- my history
About Metamorphosis
A collection of poetry
Life Forms on Mars
A short story
The War Years
Letters from Home
A recreation of life in Guadalupe, California in 1944 from
comments in letters by my mom to my dad and from personal memories.
To be added later.
The 165 days in the combat zone, Luzon, The Philippines, 1945. A limited recreation of what my dad faced and experienced from whatever comments I can find in letters from him to my mom and from a few memories of comments he made about his war experiences.
When my dad was reassigned to overseas he was in the 274 Rep. Co., 14th Rep. Bu. As of March 26, 1945 his unit became Co. F, 161st Infantry. He saw 91 continuous days of combat in Luzon, the Philippines, from early March into early June 1945. He was rotated to a resting area and was part of the occupation forces in Japan at which time he was assigned to Co. 4, 4th Infantry.
Letters from home
Letters to home
The Souvenirs of War
Guadalupe, Calif.
Friday Night
Dearest Darling
Hello dear, how are you tonite?
I hope you are fine. One more day
dear & then I'll breath easy again (ho!
To tell the truth I will dear. Has
it been so bad, the training I mean.
Gosh just think next week you'll
be through with your training &
then I hope I'm not disappointed
& you get home in time for Christmas.
I've just been making some fudge
candy with walnuts in it. It
tasted sure good. I wish I'd of made
some before now & had been sending
it to you. but I hadn't but I will
from now on. I think you'll like it.
We are fine. That Mike hasn't been
asleep long I put him & Jerry to bed
at 7:30 & Jerry went to sleep, but Mike
didn't & he was up until almost
nine. Your mother came out by here
at bout eight from work & I was
making candy. She held him awhile.
I put him in bed finally & he went
to sleep. I wish his bed was in the
front room to. & then I wouldn't
disturb him when I'm working
in here and around. I washed to
day & they didn't get dry its so
damp out & has been foggy all
day. I didn't have such a big
washing tho. but I was really
tired tonite, after I cleaned the
house up &
This is a 2 page letter. To read click on one of the links below. Each page will have a copy of her letter as well as a following reprint on a word per word basis without editing.
November 12, 2007
© Jerry Copeland