July 2, 1945 Babenhausen, Germany

 Dear Sis:

Well here I am again and I guess it is about time. How is everything going with you...fine I hope. I am just as good as ever.

We are still in the same place I last wrote you your from and we are getting used to the town now. You see it is a farm town and it stinks like cow shit, but we don't mind it now. HA

I got my two front teeth all finished yesterday and that German Dentist sure did a good job. He didn't want to take any money for his work, he just wanted the money for the stuff he used. It was $6 but I gave him $10. It would have cost me $75 in the States. I am going back tonight and let him see if I have any other bad teeth.

I got a letter from Bob N yesterday. He is just as good as ever. He doesn't think he will have to go to the C.B.I. to fight the Japs. I will have to answer his letter soon.

I am enclosing some pictures we took around here. And I guess that's about all for this time. Be good.

Love, 

"Bert"

June 18, 1945 Babenhausen, Germany

 Dear Sis -

This will just be a short letter to let you know I am still O.K. I have enclosed several pictures I thought you would like to have. I don't know whether I have the right month on the back of the little ones or not but it is pretty close.

I have been receiving your mail pretty regular. But you don't seem to be getting any from me, maybe its because I haven't been writing any. (HA) but I am going to try to write more often than I have been. Well I'll have to say so long for this time as I have a dental appointment at 3 O'clock. I am getting my front teeth fixed.

All my love,

Bruce

(There were no pictures in the envelope or I would have posted them too. I have a box of pictures that Geraldine saved, some of which I have already posted in previous posts.)

June 6, 1945 Somewhere in Austria

 Dear Sis

Just a few lines to let you know that I am still O.K. You have probably been wondering why I haven't written sooner. Well I just got back from the hospital. I was there about 2 weeks. But I am just as good as ever now. I had an abscess on my right hand, and a big boil on top of my head. This was the first boil I ever had. And my hand was swollen up about twice as big as it should be. 

Well, we are still wondering what they are going to do with the 3rd Army. We hear new rumors every day. Mom thinks I am coming home now because she hasn't been hearing from me. But I haven't heard anything yet. I am now in Bad Ischl, Austria. I don't know whether you can find it on your map or not as it is a small place. And before we moved here we were in Gmunden about 25 miles from here.

I have several pictures I am sending you. And will send some more later as the lady that took them is enlarging some for me. I received the 6 pictures you sent and linked them very much.

Well I guess I had better say so long for this time. Will try to write again very soon.

All my Love

"Bert"