Artie Whitlow Jr., World War 2
A Soldiers Letters Home From World War 2
Table of Contents
I have posted these letters as images so you can see the love in the pen of Artie Jr. and so you can see the yellowing paper of 50 years. I strongly suggest you open each page in a separate window by clicking the right mouse button and then clicking on the open in a new window.
The dates referred to in the contents are the date of postmark and not the date of the writing.
Introduction, Don't skip this.
Dec 30, 1941 Envelope with Cotton Valley Address
Dec 30, 1941/letter from Company C Reception Center/part 1/I'm in the Army now
Dec 30, 1941/part 2/train from Long View
Dec 30,1941/part 3/I miss Evelyn. When will I get a pass to come see her?
Dec 30, 1941/part 4/We got swore in
Dec 30,1941/part 5/Don't wait too long to write
Jan 3, 1942/page 2/Cant yawl write? It is cold here. Things are not the same without Evelyn.
Jan 3, 1942/envelope with 3 cent stamp/From Sheppard Field, Wichita Falls Texas
Jan 3, 1942/letter/part 1/I want to be a mechanic so I have a chance to come to Barksdale Field
Jan 3,1942/letter/part 2/I got 20 cents left.
Jan 9, 1943/envelope return address/Sheppard Field, Texas/
Jan 9, 1943/letter page 2/ I think this war may last 18 months.
Jan 16, 1942/return address from Paine Field
