{"id":4583,"date":"2019-04-01T14:57:09","date_gmt":"2019-04-01T19:57:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/?page_id=4583"},"modified":"2019-04-01T15:02:57","modified_gmt":"2019-04-01T20:02:57","slug":"march-20-1945-southern-france","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/letters\/417th-night-fighter-squadron-march-1945\/march-20-1945-southern-france\/","title":{"rendered":"March 20, 1945, Southern France"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class='dropshadowboxes-container ' style='width:auto;'>\r\n                            <div class='dropshadowboxes-drop-shadow dropshadowboxes-rounded-corners dropshadowboxes-inside-and-outside-shadow dropshadowboxes-lifted-both dropshadowboxes-effect-default' style=' border: 1px solid #dddddd; height:; background-color:#edf2f9;    '>\r\n                            Tom and Andy continue to improve their tent, adding a front walkway, heating system, and skylight.\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>Tues. night.<br \/>\nMarch 20, 45.<br \/>\n&#8220;Southern France&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4584\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4584\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/March-20-1945-Southern-France-Page-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-4584\" src=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/March-20-1945-Southern-France-Page-1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"March 20, 1945, Southern France, Page 1\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" title=\"\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4584\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">March 20, 1945, Southern France, Page 1<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>My Darling,<\/p>\n<p>I was going to write you last night but the lights got so bad and candle light isn&#8217;t too good for letter writing. I certainly have been missing you and it seems like I am aways looking at my watch and counting back seven hours and trying to figure out what you would be doing. At the present time it is about 3:00 PM in Sorento and I imagine you are probably washing your hair or taking a nap. Am I right? Haven&#8217;t received any mail for several days but this morning around sort of puts those things on the snafu list.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_4583_1('footnote_plugin_reference_4583_1_1');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_4583_1('footnote_plugin_reference_4583_1_1');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_4583_1_1\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[1]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_4583_1_1\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">SNAFU = Situation Normal, All Fouled Up<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_4583_1_1').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_4583_1_1', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script>I hope you are OK and don&#8217;t forget to go back to the doctors. It is getting about time.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4585\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4585\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/March-20-1945-Southern-France-Page-2.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-4585\" src=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/March-20-1945-Southern-France-Page-2-150x150.png\" alt=\"March 20, 1945, Southern France, Page 2\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" title=\"\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4585\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">March 20, 1945, Southern France, Page 2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Andy and I worked awhile on our living abode today and it is really getting fairly comfortable. Put in the heating system, built a walk leading to the front door and rigged up a sky light. Wish you could se it because we are really quite proud of it. Maybe I can send you a picture one of these days, which reminds me if you and <a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/people\/ruth-foran\/\">Ruthie<\/a> take any pictures a few snapshots would be greatly appreciated. Do I make myself clear?<\/p>\n<p>Remember about the gadgets and conveniences that they have in men&#8217;s John&#8217;s that you had never heard of and that I had to explain to you? Anyway my education has really been broadened on these things. Both in Italy and here they don&#8217;t make any bones about such things. In Caserta Andy and I were walking along and on the main corner of town they really had a fancy job. It was like a semi-private telephone booth in the states. Shoulder high, enclosed on three sides and right in the middle of the street. In France they are alittle better, that is they are enclosed on all sides but they begin at about your knees. I hope you are able to understand all my sketches, etc. Don&#8217;s see how any of us over here can keep any of our modesty. We haven&#8217;t been able to figure out where the women&#8217;s John&#8217;s are.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"100\">\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_4586\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4586\" style=\"width: 216px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/Italy-Mens-Outdoor-Public-Bathroom.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4586\" src=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/Italy-Mens-Outdoor-Public-Bathroom.jpg\" alt=\"Italy Men&#039;s Outdoor Public Bathroom\" width=\"216\" height=\"183\" title=\"\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4586\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Italy Men&#8217;s Outdoor Public Bathroom<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<td width=\"100\">\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_4587\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4587\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/France-Outdoor-Mens-Bathroom.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4587\" src=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/France-Outdoor-Mens-Bathroom.jpg\" alt=\"France Outdoor Men&#039;s Bathroom\" width=\"360\" height=\"163\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/France-Outdoor-Mens-Bathroom.jpg 360w, https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/France-Outdoor-Mens-Bathroom-300x136.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4587\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">France Outdoor Men&#8217;s Bathroom<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Did you receive the allotment and also the travel pay for your going home? Let me know if you don&#8217;t.<\/p>\n<p>The lights are getting mighty dim and I think it is about time to investigate my beer rations.<\/p>\n<p>I hope you still miss me alittle Honey, I don&#8217;t want you to worry, but think of me once in awhile.<\/p>\n<p>Goodnight Darling &#8211; I love you very much &#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Forever,<\/p>\n<p>Tom<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4589\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4589\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/March-20-1945-Southern-France.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4589\" src=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/March-20-1945-Southern-France-300x203.jpg\" alt=\"March 20, 1945, Southern France\" width=\"300\" height=\"203\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/March-20-1945-Southern-France-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/March-20-1945-Southern-France.jpg 648w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4589\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">March 20, 1945, Southern France<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"speaker-mute footnotes_reference_container\"> <div class=\"footnote_container_prepare\"><p><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_reference_container_label pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_expand_collapse_reference_container_4583_1();\">References<\/span><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_reference_container_collapse_button\" style=\"display: none;\" onclick=\"footnote_expand_collapse_reference_container_4583_1();\">[<a id=\"footnote_reference_container_collapse_button_4583_1\">+<\/a>]<\/span><\/p><\/div> <div id=\"footnote_references_container_4583_1\" style=\"\"><table class=\"footnotes_table footnote-reference-container\"><caption class=\"accessibility\">References<\/caption> <tbody> \r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_4583_1_1\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_4583_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_4583_1_1');\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_plugin_link\" ><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>1<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">SNAFU = Situation Normal, All Fouled Up<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n <\/tbody> <\/table> <\/div><\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> function footnote_expand_reference_container_4583_1() { jQuery('#footnote_references_container_4583_1').show(); jQuery('#footnote_reference_container_collapse_button_4583_1').text('\u2212'); } function footnote_collapse_reference_container_4583_1() { jQuery('#footnote_references_container_4583_1').hide(); jQuery('#footnote_reference_container_collapse_button_4583_1').text('+'); } function footnote_expand_collapse_reference_container_4583_1() { if (jQuery('#footnote_references_container_4583_1').is(':hidden')) { footnote_expand_reference_container_4583_1(); } else { footnote_collapse_reference_container_4583_1(); } } function footnote_moveToReference_4583_1(p_str_TargetID) { footnote_expand_reference_container_4583_1(); var l_obj_Target = jQuery('#' + p_str_TargetID); if (l_obj_Target.length) { jQuery( 'html, body' ).delay( 0 ); jQuery('html, body').animate({ scrollTop: l_obj_Target.offset().top - window.innerHeight * 0.2 }, 380); } } function footnote_moveToAnchor_4583_1(p_str_TargetID) { footnote_expand_reference_container_4583_1(); var l_obj_Target = jQuery('#' + p_str_TargetID); if (l_obj_Target.length) { jQuery( 'html, body' ).delay( 0 ); jQuery('html, body').animate({ scrollTop: l_obj_Target.offset().top - window.innerHeight * 0.2 }, 380); } }<\/script> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tues. night. 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