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Letter from Somewhere in England, May 7, 1944
Ralph Mouw
Ralph was too busy to write as he spent a lot of time living in the field.
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Letter from Somewhere in France, June 25, 1944
Ralph Mouw
Ralph described the French people and said he was “a little busy keeping alive.”
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Letter from Somewhere in France, June 30, 1944
Ralph Mouw
Ralph wrote a lengthy letter from a foxhole. He described crossing the Channel and the importance of his religion.
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Letter from Somewhere in France, July 10, 1944
Ralph Mouw
Ralph was transferred to “A” Battery. He described the food and the capture of a Polish prisoner.
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Letter from France, July 16, 1944
Ralph Mouw
Ralph mentioned the thunder of heavy artillery and gave his impression of captured German soldiers.
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Letter from France, July 22, 1944
Ralph Mouw
Ralph received his first battlefield pay and he enclosed French money.
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Letter from Somewhere in France, July 27, 1944
Ralph Mouw
Ralph complained of rainwater in his foxhole and being bitten by mosquitoes. He saw 3,000 bombers in the sky.
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Letter from Somewhere in France, August 20, 1944
Ralph Mouw
Ralph was transferred to command the C Battery.
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Letter from Somewhere in Belgium, September 9, 1944
Ralph Mouw
Ralph claimed the people of Belgium were very appreciative of Americans.
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Letter from Belgium, September 14, 1944
Ralph Mouw
Ralph requested his family send him American cigars.
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Letter from Germany, September 20, 1944
Ralph Mouw
Ralph’s ability to speak German helped him instruct German civilians how to prevent getting shot by the American troops.
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Letter from Germany, September 29, 1944
Ralph Mouw
Ralph encouraged continued support for the war from Americans at home.
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Letter from Germany, October 13, 1944
Ralph Mouw
Ralph informed his folks that he was involved in the D-day landing.
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Letter from Germany, November 20, 1944
Ralph Mouw
A package from home arrived looking like it had a rough trip.
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Letter from Germany, November 24, 1944
Ralph Mouw
The troops celebrated Thanksgiving with a big meal.
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Letter from Germany, December 4, 1944
Ralph Mouw
Ralph penned this letter from a pillbox on the Siegfried Line. He appreciated all the Christmas presents.
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Letter from Germany, December 10, 1944
Ralph Mouw
Ralph could not attend church services, but instead did his own personal devotions every night.
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Letter from Germany, December 18, 1944
Ralph Mouw
Ralph thanked his folks for the Christmas presents. He commented that Germany had been blasted to pieces.
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Letter from undisclosed location, December 25, 1944
Ralph Mouw
This was Ralph's fourth Christmas in the Army.
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