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A Technical Sergeant in the 1st Special Service Force writing home to his beloved wife from the WWII front.

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Category Archives: 1943

Thursday, July 22, 1943

Dearest Gee, Well, I’m still among those present and accounted for. Still feeling tops. There really is so little a guy can talk about that it almost seems useless to write. For one of the few times in my life I took up the well known crap game. I guess I’m just no gambler tho.Continue reading “Thursday, July 22, 1943”

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Sunday, July 18, 1943

Dearest Gee, I suppose by the time you get these letters our anniversary will have come and gone. Sure wish I could have bought you something for the occasion but it was, and still is, impossible. The last P.X. had nothing except the usual needs for the men. They did have a “main” P.X. thereContinue reading “Sunday, July 18, 1943”

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Friday, July 16, 1943

Dearest Gee, Thanks to the American Red Cross Chapter at Malvern, Arkansas, I have writing paper again. They opened up some boxes donated by them last night and gave us each a canvas bag full of different things. Had a small book, sewing kit, soap, razor blades, paper, pencils and envelopes. Very nice. The [redacted]Continue reading “Friday, July 16, 1943”

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Sunday, July 11, 1943

Dearest Gee, Just received our A.P.O. number so thought I’d better let you know as soon as possible. Guess you can keep on writing again although when we would get any mail, I don’t know. I left all my writing materials in my barracks bag and now am without them. Had to borrow these twoContinue reading “Sunday, July 11, 1943”

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