U.S.S. PRES. COOLIDGE SOMEWHERE IN THE PACIFIC November 5, 41 Dear Dad, I will write & address this letter to you in appreciation for the nice long letter I got from you Monday morning. It was delivered by chopper plane Sun. nite. As the plane passed us on the way to Honolula. I hope …
Oct 24, 1941 Dear Dad, We are just a few miles out of K.C., MO. as I thought I would drop you a line and let you know where I was at. We left Savannah about 4 P.M. Wednesday. We have come through mountains most of the way to St. Louis. Some of the principal(?) …
Oct 8, 1941 Dear Folks, Boy am I traveling. We got in here about 9:30 last night. We came through some very pretty country. Mountains & forests, etc. We went from St. Louis through Memphis Tenn, Birmingham Alabama, Macon Georgia & on to the coast to Savannah. The camp is located about 10 miles from …
Oct 5, 1941 Dear Folks Here I go again. Saturday morning I was thinking of going up to see Frank over the weekend when we were all called out and they started to read off 30 names, mine among them. They told us to turn in our passes and go down & draw our winter …
Camp Roberts, Calif. July 25, 1941 Dear Folks, I received your letter yesterday. I was sure glad to hear from you. It seems like it has been 2 months instead of 2 weeks since I left. Well I’m still in the Army. We are really drilling now. From 6:00 A.M. until 3:30 P.M. with one …
Company (B) Ft. Leavenworth, Kans. July 9, 1941 Dear Folks, Well we arrived here at Ft. Leavenworth, Kans. Last nite about 9:30. They rolled us out this morning at 4:40 O’clock. We learned how to make up our bunks in a hurry. Then at 6:30 we went to “chow” breakfast Scrambled Eggs, Sausage, Toast, Mush …
2:30 P.M. Ft Crook Dear Folks, Well I’m in the army now I guess. We arrived here at 10:30 this morning and had all our physical exams over in time for dinner. We ate with the troops, (No beans). I think we pull out for Ft. Leavenworth tonight or in the morning. I don’t …
This is to advise you that Charles G. Robinson 37072108 (Army Serial Number) has been accepted for active military service and sent to Reception Center at Fort Leavenworth, Kans.