Sunday, February 5, 2023

Post #711 - November 22, 1945 Final Boarding Pass for Ship Sailing to U.S.A.

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  This appears to be the last of the communications that are in my collection of WWII letters. My father returned home in time for his belov...
Thursday, February 2, 2023

Post #710 - November 4, 1945 A Farewell Letter from The Davieses, Mabs and Wallie

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  Nov. 4th, 1945 In recent elections Alfred Edwards increased his majority by 8000 and poor Cdr. Bower was knocked out by labor candidate. M...
Tuesday, January 31, 2023

Post #709 - October 31, 1945 I Want to Go Home, Ev, and I Just Won't Feel Good Again Until I Realize That Wish

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  31 Oct. 1945 Darling Chippie, For want of something better to do this evening, I went  to the movies to see - don't  faint  now - “ 20...
Monday, January 30, 2023

Post #708 - October 28, 1945 I Received Your Letter of Oct. 17, Yesterday, & You Were in a Bitter Mood

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  Oct 28, 1945 Dearest One, Here I am again, after not I writing since Friday. I just hate to write & don't seem to give a hang whet...
Sunday, January 29, 2023

Post #707 - October 23, 1945 It Felt Good to Talk to Someone Who Lived in the Same Neighborhood

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  23 October 1945 My Darling, All day I had been looking forward to this evening. I was sure there would be some mail. But no such luck! Thi...
Saturday, January 28, 2023

Post #706 - October 22, 1945 I'll Be Following the Same Routine and Walking Those Same Six Miles From Now On

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  22 October 1945 Dearest Darling,  I’ll bet I walked six miles today. Twice I walked to  and from the Chapel, where we set  up the  process...
Friday, January 27, 2023

Post #705 - October 21, 1945 A Teletype Had Just Been Received Setting Our “Readiness Date” Forward to 6 November!

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  21 October 1945 Darling Evie, It is a rainy Sunday evening. Before settling down to kill the evening with W. Somerset Maugham's "...