Frank O. Wilson to Susan Rinehart Wilson, 1945 January-November

Letters in folder three show Frank Wilson as somewhere in France (January 19, 1945) and then Belgium (January 29, 1945). He is in the infantry division away from his Battery unit, experiencing "physical exertion and nervous tension" as well as exhaustion. Hopes are high among the men when they hear that Hitler is dead (May 2, 1945). The war ends in Europe (May 8, 1945) and Frank travels to Holland for a vacation and relaxation (May 15-23, 1945). He is concerned about going to fight in the war in the Pacific. Letters in folder four discuss that Frank will be going to the Pacific theater but he doesn't know when or what he will be doing. He receives news that Susan's sister Jane and her husband Fred are filing for a divorce. Frank has received an unnamed medal and takes a fun trip to Paris. Rumors have arisen that they will not be going to the Pacific after all. His daughter Suzie is getting bigger and able to crawl. Folder five of the letters, reveals that Frank is in charge of a boxing league during the summer and they begin to hope that the war will end soon and everyone will be sent home. Jane has changed her mind about divorcing Fred. Folder six mentions that Frank's base has recieved hundreds of prisoners of war and they work at the base, doing work such as cleaning the rooms. Suzie's one year birthday will be in October. By September 28, 1945, Frank is in the 12th Armoured Division of the Artillery, in Heidenheim, Germany. They are getting hundreds of new officers a day. His division was leaving to go to Camp Baltimore, near Rheims (October 4, 1945). Sailing date for going home has been postponed due to strikes in New York, so he had leave to Brussels instead (October 10-28, 1945). The news is that they will ship out of Marseille in November for home (November 1, 14, 1945).