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Tagged With: Lt. Edward Falkowski

You Have Been There Long Enough

December 2, 1945. Stanley kicks off December with a three and a half page typewritten letter. He has pretty much taken over the letter writing duties from home since Anna is “quite busy with the two little ones”. Even so, Stanley writes that Anna has given him a note with “some ideas of what to … Continue reading »

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Face Things as They Come

July 15, 16, and 17, 1945. Stanley writes a few letters to Dad from Albany. Anna is still in the hospital after delivering her second child. She is expected to be home “sometime the end of the week or so.” In the meantime, although there has been no date set for the baby’s baptism Stanley … Continue reading »

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Used to the Quiet Again

March 18, 1945: Anna writes a letter to her brothers with some news from the home front. She is “doing the best” but doesn’t know how things will be “when the new papoose comes.” This is one of the first letters that she has had a chance to write since Dad left Albany to return … Continue reading »

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Three Years Since I Saw You Last

March 10 and 14, 1945: Stanley writes two letters to dad from Deenethorpe where he is stationed with the 401st Bomb Group. The letter on the 10th is written in ink on a v-mail form but was sent regular mail, While it is clear from the address on the form that Stanley had Dads new … Continue reading »

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The News on the Home Front

March 2, 1945: Anna writes a letter to her brothers, although most of the letter is directed to Stanley. She has a lot of updates. The first being that she expects to deliver her second child in four months, or as she puts it, “I have my good and sick days but it will soon … Continue reading »

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Catching Spring Fever

February 14, 21 and 28, 1945: Stanley writes a few letters to Dad. Stanley continues his duties managing payroll for the 613th Squadron of the 401st Bomb Group in Deenethorpe, England. On the 14th he sends a short V-mail. As is the case with most of his correspondence, topics are mostly the seemingly day-to-day trivialities of his … Continue reading »

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So Natural and Simple

November 26, 1944: Anna writes a letter to her brothers from Albany. She and Eddie have settled into their new home now that they have the downstairs flat on Orange Street to themselves. Anna reflects that she thought she “would be scared to have a house of our own but it is all so natural … Continue reading »

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Crazy About Berry Picking

July 24 and 29, 1944: Anna writes two letters to her brothers, Anthony who is at Topeka Army Air Base and Stanley who is at Deenthorpe, England. Anna recaps the weekend, the highlight of which was a picnic at Helderberg Mountain where they grilled pork chops, and picked some red raspberries to bring home. Little … Continue reading »

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Bar-Happy

May 25 and 29, and June 1, 1944. A few letters home from Dad who is still with the 270th AAF Base Unit (SW) at Topeka Army Air Base. Dad reacts to some news from home about a friend who is getting ready to go overseas and a cousin who is home on a sixty … Continue reading »

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The World Looks Grand

May 19 and 22, 1944: Two letters from Anna at home to the brothers. Her husband Eddie has taken on the project of fixing up a sandbox for their daughter, there is a fishing trip to Lake Champlain, and a few friends drop by before resuming their service duties. As usual, little Terry is up … Continue reading »

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