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Like every other soldier still on duty, Dad longed to be home with his family.  He and his twin brother Eddie would turn 24 on November 30, 1945, and Dad wanted so much to celebrate that post-war birthday, though Eddie would be … Continue reading →

Missing home!  In this letter, Dad expresses his deep gratitude to his parents for their kindness for his childhood and for their taking care of Bonnie, his wife while he was far away.  My mother moved in with Dad’s parents … Continue reading →

In this letter, Dad expresses his excitement at the thought of getting together with his dad and brothers for another of their all-night gab fests.  Though a usually quiet man, when Dad was with his father and brothers, he became … Continue reading →

Elwood carried the above drawing that Bonnie made in 1944 with him, through the war, until he sent it home in a letter not long before he was discharged from the war.

 When not on guard duty, Dad was in charge of the engine supply room, but after the war ended, there was much less to do, and he began to feel as though there was nothing of importance for anyone there to … Continue reading →

I think if Dad had been able to swim back to the United States, he would have given it a shot.  He and the other soldiers in his unit were very tired on the island of Guam and truly ready … Continue reading →

Like the other soldiers during WWII, Dad kept careful track of the points he had accumulated in hopes of returning home after the war.  I don’t know if the Navy and the Army used the same point system, but for … Continue reading →

 Dad and his twin brother Eddie missed each other all during the war and each worried that the other might not return home.  Eddie already had a child, Ronnie, with his wife Marge, and Dad was expecting his first child in March … Continue reading →

  Dad was a handsome man, and he couldn’t help the attraction felt by women he encountered along the way during the war.  The fact that he shared with his parents this particularly innocent female encounter says a lot about his good intentions … Continue reading →