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As with the letters, I have unintentionally left a large gap in time since my last letters home series. Though, Kenny's letter didn't have quite the gap in time that I have. Well, I am trying. The next letter in our collection is actually from Kenny's dad, Ken Sr. It's been nearly a year between … Continue reading Letters home: a gap in time
As some of you may already know, I am in the middle of moving…again. Right? Also, my husband and I are the recipients of the Coomer family ephemera, of which there is quite a bounty. Among this ephemera is a World War II letter home. But this one is a little different. It was written … Continue reading Letters Home – A Boyle County Story
In my quest for another family line, I seem to have gotten off track with Kenny’s letters. There are two that I will publish to get me past Thanksgiving this year. I hope this post finds you warm, full of turkey, content, and safe. The U.S.S. Massachusetts had been at Puget sound from 19 May to … Continue reading Letters Home: August and November 1944 – TYPHOON!!
Yes, nearly a year between letters! Perhaps one day, we will locate the "lost letters of 1943-1944". After their successful mision in the Caroline Islands, the Task Group headed on to Hollandia, New Guinea. Mamie and the task force settled at Seeadler Harbor, Manus (Admiral Islands) for restocking and staging. In April 1943, they traversed … Continue reading Letters Home: July 31, 1944, Anniversary wishes
Since the August 1943 letters, things were just about to get interesting for Kenny. We have no letters in our collection until July 1944. But we have his chronology, Naval history, and Big Mamie’s memorial book. Operation Vella Lavella in the Coral Sea was about a month-long operation that ended on 6 October 1943 (per the histories, … Continue reading Letters Home: Gilbert, Marshall, and Caroline Islands
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