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Tagged With: Letter from Home

Bun-Bun

March 19, 1943. Anna writes to Dad. In reporting that “We are all the same” Anna spends three pages going into the details of daily life in the Murawski household in Albany. It is clear that she misses her brothers and that having baby Theresa-Marie around the house provides not only a distraction from wartime … Continue reading »

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Who the Hell Shipped Him Out There

March 16, 1943.  Anna writes to Dad. A letter from Stanley with the news that he is stationed in Salt Lake City and destined to move on from there finally reaches her. Hopes for a furlough sooner rather than later are dashed. The family in Albany is disappointed to say the least. Right off the … Continue reading »

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The Income Tax is High

March 12, 1943.  Anna writes to Dad. Apparently in 1943 taxes were due by March 15th instead of April 15th. The first half of Anna’s letter is tax related. She is enclosing Dad’s 1942 tax form which was filled out by an accountant that the family uses. Dad earned $1067.72 and owes taxes of $72.29. … Continue reading »

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I Dreamed About You and Stanley

  March 8, 1943.  Anna writes to Dad. Eddie’s Uncle Smyt, who lived in Cohoes, has passed away. Eddie and Anna are going to the wake that evening. The funeral is schedule for the next day. As Anna is writing, Theresa Marie is “laying in her carriage and chewing on her teething ring.” They are … Continue reading »

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She Is So Sweet and Lovely

March 4, 1943. A letter from Anna to Dad. All is well at home and Albany is seeing a return of wintery weather. “We are all fine and O.K. including that little angel Theresa Marie. We can’t take her out in the air any more. Last week we had a couple of nice warm days … Continue reading »

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The Jeweler is a Spy

February 25, 1943. A letter from Anna to Dad. Theresa-Marie is four months old today. Anna apologizes that it has been a while since she last wrote (6 days) but she has been busy with chores around the house. The floors “haven’t been washed since the last time they were washed for Christmas and they … Continue reading »

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The Baby Wants to Sit Up All the Time

February 19, 1943. Anna writes to Dad. She received the news that Dad left Miami Beach and has been promoted to PFC. She congratulates him on the promotion and asks if Stanley knows about the news.  She also tells him that two large framed pictures of him in his uniform have finally been received. She … Continue reading »

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I Would Give Anything to See You Again

February 13, 1943. Anna writes to Dad. Theresa Marie is sitting up on her own now. Anna notes when the baby sits up she is able to make her cries and screams travel further. The photos that Dad sent have made it home and they are being distributed among the family. Anna sent some to … Continue reading »

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Have You Got the Army Under Control?

February 10 and 12, 1943. A letter from the office and a postcard from a friend. Before Dad left for the war, he worked at Interstate Plumbing Supply in Albany as an office clerk. We get the first letter from the gang at the office dated February 10, 1943. Six folks from the office write, … Continue reading »

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Only God Knows How Much I Want to See You Boys

February 10, 1943. Anna writes from home. She is not having the best of days and is frustrated that her husband Eddie has been spending time reading comics. “Cursed be the man or woman who invented funny sheets and funny books and all the ten cent trash that he buys all the time. He doesn’t … Continue reading »

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