My grandmother's World War II letter may be hard to decipher with its German-accented English, here cleaned up a bit so it's readable, but her love and devotion to her youngest son comes through the difficult syntax loud and clear. She's sending him whatever he requests and more, news from home, and enough affection and encouragement to fuel his heart and courage.
I don’t know who the gal who wrote this letter is, but she sounds very ambivalent about how to respond to a marriage proposal from her boyfriend. A lot of guys wanted to get married before they left for the service. Many girls were suspicious of their motivations. In an era when girls had to be more concerned about getting pregnant (no birth control; no abortion), many were more reluctant than girls today to have sex without the benefit of marriage.
Frank really wants to keep in touch with everyone back home. It's the surest way to keep the letters coming and relieve homesickness. He's writing about three letters each day, and this missive to his Mom shows how he finagles any extra spare time in between his demanding studies to get the daunting amount of writing done.
Frank bemoans that fact that Army Air Corps cadets in World War II are expected to supply their own toilet paper and even belts, which you think would be part of the supplied uniform. No such luck. He also needs his own shoe polish. He's already been promoted, gaining more and more responsibility. Read on to find out more.
Frank bemoans that fact that Army Air Corps cadets in World War II are expected to supply their own toilet paper and even belts, which you think would be part of the supplied uniform. No such luck. He also needs his own shoe polish. He's already been promoted, gaining more and more responsibility. Read on to find out more.