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It’s a Treat to Get a Letter from Home
March 2, 4 & 5 1943. Several letters from Dad to Home. In the first letter dated March 2, Dad acknowledges Anna’s five page letter of Feb. 25th. He says that yesterday they had off. He got together with his “Lithuanian friend” Joe Damusis and “saw ‘Old Man River’ known better as the Mississippi River. … Continue reading
Yesterday I Got My Last Shot
Sunday, February 28, 1943. Dad writes a letter home. After missing Mass for two weeks due to travel and group quarantine, Dad finally made it to services. Dad will now be able to make it to Confession and Communion “as the priest urges everyone to do so. He says also to write home and have the … Continue reading
Short Sheeting
February 26, 1943. A two page letter from Dad to Home. Dad tells Anna he heard from the Weiss’ in Chicago. He says that “every other weekend we get a pass good for 100 miles and if you want to go to Chicago, all you have to do is show the ticket and you will … 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 Miss that Good Old Keilbasy
February 22 & 24, 1943. Two letters home from Dad. Dad passes along the news that he began his training at the Savanna Ordnance School on the 22nd and that he has access to the typewriters in the classroom between 6 and 9 in the evening. In an earlier letter Anna asked if the tape … 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
If You Want to be a Gunner They Make You a Welder
January 20, 1943. Dad reports a slow day during which they are being classified. He learns that he is being placed in the ordinance department and believes they will be assigned to the Air Corps. He is disappointed that he was not assigned to radio work, but instead is being classified as a clerk (stenographer) … Continue reading