07-10-1945 Warm Coca-Cola and Preparing for Jack Benny
Date
July 10, 1945
Location
Landshut Germany
Transcription
Germany
July 10, 1945
Dear Mother & Dad:
Well, I have assumed my new
duties at Bn. Hqs. So far, it is just the
kind of a life that I have been waiting for.
I have all kinds of time to myself. In the
morning there is a little piece that must
be written for the Bn. newspaper. This takes
about a half an hour. After that my time
is pretty much my own. Running around to the
different softball games is about all I have
to do. I know that this is going to
become very boring after a while, but
right now I am getting a chance to
live like a human being. We are making
arrangement here now to play host to
Jack Benny and his show. They are going
to play in our area on July 14. You
can be your bottom dollar that I shall
be on hand.
Today was a big day for me, a
day for great celebration. You see today
I drank my first Coca-Cola since leaving
the States. It was warm and flat but the
taste was still there. One didn't have to
be an expert to see that it had been
watered a good deal. However, I suppose
somebody has to make some money over
here.
Well, I can see that this letter has
turned out to be nothing but a note.
However, there is nothing more to say. Please
send a package. I could use a few T shirts
and anything to eat. So long for now.
Your Loving Son
"Oby"
Description
Short note to describing that he had been assigned to Battalion Headquarters. He didn't note the specific location, but records of the Battalion indicate that headquarters was in the Bavarian occupation zone in southeastern Germany and Landshut had become the main administrative center.
Describes duties consist only of writing a short piece each morning for the battalion newspaper, and then the rest of the day is his own, typically spent running around to different softball games. He writes, "I know that this is going to become very boring, but right now I am getting a chance to live like a human being."
Also describes that his unit is making arrangements to host Jack Benny who will be playing a show in their area in a few days.
