Tagged With: 331st Bomb Group
47 is a Lot Better Than 29
September 20 and 26, 1945. Dad writes two relatively short letters home from Guam where he is stationed at Northwest Field with the 331st Bomb Group. With the war being over in the Pacific, it is no wonder that his thoughts have turned to the possibility of discharge. Additionally, he clarifies a few things that he … Continue reading
I’ll Have to Pray for Patience
August 27, 1945. Dad writes a short letter home from Guam where he is stationed with the 331st Bomb Group. Apparently August is the rainy season at Northwest Field, as Dad details, “This morning the ‘Mississippi’ came along both sides of our barracks and underneath them due to a rain shower during the night. Our … Continue reading
Regarding That New Bomb
August 5 and 11, 1945. Dad writes two letters home to Albany from Guam. It seems that mail from home is making its way to him quickly, as he notes having received a letter which his brother wrote to him from home dated July 27. He comments that since Stanley sent him a nail file … Continue reading
The Censor Will Kill Me
July 25 and August 1, 1945. Dad writes two letters home from Northwest Field on Guam. Stanley’s letters of the 10th and 16th, which included the news of the new baby’s name, have reached him, as have many other letters that Stanley has written in the last two weeks. He writes to his brother/family, “I know, … Continue reading
We Don’t Have Any Thermometers
July 22, 23 and 24, 1945. Dad writes a few letters home from Guam where he is stationed at Northwest Field with the 331st Bombardment Group. It looks like he is flooded by letters as the mail is finally catching up from what Stanley had sent him from England and five letters that have been sent … Continue reading
Beyond Our Power
July 16 and 20, 1945. Dad writes two letters home from Guam where he is serving with the 331st Bomb Group. He has started to receive the letters that Stanley is writing from Albany. Dad notes that he has been overseas for three months. He states that the is “O.K. except for having to go to … Continue reading
What a Beautiful Island
July 11 and 12, 1945. Dad writes two letters home from Guam where he is with the 331st Bomb Group. He sends his best wishes to his family and hopes that everyone is “in the best of health, Anna especially with her expected child.” Mail is taking some time to get to him as he … Continue reading
I Hope to Amount to Something
June 18 and 24, 1945: Dad writes two letters home from Guam. He acknowledges that he received two letters that his mother wrote to him dated May 6 and 13 in reply to a letter that he wrote her on April 17 while he was on the troop ship headed to the islands. He comments, … Continue reading
We Aren’t Here on a Picnic
June 9, 10 and 11, 1945: Dad writes a few short letters home to let his family know that he is “in very good condition.” He comments that “The boat trip sort of wore me down but that is behind me. I’m looking forward to the one which will being me home to you folks … Continue reading
We Must Keep Their Morale Up
June 1 and 5, 1945. Dad writes two letters home from Guam. Every day the camp on the island is getting closer to being comfortably inhabitable. He writes about the preparations that are happening. “We just got electric lights [and] a public address system setup over which we get [the] latest news and music. The … Continue reading