Tagged With: Guard Duty
I Will Get Moved Around
May 4, 5 & 6, 1943. Two letters home from Dad written over three days while he is at Smoky Hill AA Base in Salina, Kansas. In the first of the two letters he thanks his family for the Easter greetings that they sent and reports that that his barracks bag has finally caught up … Continue reading
Categories: Dad's Letters Home, Smoky Hill AA Base Salina KS
Tags: Albany, Easter, Guard Duty, Smoky Hill AA Base, War Letters, War Scarcity, WWII
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Keep on Writing
February 4th and 7th, 1943. A few letters from Dad to home. Dad has guard duty on the 4th. It consists of running the elevator from 10 PM to midnight. He admits that it is an easier assignment than having to guard around the buildings like some of the other guys have to do. Of … Continue reading
Categories: Basic Training, Dad's Letters Home, Miami Beach
Tags: 1917 Enfield Eddystone, Basic Training, Don Cossacks, Guard Duty, Jack Benny, Miami Beach, War Letters, WWII
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