Tagged With: 401st Bomb Group
Pitch Black
November 12 and 15, 1943. Two handwritten letters to Dad from Stanley. Even though Stanley says that he still has a lot of work, it looks like he has settled into things at Deenethorpe enough to have time to write letters to Dad that are long enough that they exceed the limits of V-Mail forms. … Continue reading
I Sure Lost a Lot of Sleep
October 25, 1943. This is a short letter from Stanley to Dad. It’s been crunch time for the past few days for Stanley as he has been working long into the night. It looks like he finally got a night with no work and he gets a quick letter off to his brother. Stanley acknowledges … Continue reading
About 250 Gallons of Beer
September 21 and 26, 1943. Two letters to Dad from his brother Stanley. Writing from Cut Bank, Montana, it looks like Stanley and the rest of the 401st are getting ready for overseas deployment. Both letters are relatively short one page affairs. On the 21st he writes that they “had a camouflage school…in a theater … Continue reading
The Blackfoot Indians
August 31 and September 3, 1943. Two letters from Stanley to Dad. The 31st was payday, so Stanley has been busy the last few days of the month getting everything in order. On the last day of the month Stanley managed to knock off work early and spend some time in the orderly room catching … Continue reading
We Do Different Things
June 14, 1943. Uncle Stanley writes to Dad from Geiger Field near Spokane, Washington. His group (the 401st Bomb Group) continues to grow. He reports that they got 14 new men in just as he finished doing the payroll. As a clerk he reports “when you get into the personnel work this is where your headaches … Continue reading