Tagged With: Demobilization Protests 1946
She is All Smiles
January 23 and 26, 1946. Stanley writes two letters to Dad from Albany. Stanley indicates that the letters are, “Just a few words during the middle of the week to let you know we are all okay.” Being January in Albany, “the weather has been cold” with “about 4 or 5 inches” of fresh snow. … Continue reading
What I Cannot Understand
January 20, 1946. Stanley writes a letter to Dad from Albany. He acknowledges,“There is not much news from 382 Orange Street,” starting off with a weather report of “very cold weather. Last night it was about 3 below zero and at about midnight they said it would reach as low as 12 below zero late … Continue reading
Pretty Well Fed Up
January 6 and 8, 1946. Dad writes two letters home while stationed on Guam and awaiting his orders to go home. At the moment his is “disgusted with the whole Army and our Congressional War Dept. setup in Washington D.C.” Of note is that discharge qualification points have been dropped to 48, just one shy … Continue reading