Tagged With: War Letters
Regarding That New Bomb
August 5 and 11, 1945. Dad writes two letters home to Albany from Guam. It seems that mail from home is making its way to him quickly, as he notes having received a letter which his brother wrote to him from home dated July 27. He comments that since Stanley sent him a nail file … Continue reading
Now the Baby is a Catholic
July 30 and August 1, 1945. Stanley writes his last two letters from Albany while on a 30 day R&R at home. In a few days he will be reporting to Fort Dix in New Jersey for his next assignment. He reflects, “I’ve had a pretty eventful month home. I was home for the 4th … Continue reading
The Censor Will Kill Me
July 25 and August 1, 1945. Dad writes two letters home from Northwest Field on Guam. Stanley’s letters of the 10th and 16th, which included the news of the new baby’s name, have reached him, as have many other letters that Stanley has written in the last two weeks. He writes to his brother/family, “I know, … Continue reading
We Don’t Have Any Thermometers
July 22, 23 and 24, 1945. Dad writes a few letters home from Guam where he is stationed at Northwest Field with the 331st Bombardment Group. It looks like he is flooded by letters as the mail is finally catching up from what Stanley had sent him from England and five letters that have been sent … Continue reading
Now We Have Another Tiny Tot
July 23 and 26, 1945. Anna writes her first two letters to Dad since she has returned home from the hospital with baby Judy. She notes that she “had all this equipment with me when I went to the Brady [Maternity Hospital] but I just never got around to writing to you.” Nonetheless, she thanks … Continue reading
A Baby Sister
The last few days have been kind of busy for me. First off, I would like to welcome the new subscribers to the blog who have found this project as a result of the column that Chris Churchill wrote in the Albany Times Union this past week. I hope that you have had a chance … Continue reading
Stanley Arrived From England
July 3, 1945. Anna writes a short handwritten letter to Dad. She notes that the following day is Independence Day but not for her because she “is still double.” The baby is two weeks overdue, but as far as Anna is concerned, “…no matter how people figure, babies get born when their time comes.” Even … Continue reading
I Hope to Amount to Something
June 18 and 24, 1945: Dad writes two letters home from Guam. He acknowledges that he received two letters that his mother wrote to him dated May 6 and 13 in reply to a letter that he wrote her on April 17 while he was on the troop ship headed to the islands. He comments, … Continue reading
The City Sizzles
June 16, 1945: A letter from Anna to Dad which she included with a card that she sent him for his birthday. Anna notes that the letter is “from the three of us yet but who knows by the time you get this letter a new fellow will have made his debut into this world. … Continue reading
We Don’t Get Any Mail
June 15, 1945. Stanley writes what will turn out to be his last letter from England. The air base at Deenethorpe is starting to empty out of GIs and airmen, and Stanley’s workload has decreased to almost nothing. He mentions that he is just getting over a cold and that the “effects of the cold … Continue reading