September 19, 1945

(Letter from Vic in the Philippines to younger brother Paul in Berkeley, California. Photo shows Vic's friend Ben Louie in front of Church ruin.)

Cagayan Valley, N. Luzon, P.I.

Wednesday evening,

Dear Paul,

Still haven't received that expected letter from you. It might possibly arrive to-morrow - hope so because after that our division post office will be closed for an indefinite period. After 9 a.m. to-morrow, Thursday, Sept. 20, we can no longer mail anything until further notice, and we probably won't be receiving our mail and packages for quite a spell.

I hope you won't write me after receiving this 'cause the mail situation may become snafu. That is, don't use this old address unless I write otherwise at some future date.

This coming week-end we're moving down south many miles to our new temporary div. area near Cabanatuan (place where the Nips used to keep Am. PWs).

We passed thru Cabanatuan in convoy enroute from Manila to Balate Pass last May, but I can't picture the location selected for us. There we'll probably be seperated - some fellows'll go into occupational forces while others will go home for discharge. I hope to be in the latter group. Just when we'll go aboard ship is not definitely known though rumors place it as the 1st and 15th Oct.

It's planned to send the high-point men home in a group to represent this div., and parades thru out Ohio are scheduled for us during Nov. This is part of publicity scheme of Gen. Beightler, div. comm. & Ohio Rep. politician & petty grafter.

Please tell Ed & Ruts not to write me any longer at this address.

Am enclosing a copy of probably the last issue of our div. newsheet.

Best Regards,
Your brother,
Vic

To-day we got rid of the last of our equipment (all signal, engineer, QM, Ordnance, ETC leaving only personal stuff). Sent same up to Aparri where it's supposed to be shipped to Japan for use of the combat-less 86th INF. DIV. as regulation issue.