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Tagged With: Joe Damusis

Inspection

April 10, 1943. A letter from Dad to home. His studies in Savanna are coming to an end and he will be shipping out in the next few days. As part of his training they had a visit to the depot to see the actual ordnance that they will be responsible for. His comments after … Continue reading »

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Starting to Feel Old Around This Place

March 18 and 21, 1943.  Two letters from Dad to home. He opens with his hopes that “papa’s jaw will heal up right so it won’t bother him anymore and the same goes for mama.” As far as his training, “I am going to take my last test tomorrow morning for the 1st half of … Continue reading »

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An Easter Present for Theresa

March 14 & 15, 1943. Dad writes home. Before receiving Stanley’s letter with the news that his brother was shipped to Salt Lake City, Dad writes, “I hope that Stanley gets to an air base near Albany unless they intend sending him to officers training school.” He is also enclosing post cards “of the Mississippi … Continue reading »

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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 »

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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 »

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