Author Archives: John
I Caught up With Stanley
January 12 and 17, 1944. Dad writes two letters home from Topeka Army Air Base. He is back in Topeka after a few days on the road on Army business. Dad acknowledges receiving Ann’s letters dated January 4 and 6, 1944 and eventually gets her letter of January 10th but not before sharing his own … Continue reading
He Certainly Isn’t Handsome
January 10 and 13, 1944. Two letters from home in Albany. Anna writes about going to see a movie at the Palace Theater and shares her thoughts about the big crooning star of the day, Frank Sinatra. She also brings the boys up to date on what’s going on in the neighborhood as well as … Continue reading
Work Never Ceases
January 1, 6 and 8, 1943. Stanley writes several V-Mails from Deenethorpe to Dad. Although the work is piling up, Stanley does manage to get to Mass on Sundays and most Holy Days of Obligation. With New Year’s Day upon him, he is nostalgic for home and simpler times. Nonetheless, he manages to get his … Continue reading
She Will Salute You
January 4 and 7 1944 – two letters from Albany to the boys. Anna reports that there is not much news to report, but nonetheless manages to type two pages single spaced for each of the letters. With a 14 month old child, Anna and Eddie did not bother to go out on New Year’s … Continue reading
They Asked for It
January 4 and 7, 1944. Dad writes a couple of letters home. The letter of the 4th is from Topeka Army Air Base while in the letter of the 7th he notes that he is “temporarily away from Topeka” where he’s “been quite busy”. He is serving in the Headquarters Squadron of the 21st Bomb … Continue reading
I Want to do a Good Job
December 31, 1943 and January 1, 1944. Dad writes a few letters home from Topeka. He spends New Year’s Eve staying in camp and enjoying the peace and quiet in the barracks. New Year’s Day sees him working in the office. He recounts a few stories from around camp, reflects on his service, comments on … Continue reading
Scare Her if You Can
December 26 and 29, 1943. A pair of letters from home. Dad gets debriefed on Christmas in Albany while the boys are away in the Army, including a rundown of some of the presents that everyone got. Anna fills Dad in on some of the hoops they have to jump through to send even the … Continue reading
I Missed the Family
December 26, 1943. Stanley Miskiewicz, who is stationed at Seymour Johnson Filed in North Carolina, writes a relatively short letter to Dad. It looks like the days around Christmas have been a good time for everyone to catch up on their correspondence. Miskiewicz is busy as they are “…losing a lot of personnel…and getting no … Continue reading
No White Christmas
December 22 and 25, 1943. Two V-Mails to Dad from Stanley detailing his first Christmas in England. This will be the last letter that Dad gets from his brother until the New Year. There are very little details about Stanley’s duties or what the 401st is tasked with doing, for very obvious reasons. Apparently, it … Continue reading
We Finally Got Our Tree
December 16, 21 and 22, 1943.A few letters to Dad form the family back home in Albany. Anna started to get Dad’s letters while he is on travel duty in Nebraska. As always, there are updates about the baby, and preparations continue to be made for the first Christmas without the boys at home. The … Continue reading