The Wartime Letters of John Brey, Jr.: August 30, 1944*partial*

JOHN BREY JR.

This is a posthumously published blog of letters written by SSG John Brey Jr. to his wife Peg between March 1943 and July 1945, covering training in USA, Deployment to England, France, front line service up to being wounded at the battle for Metz on Nov 13, 1944, and 7 months recuperation in England, and Topika Kansas. His wife delivered his first son, Jack in March 1945 while John was in route back to the US from England. After convalescent leave in May 1945, John remained away from his new family in an Army Hospital in Kansas until his discharge at the end of July.

This blog is maintained by Ken Brey with thanks to Jack Brey who did the scanning and organization, Dot Fulks who holds the original letters and Ed Brey who helped with the technical aspects of creating the blog.

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August 30, 1944partial

	My Darling Wife: Sorry for not writing yesterday, but at the time I should have been concentrating on a letter to you I was foolishly wasting my few shillings in a friendly poker game, and before I knew it the time had slipped by to lights out -- forgive me Hon? I Love You! Don’t know whether all the planes are off their course or if the ships are being sunk but darn Honey I haven’t had a letter for four long days, and do I ever miss them Honey! I Love You more than ever, and miss you awfully! Hone there are some interesting cartoons in the English papers that I

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Cindy KoszarekJanuary 7, 2010 at 8:23 AM
I Love You Hon!!

England
Wednesday 30 Aug 1944
11:30 AM

My Darling Wife:

Sorry for not writing yesterday, but at the time I should have been concentrating on a letter to you I was foolishly wasting my few shillings in a friendly poker game, and before I knew it the time had slipped by to lights out -- forgive me Hon? I Love You!

Don’t know whether all the planes are off their course or if the ships are being sunk but darn Honey I haven’t had a letter for four long days, and do I ever miss them Honey! I Love You more than ever, and miss you [woefully?]!

Hone there are some interesting cartoons in the English papers that I

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