Letter from Home
Such a House, Always Noise
August 17 & 19, 1943. Two letters from home. Dad’s furlough is over and Anna picks up the correspondence once again as she mentions that Dad took over the letter writing duties while he was home. Anna notes in the letter that when Dad boarded the train to return to Topeka “the train was so … Continue reading
Two Tiny Feet
July 20, 1943, A letter from Anna at home in Albany to both Dad and his brother. Anna writes that their friend, Joe Miller, has finished his furlough and is on his way back to his station with the Navy. Anna writes that she was sad to see Joe go because “For some reason or another … Continue reading
One Man Circus
July 16, 1943. A letter from Anna to her brothers. Eddie is still on vacation and has been going fishing “practically every second say”. As far as Anna is concerned, once his vacation is over “he will have to stay at home and be a good boy.” Baby Theresa continues to delight. Having some time … Continue reading
13 Buttons
July 14, 1943. A letter from Anna to her brothers. As a reminder, after Dad was called up, he and his brother Stanley told Anna to send the same letter to each of them by way of a carbon copy, so in the letters we see times when Anna addresses the brothers both together and … Continue reading
Strut Around the House
July 9, 1943. In a letter from home, the Murawski brothers are updated on the status of their mother’s dental health and more news about their baby niece’s antics. But first, Anna gets down to some business. She has been following up on the background checks that the Army has been performing on Dad. Apparently … Continue reading
That Content Look
Two letters from Anna to Dad, one on the 5th and another dated July 6, 1943. Anna brings up the issue of the references that Dad has asked various neighbor and community members (including the Dr. Derkowski and Chmielewski, the undertaker) to provide for him. Anna mentions that the doctor said the form came from … Continue reading
All His Medals
July 2 & 3 1943. Two letter to Dad from his sister Anna back home in Albany. She starts off by telling Dad that the Walshes (who rent the upstairs apartment of the house) have moved out. Jimmy Walsh was home on furlough and helped with the packing and moving. This calls for a correction … Continue reading
Those New Sirens
June 29, 1943. Anne writes a letter to her brothers. Mama has had three more teeth pulled, all from the upper left side of her mouth. Anna goes into great detail for three paragraphs (almost half the letter) about the trip to the dentist. The gist of it is that even though she has had numerous … Continue reading
Time Flew So Quickly
June 25, 1943. A letter to Dad from Anna at home. Baby Theresa-Marie is eight months old. Anna reports that “Time flew so quickly…” and “…she is getting to be quite a young lady.” As the baby’s personality is developing, Anna says that “Terry doesn’t like old or older people for some reason or another.” Anna … Continue reading
A Reference of Recommendation
June 22, 1943. A letter to Dad from his sister Anna. It looks like something is in the works for Dad as the War Department is sending background check paperwork out. “…yesterday Mr. Chmielewski the undertaker called at our house and asked if Anthony Murawski was a brother of ours and if he lived on … Continue reading