{"id":4675,"date":"2019-04-07T10:28:42","date_gmt":"2019-04-07T15:28:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/?page_id=4675"},"modified":"2019-04-07T10:37:15","modified_gmt":"2019-04-07T15:37:15","slug":"april-13-1945-northern-france-friday-night","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/letters\/417th-night-fighter-squadron-march-1945\/april-13-1945-northern-france-friday-night\/","title":{"rendered":"April 13, 1945, Northern France, Friday Night"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\r\n Tom meets two of his old friends from training days. He teases Zoe about being short.\u00a0 He just drank the first Coke he has seen since leaving the U.S.\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\n

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\r\n Tom’s Flight Log<\/a> indicates that during the day, on April 13, 1945, he piloted a P-61B for 4 hours and 10 minutes, making two landings.\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>Fri. night 13 April 45.
\n“Northern France.”<\/p>\n
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My Dearest –<\/p>\n

It was like old times tonight as I got to see Mort Blaisdell<\/a> and Paul Benoit we really had alot to talk over as they had had quite an eventful crossing. Mort said to tell you hello. I can’t tell you much more but it was good to see some of the old gang. Hope Paul’s luck runs as good here as it did in the states.<\/p>\n

This letter I am writing by flashlight as our candle supply is exhausted and they turned the power off some time ago.<\/p>\n

It was really quite a shock to everyone today to hear that the President had died. I hope Truman turns out to be a better man than I think he is.<\/p>\n

We received our weekly rations today, and guess what we got – a bottle of coke – the first I have seen since leaving the states. Andy and I couldn’t see any sense in saving it so we went on one big drunk and drank the whole thing a little while ago. Now we are ready for another week of war.<\/p>\n

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Honey, I haven’t got any ideas on letter writing tonight. Wish I could talk to you but that is sort of out of the question. I don’t think I ever did tell you what a good bed warmer you were, the only trouble was that you wouldn’t warm a place down far enough for my feet. However Darling I can’t complain about that as you made up for it in many more ways. (I am not being vulgar.)<\/p>\n

Our mail is still snafu but most of us have hopes yet. At least Andy and I do.<\/p>\n

Goodnight Hon – I love you very much –<\/p>\n

Forever,<\/p>\n

Tom<\/p>\n

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