Envelope post dated June 23, 1941 Kenney's letters were starting to get sparse. He was writing 3 or 4 letters a month, and then dropped to one letter a month. But his themes and tone always hold. Letter written on letterhead with the header UNITED STATES PACIFIC FLEET BATTLESHIPS, BATTLE FORCE, U. S. S. COLORADO … Continue reading WW II letters home, June 22, 1941

Envelope post dated June 2, 1941 Mr. & Mrs. K.W. Rhoades4011 North 30 Street Omaha, Nebraska Kenney RhoadesU.S.S. ColoradoHonolulu T.H.Pearl HarborBox 14 Friday, May 30, [1941] (Memorial Day) Dear Folks, Just a few lines to let you know I’m still here and that everything is O.K., as there isn’t much more to say.  I wrote … Continue reading WW II letters home, May 30, 1941

I think this was with the April 20th letter as both letters are written on blue paper with two hole punches at the top and the United States Pacific Fleet, Battleships, Battle Force, U. S. S. Colorado printed at the top. Also, April 26 does fall on a Saturday in 1941. Saturday, April 26 12.15 … Continue reading WW II letters home, April 26, 1941

Even though there was no envelope with this letter, we know it was written in 1941 because that is the year that April 20th fell on a Sunday. No envelope Sunday, April 20, [1941,] 3 a.m. Dear Folks, Here I am again on watch, nothing to do, and another hour to do it in.  Well as … Continue reading WW II letters home, April 20, 1941

Well, I found another goof. I skipped over a couple of letters when I placed them out of order. The years on the post date stamp were illegible, and I placed them with other letters of the same month, but got the wrong year. So, hit rewind on your journey through time and stop at … Continue reading WW II letters home, November 1940