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You Needn’t Write Any More Letters
January 28, 1946. Dad writes his final letter home. Here it is transcribed in its entirety. “WPBC-SAIPAN Mon. 28 Jan. 1946 Dear Mom, Dad Stanely and Lubinski Family, How are you? I am fine and hope you’re doing well. Get that bottle if fresh milk ready and [a] hot bath. I leave … Continue reading
The Beach Was Like a Graveyard
January 14 and 16, 1946. Dad writes a few letters home from Saipan where he reports that he is “fine but a little worried about the increasing grey hairs.” He asks that his family send him “…anything to stop me from losing my pigment further.” He goes on to lament, “I sure hate to be … Continue reading
Albany is Sure Filling Up
January 13, 1946. Stanley writes a letter to Dad from Albany. He reports that he “just finished eating two sandwiches and a bottle of beer to keep my strength up.” With that he is fortified to begin writing his letter. He writes that “Baby Judy was 6 months old on 10 Jan 46. She is … Continue reading
The Story on My Trip to Saipan
January 12, 1946. Dad writes from Saipan, having finally been shipped off of Guam. He is not yet cleared for discharge, but it is clear that he has pretty much “checked out” and is simply putting in his time until the next points drop catches up with him and he heads home. His letter from … Continue reading
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
It’s Not Like Times Square
November 27, 1945. Jae Damusis writes a letter to Dad from Tokyo. Damusis is a fellow who Dad befriended early in his army career. Joe is writing shortly after his arrival. This is the only letter in the collection written from post-war 1945 Japan. I find it interesting in that it provides a contemporaneous impression … Continue reading
This Frying Pan of an Island
November 27 and December 2, 1945. Dad writes two letters home from Guam with his “hope this letter will bring…some of the warmth from this frying pan of an island.” The war has been finished for some time, the army is winding things down at Northwest Field and Christmas is on its way. With all … Continue reading
I’ll Take an LST Headed for the States
November 20 and 23, 1945. Dad writes two letters home from Guam with “the news…as well as the rumors.” Apparently one of the rumors (from the Executive Officer of the group) is that the “35 pointers would be screened and would remain with this outfit for about 5 to 6 months and then the outfit … Continue reading
I Still Have 47 Points
November 13 and 17, 1945. Dad writes two letters home from Guam where he is marking his “7th month overseas.” They continue to wind things down as more and more men are being shipped back to the states. Dad details some of the preparations. “This coming Friday and Saturday we get flu shots mostly for the … Continue reading
Always on the Go
November 11 and 16, 1945. Stanley writes two letters to Dad from home in Albany, NY. The eleventh being a Sunday is Stanley’s day off. He mentions going to church and seeing some of their friends who were in the service, specifically Steve Miskiewicz who “came back to the states after being in the Chinese … Continue reading