Tagged With: Christmas in the Army
That’s Quite a Question.
December 29, 1945 and January 3, 1946. Dad writes two letters home from Guam on the cusp of the New Year. In his letter of the 29th, he writes that he has enclosed some photos with this letter. I’m sorry to report that the photos did not seem to survive as part of the archive … Continue reading
Silent Night and Other Christmas Carols
December 16 through the 25, 1945. Dad writes two letters home from Guam, over the course of several days. The first letter, the shorter of the two, was started on the 16th and includes additional notes from the 18th, while the second letter was written on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. He notes on the 16th, … Continue reading
It Feels More Like Christmas This Year
December 19, 25 and 30, 1944. Stanley rings out the old year with three letters from England to Dad in Topeka. On the 19th, Stanley writes that he just finished up work and had some time to catch up on some letters. He asks about Dad’s machine shop classes and expresses that he wishes he … Continue reading
Special for a Holiday
It’s been some time since I’ve updated the blog. Work has been pretty busy, and I took a long weekend with my wife Deena to take in the fall sights in New England. We even included a stop at Hyde Park to visit FDR’s home and the FDR Presidential Library and Museum. I highly recommended … Continue reading
I May Get Into a Bomb Group
December 8, 15 and 19, 1944. Dad writes home from Topeka. Christmas is on its way. Dad mentions that he has received quite a few cards including one from Anna and Eddie and another from his mother and father. He writes that “I am going to keep all of your Christmas Cards so’s I can … Continue reading
Mail Comes by the Truck Loads
November 23 and December 3 and 10, 1944: Stanley writes a few letters from Deenethorpe to Dad who is stationed in Topeka. There is not much news from Stanley. He writes a short letter on the 23rd which is Thanksgiving. Stanley is writing his letter as he and the rest of the guys in the … Continue reading
I Missed the Family
December 26, 1943. Stanley Miskiewicz, who is stationed at Seymour Johnson Filed in North Carolina, writes a relatively short letter to Dad. It looks like the days around Christmas have been a good time for everyone to catch up on their correspondence. Miskiewicz is busy as they are “…losing a lot of personnel…and getting no … Continue reading
No White Christmas
December 22 and 25, 1943. Two V-Mails to Dad from Stanley detailing his first Christmas in England. This will be the last letter that Dad gets from his brother until the New Year. There are very little details about Stanley’s duties or what the 401st is tasked with doing, for very obvious reasons. Apparently, it … Continue reading
Life in the Blacked Out City
December 10, 16 and 18, 1943. A couple of letters to Dad from his brother Stanley who is stationed with the 401st Bomb Group in England taking the form of a couple of V-Mails and one regular letter. In terms of lag time, Stanley mentions on the 10th that he received Dad’s November 26 letter, so … Continue reading
On the Go
December 9, 10, 12, 17 and 20, 1943. Dad writes several letters home. For the most part they are fairly short. The first and last letters of the batch were written from Topeka Army Air Base while the others were written from locations throughout Nebraska as Dad and others were traveling on official duty. As … Continue reading