Author: Mary Anne Erickson

Censors are gone, May 20 & 22, 1945

These are uncertain times for the soldiers waiting to go home. In Dad's unit one guy left this week and...

13 October, 2011 / 0 Comments

Coasting, May 18, 1945

It feels like we're entering a new period in the direction of my Dad's letters now that the war has...

12 October, 2011 / 0 Comments

Details of the job, May 6, 1945

Dad's been promoted to Sargeant and in this letter to Mary he describes in much greater detail, his job in...

06 October, 2011 / 0 Comments

Homesick, May 11 & 13, 1945

Now that the war is over, Dad's spirits are plunging. He's heard news that there may be a points system...

05 October, 2011 / 0 Comments

Post VE Day letter to his Dad, May 9, 1945

This letter clarifies my suspicions from yesterday's post (letter to Mary on May 7th) that the reason he and his...

02 October, 2011 / 0 Comments

The war is over, May 7, 1945

I have to admit that I expected some real dramatic stuff going on in my Dad's letters when I got...

01 October, 2011 / 0 Comments

The waiting game, May 3 & 4, 1945

With all the exciting news going on in WWII at this point in time, my Dad's life was consumed with...

30 September, 2011 / 0 Comments

Rumors of Hitler’s death, April 28 & 30, 1945

Dad seems to be coming to the end of his rope. The only thing that he has enthusiasm for is...

29 September, 2011 / 0 Comments

Fed up with war, April 20, 23 & 25, 1945

Funny, my Dad always was very competitive in all aspects of life, but sports was his passion. This is the...

28 September, 2011 / 0 Comments

The fruits of war, April 18 & 19, 1945

Dad's unit has moved again and his descriptions of totally bombed out cities that used to exist are illustrative. He...

27 September, 2011 / 0 Comments