“I received a few letters from you all today, the first in a month. That isn’t your fault, though. My mail has to be forwarded to me and that takes time.” … More A Quick Note: ‘My Pal, Wolf,’ and a Big Cache of Belated Letters
Babe shipped some valuables home, according to this letter. And he mentions some people I never remember my mother mentioning. Now, unfortunately, there’s nobody left to ask about them. Also, this is the first letter in quite awhile that doesn’t mention being in the hospital. Was he finally out? … More ‘I Sent the Pen-and-Pencil Set and the Purple Heart on the Way’
Another short V-mail while still hospitalized for his combat wound. Apparently, someone spilled the beans about his wound in his former high school. And who is “the old boy”? … More ‘What Did Bib Do, Tell the Whole School I Was Wounded?’
We don’t know when this letter was written, but it was postmarked mid-January and he’s still in the hospital from his war wound. Not much else to add. It’s a very short letter. … More Babe Replies to a Cable from His Parents
Babe responds to a letter from his older brother Vin, who is apparently serving on a transport ship. Vin served in either the Merchant Marine or the Navy; I can’t remember. It is increasingly poignant to read these references to Babe’s time after the war. Plus, it’s nearly mid-January and he’s still in the hospital. … More ‘Maybe You Will Have the Opportunity of Bringing Me Back After the War’
Well, Happy and Safe 