1945 Aug. Nov.

Who remembers playing this at Grandmas?? with the ration tokens

8 / 10 / 45

Fri. eve

1830

Dear Selma: 

I finally got around to writing you after so long a time.  Guess it is better late tan never tho.

I am sorry the report got out that I was wounded as it was a mistake I am glad to say.  I was in the hospital on Opinawa with a strained back and in sending in a report they put my name in as a B.C. (battle casualty) by mistake.  I guess Helen was quite worried but those kind of mistakes are made occasionally.

I sure would like to have some of those strawberries you put in the freezer locker.  Maybe I will be home by next strawberry time I hope.  I guess those freezer lockers are just the thing.

Well since writing you last I have gotten away from the Japs.  I am glad of it because I was getting tired looking at them.  I don’t suppose I will ever get used to the water as I got seasick as usual.  It was worse this time than usual because we had some very rough water.

One nice thing about Opinawa was the fact that the climate was pretty nice.  It was hot here.  The nites are cool however so that helps a lot.

I am now on my 13th month overseas as I boarded ship for Guadalcanal a year ago last Wed.  In some ways it seems a short time and in others a long time.  It will soon be a year since Mom passed away too.

Must close for now.

Love

George

George O. Holm Phm3/e

Co. D. 6th Med Bn.

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11 / 3 / 45

Sat. Nite

Dear Selma:

Well I’m not much closer home but guess I am closer to getting out.  The hospitals in the middle west were full so apparently so here I am in Portsmouth Va. I was rather disappointed but I am a lot closer home than I was a few weeks ago.

I got here a week ago tonite and had a very nice trip as we had first class pullmans.  Best trip I’ve had in the service and I’ve done a lot of traveling.

They really give you a going over here and I have been busy since I got here going from place to place to be examined for this and that.  They have put me on a diet as I only weighed 128 when I left Guam.  I have gained about 5 lbs. since getting back.

I don’t know how long I will be here but it will be at least a month.  It all depends on whether I get a survey or get out on points.

Guess I’d better quit as I don’t have much to write about right now.  Try to write more next time.

Love

George

This ends the WW2 letters which have been donated to the Siouxlnad Heritage Museum / Old Courthouse Museum in Sioux Falls, S.D.