EDITOR’S NOTE: Clifford is still in the army waiting for his chance to come home. He is still stationed in Marseille, France but is now with the 614 Quartermaster Corp supervising a mess hall. Though his brother Winfred has been discharged and is home, there is no mention of him. But Clifford does ask about his old sweethearts at home. He wonders why the Folks never mention them.
October 30, 1945 3390 CF Marseille, France
Clifford tells the Folks this is the second time he wrote them this week (don’t have the first letter); is fine; still supervising the mess hall – gets all he wants to eat; sees in the paper the point system may lower to 50 which he may have but many higher pointers get to go home first – starting 70 pointers there now; should get home by early spring; keep writing and will be okay; Patsy is in junior high – growing up – tell her hello – will remember her for Christmas; asks if mom and sis got the perfume he sent; asks if they got the last money order he sent; has a few women on the string over there; asks why they never mention his old sweethearts at home – did they marry? – Gladys is the only one who writes – what happened to Pat & Lou & the others? – hear any more about Rolla? – he may turn up; Bob Merril in the 4th Marines should be home now; does Margaret come home often; tomorrow is Halloween – should get this before Thanksgiving; write often.