Halfway Point!
At the end of this last week, my blog hit a quiet milestone. With this post, I have been posting for 184 days, just over half a year. I can hardly believe that I have been at this for six months....
View ArticleNovember 8, 1942 (Gladys)
This letter was a nice surprise because it was written on a Sunday. Typically Gladys did not write on Sundays. The family attempted to take some pictures of the baby that afternoon but he would not...
View ArticleNovember 12, 1942 (Gladys)
Letter transcription: Kentland Ind Nov. 12, 1942 Dear Daddy – Rec’d two letters this a.m. – That puts them all in order now, one a day. Sometimes they get mixed up in their order of arriving but now...
View ArticleNovember 24, 1942 (Roscoe)
Letter transcription: Nov. 24, 1942 Dear Mother, This will have to be a little fast because we have a show which starts in a few minutes and it will be too late afterwards and since we took a pleasure...
View ArticleA news update (Gladys)
Letter transcription: Kentland Ind Dec 3 – 1942 Dear Daddy – No letters today but I hardly expected any since yesterdays mail brought up to the 20th of Nov. So glad when you say you get mail and find...
View ArticleReceived 12 letters today (Roscoe)
Letter transcription: Dec. 29, 1942 Dear Mother, Received 12 letters today. The majority were form you and the kids, but Bill Funks’ letter came, also one from Arleen. One from Helen Coan Pfeiffer and...
View ArticleNew Year’s Eve New Caledonia 1942 (Roscoe)
Letter transcription: Dec. 31, 1942 Dear Mother, The last letter this year and what a year. In many ways bad but in others not so bad at least things could be much worse for us. And we hope by this...
View ArticleThe first letter this year (Gladys)
Letter transcription: Kentland Ind Jan 1 – 1943 Dear Daddy – The first letter this year. It is a cloudy, warm day. We haven’t done anything except eat breakfast and take care of David. He seems to have...
View ArticleBlack Seal Coat (Gladys)
Letter transcription: Kentland Ind Jan 4 – 1943 Dear Daddy – Will dash off a line and try to get it off on the night mail. This has been a busy day. Went to Laf. this morning – Had an appointment with...
View ArticleIn case you missed some of my previous letters (Gladys)
Letter transcription: Kentland Ind Jan 13 – 1943 Dear Daddy – No letters today but probably some tomorrow. There wasn’t much mail except some adv. & my O.E. S. dues notice. In case you have missed...
View ArticlePoint rationing begins (Gladys)
Letter transcription: MRS R.S. YEGERLEHNER KENTLAND IND 3-1-43 Dear Daddy – We have passed thru Jan & Feb with a lot of cold weather, snow, wind, blizzards etc. and today is Mar. one and still the...
View ArticleThe Motherlode (Roscoe)
Letter transcription: Mar 21, 1943 Lieut R. S. Yegerlehner MC USNR A.P.O. 43 % P.M. San Fran. Calif. Dear Mother, Mail came this A.M. and we spent much time reading and re-reading. 18 letters, 4 papers...
View ArticleSunrise (Roscoe)
Letter transcription: May 12, 1943. Lieut RS Yegerlehner USNR Navy 60 F.P.O. San Francisco Calif. Dear Mother, I’m a little disappointed about the mail situation because many of the fellows got mail...
View ArticleAnother Sunday Morning (Roscoe)
Letter transcription: May 30, 1943 Lieut R. S. Yegerlehner USNR Navy 60. F.P.O. San Fran. Dear Mother, Another Sunday morning rolls around and I can’t see any difference in this one and numerous ones...
View ArticleRotary Dinner (Gladys)
Letter transcription: Kentland Ind July 20 – 1943 Dear Daddy, Yours of July 11 came today – now the 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, & 10 have to catch up, and I suppose they will be coming along in a few days....
View ArticleAn Emergency Leave (Gladys)
Letter transcription: Kentland Ind July 22 – 1943 DearDaddy – If the weather takes a beating it’s because of the variety. It is too cool today to have the windows on the north open. Yesterday it was so...
View ArticleWeiner Roast (Gladys)
Letter transcription: Kentland Ind July 23 – 1943 Dear Daddy – No letters today but will probably get one or more tomorrow. The latest I have is of July 11. It came the 20th. I told you before I got...
View ArticleWhat You Were Afraid Of (Gladys)
Letter transcription: Kentland, Ind. Aug. 15 – 1943 Dear Daddy, Dr. Cole came this morning and I asked him to write you – then after he left I happened to think I hadn’t told him to use air mail or...
View ArticleCompany From Nevada (Gladys)
Letter transcription: MRS. R. S. YEGERLEHNER KENTLAND INDIANA 8-30-43 Dear Daddy – Our company arrived from Nevada today – Glenn is all stopped up from the Indiana air – says you couldn’t give him this...
View ArticleA Real Old Fashion Dose (Gladys)
Letter transcription: Kentland Ind Sept. 3 – 1943 Dear Daddy – Yours of Aug. 18 – 20 & 21 came today – The one of the 18th was the best – you were complimenting me all thru it and of course I...
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