Author Archives: John
A Far Cry from Camp Upton
November 8, 1943. A handwritten letter home from Dad. He mentions getting Anna’s November 4th letter the day before. So if you were wondering, it takes about three days for letter to get from Albany to Topeka. He spends a good bit of his letter writing about the local weather, compares his experience in Topeka to other … Continue reading
Everyday it is Something New
November 1st and 4th, 1943. Two letters to the brothers from home. As a reminder, Dad was drafted two months after his brother Stanley. Rather the having to write two separate letters to her brothers, Anna began to write one letter, sending the original to one brother and a carbon copy to the other. There … Continue reading
They Deserve a Salute
November 1st and 5th, 1943. Dad writes two letters home from Topeka Army Air Base. He has received the last few letters from home and has really enjoyed reading about the exploits of his now one year old niece There is a new guy in the office and after a few minutes of talking with … Continue reading
Project Update
Before getting into the first of the letters from the November 1943 binder, I wanted to step out of the flow of the project to give you a chance to peek behind the scenes and to bring you up to date on a few things related to the Family War Letters project. It has been … Continue reading
I Sure Lost a Lot of Sleep
October 25, 1943. This is a short letter from Stanley to Dad. It’s been crunch time for the past few days for Stanley as he has been working long into the night. It looks like he finally got a night with no work and he gets a quick letter off to his brother. Stanley acknowledges … Continue reading
Birthdays and Anniversaries
October 26 & 28, 1943. Anna writes two letters to the boys from home. On the 26th she is celebrating her 24th birthday and the baby’s first, and on the 28th she marks the fourth anniversary of her marriage to Eddie. She also notes that the upcoming Monday (Nov. 1st) is mama’s birthday. As is … Continue reading
On the Noisy Side
October 23 & 27, 1943. Two letters home from Dad while he is stationed at Topeka Army Air Base. The 21st Bomb Wing celebrated the first anniversary of its formation. Never one for big parties, Dad decided to stay back in the barracks with a few of the guys while the rest of the guys … Continue reading
Registering Day
October 21, 1943. A letter from Anna in Albany to her brothers. Anna gets them all caught up on the comings and goings in the neighborhood, passes along more news about the baby’s latest antics and has complaints about her mother’s stinginess with using fuel for the furnace. Rationing is still in effect, and in … Continue reading
He Sure Got the Hunting Bug
October 19, 1943. A letter from Anna to her brothers. The family continues to come to grips with the fact that Stanley is being sent overseas. In an earlier letter Dad alluded to the fact that Stanley is being sent to England. At this point in the war Germany and England have been bombing each … Continue reading
You’ve Both Got the Brains
October 18, 1943. A letter to Dad from his friend Stanley Miskiewicz who is stationed at the Hospital at Seymour Johnson Field in North Carolina. He has some free time to write while he is on CQ duty. He mentions that he “received a card and letter form Stanley. I guess he is expecting to … Continue reading