My Uncle Bob Writes to His Brother
September 2, 2014
Another letter returned to sender because Babe had been killed before he received it. … More My Uncle Bob Writes to His Brother
Category: 1945 Letters
‘Sure Was Good to Hear You Are All Right’
August 22, 2014
Another letter from my grandmother to my Uncle Babe, returned to her as undeliverable after he was killed. … More ‘Sure Was Good to Hear You Are All Right’
‘It Looks Like Peace in Europe Isn’t too Far Away’
August 14, 2014
The young lady from Jamaica, Long Island, writes again to Babe. With an earlier letter from her, I wondered whether she was Babe’s sweetheart; this one persuades me otherwise. … More ‘It Looks Like Peace in Europe Isn’t too Far Away’
From My Grandfather to His Son, Babe
August 13, 2014
One of the few letters I have from Babe’s father. He references my mother doing the sort of charming antics you’d expect from a nearly 5-year-old girl. It seems they tried to keep her aware of her brother, who enlisted when she was three months shy of her third birthday. … More From My Grandfather to His Son, Babe
That Thing about Cars Is Seemingly Universal
August 12, 2014
“You know how it is, when you something is wrong with your car and you take it to the garage to have it fixed, it runs perfectly.” … More That Thing about Cars Is Seemingly Universal
Well, Happy and Safe 