Archive for the ‘Letters From War Wednesday’ Category

Danny Weber served in the Vietnam War with the 13th Combat Aviation Battalion. In this Letters From War Wednesday, we feature a short note from Weber to his father, Jack, back home. In October 1967, Weber turned 20 and set foot in Vietnam. “I thought I would write and let you know we made it [...]

Happy Hump Day! Time for Letters From War Wednesday! Today we feature a note home, dated September 1943, from 1st Sergeant Paul Prickett, stationed at Camp Sutton, North Carolina. “I have been letting my end of the rope sag in this correspondence business, so I thought it better to ‘take up some of the slack.’ [...]

Last week, we featured a couple of our soldiers’ varied reactions to war’s end.  In this edition of Letters From War Wednesday, let’s take a look at Captain Wayne Sandefur’s note home following Japan’s surrender. Sandefur served with distinction at the battles of Zig Zag Pass and Woodpecker Ridge as the commanding officer of Company [...]

In this Letters From War Wednesday, dated May 1942, we feature a short note home from Private William Huff, training at Class 12, Aviation School of Technology, Long Island City, New York. “Having a few minutes to spare, I will write you the letter you deserve and which I should have written sooner. “…I am [...]

This edition of Letters From War Wednesday features a note home, dated August 1944, from Staff Sergeant Charles Ley, stationed in Northern Europe. “So far I can’t say very much for France. I don’t think I would like any country where we have to do a job like we are doing here. Most of the [...]

In this edition of Letters From War Wednesday, how about another excerpt from Dere Mable, Private Bill’s letters home to his girlfriend. “Mon Cherry Mable: “Thats the way the French begin there love letters. Its perfectly proper. I would have rote you sooner but me an my fountin pens been froze for a week. Washington [...]

This edition of Letters From War Wednesday features a short note home, dated October 1942, from Private David Kline, serving with Company A, 326th Glider Infantry, 82nd Airborne Division. “I am writing you this evening to let you know that I have finally moved. I arrived here at Fort Bragg Monday morning. We were 65 [...]

In this edition of Letters From War Wednesday, we feature a short, September 1943, note home from Private Robert Jeffries, stationed with his unit in the Pacific. “I miss being back in the States, especially in good old Albion, Indiana. “I’ll try to send you my picture as soon as I can get off duty, [...]

In this edition of Letters From War Wednesday, we feature a short note home from Captain Wayne Sandefur, commanding officer of Company L, 152nd Infantry, 38th Infantry Division, upon his arrival in the Philippines. Nov. 3 1944 Dear folks, When you receive this, you will know that we have landed safely.  We had fine trip [...]

This week’s Letters From War Wednesday features a short note home, first impressions from Pvt. Eddie Wells, setting foot in Vietnam in the spring of 1968. “I got over here to Bien Hoa at 12:30 yesterday,” he wrote to his parents upon arrival.  “…I can hear bombs going off in the distance. “…You couldn’t believe [...]

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