Folder 4
Contains 8 Results:
Letters, William F. Deacon to Norma Strong, November-December 1954
Folder 4
Correspondence between Norma Strong and William F. Deacon before they were married and while he was serving in the Army in Germany.
Letter, November 7, 1954
Item 1
Sent a 400 day clock to his sister and sister-in-law for Christmas.
Letter, November 18, 1954
Item 2
Guys in platoon planning Christmas party for German orphans, days getting shorter, not worried about eating too much turkey for Thanksgiving.
Letter, November 25, 1954
Item 3
Thanksgiving dinner pretty good, although cold due to the number of men to feed, enclosed menu, received package from her and thought her fruit cake was delicious - shared it with his buddies.
Letter, December 1, 1954
Item 4
Received 4 packaged from home containing candy, cookies, books and writing paper - couldn's have received anything better, Christmas music makes him homesick, looks forward to hearing from her.
Letter, December 9, 1954
Item 5
Planning to go on leave in February, off duty from December 23-January 2, put it for promotion to corporal.
Letter, December 18, 1954
Item 6
Has been decorating for Christmas, made a nativity scene for the front lawn, built stand for Christmas tree, promotion didn't come this month, maybe next month.
Letter, December 27, 1954
Item 7
Christmas seemed like another Sunday, with lots of time off nothing to do except think about home; wonderful dinner (menu included), asked his sister-in-law to pick out a Christmas present for him to give Norma, soldiers delivered presents to orphans on Christmas.