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Evelyn Birkby World War II scrapbook, 1942-1944
March 19, 1942, p.1
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Northern Ireland March 19, 1942 Dear Evelyn How's everything back in the good old U.S.A. by now. Here its about the same. Most of the time it seems the same as it did last summer while we were in Louisiana. Quiet and not much to do. I haven't received any mail yet since I got here. Have been looking for some but guess our mail service is going to be plenty slow. We've got our American rations now. Think we are going to be able to get about any thing we want. Plenty of cigarettes and that stuff so most of the boys should happy on that score. Did you get my last letter? I got a pass last Sat and went into a town here for the afternoon & evening. These towns over here are quite interesting. There' old as the hills. Every thing at night is blacked out so you can imagine how it is on the streets after dark. Can't even tell who you're running into. We got paid the last time in English money. It was sort of akward for a time making change and keeping every thing straight but we soon got onto it. I think I'll bring some of this money home for souvenirs when I come home. I sent my radio home before I left the U.S. but some of the fellow brought theirs along. The fellows
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Northern Ireland March 19, 1942 Dear Evelyn How's everything back in the good old U.S.A. by now. Here its about the same. Most of the time it seems the same as it did last summer while we were in Louisiana. Quiet and not much to do. I haven't received any mail yet since I got here. Have been looking for some but guess our mail service is going to be plenty slow. We've got our American rations now. Think we are going to be able to get about any thing we want. Plenty of cigarettes and that stuff so most of the boys should happy on that score. Did you get my last letter? I got a pass last Sat and went into a town here for the afternoon & evening. These towns over here are quite interesting. There' old as the hills. Every thing at night is blacked out so you can imagine how it is on the streets after dark. Can't even tell who you're running into. We got paid the last time in English money. It was sort of akward for a time making change and keeping every thing straight but we soon got onto it. I think I'll bring some of this money home for souvenirs when I come home. I sent my radio home before I left the U.S. but some of the fellow brought theirs along. The fellows
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