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Uncle Wilmer's World War II Letters to Matt & Marie Beckius |
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To: Cpl. Mrs. Matt Beckius,
General Delivery, Olympia Wash. |
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Date: July. 21. 1944 Hello: Matt & Marie How are you all by now? I am okay. Well how do you like the weather out there. It stays quite cool out here all the time and hasnt rained now for quite awhile and sure am glad it hasn't. Well we got to take a hot shower yesterday and got some new clothes so we sure do feel a lot better. We are having hot meals now and do they ever taste good. Had hot cakes & bacon & butter & syrup & coffee for breakfast. You get tired of eating K rations all the time. We get plenty of cigarrettes & gum and get some good candy bars this last time. Well I hear were Dad has been out to see Verona and the rest of the folks. So get to hear a little news from home. Well guess that is all for now. Cant tell you very much you know. With love |
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To: Mrs. Matt Beckius, 424 E. Bay Dr., Olympia Wash. |
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Date: Sept. 7. 1944 Hello: Matt & Marie How are you all by now? I am just fine. And how do you like it out there? It is quite cool out here now and has been raining off and on quite a bit. Sure does make it nasty out. Verona sent me a nice box last week with a lot of nice things to eat. You get tired eating K rations all the time. Got you letter quite awhile ago but havent had time to answer it. Don’t have time to answer them all at once. Well we have the Germans on the run. Cant hardly keep up with them. The French are sure glad to see us give us cider & cognac & wine and all kinds of fruit to eat. They sure are glad that we are running the Germans out. Well it is close to dinner time so will have to quit pretty soon. Cant think of much more to say anyway. Hope this finds you all well and may see you soon. With love |
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To: Mrs. Matt Beckius, 424 E. Bay Dr., Olympia Wash. |
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Date: Oct. 26. 1944 Hello: Matt & Marie How are you all by now? I am getting along pretty good now. Had a little bad luck got hit by piece of shrapnel. And got a broken jaw. They have my jaw wired shut now. Cant eat anything but a liquid diet. But get plenty to eat all the time. I am somewhere in England now came over here by plane sure was a nice ride. Would rather go that way than by ship. Sure have a nice place to stay and do they ever treat you nice. The Red Cross gives us cigarrettes & candy and everything else we need. We have a radio in are ward so get to listen to all the news and have it on all the time. Well guess that will be all for today. Cant think of much more to say. With love |
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To:
Cpl. Mrs. Matt Beckius, 424 E. Bay Dr., Olympia Wash. |
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Date: Dec. 3. 1944 Hello: Matt & Marie How are you all by now? I am geting along fine. They have taken the wires off of my teeth now. But cant get my mouth open very far yet. Guess I have to have another operation I still have a piece of shrapnel in my left cheek. I think that is the reason I cant get my mouth open very far, and the left side of my face stays swelled up all the time. Well it sure is nice out here today. Otherwise it is raining most every day. We get to go to a show most every day. I got two letters from Verona yesterday and she said you was geting another furlough. Whish I was back where I could get one. Well have a good time while you can. Guess that is about all for now. With love |
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To:
Sgt. Mrs. Matt Beckius, 424 E. Bay Dr., Olympia Wash. |
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Date: March 16. 45 Hello: Matt & Marie How are you all by now? I am okay am on my way back to my old outfit. Am somewhere in Holland now. Had a good time back in England. Had plenty of beer to drink went to the shows and had plenty to eat. We got a forty eight hour pass and a pass every night while we was there. We had real good meals at every place we been so far. Sure did have plenty doughnuts and coffee so far from the Red Cross. Been seeing some good shows most of the time. Saw lots of different country through France. Lots of the places I hadn’t seen before. Sure was nice out here the last couple days just like spring out. But it rained today a little. Been takeing a few hikes and one thing another. Have been getting plenty of cigarrettes & candy and gum. So am getting along all right. Been kind of on the go all the time so havent had much time to write. So thought I had better write to you once again. With love |