Europe, same weather, (not the cities now)  – why would they want to attack others?; hopes they can get together soon and forget about this stuff over here; tells Patsy he’ll write soon and wishes her a happy birthday.

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April 20, 1945 – 3050 – CGB

EDITOR’S NOTE: This v-mail from Clifford was addressed to his Uncle Granville Bartlow who lived in the small town of Leadwood, MO. It is the only letter we have that Clifford addressed to him. Granville was married to Clifford’s mother’s oldest sister – Maude. They had three sons – James, Lloyd and Lynne. James was serving in the navy. Granville worked as a brick layer and carpenter in the local lead mines. April 20, 1945          3050          CF          Saaren (near Mulheim), Germany Clifford finally gets around to writing a V-Mail to the Folks – but this time, the Folks are NOT his parents but rather his Uncle Granville Bartlow and family. (See the Maxwell Family Tree) He is okay but will be glad when it is over; is in the First Army; was in the Battles for the Ruhr, Cologne & the Siegfried line; asks about cousin James in the navy – South Pacific is rough; got a letter from Winfred – said the Japs bombed the field right after he took off (many killed & injured) – may get over there someday; doubts he will get home when war in Europe ends; will be 21 next month – army keeps men that age with no dependents.

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April 19, 1945 (2) – 3040 – WM

EDITOR’S NOTE: Two letters were sent home on April 19, 1945 – Clifford sent one to the Folks and Winfred sent one to their sister Margaret April 19, 1945 (2)          3040          WM          Suisun A.A.B – Fairfield, CA Winfred tries to write Margaret – just got back, many letters to write; had a nice trip to Leyte (90 flight hours); glad she got home to visit the Folks – travelling on the ‘milk train’; is eligible for a furlough but depends on the army’s need – would sure like to get home; is doing well on income – makes as much as a major; Roosevelt’s death took the wind out, a great loss – wonders about Truman, closes to write home.

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April 19, 1945 (1) – 3030 – CF

EDITOR’S NOTE: Two letters were sent home on April 19, 1945 – Clifford sent one to the Folks and Winfred sent one to their sister Margaret April 19, 1945 (1)          3030          CF          Saaren (near Mulheim), Germany Clifford sends a V-Mail to the Folks; knows they are worried because he hasn’t sent any letters recently – wrote plenty but forgets to mail them; is getting along swell Germany can be rough; is in the First army; was in the Battle for the Ruhr & Cologne – was rough; heard from Winfred who had just got back from his second trip to the South Pacific – rough over there, too; was in the Battle of the Siegfried line; will write more where he is at now; closes with don’t worry.

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April 3, 1945 – 3020 – WF

Apr. 3 1945          3020          WF          Suisun A.A.B – Fairfield, CA Winfred writes the Folks a few lines as he goes on ‘alert’ at 1:00; now scheduled for Leyte in the Philippines – 18,000 miles, 90-100 hours of flying; asks about Bob Dickey; Monk is in OCS; feeling good again since not flying for a couple of weeks – gained back weight (from eating steaks and eggs everyday at the PX; hopes Cliff can come home as soon as the war in Germany is over – mybe he could get a furlough at the same time; and closes.

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April 2, 1945 – 3010 – WF

Apr. 2, 1945          3010          WF          Suisun A.A.B – Fairfield, CA Winfred scribbles a few lines to the Folks as he is still here and doesn’t go on ‘alert’ until tomorrow; just mailed a money order -let him know if they get it; just ran across some money he didn’t knew he had; California is the windiest place – 60 mph; scheduled to go to Guadalcanal -10 to 15 days, little was done about Easter there – bought a steak with sliced tomatoes for dinner; can’t think of anything else so closes.

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