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Tagged With: B-29

Her Baby Sister Gets More Attention

July 22 and 24, 1945. Stanley is still home in Albany with “a little more than another week” on his 30 day R&R before it will be time to “go back to the same old grind.” He expects that when he gets back he “will have a lot of work” and “a lot of things to … Continue reading »

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Around Town

June 13, 17 and 20, 1944: Three letters home from Dad while he is stationed at Topeka Army Air Base with the 270th AAF Base Unit. He apologizes for not writing sooner as he has been “around town and all over the place.”  His last letter was four long days ago. He writes that “the … Continue reading »

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I Have Tasted the Mud of Kansas

Next up is a pair of letters from Joe Damusis, a fellow that Dad met while at Savanna Ordnance School in early 1943, and a letter from Prof. Stanislaus Kosinski, the director of the choir back home. Joe updates Dad on what he has been up to, including the locations of his most recent assignments. … Continue reading »

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It Feels Fine to Be Sgt.

August 30 & September 1, 1943. A couple of letters home from Dad while he is stationed at Topeka Army Air Base. He starts off with the news of another promotion, this time to Sergeant after being a corporal for only month and a half. He boasts, “How does it feel to have two brothers … Continue reading »

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