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Tagged With: B-17 Flying Fortress

VE Day

It’s been about a week since my last post, as I’ve been out of commission with that flu that’s been going around.  When we left off, Stanley was writing from England in the waning days of fighting in ETO. We now come to his letter of May 9, 1945, the day after VE Day.  This … Continue reading »

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The Butcher Dentists

October 14 and 17, 1943. Two one page typed letters from Stanley to Dad. Stanley’s group is still more than a week away from getting shipped out. Most of the packing is done and Stanley is all caught up on his work.  From the indications in Stanley’s letter it seems that the medical staff on the … Continue reading »

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VE Day Letter

If you have been following this blog for a while, you know that I am taking the letters in sequence and telling the story of the Murawski family’s experiences during the war years. To date, I am up to the middle of August 1943. However, today marks the 70th Anniversary of VE Day, the end … Continue reading »

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The Best Suited Words

June 16 & 17th 1943. Dad writes two letters home. In one he acknowledges receipt of the letter from home dated June 11, 1943 and thanks his family for the birthday cards. Although Dad’s 20th birthday is not until the 28th, he is appreciative for the wishes and knows “that you tried to pick out … Continue reading »

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I’ll Never Forget That Experience

June 4th and 8th. Stanley writes two letters to Dad. It looks like he is on the move again too.  The letters are written from Geiger Field, about 9 miles from Spokane, Washington. The 125 mile trip took only 40 minutes thanks to travel in a B-17F. Stanley reports that the flight was “a new experience” … Continue reading »

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Two Flying Fortresses Were Missing

March 23 & 30 1943.  Two letters from Stanley to Dad, a short one on the 23rd and a much longer one on the 30th. There is not much news in the letter of the 23rd. Stanley mentions that he went into the town of Ephrata and that “it is a nice small town. It has … Continue reading »

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Still Further Away

March 21, 1943. A letter from Stanley to Dad on the first full day of spring,  As it is a new season, Stanley finds himself on a new base – Ephrata Air Base in Washington State. He writes, “Here I am again, but still further away. At Salt Lake City we found out before we … Continue reading »

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