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14 November 1944
Weiner, Morris "Moe", 1909-1988
Moe writes that the French grammar book he has is very good. He also mentions receiving a copy of the Bugle, and refers to "poor Artie."
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15 November 1944
Moe writes that they must be preparing for a harsh winter. He assures Sylvia that the mention of hot fudge sundaes doesn't make his mouth water, because he has had ice cream several times in the last two weeks.
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16 November 1944
Moe has heard from Davy who says Lil is coming along in her pregnancy. He also heard from the family that hosted him in England, and from Bess. This letter seems to be missing pages.
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17 November 1944
Moe reports that he attempted to do some shopping with Jack but came back empty-handed. He received some strudel from his mother which he shared. He also reports that he must prepare for an inspection tomorrow.
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18 November 1944
Moe reports that one of the boys came back from being in Paris for a couple of days. He says everyone wants to go there. He also heard that Olga is taking an apartment for herself.
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19 November 1944
Moe writes complaining about one of his jobs which consists of looking over the garbage cans in the mess hall to make sure they don't throw away any edible food. He says he saw a pretty sunrise.
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20 November 1944
Moe says he is still in need of cigarettes. He says he enjoyed reading about the rally at Madison Square Garden. He also sympathizes with all the problems Sylvia has with the ration board, and says some of the boys act like they will go mad without...
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21 November 1944
Moe reports that he went to the symphony. He describes music as one of their bonds.
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22 November 1944
Moe went looking for Christmas cards, then saw a movie. He complains about how slow the mail is, and says he will have a snack before going to bed.
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5 July 1945
Moe went to a track meet at the municipal stadium, then watched a French motor bike race.
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6 July 1945
Moe received a letter from Bess in which she told him she was in the country recuperating from an illness he was previously unaware of. He believes that Alvin has matured in the army having experienced things he never would have as a civilian.
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7 July 1945
Moe doesn't understand why the mail is so slow getting to Sylvia when it arrives on time to him. He ponders where he will go that evening, and discusses the black market.
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8 July 1945
Moe went to see a film about a dog, he could barely tolerate it. He also says one of the fellows, Irwin Levin, went to Paris for a week to take a class and was full of stories.
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10 July 1945
Moe just received word that he will be going to Glasgow, Scotland to take some courses.
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18 July 1945
Moe describes the trip to Luxembourg. He says the people are a mixture of French, German and a little bit of Celtic.
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19 July 1945
Moe says he finally saw a good movie. He writes that the service forces are the ones the army seems most concerned about. He also says that combat men will all be redeployed via the states and so forth.
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20 July 1945
Moe went to the movies with Abe and Jack, they then had ice cream and cokes. He says he sympathizes with Sylvia on the slowness of the mail, and congratulates her on her new pen.
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22 July 1945
Moe and the boys wandered around trying to find something to do but kept meeting with disappointment. They went back to the barracks to find Abe and Sam had opened a bottle of gin.
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23 July 1945
Moe thanks Sylvia for the picture of Mad and Ben and Daniel. He also reacts to the news of Ben selling his car, and asks Sylvia to have Alvin take some pictures of her to send to him.
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24 July 1945
Moe reports that the company is having a dance and party tonight but that he will head into town. He asks Sylvia what she thinks of the Dodgers these days. He also reacts to Mad's trying to teach an Italian girl to play baseball before she could...
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25 July 1945
Moe watched a training film on the Chinese-Japanese conflict. He says he ended up going to the dance after all, and he says the boys drank a lot that evening. He also inquires after Sylvia's father.
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26 July 1945
Moe is glad Sylvia's father has been feeling better. He is aware that her parents had been shopping for a ring for Sybil. He says he is glad that she is back to her 5 o' clock quitting time at work.
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27 July 1945
Moe began listening to the news for the first time since V.E. Day. He learned that England is taking a change in direction and getting more in step with the other nations. He also learned that for the first time since the war, Japan is willing to...
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28 July 1945
Moe sent Sylvia a package with some silk cut in triangular pieces. He says he received her letter about going to Coney Island on a crowded day. He cannot imagine the crowds even though everything in the army is done in crowds.
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29 July 1945
Moe and Marty got into a big discussion about what they would do in a typical day if they weren't in the army. He also went to the movies. Moe is also glad Sylvia likes the bracelet he sent.
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