Soldiers
- World War II Era
- Edward J. Thomas
- Leonard Tomaszewski
- Kenneth R. MacDonald
- Vietnam War Era
- James A. Fortune
- Judith R.
- Rodney C. Morris

Edward J. Thomas - World War II

Two letters
Harry’s typewriter

Dear Eddie, Thursday, Jun 17, 1943

We got your telegram and surprised to see that you are much closer to home. You can get home by going to Cleveland and then over Lake Erie by boat.Monday, Issie and I picked up Genie and along with 100 pound bag(s) of Purina cereal, we went to Gladfelters traveling about 40 to 45 mph. We got there at 12 noon.

We looked at mink and talked shop. We left at 3 pm going about 45 to 50 mph. Genie got a big kick out of it, especially after winning about 17¢ on one of the slot machines in a lunch room between Swanton and Toledo.

What is your opinion on the letterhead? Thomas Mink Ranch Letterhead - Harry Thomas Design

2nd Letter
Dear Eddie, Thursday, Jun 17, 1943

Eddie you wear 11 ½- 12 socks. We don’t believe your short size is 38 when your waist is 32. Mom is picking strawberries and she did enjoy “My Friend Flicka”.

Letter to Issy & Mac - Jun 18, 1943

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Thanks WBRW TV ~ Washington, Michigan for interviewing me August 14, 2019. As mentioned in my video there are resources you can download, including this army pamphlet of games that soldiers could play.

Army Game Pamphlet

Thanks WTXL Channel 27 ~ ABC Tallahassee, Florida for including my dad's cousin's Leonard Tomaszewski's D-Day account. If you want to hear more and read his story, start here: D-Day.

This website started as a living story of my uncle's service in World War II. I found some 200 plus letters in my late uncle's office he used to run his business after the war, and during his retirement. It was in 2008 that I asked my father (deceased last November 2011) if I could have the letters and look at. In the last eleven years I have painstakingly read, organized and put up this website, that I am proud of.

Letters From A Soldier