123. 9/3/44-France. Happy to be following Patton. Received the package Natalie sent him with a comb, nail file and cigarette case. 124. 9/4/44-France. They are painting swastikas on their equipment to fool the Luftwaffe. French townspeople strip and cut hair and march naked through the streets some of the "German lovers"-French girls who willingly slept with Germans. Enclosed in envelope: article on this situation and other articles. 125. 9/6/44-France. Received photos mom sent him. Still no promotion. Enclosed in envelope: a cartoon and a little poem. 126. 9/16/44-France. Telegram. Fit and well. 127. 9/9/44-France. Musings about war. Saw cemeteries from WWI. Bought postcards of cemeteries and monuments (in Verdun). 128. 9/8/44-France. Thoughts on Hitler. Sent her a white rabbit fur jacket found in a German warehouse. He was called back from the front to Battalion to try court-martials. Will send her a German helmet and bayonet and a German medal of "some sort." 130. 9/9/44-France. Misses her. Thanks for sending him photos of her. Not at the front at the moment. They are at rest. Time moves quickly at the front. 131. 9/10/44-France. Roughest night of the war for them. Battery shot down 6 planes. Battery receiving commendations. They are the leading anti-aircraft unit over there and have shot down more planes than other Batteries. 132. 9/11/44-France. Bought a book in town on WWI fighting. Turned out to be in French. Went back to the down and bought a second copy, but in English. In envelope: comics and photo of French women doing laundry. No longer in envelope: a German’s bank statement. 133. 9/14/44-Handled more court-martials. Enclosed in envelope: articles from Stars and Stripes. 134. 9/15/44-Red Cross van came with donuts, coffee and music. Enclosed in envelope: Stars and Stripes 9/14/44. 135. 9/16/44-France. Saw largest American Cemetery from WWI. Where to go for High Holy days? There is a temple in the town, but it was bombed. Very interesting letter. 136. 9/17/44-France. Description of sleeping conditions. Enclosed in envelope: Stars and Stripes articles. 137. 9/18/44-France. Went to Temple services for Rosh Hashanah in a bombed temple. Interesting story of the history of the temple. Used as a restaurant. Enclosed in envelope: German bank statement. 138. 9/19/44-France. Went to temple again for the Jewish New Year. Around 200 Jewish servicemen came to the service. Enclosed in envelope: 9/18/44 edition of Stars and Stripes on bursting the Siegfried Line. Also single sheet of paper in German. 139. 9/21/44-France. Colonel stalling on promotion. Nothing to buy for Natalie in town. Enclosed in envelope: "Wolf cartoon" and an article on 3rd Army uncovering a big flying bomb plant in a French iron mine near the Luxemburg border. Also an article on a German battle. 140. 9/24/44-France. No longer in envelope: photos he had taken of himself at a Photomatan machine wearing a tie. All officers have to wear a tie per Patton’s "request." His group joined the 3rd Army at Cherbourg. Was part of the 1st Army before that. Currently at a historic place that was important in WWI. The Battery is doing great and received a commendation. Enclosed in envelope: a small French flag and a poem. 141. 9/25/44-France. Writing by candlelight. Still with Patton’s 3rd Army and are ready to get into Germany. Enclosed in envelope: Happy birthday greetings cable sent by mom and a little poem/story. 142. 9/26/44-France. Muddy and cold. Mens’ overcoats were taken away in England before the invasion. He has his overcoat, but won’t wear his until the men receive their overcoats. 143. 9/27/44-France. Battery received "a beautiful" commendation from General Patton. 144. 9/27/44-France. Went to temple for Yom Kippur. Chaplain didn’t come so some of the Orthodox men conducted the service, all in Hebrew. About 300 men attended. At some point he went into town and saw Lana Turner in "Slightly Dangerous." 145. 9/28/44-France. French women wash the servicemen’s clothes in exchange for candy and cigarettes. Went to the movies and saw "Footlight Serenade." 146. 9/30/44-France. Finally able to tell her where they had fought battles: "the invasion proper", Cherbourg, Averanches, Laval, Fountenblau, and others.