Monthly Archives: October 2011

    Music was, as it often is, a comfort and escape for everyone during WWII.  The Dough Boys of WWI had their songs, and with the advent of 78 rpm records and the availability of radios, Americans and Europeans during … Continue reading →

Dad was excited about a poem his mother had written about Dad’s twin brother Eddie, who was then in the U.S.Navy.  I would give anything to have a copy, but the poem was lost over the sixty-seven intervening years.  Dad … Continue reading →

Glenn Miller and his orchestra were in England for a performance while Dad was there.  In this letter Dad mentions having heard  the 45-minute concert given by that great orchestra, even though Dinah Shore was unable to make the program … Continue reading →

US Postage Stamp, 1943    In this letter the reader can detect a yearning on Dad’s part for a child.  I like his description of the English kid he thought was so cute and his comment about his chance with Bonnie to … Continue reading →

Participation during World War II  by citizens on the American home front was extremely important.  There was a strong sense that the nation was together in its quest for victory, even as issues were still unfolding on the horrors existing … Continue reading →

By 1944 Dad was stationed in England.  Apparently, he didn’t enjoy the journey by ship to that country and was a bit seasick.  He wanted to meet up with Mom’s brother, Ed (Edgar) who was only about 140 miles from … Continue reading →

 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, … Continue reading →

   As of this letter from early July of 1943, Dad was still a private, then stationed at Camp Santa Anita in Arcadia, California.  Knowing that Dad was an even worse typist than I am, I feel impressed by what … Continue reading →