Oxford MS
It Looks Like I Won’t Get Near Home Anymore
Friday March 12, 1943. Stanley writes a quick note to Dad to let him know where he ended up. “Well here I am at an Army Air Base here at Salt Lake City. This is only a reception center. We may stay here from 2 to 10 days before we are shipped out of here. … Continue reading
I Am Shipping
Monday, March 8, 1943. Stanley writes Dad a short letter from Oxford, Mississippi. His school, course has ended and he had his final test in the morning. The test was made up of two parts, a section of true/false questions and a section of multiple choice questions. There were a total of 50 questions in … 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
We Had a Peter Parade
February 19, 1943. Stanley writes to Dad. He thanks Dad for sending him some Air Corps pins for his uniform. He also notes “Well, four months have passed just now since I have been in the Army. It was four months on February 15, 1943. Boy they sure went by pretty fast and I have … Continue reading
Training Film: Invasion of Poland
February 13, 1943, Stanley writes to Dad. He has a good amount of time to write as he is in “charge of quarters and taking charge of the office for a few hours from 1PM to 6PM. All I am doing is sitting here at the typewriter pounding away letters.” He warns his brother, “You … Continue reading
People are Saying That Hitler May be Dead
February 7 & 8, 1943. A couple of letters from Stanley to Dad. Still writing from Oxford, Mississippi on the campus of the University of Mississippi where he us going through training to be an Army clerk, he tells his brother, “I do not expect to hear from you frequently as when you get through … Continue reading
Garland Hall
The letters are starting to come with in increased frequency. Everybody is writing nearly every other day. Sometimes there is more time between the letters and at other times Dad is writing every day. Most of what is discussed in the letters is starting to get routine (health, day to day things, etc.) and Stanley … Continue reading
The First Letter from Stanley
January 24, 1943. The first letter from Dad’s brother Stanley is written. Stanley is writing from the University of Mississippi (AKA Ole Miss) in Oxford, Mississippi. After a few perfunctory niceties, he gets on to describing his trip to Mississippi in great detail. The highlights are: January 12: Up at 7AM. Loaded on trucks for … Continue reading