Monthly Archives: June 1943

In 1942, the 17th Infantry was trained in the Mojave Desert at Twenty-Nine Palms, California, to fight Rommel in North Africa. The Japanese invasion of the Aleutian Islands in June of 1942 charged the mission of the regiment. The dusty regiment went to Camp San Luis Obispo for training in amphibious landing  and in early [...]

Yes I’m still in a very happy mood after receiving all of those letters from you. But mail call has its sad interludes. Some names are called, and there is no answer. There never will be an answer. Always there is a moment of silence — a brief memorial — before the mail call resumes. [...]

After having written long letters answering the mail received June 22, I learned that some of the matter which I wrote might conflict with the censorship regulations. You may or may not receive those letters. Now I have to start all over again. I’m sure you won’t mind the duplication, however. Anyhow I can tell [...]

I finally discovered a library here and although the selection is poor there are 2 or 3 books that will occupy my attention for a while. Most of the books are a “Gift from the people of the United States to the Armed Forces”–as the little note reads. They were secured through the Victory Book [...]

Yesterday I turned out my first washing and I had so much fun that I thought I would tell you about it. I realize that everything I say will be used against me, in view of the fact that Wilyum is still in the diaper stage (Insidententally, how long does that period last?) However, I [...]