Tagged With: Overseas Deployment
Getting to Feel Like an Old Man
April 14, 16 and 19, 1944: Dad writes a few letters home from Topeka Army Air Base. He attempts to calm his sister down a bit regarding a comment in a previous letter about his wanting to volunteer for overseas duty. He also relays a story about a practical joke that was played on one of … Continue reading
Do You See What I Mean?
April 10 and 17, 1944. Anna writes two letters to her brothers and manages the addition of a short letter to Dad. She debriefs them on the recent Easter holiday, updates them on some news from other relatives who are in the service, and takes Dad to task for mentioning his thoughts about volunteering for … Continue reading
He Sure Got the Hunting Bug
October 19, 1943. A letter from Anna to her brothers. The family continues to come to grips with the fact that Stanley is being sent overseas. In an earlier letter Dad alluded to the fact that Stanley is being sent to England. At this point in the war Germany and England have been bombing each … Continue reading
Quite the Thing, Eh?
October 6th and 9th 1943. Two letters from Stanley to Dad. Stanley is still in Great Falls, MT “with a few more days to go” before deployment overseas, while Dad is at Topeka Army Air Base in Kansas. At this point Stanley writes, “Since we started to pack why I have a little more time … Continue reading
About 250 Gallons of Beer
September 21 and 26, 1943. Two letters to Dad from his brother Stanley. Writing from Cut Bank, Montana, it looks like Stanley and the rest of the 401st are getting ready for overseas deployment. Both letters are relatively short one page affairs. On the 21st he writes that they “had a camouflage school…in a theater … Continue reading
I Never Saw Such Beauty
August 22 and 23, 1943. Two letters from Stanley. In the good news department, Stanley has been promoted to Staff Sergeant effective on August 20. Stanley boasts, “I am the top ranking man in our family” referencing that he outranks not only his brother but a few of their cousins as well. Most of the … Continue reading