WW2 letters

Holidays are coming, Nov 4 & 6, 1944

So poignant to read the end of this first letter, and feel my Dad's frustration at not being able to...

02 August, 2011 / 0 Comments

Dad was a “runner”, Nov 2 & 3, 1944

I am interested in getting more of a handle on exactly what my Dad's job was in the Message and...

01 August, 2011 / 0 Comments

Day to day life, October 29 & 31, 1944

29 Oct 1944 V-Mail 
Holland Hello, sweetie - Got your Oct 14 ltr today. Karen helping you clean sounds awfully cute....

31 July, 2011 / 0 Comments

Gymnastics, October 27 & 28, 1944

I'm getting the feeling that these guys are antsy and getting a little bored being forced to stay on the...

30 July, 2011 / 0 Comments

Buzz bomb hit, Oct 22 & 25, 1944

22 Oct 1944 V-Mail My darling Mary - Here it is another lovely Sunday afternoon - a perfect date - should...

29 July, 2011 / 0 Comments

Living in a gym, 10-20 & 21, 1944

20 Oct 1944 - V-Mail Hello, sweetheart - Golly, am I stiff today! We're sleeping in a gym now. There are...

28 July, 2011 / 0 Comments

Life in Belgium, Oct 17 & 18, 1944

17 Oct 1944 V-Mail Mary, darling - ahha - Sept 30th ltr from my baby - with the telephone clipping in...

27 July, 2011 / 0 Comments

A shower, Oct 13 & 15, 1944

Friday 13 Oct V-Mail Hello, Mary darling - no mail at all the past couple of days but will probably get...

26 July, 2011 / 0 Comments

On the move, August 25, 1944

This clipping was in my Dad's letter along with the dried flowers he mentioned. I wasn't sure at first which...

25 July, 2011 / 0 Comments

Reveals locations, 9-28 & 10-3, 1944

28 Sept 1944 V-Mail Mary darling - ah - at last I'm sitting here in a nice warm sun! Just finished...

24 July, 2011 / 0 Comments