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I Hope to Amount to Something
June 18 and 24, 1945: Dad writes two letters home from Guam. He acknowledges that he received two letters that his mother wrote to him dated May 6 and 13 in reply to a letter that he wrote her on April 17 while he was on the troop ship headed to the islands. He comments, … Continue reading
Categories: Dad's Letters Home, Northwest Field Guam
Tags: 331st Bomb Group, Girl Crazy, Judy Garland, War Letters
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On the Noisy Side
October 23 & 27, 1943. Two letters home from Dad while he is stationed at Topeka Army Air Base. The 21st Bomb Wing celebrated the first anniversary of its formation. Never one for big parties, Dad decided to stay back in the barracks with a few of the guys while the rest of the guys … Continue reading
Categories: Dad's Letters Home, Topeka Army Air Base
Tags: 21st Bomb Wing, Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney, Venereal Disease
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