EDITOR'S NOTE: The two letters below dated Dec. 23, 1943 were the first letters written and sent home by Winfred from England; one to the Folks and one to his sister Margaret. Based on the date, Winfred’s crew would have been one of the first crews in the 453rd Bomb Group to have made it to England, Station #144 - Old Buckenham. (The last crew made it there Feb. 5, 1944.)
Dec. 23, 1943 (2) 1010 WM ENGLAND
This letter was written by Winfred to his sister Margaret was the first after arriving in England. (He is still using paper with a March Field letterhead.)
Winfred greets Margaret letting her know he is O.K.; has been travelling a lot; is in a swell climate; would like to be home for Xmas; is having a tough time with the strange money; hasn’t heard from home in a few weeks; and closes.