November 13, 1944

(Letter from Vic in Bougainville to younger brother Paul. Photo is of Vic posing with mate, Pete Breclaw, outside of Bougainville mess tent.)

Monday Evening,

Dear Paul,

Thanks for your swell letter of the fifth which arrived to-day. Was surprised to receive it in such a brief time. Sometimes the mail appears to travel via slow dog-teams.

Appreciated the detail you described your material with. Please be as lengthy in the future.

I just came back from our theatre where we had a movie and numerous short subjects. After all the G.I. film was run they showed a new Technicolor picture made by Cleveland Press for Clevelandites in the 37th Div. Many fellows here recognized their folks, wifes, girl-friends, relatives, and friends upon the screen. These shots were taken in some Cleveland part at a picnic for relatives of this division. A commentator named the people and places shown in the pictorial screen-magazine.

The audience was shown various scenes in and around that city. Several days ago, a short film on Toledo was shown here but I didn't get to see that one. Possibly other Ohio cities will present films to be shown to this divisions' personnel. Wonder if the Badgers and Wolverines (32nd Div. boys) were shown anything like it on Wis. & Mich.?

During the past wk. or so we've been receiving many of our Xmas packages. For several nites running my section put on the feed=back after pooling such shipped-in delicacies as salami, anchovies, chicken, goose-liver, green, ripe, & stuffed olives, various cheeses, sandwich spreads, crackers, cookies, assorted candies, etc. Saturday we drew twelve cans of beer per man to complete this months' ration.

I have a busy day scheduled for to-morrow, so I'd best close for the present and hit the hay. Haven't been averaging much sleep of late but it's been my own fault usually.

Your brother,
Vic

I'm enclosing a Xmas card in photo form. Let me know how it passes censorship & arrives OK.