Dear Mom:
I'm still in England and I like it pretty well. I've seen pretty much of the town
I'm in now but I still have to see the surrounding towns.
I understand the English money now and I don't have much trouble with it anymore.
The food they give us is about the same as in the States except for ice cream. We
used to get Ice Cream on Sundays and we miss it now. We've got a P.X. now but
everything we can get is rationed so send 2 cartons of Luckies as fast as you
can. I also need a fountain pen because I lost my other one.
I don't see how people over here live. Everything is rationed. They only have
enough coal to heat one room and when we were in the States if we didn't like
what they had in the mess hall we went to the P.X. or in town for a steak. Over
here we eat it or do without. During the day we usually go to the bakery. The
best thing they've got are biscuits with raisins and if you're lucky you might
get some with jelly. It sure is different than the States. You get everything
compared to what they get. It's a nice town but there's nothing in it except the
movies.
That's about all I can say except don't forget those cigarettes; and send them as
fast as you can.
Cheerio,
Pvt. Art
