217. 2/2/45-France. He just received a package from her dated Aug. 29, 1944!! He had thought the package was lost because some packages were lost from submarine attacks. The package was very beat up, but contained food and a bottle of ink. No longer in envelope: Photos of Peggy. Also a sales slip from Metz, where he bought Natalie some powder. He saw the Cathedral at Metz. 218. 2/5/45-France. Received the tie and Valentine that Natalie sent to him. 219. 2/5/45-France. (same date as previous letter) Funny story about a German officer and his white wine. 220. 2//6/45-No longer in envelope: cablegram from Natalie to him. Big inspection coming. 221. 2/7/45-France. Inspection went very well. No longer in envelope: photo of his communication section. 222. 2/8/45-France. No longer in envelope: photos "of the boys." 223. 2/10/45-France. Army stationery with a soldier on it. Gave lots of legal advice to men from different Batteries. The Battery Commanders made appointments for the men with him. He did wills, powers of attorney, and talked about marriage problems with the men. No longer in envelope: Stars and Stripes article on mail delivery. The Nazi armband that she had received "came off a very dead Jerry-one that'll never preach that hated "ism" again." 224. 2/11/45 - France. No longer in envelope: photos of him with his helmet on and with it off. The photos were taken in Verdun. 225. 2/12/45-France. No longer in envelope: another French newspaper. 226. 2/13/45-France. Thoughts about "Hitlerism." Visited a Maginot Line Fort. 227. 2/14/45-France. Received a package from Russ with a Parker 51 pen and pencil set. And a medicine bottle with the ink in it. No longer in envelope: Patton's Christmas card to the men. 228. 2/15/45-France. Eats breakfast with the French family. Fresh eggs. Little stories about the French family. 229. 2/17/45 - France. Received package from the Pacific Lodge of the Masons with toilet articles in it. He held a class on the GI Bill of Rights and there was a general discussion afterwards. Girls in French family borrowed the wallet Natalie had sent him. In the morning they measured it, and by evening they had made three similar wallets for themselves. The older sisters pull apart sweaters they get from the American Red cross and then re-knit new ones. 230. 2/18/45-France. No longer in envelope: a few postcards of Hitler in Lorraine, France. 231. 2/19/45-France. He's helping the men fill out applications and letters to take educational correspondence courses. 232. 2/19/45 (same date)-France. No longer in envelope: Stars and Stripes. First issue to the 3rd Army troops. Published in Nancy, France. 233. 2/20/45-France. After the war ends, they will conduct schools for the men waiting to go home. He will be a "Professor" for a class in business law and also other subjects. They got another Jewish man in the Battalion, so now there are four of them! He's using cloth bars until the silver ones arrive. 234. 2/23/45-France. Heard from Battalion Headquarters the he's to leave for Paris tomorrow to attend a school for a week. He was appointed Information and Education Officer. His classes at the school will be from 8:30 am-5:30 pm. On the way to Paris he will go to Luxembourg, then to Belgium to pick up another officer. Then they will drive to Reims and then on to Paris.