Letter, Bob Stoff to George, Florence, and Jim Stoff, December 30, 1942
Item
- Description
- Letter, 4 Pages, Envelope
- Contributor
- Stoff Family
- Coverage
- Fort Jackson, South Carolina
- Creator
- Stoff, Bob
- Date
- 1942-12-30
- Format
- Identifier
- https://commons.keene.edu/s/KSCArchive/item/11517
- Language
- eng
- Rights
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
- Type
- Text
- Text
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Dec. 30th 1942
Dear George, Flo, & Jim: -
I’m sure Jim and I are going to have lots to talk about. I know I can hold up my end; but I’m just a little doubtful of Jim. However, it should prove most enjoyable.
Everything is just fine and dandy. Most of the recruits are sick, or awfully weary due to a five mile hike today. But BoB goes on like the hills, and with much less sleep.
Training is in earnest now, and so far I’ve been doing will. I could be much happier with a better, more decent, broadminded lieutenant; but being an old soldier, he doesn’t worry me. I tell him off regularly. Perhaps soon he’ll wake up.
I’m sincerely glad that Mom and Pop know about my getting a furlough. I’ll write them about it myself just for confirmation. I still don’t know when I leave; but it has been changed to a 10 day furlough. You have no conception of how much I’m “sweating out” this furlough. Boy, do I want to get home ! --- Patience ---
I’m getting paid tomorrow and am sending $50 home, so no complaints this month. That allotment money will come in – be patient. The gov’t is short of clerks to mail out these checks. I got this from the company clerk. However, act aw you see fit.
Am awfully busy, so please excuse ------
Hope you’re all tip-top! With a handshake in mind –
BoB - Provenance
- Keene State College
- Item sets
- Stoff 1942
- Site pages
- George & Florence Stoff Letters 1942
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