Tag: 2024-06 Bill’s Letters
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1943-12-04
On this day in 1943, my uncle Bill was at Camp Roberts, in California. He just received his first letter from home the day before. He has yet to start basic training, although he was recently reclassified and moved to the 79th Infantry Battalion (US Army) as a rifleman. Given his poor eyesight he is…
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Bill’s Letters Project
I had started posting the letters and cards Bill sent while in the US Army in the blog portion of this website, but this has become a bit overwhelming. At this point, I will post the letters in the “Work In Progress” section of this website and use the blog to note events related to the project…
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1944-12-08
Bill talks about a trip on local roads to pick up medical supplies, and how they are being repaired by locals after being ignored and unattended during the Japanese occupation.
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1943-12-04
Bill received his first letter from home, and he is very happy about it. After taking about trying to get a pass to leave the camp (these are not available until having served 6 weeks in the Camp), he then talks about his army classification, which determines where he will end up. He is unable…