Winfred to Folks

Jan. 22, 1944                     1170      WF         Station #144 – Old Buckenham, UK via New York City, N.Y. Winfred writes the Folks and hopes everything is well in Irondale; is getting along well and use to the place; asks how the war is coming along – doesn’t hear much of the news in England; asks if Bob Dickey is still in MO – he has lost Bob’s address; and will write   Folks again tomorrow.

Jan. 21, 1944                     1160      WF         Station #144 – Old Buckenham, UK via New York City, N.Y. Winfred scribbles a few lines to the Folks; everything is as usual. He asks about Irondale’s basketball team though it is not as important as it once was.  He asks about Pat Merrill – does she write Cliff? She does not write to him. He asks about the Brenneche’s (probably Lou’s last name, his ex – girl friend). Winfred is the one who asked to stop correspondence.  He asks about his dad’s work, and comments on his younger sister Patsy – who must be growing up, writes well, and is smart (for a ten-year-old.)

EDITOR’S NOTE: Two letters were sent home to the Folks on January 20, 1944. Winfred and Clifford each sent one. Jan. 20, 1944                     1140      WF         Station #144 – Old Buckenham, UK via New York City, N.Y. Winfred tells the Folks everything is as usual; is wondering about Cliff’s rating; got a Xmas card from his old high school basketball coach; gets good food but not many sweets; asks about the enlargements of the picture he sent home and asks a favor – one of the crew wants to know if Winfred’s Folks could send an enlargement to his dad in Alabama. (Gave his to his girlfriend and cannot get another.)

EDITOR’S NOTE: Three letters were written home on Jan. 19, 1944. Winfred sent one letter to the Folks and one to his sister Margaret. Clifford also sent a letter to the Folks. Jan. 19, 1944 (1)              1110      WF         Station #144 – Old Buckenham, UK via New York City, N.Y. Winfred answers the folks; is getting mail now; heard from Louise and Aunt Maude; is fine and getting along; asks about the money order he sent; comments on V-mail; and asks about Clifford.

Jan. 18, 1944                     1100      WF         Station #144 – Old Buckenham, UK via New York City, N.Y. Winfred answers the folks; hopes his cousin Joyce comes to England and brings some girlfriends; is doing fine and cannot complain; says Alvin E. is in the middle of things; comments on Patsy’s school smarts; and thanks, the Eichenberger’s for the nice Xmas card.

Jan. 17, 1944                     1090      WF         V-MAIL         Old Buckenham, UK via New York City, N.Y. Winfred lets the folks know by V-MAIL he finally received a letter they sent him a month ago; has been too busy to write; has received Xmas cards; comments on a friend getting around; asks if Margaret has visited lately; is feeling fine and does not mind being there.

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first V-Mail Winfred sent to the Folks after he was stationed overseas. Jan. 14, 1944                     1080      WF         V-MAIL         Old Buckenham, UK via New York City, N.Y. Winfred sends the Folks a V-Mail letter for the first time; asks about home; says he still hasn’t received any mail; is fine; has a slight cold; having a good time; never a dull moment – the crazy guys he is with argue every question; and he will try to write more often.

EDITOR’S NOTE: Two letters were sent home by Winfred on Jan. 12, 1944; one to the Folks and one to his sister Margaret. Jan. 12, 1944 (1)                     1060      WF         Station #144 – Old Buckenham, UK via New York City, N.Y. Winfred is getting along fine; has not heard from home in over a month; thinks England is ‘a pretty nice country’; asks about Clifford and Pat (Merrill); asks for the addresses of some old friends; wants to know if Margaret gets home and if they got the money he sent.

EDITOR’S NOTE: Below is the first message Winfred sent home to his Folks in 1944. Jan. 8, 1944          1050          WF          Station #144 – Old Buckenham, UK via New York City, N.Y. Winfred writes the Folks ‘after quite a while’ (10days). He is somewhere in England and is fine; he received a letter and some Xmas cards; would like some home town news; asks about ‘the old gang’ – he has lost their addresses; and says there isn’t much to write about.

EDITOR’S NOTE: Two messages were written and sent home by Winfred on Dec. 28, 1943; one is a letter to the Folks and one is a cablegram to his sister Margaret. EDITOR’S NOTE: Below is the last letter Winfred sent home to the Folks in 1943. Dec. 28, 1943          1030          WF          Station #144 – Old Buckenham, UK via New York City, N.Y. Winfred writes he is doing fine but hated being away from home for Xmas. He still has not received any mail; doesn’t have much of a chance to write; asks about the Post Office Christmas rush with all the overseas letters; and closes because there is not much he can say.