Tagged With: Savanna Ordnance School
The Best Friend I Met
June 25, 1943. A letter home from Dad. He is still waiting to hear from Base HQ about his application for ASTP. He hopes to hear back soon. He assures his family that “trying out for ASTP is not a scheme to try to deprive you of my furlough or to prolong my stay on … Continue reading
I Have Seen Plenty So Far
May 20 & 21, 1943. Dad writes a few letters home. He writes his letter of the 20th from the USO in Salina, the town next to the base. He writes “I got a pass and thought that I should take a look around town.” Commenting, “The City of Salina has a very nice attitude … Continue reading
America Sure is a Big Place
May 2, 1943. A letter from Dad’s friend Joe Damusis. True to his promise in his previous letter of April 29, Joe details his trip from Savanna, Illinois to Sacramento, California. “I’m still at McClellan Field, but not for long. They’re changing this camp from a replacement center to a basic training center. So it … Continue reading
Wait For My New Address
April 16, 1943. Dad writes a very short letter home before shipping out later in the day. Classes are all wrapped up and he is set to move on to Salt Lake City. “I have all my stuff packed in barracks bags and I am just sticking around.” The night before he went into town … Continue reading
He Knows What is Best
April 14, 1943. Dad writes home from the Savanna Ordnance School in northwestern Illinois. The weather is still wavering between winter and spring. He comments, “The last two days we have had winter weather…we did have a few snowflakes in the air.” He also says that he has been able to keep up with the … Continue reading
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
Going to the Mormon City
April 7, 1943. Dad writes to the family back home with news that he received word on his next assignment. “I am going to the same Mormon city that Stanley was sent to before he was assigned to Washington, and that I certain. I wonder how Salt Lake City will treat me.” He muses, “When … Continue reading
“The Bayer Aspirin Program”
April 4 and 6 1943. A couple of letters from Dad to the family back home. He only has another week and a half of classes left. He tells Anna that although he has received an invitation from their friends the Weiss’ in Chicago, things are getting down to crunch time and it looks like … Continue reading
I Have My Ears Open
March 30, 31and April 2. A few letters home from Dad. Still stationed at the Savanna Ordnance Depot in Illinois, Dad continues his training and looks forward to its completion and moving on to wherever he will be stationed next. He says that they still fall out for reveille in the morning and that they … Continue reading
I Hope to Get Better Breaks
March 23 and 26, 1943. A few letters from Dad to home. In the first he tells his family that he has just written to his brother Stanley. He also says, “I have performed my Easter duty and went to Communion the first time since being in the Army.” He also says that he played softball … Continue reading