Author Archives: John
You Needn’t Write Any More Letters
January 28, 1946. Dad writes his final letter home. Here it is transcribed in its entirety. “WPBC-SAIPAN Mon. 28 Jan. 1946 Dear Mom, Dad Stanely and Lubinski Family, How are you? I am fine and hope you’re doing well. Get that bottle if fresh milk ready and [a] hot bath. I leave … Continue reading
She is All Smiles
January 23 and 26, 1946. Stanley writes two letters to Dad from Albany. Stanley indicates that the letters are, “Just a few words during the middle of the week to let you know we are all okay.” Being January in Albany, “the weather has been cold” with “about 4 or 5 inches” of fresh snow. … Continue reading
What I Cannot Understand
January 20, 1946. Stanley writes a letter to Dad from Albany. He acknowledges,“There is not much news from 382 Orange Street,” starting off with a weather report of “very cold weather. Last night it was about 3 below zero and at about midnight they said it would reach as low as 12 below zero late … Continue reading
The Beach Was Like a Graveyard
January 14 and 16, 1946. Dad writes a few letters home from Saipan where he reports that he is “fine but a little worried about the increasing grey hairs.” He asks that his family send him “…anything to stop me from losing my pigment further.” He goes on to lament, “I sure hate to be … Continue reading
Albany is Sure Filling Up
January 13, 1946. Stanley writes a letter to Dad from Albany. He reports that he “just finished eating two sandwiches and a bottle of beer to keep my strength up.” With that he is fortified to begin writing his letter. He writes that “Baby Judy was 6 months old on 10 Jan 46. She is … Continue reading
The Story on My Trip to Saipan
January 12, 1946. Dad writes from Saipan, having finally been shipped off of Guam. He is not yet cleared for discharge, but it is clear that he has pretty much “checked out” and is simply putting in his time until the next points drop catches up with him and he heads home. His letter from … Continue reading
Pretty Well Fed Up
January 6 and 8, 1946. Dad writes two letters home while stationed on Guam and awaiting his orders to go home. At the moment his is “disgusted with the whole Army and our Congressional War Dept. setup in Washington D.C.” Of note is that discharge qualification points have been dropped to 48, just one shy … Continue reading
Ancient Instruments
January 6, 1946. Iasabel Pawluc, the secretary for the choir back home, writes a letter to Dad. Isabel writes that she has ”been constantly on the go since Xmas.” There were some changes at the church with a new choir director taking charge and many of the members of the choir leaving in protest/solidarity. Isabel … Continue reading
Enough of Everything
January 5, 1946. Joe Damusis, who Dad sometimes refers to as his “Lithuania friend”, keeps up his correspondence with a letter to Dad from the Haneda Aerodrome in Tokyo. Joe mentions that he is working as a “Personnel man” at the VII Air Service Area Command in Supply Division Headquarters and that they are shorthanded; … Continue reading
That’s Quite a Question.
December 29, 1945 and January 3, 1946. Dad writes two letters home from Guam on the cusp of the New Year. In his letter of the 29th, he writes that he has enclosed some photos with this letter. I’m sorry to report that the photos did not seem to survive as part of the archive … Continue reading