Book excerpt: Description: This series (1 folder) consists of personal correspondence from Hugh Donaldson to his wife, Frances, in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. The letters and V-mails were sent when Donaldson was in Luxembourg, Germany, Czechoslovakia, and Austria. Subject matters include returning to the front lines, his time in Luxembourg, commanding the 2nd Battalion, 328th Infantry Regiment, fighting in Germany, the German people, the attitude of his men, refugees in Austria, and Russian soldiers. A few of the letters do not have envelopes.;Personal correspondence, photographs, and souvenirs from the service of Lieutenant Colonel Hugh Donaldson. The collection is arranged into five series: I. Personal correspondence from Hugh Donaldson, September 1944-December 1944; II. Personal correspondence from Hugh Donaldson, January 1945-October 1945; III. Partial personal correspondence from Hugh Donaldson; IV. Souvenirs, 1945; and V. Photographs, 1944-1945.