Sgt. Stanley W Safford 39539976
5th Auxiliary Surgical Group
APO 339
c/o Post Master
New York New York
Holland
January 18, 1945
Dearest Mother:
With Kupfer playing Schubert’s “Serenade” in the background, your
favorite, and the wind, a cold one in the building outside, making a weird
sound, I will sit down and write you a few lines.
The snow is practically all gone now
since the wind has melted it and everything is quite glassy outside from the
frozen water from the snow covering everything again.
Enclosed you will find a clipping
which may intend you and also the photograph promised in my last letter. I hope you like it, since it is really not
too good but I think better than San Antonio anyway. Do not ask as to when I obtained them and do
not ask the same question regarding the price as you did the last ones. I am going to send two large ones and the balance
of these to you in another package. Have
already sent one “unscented” to Jay. As
you remember he sent one picture back that I did not sign.
We are starting to attend lectures
now and the(y) show promise of being very interesting. I will again start taking notes in my
notebook and make use of it. Another
thing which I may start doing is a little rough sketching, even tho very poor
it may be sort of a picture for me in the future.
Had I mentioned previously that Col. MacIntyre is no longer with the 5th
and we now have the former Asst Surgeon for a team chief. We really hated to see the Col. Leave and I
shall miss him some since he was always such a wonderful person to work
for. Our new team chiefs name and rank
is Major Pratt, and he comes from Oklahoma.
The lazy people here in headquarters
certainly get on my nerves with their waste of time. I have always wanted the chance to do the
things. I am now doing and they grow the
same. I take advantage of my spare time
while I have it.
Well this is about all for now and Kupfer is finishing off with “Ave Maria” so I had better close also.
Give my regards to everyone.
All my love,
Stanley
