Tagged With: Albany
Mama Likes the Girl
September 1, 4 and 8, 1944: a few letters from Anna to her brothers. The days are getting shorter in Albany, NY, as Anna mentions, “In fact, by eight thirty it is pretty dark and the streetlights are on.” Anna follows up on a comment that Dad made in a previous letter about Henry “Hank” … Continue reading
There is at Least Hope
June 19, 1944: A letter from Anna writing from the home front in Albany, NY to her brothers. Almost two weeks after the D- Day Invasion, Anna comments on how the war is going. There is also other news from home about her seeing their cousin Edward Morawski’s Purple Heart and the plans in the works … Continue reading
Satisfied Where I Am
May 1, 4 and 8, 1944: A few V-mails and a letter to Dad from his brother Stanley who is stationed at Deenethorpe with the 401st Bomb Group. The weather is warming up in England with the spring. Sanely writes, “It is nice and warm outside and everyone is outside playing ball.” As is usually … Continue reading
Do You See What I Mean?
April 10 and 17, 1944. Anna writes two letters to her brothers and manages the addition of a short letter to Dad. She debriefs them on the recent Easter holiday, updates them on some news from other relatives who are in the service, and takes Dad to task for mentioning his thoughts about volunteering for … Continue reading
You’ve Both Got the Brains
October 18, 1943. A letter to Dad from his friend Stanley Miskiewicz who is stationed at the Hospital at Seymour Johnson Field in North Carolina. He has some free time to write while he is on CQ duty. He mentions that he “received a card and letter form Stanley. I guess he is expecting to … Continue reading
I Breathe a Silent Prayer
October 5th and 7th, 1943. Two letters from Anna to her brothers. There is a sense of acceptance back in Albany to the news that Stanley is being sent overseas. Anna writes to him, “Well, we are keeping our fingers crossed and many times through the day I breathe a silent prayer for you. We … Continue reading
I Am Proud of You Boys
September 28 and October 2, 1943. Two letters to the boys from their sister Anna back home in Albany. Anna writes “The average everyday life seems to run in the same monotonous day in and day out routine and much doesn’t happen in this big town like ours.” Nonetheless, she writes four pages worth of … 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
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
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