V-MAIL
6/6/44
Mrs. R. Cohen

Just a note to let you know that I met Louie Sun. Also spent some time with him yesterday. We had a nice time together he is getting along fine. I wish I could tell you more but due to censorship it will just have to wait. All I can say is he is in a very nice city and is well and is getting along O.K. He was very surprised to see me and we both went to town in the time we spent together. He said not to worry if you didn’t know hear from him as mail conditions are all snaked up. He is working with personnel office again. I hope that this letter finds you well and that everything is O.K. in Willie. Give my love to the folks and tell them not to worry. I am O.K. and getting along fine. Say hello to the kids for me as I sure miss them.

I wish I could write more about Louie but I just can’t you can rest assured that everything is O.K. He says he has the best deal now than he ever had both in living conditions + work. Well give my love to the folks + tell them not to worry. I will write again if I happen to run into him again as that is not to impossible as I am only a short distance from where he is at. Keep writing to him as news from home is always welcome + tell Helen to write, more often. Henry

Jewish Welfare Board Army and Navy Service Department
Mrs. Philip R. Cohen

6/6/44 D-DAY ALLIED INVASION OF NORMANDY


June 7, 1944
Dear Mom,

Just a few words to let you know that I am well and hope that all is well at home.

Humpy dropped in on me last Sunday. He could only stay an hour as his last train back was quite an early one. However next day he came down again and we had a bit more time together. Tell his folks that he looks well and very fit. It was nice having him for the few hours and all we did was ask questions of each other. I gave him Mayo Cohen’s address and he might get to see him.

Well, the thing finally blew open and I hope it is the beginning of an end and that it doesn’t take to long. I would like to have seen the papers on D. Day and have listened to the radio. They both must have gone wild with the news.

I hope that you aren’t worrying to much about me. I know you will but don’t let it get to be to much as I am as well off as can be.

Not much else to write by the time you receive this things may have become stabilized and thus give a better view of the prospects.

My best regards to all at home and take good care of yourself Yours Love Louie

I went to Shul and said every Kaddish I could on both Friday and Saturday and this it was the first complete Yahrzeit I have had.

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6/8/44
Mrs. S. Moskowitz

Dear Millie,

Would have written sooner but just couldn’t so will try to make up for it. I am still in England and working at the same job.

You wouldn’t think that it is June here as it is very cold and seems more like October.

I had a nice reunion with Henry Rothblat. Tell his father that he is fine and looks very well.

I haven’t much more to write other than to have you tell Mom not to worry as I am O.K. and expect to be so for a long time.

How is Rose doing with her duet? And how is the little man of the family? My regards to Sam and to the downstairs department As ever Louie

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June 8, 1944
Dear Helen

Just a few lines to tell you that I am well and everything is OK. Have been working quite hard the past few days and expect to keep busy for some time to come.

I met Humpy Rothblatt and spend several nice hours hashing up old and new experiences.
Am still in England and every free moment that I have I make the most of. I am afraid that the Spode dishes will have to wait a little while.

Please try to keep Mom from worrying to much and that will be just what I would like.
My best regards to all you family and take care of yourself. Yours, Louie

June 13, 1944
Dear Mom,

Just a few lines to let you know that I am well and that all is O.K.

Am stationed in a very beautiful [ cut out ] and get to the town pretty often.

Enjoyed services, meals and the rest of the landscape.

You must have heard by now from Henry Rothblat and so their isn’t much more for me to tell you.

If things keep rolling who can tell but that we will all get home before to long Let’s hope so anyway.

Not much else to write so give my regards to all and if you don’t hear from me as often as in the past, don’t worry. Take good care of yourself. As ever Love Louie

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6/14/44

Dear Helen: Am grabbing a few minutes to drop you a line and let you know that I am OK and that everything is as good as can be at this time. I hope that all of your family is well.

The invasion having finally started and going as well at this time, chances of our getting home before to long look a lot brighter.

Other than the above there is nothing that I can write that is important enough and of course that fact is easily understood.

The weather here is enough to make you sit down and tell all to go to hell. Hot and Cold. I may slip off from the regularity of letters back to all of you but don’t worry as it may be because of a dearth of material for letter writing.

That’s about all so my very best to Henry & the Kids. Take care of yourself.
As always, Louie.

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Mrs. Philip R. Cohen
6/15/44

Dear Mom: Just a few lines to let you know that I am very well and hope that all of you at home are the same.

I haven’t heard from home for the last two weeks because of things that you know about now. I only hope that my mail to you at home hasn’t been held up as I don’t want to cause you at home any undue worry.

I am writing this from a park along the Channel but on the English side of the Channel. I have been working and at the same time have had quite an opportunity to travel quite a bit about this section and the more I see of it the better I like it.

I hope you are enjoying a nice warm summer as over here it is quite cold and a coat or jacket must be worn most of the time. That’s about all for this time I’ll write again soon. Give my best regards to Ellie, Millie, Sam and the rest. Take good care of yourself. Love Louie

U.S. Army
Mrs. Philip R. Cohen

Sunday, June 25, 1944
Jun 28 1944 (postmarked)
Dear Mom,

I hope by now that you are again receiving my mail in a regular fashion.

I am now in France and as you can imagine it isn’t the easiest thing to write regularly. Thus, if you don’t hear from me quite as often as you did before, don’t worry a bit as I am O.K. and hope to continue so.

I haven’t seen very much of France as yet and what I have seen has been knocked for a loop. I guess that is one of the so called prices of war (damned expensive from all angles)

I haven’t received my mail for about a month and today I got quite a bunch it made a pleasant half hour catching up to some degree. What pleases me most is to read how well you look and are. That is a great relief to me and I know that you will continue to be that way.

Please tell the rest of the family that I will write as soon as I can but not to think things if they don’t get mail from me very often.

I guess that about covers everything so my very best regards to all and continue the long letter. Take good care of yourself.
As always Love Louie

Mrs. Philip R. Cohen

Tuesday, June 27, 1944
France. Jun 29 1944 (postmarked)
Dear Mom,

Just a few lines to let you know that I am well and that everything is going along O.K. With the excellent coverage given by the news paper and the radio to all the activities over here I know that you folks at home must be more up to date on the news than we over here.

Am now receiving all the back mail and getting up to date with the home news and it certainly makes it a lot nicer to be able to read mail from home.

I am going to try to get up to date on my replies to the rest of the family but for the present I am writing you and letting you pass on the news to them.

France seems a little more like home than England because the weather is more like our own. Heavy rains and hot weather

I really haven’t much to write as you got all the news so will close with best regards to all the family and take good care of yourself and don’t worry about me as I am O.K.
Love Louie

P.S.
I did attend services on Pa’s Yahrzeit and did also go on Yizker services. Again Love to all Louie