In today’s letter, my Dad wrote from Colorado and talked about becoming an armorer, which I had to look up, and it evidently means "one that repairs and maintains small arms and weapon systems." From a previous letter I told you about a square in Cambridge that I thought was named after his neighbor and … Continue reading Dad’s WWII Letters Home – Letter 7 →

The series of old letters I recently found that my dad wrote to his family while in the service from 1943-1945 continues. This letter is written to my grandmother and, yes, my dad was clearly sucking up to her for something. “How’s my best girl?” Ha! Anyway, I never knew my dad to be much … Continue reading Dad’s WWII Letters Home (cont’d) Letter 4 →

The series of old letters I recently found that my dad wrote to his family while in the service from 1943-1945 continues. This particular letter has no date on it but I’m guessing it was written somewhere in 1943 when he was stationed in Miami. Also, the letter ends abruptly after two pages, the end … Continue reading Dad’s WWII Letters Home Series (cont’d) →

The series continues. I recently came across a bunch of old letters my dad wrote to his family while in the service from 1943-1945. It’s incredible to go through letters that were written more than 70 years ago. It’s also interesting to see my dad talk to his parents as a young man. He passed … Continue reading Dad’s WWII Letters Home Series (Cont’d) →

I recently came across a bunch of old letters my dad wrote to his family while in the service from 1943-1945. It’s pretty wild to know that I’m going through letters on Veteran’s Day 2016 that were written more than 70 years ago. It’s also fascinating to see my dad talk to his parents as … Continue reading Dad’s WWII Letters Home Series →