Author Archives: John
She Is So Sweet and Lovely
March 4, 1943. A letter from Anna to Dad. All is well at home and Albany is seeing a return of wintery weather. “We are all fine and O.K. including that little angel Theresa Marie. We can’t take her out in the air any more. Last week we had a couple of nice warm days … Continue reading
It’s a Treat to Get a Letter from Home
March 2, 4 & 5 1943. Several letters from Dad to Home. In the first letter dated March 2, Dad acknowledges Anna’s five page letter of Feb. 25th. He says that yesterday they had off. He got together with his “Lithuanian friend” Joe Damusis and “saw ‘Old Man River’ known better as the Mississippi River. … Continue reading
Yesterday I Got My Last Shot
Sunday, February 28, 1943. Dad writes a letter home. After missing Mass for two weeks due to travel and group quarantine, Dad finally made it to services. Dad will now be able to make it to Confession and Communion “as the priest urges everyone to do so. He says also to write home and have the … Continue reading
Wait in Line
February 27, 1943. Dad gets a letter for Johnny Mudge. Dad and Johnny met at Camp Upton and became friends. Johnny is from Delmar, NY and is currently stationed at Ft. Monmouth in Red Bank, NJ where he is undergoing a 13 week training course to become a cable splicer. In his letter we get … Continue reading
Short Sheeting
February 26, 1943. A two page letter from Dad to Home. Dad tells Anna he heard from the Weiss’ in Chicago. He says that “every other weekend we get a pass good for 100 miles and if you want to go to Chicago, all you have to do is show the ticket and you will … Continue reading
Berlin was Bombed About 58 Times
February 26 and March 2, 1943. A couple of short letters from Stanley. In the first letter Stanley acknowledges two letters from Dad dated February 22 and 23. Apparently the weather in Oxford, Mississippi has turned a little chilly. Stanley will have Charge of Quarters tomorrow while the rest of the guys are out on … Continue reading
The Jeweler is a Spy
February 25, 1943. A letter from Anna to Dad. Theresa-Marie is four months old today. Anna apologizes that it has been a while since she last wrote (6 days) but she has been busy with chores around the house. The floors “haven’t been washed since the last time they were washed for Christmas and they … Continue reading
We Miss that Good Old Keilbasy
February 22 & 24, 1943. Two letters home from Dad. Dad passes along the news that he began his training at the Savanna Ordnance School on the 22nd and that he has access to the typewriters in the classroom between 6 and 9 in the evening. In an earlier letter Anna asked if the tape … Continue reading
Everything Points to Spring
February 21 & 23, 1943. Two Letters from Stanley to Dad. Things are pretty quiet for Stanley in Oxford, Mississippi. He has just received a letter from Dad which was sent from Illinois. He congratulates Dad on getting his PFC stripe and mentions that his last letter was sent to Miami Beach, but he is … Continue reading
I’m Quite the Optimist
February 18, 19 & 20, 1943. Dad writes a number of letters home from his new station at the Savanna Ordnance Depot in Illinois. It seems he has some time on his hands since his course of instruction doesn’t start until the 22nd. He expects to be in Savanna for the next two months. He … Continue reading