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July 21, 1942

At Ft. Ord in Monterey, René was close to home, so he wrote fewer letters than he will starting in August. Instead of a letter for July 21, 1942, enjoy some photos of him from 1915-1918… Alma with René, born July 12, 1915 Four Generations: Grandmother Lillian, Great-Grandmother Bertha, René and Alma (left to right) […]

July 14, 1942

July 14, 1942 Ft. Ord, California Dear Folksies,       Just a short line to thank all for the good birthday wishes, check, and all. It was swell to have Bobsy here with Sal and Dave at Del Monte.        Yesterday was kept busy as platoon leader again and trying to help Frank Gerbode for a […]

July 9, 1942

July 9, 1942Thursday Ft. Ord, California Dear Folksies,        Thanks for the swell weekend last Sat. and Sun. I hope you all enjoyed it as much as I know I did.        Monday I had a couple of lectures to give and was kept moderately occupied during the day making preparations for the next two […]

July 8, 1942

Next letter…  Nurses serving in the Army Nurse Corps at this time were not allowed to be married. Ultimately that rule was changed in October 1942, but a nurse was still not allowed to serve in the same unit as her husband — she would be required to transfer out to another unit. Lois & […]