Topeka Army Air Base
Bar-Happy
May 25 and 29, and June 1, 1944. A few letters home from Dad who is still with the 270th AAF Base Unit (SW) at Topeka Army Air Base. Dad reacts to some news from home about a friend who is getting ready to go overseas and a cousin who is home on a sixty … Continue reading
Short Sheeting
May 18 and 22, 1944: Dad writes two short letters home from Topeka. Things are pretty routine in Kansas. The weather is getting nicer in Topeka as Dad keeps up his correspondence with family back home as well as his brother and a former boss, both stationed overseas. He is also taking a correspondence course … Continue reading
I’d Like to Be There to Help Him
May 9 and 11, 1944: Dad writes two letters home from Topeka Army Air Base where he is with the 270th AAF Base Unit (SW). Things are pretty routine. He writes about buying War Bonds and sending money orders home. He also provides a slice of life as he writes about the retreat ceremony on … Continue reading
Anything Can Happen in Kansas
May 1 and 5, 1944: Dad writes two brief letters home from Topeka Army Air Base where he is assigned to the 270 AAF Base Unit (SW). In reaction to a letter from Anna which mentioned that their cousin Eddie Morawski was awarded a Purple Heart and would be home for a visit soon, Dad … Continue reading
Getting to Feel Like an Old Man
April 14, 16 and 19, 1944: Dad writes a few letters home from Topeka Army Air Base. He attempts to calm his sister down a bit regarding a comment in a previous letter about his wanting to volunteer for overseas duty. He also relays a story about a practical joke that was played on one of … Continue reading
Transferred in on Special Orders
April 6, 10 & 12, 1944: A few letters home from Dad from Topeka. It is Easter time at Topeka Army Air Base. Dad spends some time thinking back on last year’s Easter and writes about what is going on in the present, including a wedding that he was in for a friend of his. … Continue reading
That’s About All
March 26 & 30 and April 2, 1944: a few letters home from Dad. There does not seem to be much going on at camp, at least that Dad can write home about. The weather is getting warmer day by day. As Dad writes, “The day after I wrote you the last letter I snowed, … Continue reading
Expecting a Little Too Much
March 21 and 24, 1944: Two letters home to Albany from Dad while stationed at Topeka Army Air Base with the 21st Bomb Wing. The weather in Topeka on the first full day of spring is varying widely. Dad gives his impressions of a U.S.O. show that was held on base, and he updates the … Continue reading
A Dignified Party
March 12, 15 & 17, 1944. Dad writes a few letters home to update everyone on what is going on at the HQ Squadron of the 21st Bomb Wing at Topeka Army Air Base. They had a big sendoff party for his boss, Captain Jordan, at the Jayhawk Hotel. He writes in general terms about … Continue reading
Angry Over Small Matters
March 7 and 10, 1944: Dad writes a few letters to the family back in Albany after getting back to Topeka from his furlough. He has been moved to a new barracks, although his duties have not changed. His boss got a promotion and will be moving on soon. His letter also includes apologies for “getting … Continue reading