September 1, 1945

Ergerthausen, Germany

September 1, 1945

Dear Mother & all,

            Night before last I had letters from you and Mrs. Whitaker and one from Rosalie. Last night I played basketball and our team won. It was sure a lot of fun. I am so big that I can’t get around as good as when I played in school. Rosalie said in her letter that she had seen John J at the Grove at a dance and that he was discharged and is once more a civilian. John told me that he was getting out in his last letter. Kenneth and I should be out in a few more months.

            I have been working on a telephone line nearly all day trying to get my phones to working and haven’t yet. There is a short in the line someplace and I can’t find it. I guess I will have to put in a new line.

            Here is an example of in this picture of how it was with us ever since we left the states and it isn’t running things in the ground a bit.

            The people back there must have really went wild when they heard the war was over. Rosalie said they roped off the streets there in the main part of Duncan and danced and there were a lot of drunks. We didn’t do anything unusual here. Oh we were all glad, but it passed right off after we heard the news. Aunt Lillie should hear or have heard about Johnny by now, cause all the prisoners have been taken about hospital ships now.

            It is nearly time to go to the show and I have got to gather my blankets off the line where I had them airing. I have to change clothes too. I think I will catch a ride into Munich early in the morning in time to make church services. The building is apt to fall on me. I haven’t been in so long but I’ll take the chance.

            I hope all is well there at home. I am anxious to see the place since you have fixed things so nice. Mama if those old tennis shoes that I used to play basketball in are still laying around send them to me. If not that’s ok. I don’t need any enough to get a new pair.

Love to all,
Your son,
Max