Tagged With: Bombing of Berlin
Catching Spring Fever
February 14, 21 and 28, 1945: Stanley writes a few letters to Dad. Stanley continues his duties managing payroll for the 613th Squadron of the 401st Bomb Group in Deenethorpe, England. On the 14th he sends a short V-mail. As is the case with most of his correspondence, topics are mostly the seemingly day-to-day trivialities of his … 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
Chief Clerk of Everything
August 24 and 27, 1943. A letter home to Albany from Dad while stationed in Topeka. It looks like he is back into the swing of things having been back at camp for a week since his furlough, even though he reminisces “when I was home mama fixed up such eats which I never get … Continue reading