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Written by a soldier at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, during WWII, in November 1942. It is written on Defense House -- Women’s Division, American Jewish Congress letterhead. He was with the 822nd Signal Fixed radio Station Company, 15 Signal Service Regiment. From the letter…..This is Thursday evening I’m staying at “home” tonight and at last chance to write you a decent sized letter. My letters have been so stingy all week, I know , but I did write every available moment I could, save of course during the time I was with my folks. I’ve just finished a letter to Rosalie, one I’m ashamed to admit, I owed her for over two weeks now. I never let my correspondence gather dust longer than one week, before I answer, but the past few weeks, the time just hasn’t been availing. I received one from turns, and a very nice one from Essie. She addressed it of course to the Fort, and I didn’t receive it till this last Monday……We’ve had to say goodbye before, and it was always so hard to part, but never, as it was, when you left me in Grand Central Station. Lugging that big case, your eyes were wet, you didn’t want to go and I didn’t want you to go, we both wanted it to go on, for it had all been so very beautiful……..

Written by a Corporal at Fort Ord, California, during WW2, in October 1943. He was in Company I, 9th Battalion, 3rd Regiment. From the letter……..I was all set to come home on a three day pass this week end, but I caught a slight cold and ran a slight temperature, and had to go to the hospital, it is nothing serious, so please don’t worry. Anyone who runs ever the slightest temperature is sent to the hospital, please excuse th poor penmanship, I am writing this lying down…….I haven’t been outside camp yet, to visit Monterey, Carmel, etc. There is always such a long line waiting for the bus. It is very comfortable here, temperatures are taken often pulses an so forth. I have had quiet a lot of liquids orange juice, pineapple etc……

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