Dad had his picture taken to send home to his parents, his siter Vi and her husband, "Moonie" (Norman), his twin brother Eddie and his wife, Marge, and his older brother Jesse and his wife Bee, and of course to Bonnie, his fiancee. I don't know what happened to that photo, but I can't find copies of it. Eddie's daughter Dianne, who now lives in Florida, gave many photos to her daughters but said she would try to track down some photos from that time. If she finds them I'll use them eventually in the blog.
August 6, 1943
Dear Mom & Dad,
I’m sorry I haven’t written but I just didn’t have time to write more than a note, and they don’t do any good. The reason I haven’t had time you know is I started my technical school, don’t you? Well they gave us a four weeks course in the one week, and sometimes we had to pull detail in the evening, so with the details, we were pretty busy trying to keep up our book work. I’ve been trying to make good in this school because now we are done with classroom work and will do the actual work in the shops for a while. I passed OK but was only a few points above average. I passed with only an 80% average, so I guess I’m still no place in this darn place. I guess I’ll be either parts clerk or requisitioning clerk in the company. It will be a good job anyway. You remember that carton of cigarettes you sent me? Well today I finally was able to get over there and sign for them. The post office wasn’t open in the morning and at noon I didn’t have time to get them and in the evenings, I didn’t get out of school until 5:30 and the P.O closes at 6:00 (some fun.)
Well anyway, I’m hoping again now that we can relax a little. How is everyone there at home? OK I hope. Tell them I said “hello” and I’ll write as soon as I possibly can. They get tired of hearing that, I know, but I haven’t even had a chance here lately to write to my honey. It’s terrible. I’m going to hand in my resignation to the C.O. in the morning (bfsssk!)
I wish I had a definite date to plan on getting my next furlough. We’re supposed to get them when we leave here, and we are supposed to be ready to leave by October 1st. That’s all I can plan on. I do know that we are supposed to ship east, so maybe I’ll be able to end up only 400 or 500 miles from home. Wouldn’t that be swell?
Oh yes, I’m going to have some pictures taken at the camp photo studio, and I’m going to send you, and Jesse & Bee, and Eddie & Marge, and Vi & Moonie one. It only costs $6.50 for 6 pictures, 4”X5”. I’ll go in about next Tuesday or Wednesday, and it will be about two weeks after that before I’ll get them.
Well, I guess I’ll close for now, but I’ll try to write everyone real soon. Bye for now. I sure wish I were there. Write again soon, and thanks a million for the cigarettes (butts in the army).
August 6, 1943
Dear Mom & Dad,
I’m sorry I haven’t written but I just didn’t have time to write more than a note, and they don’t do any good. The reason I haven’t had time you know is I started my technical school, don’t you? Well they gave us a four weeks course in the one week, and sometimes we had to pull detail in the evening, so with the details, we were pretty busy trying to keep up our book work. I’ve been trying to make good in this school because now we are done with classroom work and will do the actual work in the shops for a while. I passed OK but was only a few points above average. I passed with only an 80% average, so I guess I’m still no place in this darn place. I guess I’ll be either parts clerk or requisitioning clerk in the company. It will be a good job anyway. You remember that carton of cigarettes you sent me? Well today I finally was able to get over there and sign for them. The post office wasn’t open in the morning and at noon I didn’t have time to get them and in the evenings, I didn’t get out of school until 5:30 and the P.O closes at 6:00 (some fun.)
Well anyway, I’m hoping again now that we can relax a little. How is everyone there at home? OK I hope. Tell them I said “hello” and I’ll write as soon as I possibly can. They get tired of hearing that, I know, but I haven’t even had a chance here lately to write to my honey. It’s terrible. I’m going to hand in my resignation to the C.O. in the morning (bfsssk!)
I wish I had a definite date to plan on getting my next furlough. We’re supposed to get them when we leave here, and we are supposed to be ready to leave by October 1st. That’s all I can plan on. I do know that we are supposed to ship east, so maybe I’ll be able to end up only 400 or 500 miles from home. Wouldn’t that be swell?
Oh yes, I’m going to have some pictures taken at the camp photo studio, and I’m going to send you, and Jesse & Bee, and Eddie & Marge, and Vi & Moonie one. It only costs $6.50 for 6 pictures, 4”X5”. I’ll go in about next Tuesday or Wednesday, and it will be about two weeks after that before I’ll get them.
Well, I guess I’ll close for now, but I’ll try to write everyone real soon. Bye for now. I sure wish I were there. Write again soon, and thanks a million for the cigarettes (butts in the army).
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| This will be me in another five minutes!!! (Haak bifssk.) |
