1 10 12 http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/176daf0d950300951d198efa68fec805.jpg 9c4c310d3e9f6d9214a259cb6037147b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (1) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to front cover of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/11d510ad6e87bfcdcc113802b4f8b561.jpg bab83ccd5c34996468cb757213a80953 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (2) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to pages 11- 12 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Grove City, Ohio December 20, 1939 Dear Evelyn, It seems to me as though God and all the elements of nature and of luck have come to the conclusion that they are going to make it as difficult as they can for me to even have a chance to go with you. I thought the competition was keen enough without them entering in. However, it just goes to bear out the point that geographical factors control one’s destiny as much as anything else. Oh how I wish you either lived in Columbus or else went to State, or both. All of which means that I am awfully sorry I couldn’t come up. I am probably much sorrier than you are, because Evelyn, I have been looking forward to seeing you, and dating you ever since I saw you last. Just when it seemed that my luck had changed a little, everything happened. – It got icy, Trego broke an axle coming home from Columbus, mother got her back up and ruled me off – so far as our car was concerned, and I spent another evening at home – cursing softly, and conjuring up images of you. Forgive me, won’t you please, Evelyn? About Sunday night – New Years Eve - 1) We are going to double with Bob Anderson and June Laird. 2) We are going to go formal. 3) You and I – and probably them – are going to go out for dinner – never mind where – I’m sure you’ll like it. 4) After which we are going either to a night club, a hotel, or else to the Dale. 5) I will be in Sunbury for you about 7:30 pm, Sunday evening. 6) If you want to stay all night at the Clark residence the invitation is extended for now – and for always. You are always welcome. If not, it doesn’t matter. We will return to Sunbury in good order. 7) Be prepared to enjoy yourself, because I’m almost sure that you will. Don’t worry about drinking, there’ll be none – or at any rate very, very, little. 8) I hope you’ll have no obligations to any thing which has been proposed. If I could have seen you, we could have talked it all over. As it is – all I could do was plan. Particularly, I hope you don’t mind going formal. It doesn’t matter to me, but June Laird wanted to, and I thought maybe you would too. If you don’t – call me – and we won’t, but I made an inspection of my tux this morning and found it to be in good shape, so I’m all set if you are. Now for one little bit of news. – Do you think you would mind writing letters to me in Columbus? – Unless something unforeseen comes up, we’re going to move into a very nice apartment up in Olentangy Village, this will take place on or about the 12th of January. One thing I like about it is that you will only be 25 minutes away from me. Well Evelyn, - barring flood, snow a foot thick and drifting, much more ice, accidents, or death I’ll be up Sunday at 7:30. Love – ‘til then – and always, Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/de885954b9fd0ea76cf079444d3e8879.jpg 5b6191c3cae1ff654e4351e5ebc65519 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (3) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to pages 14-15 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Grove City, Ohio January 13, 1940 Sunday evening Dear Evelyn, Here we are at the end of a week and the beginning of a new one. Time certainly passes swiftly. Since I last wrote, I haven’t done anything very much. I’ve read a couple of books, I’ve taught school, I’ve begun to make changes – laying the foundation for next year’s classes. Also – oh wonder of wonders – I’ve been thinking. My thoughts for no very good reason seem to revolve around the problem of what’s happening or is likely to happen, to America. Maybe you won’t be interested, but here are the conclusions I’ve reached: 1. In 1942 and ’43 we are going to have a greater period of prosperity than America has ever seen. There will be full employment, high prices, easy credit, and everything that makes up a boom period. All this will be brought about by the Defense Program, which of course must be paid for by all of us through taxation. We will be able to make those payments as long as the war lasts; when the war is over, if England wins we will immediately cease our tremendous arms – spending program, which soon will result in depression. Or, if Germany wins, we will continue our program until we no longer have money enough to pay for it. 2. In either case there will eventually – within the next ten years – be a depression greater than anything that has preceded it. Compared to it, the depression of the early thirties will look like rosy prosperity. Through an involved process, which I’ll explain to you when I see you, the government must either become bankrupt, or else tap the people to the point of revolution. – The result of either of those eventualities will be a government different from anything we now have. Either it will be Communistic, Nazi, or some form of State Socialism. At any rate, our money, our government bonds, our negotiable securities will not be worth the paper they’re printed on, and the banks, wholesale and retail business, and industry as we now know it, will be wiped out completely. The only people who can be sure of security are Engineers, farmers, and professional people. The only secure investment – land. I’ve also figured out a way to make a tremendous profit from all of this, which I’ll bore you with when I see you. – Which reminds me that I’ve probably bored you enough for now. To change the subject to something considerably more personal, why haven’t you answered my last letter? Is it that you’ve been too busy, or have you been sick; or are you deciding that you shouldn’t write to me anymore? I expected to hear from you all last week, and when no letter was forthcoming, I got sadder and sadder, until Saturday I just about was unfit to live with. I was so downhearted that even my Plymouth just sort of drooped all over, out of sympathy for me. Anyway, I hope there’s nothing wrong, and I do wish you’d write to me, and I surely hope I can see you real soon. (I’m not hinting but I’d like to come to Sunbury or Crestline this coming week end, and see the girl I’d like to think I go with, do you suppose you could talk to her and see whether she’d like that?) – I sure hope she would, because even though she doesn’t care so much about me, I love her like the very devil, and I miss not having her answer my letters, and I miss her smile, and her laugh, and voice, and lips, and everything that goes into the makeup of the most wonderful girl I’ve ever known, or ever will meet. So, if you are Evelyn Stark, will you tell her all this, and ask her to write once in a while, and to see me real often? I’m sure that if she knew all this she’d be willing to listen to the humble supplications of a very lonely, very sincere young feller’, and maybe respond to them a little anyways. – What do you think? Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/17b4bb4b6c48483e293c60aeff37d87c.jpg 09c7e677944bc067bfb23c6278754025 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (4) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to pages 19-21 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Columbus, Ohio July 22, 1940 Sunday Evening Dear Evelyn, This is undoubtedly the hottest I’ve ever been in my life. Even the electric fan does little good. Well, I went to Marion Thursday, as I told you, and scared myself to death on the way home. I was in a hurry, and was driving pretty fast and every time I passed a car I’d speed up. That DeSoto goes from 65 to 85 so fast my heart almost fails me. While in Marion, I saw Jack Markwith, and we both concluded that he used to date an Alpha Gam by the name of Martha Swanson – at least he thinks she was an Alpha Gam. I also almost bought a ’32 DeSoto coupe, but decided to wait until I had money enough to put gas in it. – It surely is bad to be poor, and I’m surely poor enough right now. Thursday night I listened to the Democratic convention until after Roosevelt finished his speech. Friday, Murray, Brooks and I played golf at the Army Depot course – I shot a 50 on the second nine – the best score I’ve ever made, if I can just keep hitting them like that I’ll soon break a hundred. I hit two or three 200 yd. drives, and was hitting ‘em 175 yds with your 2 iron. Then we ate and went swimming in the pool out there. Met the girls Brooks & Murray have been dating the last week or two – they’re not so good. Friday nite your friend Wolfe & I just messed around in Hennicks & went home about 10 o’clock. Saturday, I worked on my thesis until Wolfe & Brooks came up and then we went swimming in the Village pool. Saturday nite Emrich & I went to the show and saw Maryland – it was pretty good. Wolfe & Hopkins drove to DeGraff O. to see Margaret Ann Shawn. – I think Wolfe goes for her – believe it or not. Today Wolfe & I went to Anderson’s and played Bridge with Bob & June. Tonite, I’m radioing, and writing you. - So you see, I’ve been a good boy since you left. I’ve been figuring up how much it will cost me to live during the next year, and the monthly figures astounded me a little. I’m not going to be able to save nearly as much as I ought – the most I can possibly save is around 300 dollars. It surely costs a lot to live, and I never realized it before. – Do you want to see my budget? O.K. – Maybe you can show me where I can cut down. Salary over 12 month period with teachers retirement taken out - $104 per month $29.85 Rent, heat, light & phone 18.00 Food 2.00 Laundry 10.00 Clothes 3.00 Insurance 1.20 Spending money (this figure is low) 5.00 Transportation $79.85 Total 24.15 Saving per month I surely hope I can do something about this, I’ve suggested to mom that we move to some place where the rent is less. – You know though one thing astounds me – two can live almost as cheaply as one. For example, assuming purely for the sake of arguement that you and I were married we would live in Grove City & the budget would be something like this: $38 Rent, heat, light & phone 30 Food 20 Clothes 3 Insurance 2.4 Spending Money 4 For gas & oil just for driving around $119 This is only $40 more per month than the other figure, and again my estimates are darned high. But on $120, a month we could live pretty darned well. The only catch is – I don’t make $120, a month, but it won’t be long before I will be. Then too, I know I can always get a summer job, which will make the picture look a lot brighter. – Those figures represent a pretty high standard of living too, - I’m not exactly trying to sell you on the idea, but I’ll bet you can’t figure out a much better budget, can you? – Who started this anyways? Honey, I’ll sure be glad to have you back once more. The moon has been very lovely this week, and every time I look at it, it makes me feel so very lonely. How I should like to be sitting in your porch swing with you, looking at the moon, listening to the chirp of the crickets; being overcome by the quietness of the country, and by the loneliness of the spell you cast over me –or perhaps the spell God casts over us. I wish I were with you tonite in Michigan looking out over the shimmering reflection of the moon on the cool water, and perhaps being like the mouse – nibbling a bit at the delicacy of your nose, and ears, and perhaps sampling the sweetness of your lips. – Give me a drag on that before you throw it away Clark! – Oh, you’d better quit drinking that stuff Clark, it’s “pizen”! By the way, a year ago yesterday I asked you to go to hear Artie Shaw with me. I’ll bet you didn’t expect to still be dating me, did you? – I was hoping from the first that we could get along. – I’m still hoping, but I never was that lucky. – This letter was interrupted here while Tom White, Wolfe, and I went for a ride to cool off. Wolfe said he wished he had a date tonite – I think he must be changing. White is painting a bridge just outside of Delaware on the way to Sunbury. Wolfe, Hopkins, White, Julian and myself are all going to be orphans next week end. Our folks are all going to be away. We’re planning an all night poker session Friday night. – You’d better get home and rescue me. By the way, have you decided yet when I get to see you? Is it to be Saturday, Sunday, Monday or when? – Not to mention how if it’s Saturday or Sunday. Personally, I think it would be a good idea for you to come down and cook Sunday dinner for me; but if it’s this hot, I wouldn’t want you to. Well honey, it’s about a quarter ‘till eleven, and time for all good little boys to be in bed. – So write P.D.Q please and love me and think and dream of me a little, because you have all my love, and all my thoughts and dreams. Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/05ec0641d09f09accb25f9d3c0ce57cb.jpg 9dac1fae2e1cfae40c527da4e616c42b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (5) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to pages 23-24 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Columbus, Ohio August 27, 1940 Tuesday Dear Evelyn, Mother got home today and just about the first thing she asked me was whether or not I had invited you down over Friday night. When I told her that I had, she said that she had been forced to change her plans about leaving for over Labor Day, and must leave early Saturday morning instead of late Saturday afternoon, or Sunday morning as she had intended, because the other people who are going – the ones she was with in Kentucky – have to leave then. God only knows why! So she said she would call the whole trip off in order to stay home and entertain us. Although I’d just as soon she would, I couldn’t very well tell her to, so I told her we would make other plans and for her to go ahead and go Saturday morning. She wants you to come down Friday, and she wants to take us out for either lunch or dinner at the Maramour, and it’s all right with her about Saturday. But she says that if she goes away Saturday morning she doesn’t think you’d better stay here Friday night – and I can’t figure that one out either. I still want us to have the kind of week end we have planned, and we still can, but we’ve got to figure out what we’re going to do about your staying down Friday. There are several possibilities open: 1. You could stay with one of your girl friends. 2. You could stay at a hotel. 3. You could drive down Friday morning and go back before our “deadline” Friday evening, and then come down again for Saturday. (I’m against this, but if worse comes to worse.) 4. You could tell me to “go to hell” and not come down at all. – I’m very much against that. Evelyn, I’m sorry as the devil about this, it has made me sick, and blue, and everything else, but under the circumstances there was nothing else I could tell mom. It seems that everything we plan for and look forward to never works out just right. Maybe we’re jinxed. I hope you won’t be terribly angry with me, and I hope you will accept one of the above suggestions (save the last). Needless to say, I’ll take care of any expense involved. I have been investigating the job situation, and it isn’t very promising. Business, according to Mr. White, is very poor in Columbus right now, and Lazarus is the only firm hiring anyone. The rest are laying them off. The woman I want to contact about a Lazarus job was not home yesterday, but I’ll get in touch with her before the week end. Those department store jobs only pay $15.00 a week, by the way. Dearest, I know that you know how wonderful I thought Sunday was. There seems to be a spell that weaves itself around us, to make us happy, and peaceful, and content to just be together. I hope that we’ll have an even more wonderful time this week end, and I’m sorry as I can be about our arrangements for your staying here Friday night, and I hope you’ll understand. I’ll call you Thursday morning after graduation rehearsal to find out what you plan to do about the week end. Until then, and always, you know that you have all my love, Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/fa18b7e132016ccc322c61a35a4ae016.jpg cec0f08bf6f7008a10c9ca7edd184165 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (6) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to page 26 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Columbus, Ohio September 10, 1940 Dere Missus Stark, Please X cuse Mary Jane from Fizz Ed. 2 day as she wuz drunk last nite and still has an awful hangover Thank U., Mrs. Zilch Dear Evelyn, How is the teaching going thus far? I surely hope everything is well under control, and I’m pulling for you all the way. This teacher has been pretty busy the last two days, although I’m getting used to it now, and I’m having a lot of fun. Perhaps you’re wondering why I’m writing so soon, and probably you will wonder why it is so short. The last question shall be answered first: I’m writing you while waiting for supper. I’ve just gotten home, and I’m going to go to an executive meeting as soon as I eat. The reason for my writing now instead of waiting to hear from you, or until I have more time, is to re-affirm my statement of last Saturday that I would like very much for us to go hear Tommy Dorsey this Saturday night. Probably some of the other fellows are going, and I know we can have a swell time. Of course, most important of all is that we’ll be together. So, if you can, and want to, please come home. Write me so that I’ll know whether or not you’re coming. If so, I’ll be up about 7:30 – You’ve got to get there early to get a seat. – If not, I’ll see you whenever you can get down, and I’ll write you a long letter as soon as I hear from you. I hope you’ve missed me, and wished that I was around, but I know you haven’t had time to do anything like that, and that you probably won’t miss me anyway. So – write & tell me whether you can come down, and know that you will always have – All My Love, Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/50ace2ec3ee9956495103bb654a84ab7.jpg 7606310cff933bf964d8143473321073 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (7) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to pages 28-29 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Columbus, Ohio September 12, 1940 Dear Evelyn, I like Longfellow, have come to the conclusion that “life is real and life is earnest.” Like Pepys I was “up betimes,” taught six classes, attended a teacher’s meeting, went to football practice; and to a meeting of the Wilkie Club. After which we had an executive meeting, so I’ve been pretty busy today. Tomorrow I teach, go with the football team to play South, then go with Peter to scout Gahanna, in their opener. Friday I shall teach and then rest, in order to be at my best for a date with my love on Saturday. I guess I shouldn’t have written you yesterday, but I wasn’t sure whether you were going to get down or not, and I wanted you to awfully much. You see, I really think about you, and miss you, and love you all the time; and I know you’d like to hear Dorsey, so I thought I’d better tell you again that going is a wonderful idea. As I said in yesterday’s letter, if it’s O.K. with you, I’ll be up about 7:30 Saturday evening, and we won’t get back very early – so there! Honey, it’s wonderful that you’re getting along so well with your teaching, and I know you’ll like it more and more as you get into the swing of things. (What I’m afraid of is that I’ll never be able to persuade you to quit teaching, and start taking care of me.) The idea of you training the cheerleaders intrigues me, I’ll be you really dream up some new wrinkles. Wait until they put you in charge of the campfire girls, the girl scouts, the athletic association for girls, ticket sales for plays, the girl reserves; and whatever else they have in the way of school activity. I’d like to be a little mouse in your study hall to watch you look stern, and listen to you give the kids hell. – I hope you don’t get so used to the idea that you keep it up on me – I probably need it though. There is very little news around the community. Cherry Cap runs tomorrow, - Trego says she’s a cinch to win- ha! Murray is now second Lieutenant M.M. Montgomery, U.S. Regular Army, Fort Hayes Garrison, which I think is wonderful Wolfe is no different. We tried to get him to get a date for Dorsey, but he wouldn’t. I think we’ll meet Brooks (and Helen – his love) at the Dale, and possibly Pete and Betty will go. Darling, I’m getting so sleepy I can hardly see, so I guess I’d better tumble into bed. I know I’ll dream of you, because you’re always in my mind – awake or asleep – love does that – darn it! Thanks for writing so soon honey, I was a little blue when I got home, and you’ve cheered me up again. I don’t know how much you miss me, but I hope you miss me, and think of me, and love me just half as much as I do you. Goodnight you darling, I love you, and will love you always – more than anything else in this world, Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/cb3985822862147647a9cf949deffaaf.jpg 9dc48ffad320f39fd148dc8f65e01045 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (8) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to pages 31-32 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Grove City, Ohio September 16, 1940 Dear Evelyn, I didn’t wait until Monday to write you, because I’m not sure I’ll be home Monday evening. – I guess I’ve got to talk to the Buckeye Republican Club for a few minutes tomorrow evening, which means that I stay down town until late. This has been a very peaceful day for me. I got up about noon – which was much too early – at breakfast, read the newspaper from cover to cover; went down to the bowling alley with Hopkins and Wolfe, then took a nap, ate dinner, dozed and listened to the radio. It is about nine o’clock, and I’m going to bed when I finish this letter. – I’m convinced that Sunday ought always to be a day of rest. – Although I would a little rather rest with you around then alone. It’s more fun that way. Darling, last night seemed very wonderful to me (save for about an hour when I was mad at you) I thought Doug was very good, I liked the dancing in the moonlight, in short, I liked it all; but I’m afraid it would not have been nearly so wonderful had I been with anyone else. Even though you don’t feel quite as I do, we both – I hope – have a pretty wonderful time together, and for me at least, nothing serves as an acceptable substitute for you. – A quiet contentment settles over everything, and there is nothing lacking when we’re together. I wonder sometimes whether any other couple were ever more suited for one another or more happy together than we are. – Today has been one of the days when I felt very near to you, as though you were actually with me, and oh how I wish you were! I love you so very much that the thought of you, the image of you, your smile, your voice; your lips are almost a part of me. Yet, today every thought has not been a pleasant one. Two things help destroy the perfection of my peace of mind. First if you come down next week end, I shan’t have the car Saturday night. – Mom is going to some kind of party, and wants it. Of course, Sunday is another matter, and the car will be available, I could probably figure out some way to get up Saturday, however, if you do come home. The other thing that has been bothering me is a rather bad case of jealousy. I’m sorry, maybe my ideas are all wrong, but I can’t see why it’s necessary for you to promise the entertainment for this visiting fireman who has been dating you lately. If it doesn’t mean anything, why don’t you fix him up with someone else? Or, if there is no one around there, why not let me fix him up? I’d guarantee any date to be pretty smooth. The thing that gets me is that you’d have two dates in the same day. It seems too much like running them in shifts for me. I know, and so do you that if I did that with you, you wouldn’t like it either, and you’d probably be more burned up than I was if I were late when you specially asked me to be early, just because I’d been out with some other girl. However, that’s water under the bridge, I’ve got no right to tell you what you can do or can’t do; and you do whatever you feel like about having other dates. There may come a time when I’ll want a little variety myself, although I doubt it. I have a better time out with the boys than I do with any girl other than you. The only reason I’d have other dates would be to provide you with a little competition, and since you aren’t around to see it, it hardly seems worth while. Well, with these remarks off my chest I feel much better, and now I’ve forgotten all about it, so don’t worry any at all. I thought I’d better tell you how I feel about it all though. Please don’t misunderstand, and think that I’m demanding that you not have other dates. I’m not! It’s about ten o’clock now, and I think I’d better get to bed. – I’m still sleepy, you keep me up awfully late. – I just can’t get you to go in, and I try so hard too. Oh, you thought it was the other way around did you? Well, I guess it is at that. No fooling honey, I’m afraid that sometime you just won’t be able to get rid of me at all, because once I’m near you it’s so hard to leave you. How I wish we could be together always. I’d never tire of it I’m sure. Brooks and Helen don’t know what it is to be together maybe, but neither do we. – Darlingest, don’t be surprised if I write oftener than twice this week. It brings us nearer together when we write. Be a good girl, and bounce any of those kids if they get tough. Tell ‘em I said it was all right. All My Love – Always, Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/ed9c7a8f573d8a73e367dccf7c2e467b.jpg cc73567c8dd0f8ae180e432e25661c3a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (9) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to page 34 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Grove City, Ohio September 18, 1940 Wed Morning Dear Evelyn, Again, I’ve been busy. Last night I made a speech for Wilkie; tonight I go to the Republican State Convention, and Monday I helped with some fraternity rushing. I was so sleepy yesterday in my last period class that I almost went to sleep while teaching it. Much to my chagrin the superintendent walked in. I’m writing you during my free period. Ordinarily Peter and I talk over the race horse situation, but Cherry Cap ran last again yesterday and Pete isn’t feeling so chipper, nor so talkative. Honey, I’ve been thinking it over, and I want you to forget what I said in my letter Sunday. I had no business saying anything. Of course I trust you all the way, and I know that when you say everything is all right that it is. I also wish you would convey my apologies to your mother for the way I acted in front of her. I know I was rude, and I’m sorry. Also, if you can come home this week end, and want to, don’t hesitate to do so. Just because our car is not around doesn’t mean that we can’t have a date. Some way or other we’ll be together, and you know how very much I want us to be not only this week end, but always. So I’m hoping you’ll come home, and I’m assuming – perhaps I shouldn’t be – that whenever you’re home we automatically have a date, or a dozen of them. If you’re so determined to go to the races, why don’t you drive down Saturday afternoon, we can go to the races, out for dinner, and then I could catch that 1:15 bus and come home. In any event R.S.V.P. – D.2., and tell me that you’ll be home. – I kind of miss you, and there is a dull ache in my heart when I don’t see you. How I wish you were here right now! Just in case you didn’t know it, I think I ought to tell you that I love you – terribly. You are, and have always been, everything I ever even dreamed about. With you I’m perfectly content, without you I’m absolutely desolate. You are a part of me, and of my every thought and every deed. The memory of you is always with me. – I just thought you ought to know that. – So please darlingest, write soon, come home this week end, And take all of My Love Always, Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/e8800b47de94ca6cdf297f19d5559197.jpg 9eb7b287b2e8dff8bc7cbf84ceaa78c1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (10) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to pages 36-37 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Columbus, Ohio September 20, 1940 Thursday About 1:00 A.M. Darlingest, This may be just a short letter, because I’m very tired, but I’ve been thinking about you, and I thought I ought to write, since I got your letter today. There isn’t much news, I’ve been running along as per schedule – last night I was introduced to Senator Bob Taft (for the second time) and to Burton (Candidate for Senator.) Murray’s dad is in charge of the draft for this section of the country, and Murray is dating Clara Erwin (our secretary.) George is seriously considering having a date with a girl by the name of Ann Freduckson – a fine gal (Chimes, Mortar Board etc.) Brooks is stepping out on Helen tomorrow night. The Sigma Nu’s have already gotten men pledged, despite the fact that rush week doesn’t start until next week – we hope to get forty men or more, and most all good boys. Trego has been pacing the floor for the last two days, it seems as though he’s worrying about our game tomorrow night. – We played Cols. West’s varsity – supposedly a strong team – a practice game, and beat them 13 to 7, and should have scored on them more. I wish we played Crestline. Pete is trying to get me to room with him out in Grove City, but I don’t know whether I will or not. I’ve been working on him with the idea of he and Betty getting married. – Today, I took him a budget showing how well he and Betty could live on what he makes. – I hope I get them married. Sweetness, in answer to your letter, I don’t intend to have any dates with anyone but you. If I ever do have another date, I’ll tell you all about it; and you know as well as I do that I’ll never “get serious” over any other girl. For some strange reason I’ve got the idea that you’re the only girl in the world, and no matter what you do, you’ll always be that to me. I think I’ve told you before, but the fact is that I love you with all my heart, and with all my soul, and with all my might. And the greatest dream and hope that I have is that you’ll decide someday that you love me. If you ever do – we’ll be the happiest couple in the world – for ever and ever. Life will have then reached its climax for me, and I shall ask no more. Not even heaven can possibly match the eternal joy we’d have in a lifetime together, but I guess that’s up to you. – darn it! Honey, I hope you’ve had a good week teaching, and I hope you see a good ballgame tomorrow night. – I know I will. I know it’s too late to hear from you any more this week, but I’m hoping you’re coming down this week end I still think it would be fun to go to the races – Cherry Caps is running (?) more than that, I just want us to be together. The moon is still very beautiful, and I’ve missed you all week, no fooling! Why don’t we go to the races, out to dinner, for a ride, etc., and then I come home on that late bus? That would be a fine date. – Then, if you got real insistent, and coaxed very hard, I would come up Sunday again in the De Soto – providing you wanted me to. Well dearest, I must get some sleep before teaching tomorrow, so good night, I’ll see you in my dreams. All My Love – Always, Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/f28376db366a707a7ba186e2a49787a0.jpg 1230a0f958f5847dc407719c574f4107 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (11) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to pages 39-40 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Columbus, Ohio September 24, 1940 Monday evening Dear Evelyn, Last night, after I had gone out for dinner with mom, I went down to the fraternity house and saw all the good brothers, went to Hennicks for a Coke, and then played bridge at White’s. Today I was out of sorts for some reason or other, and everything seemed to go wrong. I kicked a couple of kids out of class, and then I really booted young Breckenridge. It was really blue Monday. To top it off, I had to attend a P.T.A. meeting, which wasn’t particularly good entertainment. But, tomorrow is Tuesday, another day, and I hope a better one. After Tuesday there are only four more days until Saturday, and then I may be allowed to see my honey again. Do you know I’ve been doing a large amount of thinking since yesterday, but I haven’t come to any conclusions about anything except on one subject and that’s this business of not planning ahead on seeing one another. When I made the remark that we’d probably have to go to the Michigan game, but that we wouldn’t plan on it definitely, I had reference to last years’ O.S.U. Homecoming when we had planned far in advance. I don’t want anything like that to happen again, of course. I did not have in mind, however, that we should not plan on seeing one another whenever you come down for the weekend. I’m not “demanding” that we make any such plans now. I feel that if I rate very much with you that you will make it a point to see me whenever you can. I’m quite sure that’s the way it is with me. I always want to see you, if I could be with you every minute of every day I would be content. All I want to say on the subject is this: If you honestly want to have other dates on the week ends that’s your privilege; if you feel that “settling down” to dating me is burdensome and cramps your style, then by all means don’t do anything like that. But, if that’s the way you intend for things to be, and if I’m to continue just being someone you like to date occasionally – maybe once every two or three weeks then I fully intend to have other dates, as many as I want, whenever I want them. For example, had I possessed an indication that you were just dating me Saturday because no better opportunity presented itself, I would not have broken the date I had. My idea of the way things ought to be is for us to have dates with one another whenever and wherever possible, and to try and make it possible very often. Then, when we couldn’t be together, other dates would be in order. Please don’t think I’m being demanding, I’m not meaning to be, all I want is to gain some sort of an understanding of how we’re going to handle the problem. You know as well as I do that whatever you want to do will be done, but I just wanted you to know what I think. If I’m wrong please tell me about it, and point out my error. Darlingest, I don’t know whether I told you yesterday or not, but I was awfully happy Saturday night. I really had a wonderful time with you. It proved something to me that had been bothering me a little and that was that we can still be happy together out in a crowd. I felt the same happiness that we have always – together. Sunday too was wonderful for me, although there was something wrong part of the time. – I don’t know quite what. Examples: Your sudden desire to go someplace (which was perfectly O.K., but which surprised me a little, because earlier you had no apparent desire to move around.) Your discourse on how we were not suited for one another, because of the idea that I was a brain storm – when you and I both know that we are more suited for one another in every way than any two people in the world. – The idea of me being any mental giant is utter damned foolishness, and you know it as well as I do. Then there was the remark that you were in no wise ready to settle down, and the indication that our getting serious was almost an impossibility. Finally, I felt that you’d have been happier had I not been around when those fellows (the “visiting fireman”) came to see you. – But in the main Sunday was another wonderful day. I think the thing that bothers me so much is that I’m not at all sure of you. Honey, I didn’t mean to lecture you at all in this letter. Indeed, I’m not lecturing you even though it may sound as though I am. Actually, I’m so much in love with you that even the smallest cloud on our horizon worries me, and I feel so close to you that I know you’ll understand how I am, and will consider anything I say accordingly. If I didn’t have that feeling, I’d never tell you about anything that bothers me. I guess I’d better go to bed now, I’ll probably write tomorrow again, and surely Wednesday. The plans for a weekend together remain in your hands, whatever you say goes – but here’s hoping I see you. – Which just proves that if a week is a long time to go without you, think how long four years are. I know I’ll dream about you dearest, I almost always do, and you know that I love you, that I truly miss you, and that you’re the only girl in the world who will ever possess All My Love – Always, Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/4314193398cb20ecfa3b11e2af0d66dd.jpg 70488de116d02594d85c6a052652dde0 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (12) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to pages 42-43 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Columbus, Ohio September 25, 1940 Tuesday Night Dear Evelyn, Developments over yesterday, so far as news is concerned, are slim, my disposition was much better, however, and things went rather well at school. – I gave a boy a dictionary to read, because he said he didn’t have anything to do. Tonight I went to a Wilkie meeting, and heard Tom White’s dad speak. He’s pretty interesting. - Montgomery is still very much wrapped up with Clara, and vice-versa I understand. – After the meeting we dropped in at the fraternity to see how rush week is going, and found that it’s coming along very well. – Tomorrow night I’m going down to help them out a little. Sweetheart, after getting your letter, and after having written mine, I feel that we both are making much ado about nothing. I think that on week ends we will have the majority of our time taken up with each other; and when you have another date, I’m quite sure I shan’t complain, since you want it to be that way. You are still free to do as you please; if you feel that your interest can be better served by not seeing me every week end, then by all means don’t see me every week end. When I made the remark about having an understanding that we would be together, I made it because I thought that you were in favor of such a plan as much as I was - and am. Since it isn’t that way, I’m sorry I mentioned it, you may do as you like and I shan’t complain at all. When you feel that you want to see me, just let me know a little while ahead of time, and I shall be at your command. What you do any other time will not be any of my business. I trust you completely, I know that when you’re out with some one else you’d do nothing that would meet with my disapproval, and of course you can always have the same faith in me when I’m out on a date with someone else. From my letter yesterday you know pretty much the way I feel about the whole idea, but as you say, with out your earnest wish for us to be together as often as possible, I have no right to ask that we just automatically be together on week ends. And you know that I love you enough never to even think of not accepting your ideas, and doing as you would like. There is just one thing I want to say further, and that is that I too want you to get everything out of life that you can, and if having dates with other people to the subordination of dates with me will provide you with everything that makes for happiness, then I’m for you doing it – all the way. But, I know I’m happiest when I’m with you. Just being together gives me everything I want from life. It gives me a joy – an inner glow – that ten thousand dates with ten thousand other women could never give me. With you I’m content, with out you I’m a lost soul. Every day, every hour, I miss you, and wish for you and want you. “Thou art the shadow on my right hand,” with you complete happiness is assured, with out you there wouldn’t be an awful lot in life worth working for. All the liquor in the world, all the women I have ever seen, all the honor that could possibly ever come to me would not – could not- give me everything there is in life, because with you out of the picture life would be almost completely meaningless. – Why? Simply because I love you as much as any man ever loves the one woman in the world – for him.- Now, unless you have something further to say let’s drop the discussion on this subject. We both understand how the other feels, and – because we do understand one another so thoroughly, let’s let well enough alone. The choice as to our future is in your hands. – Write real soon, and let me know what you decide to do about your choice. Come down if you can – and want to, and accept all my love – Always, Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/048442e2ed8d82b20d60837c51c0ef6a.jpg 9a7aaf98e6e9e28b7c7d47b2d5281478 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (13) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to page 45 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Columbus, Ohio September 27, 1940 Dearest Evelyn, This will necessarily have to be short. I’ve been rushing for Sigma Nu, and I’ve put the pin in the pocket of a couple of boys myself, and I’m going to try hard to get some more. – They’ve got me interested in Sigma Nu again. Outside of rushing I’ve been doing very little since I last wrote. Teaching has been coming along O.K. so far this week. No trouble at all with classes, and I’ve given a couple of tests this week. Sweetness, again I’m missing you, and wanting to see you. – I guess it must be because I’m in love with you – do you suppose? At any rate, I hope that if you come home, you call me, or someway let me know when I can see you. If I can see you Saturday, we’ll go out with Murray & Clara – he’s still going for her. – If I can’t see you, or if you aren’t coming home, I’ll write you a long letter Sunday. – But gosh I hope I can see you, and be with you either Saturday, or Sunday, or both! – That is if you don’t think that would be “practically going steady.” – Well, honey, I’m off to work and rushes again, so please come down & let me see you. If you call me, call me by noon Saturday. Or, if you want to write, send me a special when you get this, and I’ll get it in time. Set time of date in your letter, and I’ll be there. And darlingest, please know that I will always love you, and want you, and that to me you’ll be always the most wonderful girl in the world. All My love now, and forever and ever, Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/5ad05498278d07c402c5c5c8c7200624.jpg 7e07b0e86a8dec010aee6ecbf7da910d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (14) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to pages 47-49 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Columbus, Ohio October 1, 1940 Dear Evelyn, Since I last wrote you I have been a pretty busy boy. Friday I saw two football games. Saturday I saw Ohio State open by walloping Pitt. – I guess you didn’t lose any money since Muskingum and Wesleyan played to a tie. – Saturday night I helped with rushing, and then went down to the Deshler to the Post Master’s Convention. Sunday I helped with rushing, went to Buckeye Lake, played poker, and helped with formal pledging. Got home and got about three hours sleep before time for school this morning. – Needless to say, I’m tired. How has school been going at Crestline? Swell, I hope! I was plenty sorry you couldn’t see your way clear to come down. – No kidding. I really miss you when I don’t see you for a while. I’m not at all sure when I do see you that you’ll be altogether safe, because I’m definitely in the mood. Evelyn, so far this letter is just about as dull as all the others I’ve written lately. For some reason or other, I’ve been afraid to let go, and say what I’d like to say the way I’d like to say it. The truth of the matter is I have a feeling that we’re not pulling together as we usually do. It worries me, because I can’t figure out what the trouble is. Honestly though, dearest, there are several things that are bothering me – some of which I told you about in our earlier letter. To enumerate: 1. I can’t imagine what was wrong the day I came to Sunbury. As I told you, I had a feeling that you wished I was someplace else. I don’t think it was because of the trips past your house by the “visiting fireman,” and I surely hope that wasn’t it, but darn it all, what was it? 2. I’m not at all sure that I understand what your attitude is going to be in regard to our having dates. And I definitely am against the idea of my having to beg for dates in order to get one once every two or three weeks. – Damn it all, when I say I miss you I mean it! I want to see you as often as I possibly can, and heaven knows if I were with you every week end, the whole time, it wouldn’t be often enough for me. Of course I’m jealous as the devil when you have other dates. It just burns me up, but I still can see that if you think you want to have them, that you should go ahead, but not at the expense of my not being able to whip in with a major percentage of dates. – As I told you, I won’t say anything about it, and I’ll still be coming around anytime you’ll let me, as long as you’ll let me, but I really think I ought to get the major portion of your time. – Maybe I’m wrong, and if I am please tell me so. 3. You don’t seem to be nearly as enthused about writing me as you were. Frankly, the last letter you wrote was just about as cold as one I’d write to my grandmother. It read as though you were forcing yourself to write me at all, and since then I haven’t even begun to hear from you. All three of the items listed above worry me plenty, and they cause me to ask you what’s wrong. If you’re tired of seeing me, or would rather not see me, or have found somebody else, for heavens sake tell me. If all of this stuff is my imagination tell me that too. (I sure hope it is.) Darlingest, I don’t want to lose you no matter what happens. I love you. Whenever you say so, I want you for ever and ever, because I really believe we’re made for one another. I know we’ll be wonderfully happy together whenever you say those words. --– If Ever. --- Honey, that’s all I’m going to say about all this stuff, if you feel like answering my doubts, I’d appreciate it, if not – that’s allright too. I hope you won’t think I’m a fuss-budget, but I really don’t know what the score is right now. Sweetness, in regard to this week end coming. May I humbly ask you for a date – or twenty? Saturday night, the Sigma’ Nu’s are having their first dance of the year at the house. I’ve been invited, and if you’d like to go – we’ll go. If you’d like to just have a date we’ll do that, if you’d like a party it can be arranged. – Probably we’ll have a party & dance too. Tom, Murray, Wolfe, Anderson etc., are all planning to take in the dance, and they cordially invited you to join in. – Would you like that? – Just purely as a suggestion, I thought that maybe you’d like to drive down Saturday in time for the Purdue – State game, go with me – since I don’t have a season ticket. Go out for dinner, and then meet the rest for the evening. – That way, however, I’d either have to stay up in Sunbury all night, or you can stay here all night – the invitation is definitely extended, and the Welcome Mat is always out for you. – In fact, why don’t you stay all night here? – Or, we could drive back to Sunbury that night, and talk Murray into coming up and getting me. If you don’t like any of those suggestions, and would just like to come down Saturday night, I’d gladly come & get you & take you back. – But the other idea sounds like more fun. Any Sunday date granted would, of course – also be very much appreciated. Dearest, please do come down some way or other, anything you say is law with me, and however you want things to be arranged – thus shall it be. However, I wish you would answer this letter right away, as soon as you decide what you’re going to do, in order that I can plan with the good brothers, and if you will stay here, so that I can tell mom. Send me a special – I’ve always wanted to get one anyway. Well, I’ve got to get to bed in order to awake bright and cheerful on the morrow, so please accept, and keep, and cherish – All My Love, Always, Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/9cb2b085396d0282d32c665e70395556.jpg 9677170bdaf966163b2f73b912701fc3 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (15) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to pages 51-52, 54 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Columbus, Ohio October 2, 1940 Tuesday Dear Evelyn, I just got home & got your letter, so I’m writing right away. I suppose by this time you’ve received my rather feeble effort to invite you down for the coming week end. So sorry you don’t feel the urge to see me and maybe – just maybe- have a swell time. You see I kind of figured that since you didn’t come down – at least as far as I was concerned – last week end that (if I wrote you in time – since I guess I must make my dates so far in advance) that you’d probably come down for Saturday. I’d planned a swell time for us and I thought that you’d probably want to see me and be with me a while, but I guess I was wrong. So you do whatever you think you want to do. I can’t tell you not to go to Wesleyan, but I’d sure like to. I think it’s a rotten idea. If you want to come down Friday night, O. K., but I can’t come up after you, because I simply wouldn’t have time. I’ve got to scout a ball game Friday afternoon, and be at school at seven o’clock that night – I have to work on the gate. It will be a good ballgame, and of course I’d like for you to come down. - You saw us play Worthington last year if I remember right. If you want to, plan on staying down Friday & Saturday both, I’m all for it. My invitation for you to come down Saturday is still open, you know that I’d like for you to accept it, Friday too if possible. In any event I’d like to see you sometime this week end. If Friday and Saturday are out, what about me coming up for a while Sunday? Evelyn, I don’t understand the way things are working out at all. I thought I had a reasonable good chance of being number one in the Stark League, but right now it looks like I’m lucky to even be playing. I hope you aren’t trying to gently fluff me off, but it certainly looks that way. I don’t know what I’ve done, or what the trouble is, but I’m dead set against it. It seems as though everything we’ve been to one another doesn’t mean much after all. Let’s get together this week end and be perfectly frank with one another, and straighten the whole thing out. Then let’s forget about all this business and be even closer to another than we were. What do you say? Know that anytime this week end is O.K. with me. Set the time & place right away though, so that I’ll have some idea of when I can see you. I’m not getting another date for Saturday, I still have hopes that you’ll see things my way! Despite, everything I love you, and oh lord but I am awfully upset right now! All My Love, - Always, Dick Postmarked Columbus, Ohio October 2, 1940 Wednesday evening Dear Evelyn, Since you seem to want it to be that way, I’ll come up Friday and be at your house at 6:00. We’ll go out for dinner and to the game, and then talk. I’ve got a lot of talking to do I guess. So sorry you won’t change your mind in regard to Saturday. I still wish you would, I’d like to have that date with you particularly, but that’s up to you. I’m pretty damned disappointed. Well, I’ve got to go to a meeting. I’ll see you Friday unless I hear otherwise from you. Until Then – Dick P.S. – Please don’t think I don’t want to see you Friday, I do! I’ve already made arrangements so that we can go. I detailed Tom White to scout the ballgame, and I got out of working on the gate. I’d make this letter longer, but I’ve got such a headache I can hardly see, and I’ve got this meeting to go to. Besides, I’ll say everything when I see you. Notify me someway or other if you change your mind about Friday, otherwise I’ll be up. http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/59639b11b88af2f44f95a4a707d2e285.jpg c3f25ea0c60e20d581ae48f58db93144 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (16) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to pages 56-57 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Columbus, Ohio October 16, 1940 Tuesday Evening Dear Evelyn, Sunday I went to Marion to look for a car, but there wasn’t anything much that I would have, maybe I’m too particular, and maybe you’re right I may not need a car at that. However, I’m still looking. Monday I taught school and graded papers, today I sent my grades in for the first six weeks. That was a very unpleasant job. Tonight, George and I just fooled around. I came home early in order to hear Wilkie talk. – I think he’s good. Tomorrow night is the Wilkie Club meeting, and I have to introduce the speaker, which makes it bad. – I never heard of him before but I guess he is a big shot in national Republican politics. He’s one of Wilkie’s aides. I’m sorry about last Saturday Evelyn. When I had written you, the plans were definite for a party at the fraternity to listen to the game, and then we were going out afterwards. As I told you, about every one who had planned on going to the house decided to go over to the Delta Gamma house – since they mostly had dates with the ‘DG’s,” and by the time I found out about it, it was too late to change our plans. I wanted to go downtown Saturday night, but Murray was against that – so what could I do? Anyway, I hope you didn’t have too dull a time, and weren’t so very bored with everything. – I’m not going to make any far-flung plans for this week-end, but I have a hunch that if you decide to come down, that things will be different, and that we’ll have a really swell time. There are several things brewing, and any of them would be fun. Or, we could just make it a twosome, and do whatever we please. What am I driving at? I’m asking you for a date this Friday, or Saturday, or both. In any event for Saturday. I hope you’ll see your way clear to give it to me. Otherwise, it will be a month before we see each other, since you seem determined to go to Wesleyan, and to Cleveland the following week ends. Please write and tell me whether I get a date Saturday or not. You might arrange to let me know by Friday. If I do get the date, I’ll be up about 7:45 Saturday evening. – O.K.? Evelyn, I’m also sorry for the way I’ve been acting lately. I realize – fully as well as you do – that my behavior has been more than faintly reminiscent of a high-school kid, but – as you say – I just can’t help it. I don’t know whether I’m jealous, or whether I’m worried for fear I’ll never really rate you, or just what is wrong with me. I do know that there is a lot about you that I don’t understand. But when I analyze things, I can’t really figure out exactly what it is, unless it is the fact that I am conceited enough to think that you ought to love me. I can see so plainly what it would be like for us always to be together, that I feel out of place when confronted with the notion that it wouldn’t be possible. I know it would work wonderfully well, and you can’t see it. I think that’s the whole thing – but maybe it isn’t that at all. – Oh well, let’s not worry about that at all any more. I still hope, and believe that things will work out the way I want them to eventually. – Probably my conceit again. I hate to have to coax you for dates on week ends, but since I apparently must, I’m asking you again for this week end. – Saturday for sure, and Friday too, if possible. Well, I shan’t bore you by getting sentimental as I did in my last letter. – Incidentally, that letter was not intended to be sickening, I really felt that way, and no part of it was a copy of any one’s else handiwork. ‘Twas mine own, and since you didn’t approve, I guess I’m stuck with it. In any event try and love me, and take all my love always, Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/003f9dd9311c97b094b17ec8d9cf7873.jpg fcd7973a940481076c524f24b6a6b20c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (17) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to pages 59-60 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Grove City, Ohio October 17, 1940 Wednesday Night Dear Evelyn, When I came home tonight, I was anticipating a letter from you. As a matter of fact, I even asked Murray to wait a minute because I thought I might be able to tell him whether or not we were going to have a date Saturday or not. The result, needless to say was not only no letter, but not even so much as an indication that we have a mailman. To say that I was disappointed is an understatement. To be perfectly truthful, I was immediately just as blue as I could be. I’m not asking you why I didn’t hear from you, that’s up to you. But I am wondering just a little bit more about the status of our relationship. I’m not even asking you to explain that to me now, because I’m afraid to. The fact is, however, that we aren’t clicking the way we did for quite a while. I don’t know whether it’s my fault or yours, or both, or whether it is the natural course of events. Maybe it’s just that I have a chip on my shoulder. Possibly you are just simply getting tired of having me around. Probably I’ve done something to offend you. Believe me, if the later is true, that I never willingly would do anything to cause you to get peeved. In any event, let’s get things back on the track they took this summer and early this fall – up until the last two or three weeks in fact. Let’s revive the idea that we’re Evelyn and Dick, and that the rest of the world can go hide under a rock someplace. I don’t know exactly what I said Saturday night. – I guess I’m out of practice on my beer drinking – I don’t know what I did, or failed to do, but I’m truly sorry if you were put out about anything. Probably tomorrow I’ll get a letter and then I’ll be sorry I wrote this, but at any rate it’s written. What do I want you to do? 1. Write me oftener; as old as I am you’d think I wouldn’t get lonesome, but I do – and just hearing from you helps a lot. 2. Keep on arranging it so that I can see you about every week end. If you don’t have any desire to see me, that is different. If you do, then let’s arrange it and quit this fencing around for dates. 3. You might be enthusiastic about us being together, and you might try and love me. I’ll admit I don’t know exactly what you could love about me, but at least it would be easier to do it that way, than to think up all of the many possible reasons why you shouldn’t love me. I could think of several other things that you might do, but there’s no sense in boring you now with the gory details. One thing I hope you do is give me one or two dates this week end. Any time you let me know is O.K., but I really want to see you, particularly since I won’t get to see you the next two week ends after this one – unless you would decide that you wanted to see me. Goodnight, Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/0378a6af277d4f5e77cc50f2219984d4.jpg b0803419821ab88baef9243a73cbd571 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (18) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to page 62 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Columbus, Ohio November 11, 1940 Monday Evening Dear Evelyn, You’ll have to forgive the pencil – I can’t find my pen. I got home the other night without mishap, and – as of today – am still alive and disgustingly healthy. Yesterday, Wolfe, Murray and I went to the State and saw the picture The Westerner, which wasn’t bad. Last night we had a good old fashioned Poker Game, which lasted from seven ‘til, about two. I was plenty tired out this morning, but it was worth it. – I disproved an old saying – “unlucky in love, lucky at cards.” I am definitely unlucky at both. But I always say “a winner always wins.” Today was a typical school day. - Although a couple of my classes were none too smart. However, perhaps their teacher was not doing too well either. Evelyn, I did a lot of thinking on my way home from Sunbury, and a lot more yesterday. So now I’m going to make another strategic error and tell you the conclusions I came to – From now on, I’ll not bother you by trying to get you to see my point of view in regard to your giving me the majority of your dates. If you honestly feel that you’re missing something by doing that, then by all means don’t. – If I have been relegated to the position of an also ran as far as you’re concerned – I’ll accept it. – When you come home, and want to go out with me all you have to do is say so. – I’ll be there. If you want me to come to Crestline any week end I‘ll do that; and I’ll definitely keep asking you for dates when I want – which will be all the time. But, anymore, when you decide that you can have a better time out with someone else, I’ll not say anything. The only claim I have on you will be whatever claim you give me. If I’m not worth a considerable portion of your time and affection – I’m not – that’s all. So, we’ll play the game your way, until either you decide you don’t want me to play at all anymore, or decide that I do rate pretty well with you, and that maybe I deserve a few breaks. Well, that’s about all except that I was wondering whether it wouldn’t be possible for me to see you at least one other time during Thanksgiving vacation. Why couldn’t I see you Wednesday night, or Friday of that weekend, even though we don’t go to the dance that Friday night? – Of course I hope I still have the Saturday date. Evelyn, you may not think much of this letter, but it was a hard one to right for me. Dick. http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/b607189bad43ceed854651350e60d960.jpg 69afc77db0ced2942578638411583332 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (19) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to pages 65-66 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Grove City, Ohio January 6, 1941 Sunday Night Dear Evelyn, The end of a lazy Sunday brings me time to write to you, sort of as a climax to a day of comfort, and peace. – The thing needed to make me truly content would of course be your presence, but writing to you is the next best thing. Writing in the mood I’m in now seems to bring you so near that I can feel your presence. I got up about noon and shuddered at the thought of having to get my car started. Finally, after reading the paper, dressing leisurely, and eating breakfast, I summoned all my courage and got some test papers out of the cold car. Then I called Wolfe and told him to come down and push me. – After the papers were all graded (do you think you can be persuaded to help with that job?) George pushed, and we discovered I was out of gas! – Oh me! Then we fooled around awhile, I ate dinner in Hennicks, and took George home. Since then I’ve been reading, smoking my pipe, and listening to the radio. – I guess I took a little nap too. After I left you, yesterday, I went up to Hennicks, met George, and then in came Murray and “Billie,” the girl who was with us New Years Eve. We talked awhile, and then Murray took her home. When he got back we went to his house for dinner, and he was in kind of a daze – all he could talk about was her, until Jane Anne informed him that she was practically engaged to some fellow from West Point, who had just graduated last June, and that probably the formal announcement would be out as soon as she graduates. – I don’t know whether it’s true or not, but it bothered Murray so much it was pretty funny. Last night Brooks, Murray, White, Bill Moore, and I saw Santa Fe Trail. It was very good. After which we went to the Blue Danube and talked and listened to the music. – I like that kind of an evening, particularly when the talk is good. – Although, if I had any choice, I’d much rather be with you. After I got home, I read until late. This book, A Man Name Grant, is good. It holds my interest, and I think it’s an improvement over lots of old pseudo-sympathetic, inaccurate biographies. But, enough of that, I’m wondering whether you enjoyed yesterday as much as I did. – I mean our being together. I don’t know why it is, but when things are right between us, there’s a strange something that seems to hold us together. I guess it’s what I call “the We feeling.” At any rate, when it’s there it shuts us off completely from every thing else for a little while. Maybe it’s just me though, I don’t know. Do you know, I’m looking forward to summer again, when we can be together so much oftener, and when we can forget that we’re school teachers and are just Evelyn and Dick, happy swimming, or playing tennis, or golfing – or sitting on your front porch in the moonlight looking for a couple of stars that belong to us. I hope the one star never fades out forever. And I hope we can always keep the “we” feeling that makes us so close to one another when it’s there. Somehow, I’ve always felt that we will always keep it, and that we won’t ever be really separated, but I could be wrong – look at the horses I play sometimes. Well, sweetness, I guess I’ve probably bored you by this time, so I’ll quit for now. Write real soon, and let’s see each other soon too. How can I ever get you to love me by mail? Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/b5e1967dcd5915308f7dcccb5d973af0.jpg 5208cd148ac21e6678af9db90903e70c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (20) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to pages 69-70 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Columbus, Ohio January 19, 1941 Sunday About Noon Dear “Angel flying on the ground,” Here it is Sunday and I have just gotten dressed, although I have read the paper and eaten breakfast. Really, I feel remarkably fit today. I’ve had more sleep over this week end than I’ve had in quite a spell. I looked at my eyes in the mirror this morning, and there isn’t even a trace of a circle. Since I last wrote, I haven’t done an awful lot more than I had then. Wednesday I met “Hot Horse Herbie,” Emrich, and we fooled around all evening. Thursday I went down to the Quarterback Club meeting and saw the pictures of Paul Brown’s Massilon team. How those kids could block! I wish Grove City could take a few lessons on that art. Friday I had to go to Groveport and keep score for the Grove City game. Again we got beat. – The thing that bothers me is that I can’t figure out how we’ve managed to win three games. When I got home late Friday night, I found a letter from the originator of the flu epidemic, herself. Saturday after I got dressed, bathed, shaved etc, (was about one o’clock) I met Murray and Tom (Wolfe’s girl made him meet her) and we went bowling and shot pool. – That was pretty profitable venture for me, as we were playing loser pays. – I got hot and didn’t lose anything. Last night everybody had dates (except Clark, the dateless wonder) so I came home and read. This reading is alright, but I’m getting a little sick of improving my mind. I’d sort of like to have a date too, just to see what it’s like. I thought maybe Miss Influenza – the girl who is like the angel flying on the ground – would fall for the very broad hint I put out, and give me a date. But I guess I didn’t hint quite strongly enough. I thought about coming up yesterday despite the flu, and then it got slippery and I decided not to. – At least that’s the reason I gave myself for not coming up. Actually, I guess I’d have come flu, ice, and everything else not withstanding, if I had thought you wanted me. But I was afraid - and undoubtedly with reason – that you’d have a date. Oh well, the books I’ve been reading have been pretty good at that! I guess I’ll become a hermit, and learn to know all about everything – except women. What I’d like to know is, how do you ever learn to know anything about them? Well, sweetness, I guess I’d better quit this foolishness for now. I’ve got about sixty test papers to grade, and my “studes” will be yelling their heads off if they don’t get them by tomorrow. I sure wish you’d hurry up and reach the conclusion that you ought to marry me so that you can help me grade ‘em. – No that’s not the only reason you ought to reach that conclusion, but you’ve got to admit, it’s a reason. I’ve got some better reasons I could give you, but they require a visible audience, and maybe some practical demonstrations. Please answer real soon, and tell me all about anything. In case you had decided to believe that stuff about me being a hermit, forget it! I was only fooling, and “by God and by Jesus” I’d like to have a date with you (not somebody else) real soon, like this coming week end, and as many week ends as possible thereafter. Why don’t you put the chill on a couple of your boy friends, and be my honey again? I’m a good boy after you get to know me; and you ought to be getting so that you know me don’t you think? I’ve been dreaming about you more than I ever did in my life before, and while they’re fine, I need the “Real McCoy.” I heard the operetta Cyrano De Bergerac, last night, and the girl wanted the fellow to figure out some new ways to tell her he loved her. When he couldn’t do it, she went angrily in too the house. I can’t figure out any new ways to tell you either darling, but I guess you know that I do without any invention on my part, so please don’t go away in a dither when I say that I think you’re the swellest of them all, and that I miss you, and need you, and will love you always, Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/0afc727c35b595b166dd5b29585bfb10.jpg 82abdd7b04df510bdff9286178a7b3c8 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (21) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to pages 72-73 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Grove City, Ohio January 24, 1941 Thursday Night Dear Evelyn, Br-r-r- it sure is cold around here since I opened up that letter of yours! But, being a confirmed optimist, I’m telling myself that you were just tired, and that everything is really wonderful. Why in the world do you let them keep you so confounded busy up there? Personally it’s a wonder to me that you haven’t lost so much weight from overwork that they’d have to X-ray to find you. Me, I prefer it when I can be nice and lazy, and I definitely wouldn’t like the idea of doing everything you get sucked into doing. But then I guess you’re just naturally ambitious. – although I’ll have you know I am going to talk to the Grove City Woman’s Civic Club on the topic “The Place of Russia in the present World Crisis.” – Frankly, I don’t know what their place is, but I’ll tell them something. I’d like to touch them for $100, for the History Library I’m planning; and I’ll try & work that in someplace. Life has been about as dull & uninteresting as it can be lately. I’ve taught school, and given tests, and listened to Trego moan; read several books; shot pool with Murray until I’ve now gotten my eye back; talked & worked toward getting the equipment I want for my classes next year; but mostly I’ve wished I could see you. There isn’t any news particularly. Murray thinks he may be transferred to Troops before long. Emrich is pretty sure of getting fired. Wolfe is so busy being in love – or whatever he is – that he doesn’t have time to be himself. Julian is shopping for a diamond for Helen; and they’ll be setting the date soon. And I got paid today!!! That may not be news, but it seemed mighty nice to me. Well sweetness, seein’ as how you’re so darned busy I won’t bother you any more for now. If you, God, and my Plymouth are willing I’ll be in Crestline around noon Sunday, so don’t go ‘way without me! – And, unless the weather is bad, don’t expect to get rid of me very soon either, for I “fain would whisper words of sweetness – dripping with milk and honey into your pearl-like ear.” So, be at thy sweetest fair maiden, and be prepared to bandy a lot of sweet nothing & anything else we can bandy, cause “I ain’t nuthin’ but in the mood, sharp as a tack, and fit & ready to run.” – Here’s hoping – despite the absence of any such assurance – that you’re sort of wanting to see me too. – Anyway, until Sunday, and always there’s – All My Love for You, Dick P.S. – Friday Morning: If the snow & ice is not off the roads Sunday morning, I may not be up, unless there are a couple of convenient trains. I’ll either wire or phone you Sunday if I’m not coming. http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/2d31b0f97b9ab6542c65785c6a8a75ae.jpg 3ed05141522269e57376188c4cf29328 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (22) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to pages 75-76 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Grove City, Ohio February 3, 1941 Sunday Night Dear Evelyn, This has been a lazy – wonderful – day for me, here it is 8:30 P.M., and I haven’t dressed all day. I’ve read a mystery novel, graded about a hundred papers, and talked to George, when he came down for awhile. It has been a long time since I’ve done anything very exciting. I’ve been bowling some, playing Bridge, shooting pool, reading, attending basketball games, and working pretty hard. As to news – or boring chatter – (depending on the point of view) there really isn’t much. Murray has been having a lot of dates of late, among them a girl by the name of Betty Biddle from Wesleyan. – Know her? “Billie” Raymond – the girl who was with us the last time I was fortunate enough to have a date with you (remember?) came up & Murray took her to hear Kay Kyser. I guess they didn’t get along so well, particularly after he had found out she has a ring on the “third finger left hand.” Wolfe is still very much in love, and he has about eight dates a week. I still think the girl is a little on the screwy side, but that’s not my worry. Emrich has been covering all the basketball games at Grove City for the Journal so I see him pretty often. Everybody’s happy, and nobody has had anything really serious happen to them. Today is Feb. 2, and I remember a year ago today very well, you and I had a date. You came to Columbus, & we fooled around in Hennicks, went to Ackermans, ate dinner at The Village, saw the Fighting Sixty Ninth, went to Jim’s and then drove back to Wesleyan. – Haven’t I a good memory? I thought it was a very extra-super date then. I sometimes wonder why, when we have such swell times together, we don’t keep seeing one another. But I guess the whole thing is that you just enjoy other people more. Believe it or not, it’s sometimes a little discouraging when only one of us wants to be with the other (me!) I’m probably a lot sorrier than you that I didn’t get up last Sunday. But really it was awfully bad weather. I had thought about coming on the train, but I figured I might get to see you this week end. – I guess I was wrong wasn’t I? I should know better than to say this, but when do I get to see you? – I’d sort of like to know. Is it that you don’t want to see me, or that you’ve decided that you are really much happier with other people, or what? If you want to date me, all you have to do is name the day, if you don’t just say so. It seems sort of silly for me to go on wanting to see you without ever getting to, doesn’t it? Well, honey, I’m going to bed again & finish getting caught upon my sleep. Write real soon, and please give me a date – say this week end. – Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/1dba6297d9dcaafaee796a2217d239af.jpg 9851efa0ea9587226b6fde85a430ee42 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (23) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to pages 78-79 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Columbus, Ohio February 10, 1941 Monday Dear Evelyn, Pardon the pencil, but I broke my pen the other day & haven’t gotten it fixed yet. Life around here has been moving pretty fast lately. We’ve all been bowling quite a bit, and I’m getting better. – Not good, but better. Just for the hell of it, I had Doe Sommer give me a complete going over the other day, and he says I’m perfect except for my eyes. He kind of thinks they might take me in the army any way. – “Kee Rist”! Trego is walking on air today. His ball club finally clicked Friday night, and it looks like they’ll be hard to beat from now on. They’re all Freshman & Sophomores too, so look out for us in the future. Saw Phyllis Post the other night, and she’s very thrilled over the fact that she’s going to announce her engagement soon. This Thursday the Grove City Teachers play the Parents a basketball game, & I’ve got a faint feeling they’re going to kill me. – Just remember to shed at least one tear for me. I’ve read several very good books lately, most of them deal with History, but one doesn’t. It’s called King’s Row, and it’s the darndest book I ever read. You ought to get hold of it. – Bill Hopkins is sick. He has two lovely infected ankles, and is not able to walk. Today is so very pretty after all the bad weather we’ve had that I’ve got spring fever. I wish the horses would start running at Beulah soon. Betty Lou Thompson’s “Bobbie” has to join the army, so Montgomery is beginning to get that look again. Someday he’ll get cured. I don’t know why I remember all this, but a year ago today we had a date. I came to Sunbury, and you had a cold, and everything was very fine. Remember? Speaking of dates reminds me that I’d still like to have one with you and I’m getting damned discouraged about the whole thing. I can’t see any reason why you shouldn’t date me unless you’ve fallen into somebody else’s arms, can you? And if you have, say so, and I’ll quit hoping, at least for a while. – Seriously, why don’t you put the chill on whoever has been taking up all your time, and be my honey again? – I’d like it very much, and maybe if you tried the least bit you’d like it too. I haven’t seen you for five weeks, and that’s a hell of a long time. However, if you don’t want to date me please say so. If you do, then give me a date this coming week end. Well, dinner will wait for no man, so I’ll quit for now. – Right soon, like right now, and please give me a date, or a spanking will be mild beside what you’ll get. Sincerely, Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/05332d718d3816b0cee9a29de3a4e87d.jpg 9a7333f663d3cd80e64e6f728871906f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (24) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to pages 83-84 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Columbus, Ohio February 10, 1942 Dear Evelyn, Here it is Tuesday evening already, for which thank goodness. That means it won’t be quite so long until Saturday. – Only three more days to be exact. The weeks really do whiz past, and if it weren’t for the fact that I look forward so to the week ends, I would lose all track of time. There hasn’t been much happening lately. Sunday night I came home (I really had no intention of leaving a date with anyone else) and Tom and Herb came in. We had a bull session until very late. It was an interesting one, we ranged from the war to women. There seems to be general agreement that the war was the lesser of the two evils. – Ha! Monday I was really up early. The moon was still out, and it was very very dark. However, I managed to get started in time for school, and then I discovered that I had a flat tire. – Yes, I was late for school again. I felt real crazy all day, and while my kids may have learned something, I’ll bet it wasn’t history. Last night Tom tried to win back the seventy five cents I won from him Friday shooting pool, but I added another quarter to my collection. Today, was one of those dull mediocre days. We had snow this morning, slush at noon, and rain this afternoon. Heaven only knows what it will be like tonight, but I don’t think I’ll find out, I think I’ll stay home. Tomorrow afternoon I’ve got a meeting with this curriculum study group in at the County office; and Friday is our last regularly scheduled basketball game of the year. Also Friday I get to eat that steak I won from Goebbel. – I think I told you about it. Honey, what about you? Have you been on your good behavior? Are you still on a liquid diet? Did you get to Crestline in time for your “meeting”? You know when I stop and think about it maybe I acted like a heel this last week end. Anyway, I had a good time, and I only hope you did darling; but I’m afraid you really didn’t. I’ll try and make it up for you this coming week end – that is if I can still see you. Can I? If so I’ll come up or you come down, it doesn’t make any difference to me. Only, if the weather is bad and you want me to come up, I may come on the train. Well sweetness, I guess I’ll quit for now. Write to me, and think about me, and darn it I really wish you’d start loving me. You can’t imagine how hard it is not to be sure of you. It’s an awful feeling to be put off continually. I still wish you’d let me get you a ring for your birthday. Why don’t you? Write to me honey and at least make an effort to love me, because I want you and will give you always – All My Love, Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/488849b6ae4ae3fc0ee75fa820f99ae3.jpg 7f9fc7431b6e79b60263ba4c4c5f0150 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (25) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to page 87 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Columbus, Ohio February 12, 1942 Thursday Afternoon Dear Evelyn, I am a busy man honey! Yesterday for no very good reason I worked very hard at school and last night I played bridge with the Andersons. – Bob & June are both a little peeved at Audrey and Bruce. It seems as though they couldn’t get rid of them the other night. June and I played Bob &Tom, and we really beat them. It was terrific. Today was another busy school day, and tonight I’ve got to represent the Grove City Faculty at the Franklin County Honor Society Banquet. – Curses! As a matter of fact, one of “my boys” is down stairs reading, and waiting on me. Tomorrow night is our basketball game, and Monday is the night I talk to the Hi-Y. – Oh me! About the only other news is that Tom is mad at the army because they won’t make him a general, and so he’s going to wait until they draft him. Honey, I’m looking forward to a real nice week end this week end with you. You plan it to suit you and I know it will suit me. There’s just one thing though, I’m warning you now that – what with it being Valentine’s Day and everything. I’m definitely going to be in the mood for love. – Do you mind? Speaking of love, I know it probably sounds trite, and very much like a broken record for me to keep telling you that I love you, but I do, and I do wish you loved me too. It would be the answer to all my dreams. Sweetheart, I’ll be up Saturday afternoon – unless I hear otherwise from you. – I’ll drive up unless the weather is real bad, and I’ll get there around five thirty. If the weather gets bad, I’ll take the three o’clock train out of Columbus. But more than likely I’ll drive. So, in the meantime be good, and be prepared – because I warned you, and love me. All My Love – Always, Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/a81b6ae2f639da6a4f3b2fe208ac2568.jpg 4a471ae0ba8c80162d79801586fc28bd Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (26) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to page 90 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Columbus, Ohio February 17, 1942 Tuesday Evening Dear Evelyn, Well, I got home safe and sound around eight-thirty Sunday evening. I drove home in a daze frankly, and all I thought about all the way home was you and how wonderful you are, and what a swell week-end we had. You are a darling – or have I told you that. Yesterday was blue Monday with a vengeance. It was a dull gloomy day; my mind was in Crestline; my kids weren’t any more interested in school than I was. However, I managed to struggle through the day somehow, and then last night I talked to the Hi-Y boys. If I’m not careful I’m going to have that organization placed under my name too capable direction. I drove home after the meeting, and it was terrifically foggy in spots. But I “flew by instruments,” and “came home on the beam.” This morning I over slept a little and didn’t have time for breakfast. Consequently, I got another headache, which I still have. I’m convinced now that not eating breakfast is what causes them for me on Saturdays, so I won’t do that anymore. Also I wore my new socks today, and they fit! I showed them to everybody. Pete immediately started a campaign to get Betty to knit him some just like mine. They’re all right! Tonight after school Peter had a practice game against Commercial Point, and I have never seen a worse team in my life than we were. I finally got so disgusted I came home. If we could play one of your gym classes we might have a chance of winning a game in the tournament, but the way it is now we couldn’t beat a carpet. Honey, I’m looking forward to Saturday, but Mom suggested that we postpone our party for another week or so. However, I still want you to come out Saturday afternoon. Things don’t look too bad now. It’s your birthday celebration sweetness, so whatever you want to do – we’ll do. Write and tell me what it is, and we’ll plan it. Dearest, let’s never have any other kind of a date than we had this last week end. – Not that every date we have isn’t fine, but to me, last week – end was super. I love you more all the time. I’m afraid you’re doomed to have me around forever – that is unless you take a club and drive me off. Write to me darling and if there is anything more that I can give you then all my love I’ll be offering, and hoping that maybe you love me just the tiniest bit in return. Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/d684499e75631528a890793db5540e7d.jpg 58f1a04a40e42c3fb71454297c36634b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (27) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to page 93 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Columbus, Ohio February 24, 1942 Dearest Evelyn, Today is a very bad day. All day long I have been grading papers and getting grades ready for my little dears. Then tonight I came home and figured out my monthly bills. – All I can say is “my, my!” I got home safely Sunday night, and I hope you did too honey. I stopped at Tom’s, and he was at Betty’s so I came on home, listened to the radio; and after while Tom came out. We talked awhile, listened to Sherlock Holmes, then he went home and I went to bed. Last night, we fooled around – listened to the president, and talked to a fellow by the name of Jack McGrath. – He’s what you could call a “character.” Yesterday afternoon, we had a teachers’ meeting; and I got a lot of people mad at me, and was appointed to head a survey committee to propose means for handling disciplinary problems. Imagine me a disciplinarian! Also Toms’ dad got a whole column write up in Mondays’ Journal. It’s in Karl Pauly’s column on the editorial page. Tonight I think I’ll mail this and then get to bed early for a change. Tomorrow, I’ll finish with my grading, and I think tomorrow night we’ll play bridge at Andersons. Thursday night is the Operetta, and Friday is the tournament. Pete’s boys are engaged in setting up their strategy and it’s really something. – They’re going to use Groveport’s defense against Groveport. How’s that for being tricky? I hope it works. Then after Friday comes Saturday again. – The next to the best day in the week. (Sunday of course is my favorite!) Darling, I think George will be home this week end, and if he is I imagine we’ll see him too if we play poker Saturday. – I hope we have a tournament to go to Saturday nite for part of the evening however. But more than anything else, I just want to see my honey. - You still are my honey aren’t you sweetness? Darling, I expect if you are to get this letter tomorrow I’d better mail it right away, so be a good girl, and write to me, and honey please love me. I think I love you almost enough for us both, but one sided love isn’t a very good thing. So darling try and love me too. – Please? All My Love – Always, Dick P.S. In case I didn’t give it to you sooner, my phone number is University 4901. http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/a6ae9a7307007150871c0666429b4297.jpg f2f1516ed966db3e6420301c314e7e5a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (28) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to pages 96-97 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Columbus, Ohio February 26, 1942 Hi Sweetness, It’s Thursday already! Saturday will be here before we know it. I’m awfully glad you’re going to see me Saturday, I don’t know what I’d ever do with out you on week-ends. – You know honey with all those Japanese attacks on the Pacific Coast, and the possibility of an invasion of the West this summer, I think you had better stay home and take care of me. (Ha!) Yes, I know you said you could just hear me saying that. But darn it, I’d be like the lost sheep without you around. If you want to do something different this summer, why don’t you marry me? I’ll bet I could be awfully interesting! This week has been like all weeks – except that there has been more confusion than there usually is. Sometime I’m going to grade my papers early and have my grades all ready to average when the six weeks period ends. Now if you were around all the time to help me grade them, I’d probably get them done. Plus grading papers, we’ve had kids out for operetta practice, basketball practice, a moving picture, the operetta, and gosh only knows what else. Sometimes I don’t think I’m very progressive. Last night Tom and I saw June Swift a minute in Hennicks and found out that George is coming in for sure this weekend. After that, we went up to the Andersons’ for a little game of Bridge. Tom & I beat them. Bob still wants me to buy a Ford, and I might do it if a real bargain comes along and I can get rid of Shasta. Everyone – including me, darling – is glad you’re coming down Saturday. Bob said as lucky as you are he didn’t think you’d miss a good poker game. I told him that was the only reason you are coming down. Tonight I think I’ll stay home and read Random Harvest by James Hilton. It’s one of these books I guess I should read but haven’t done so. Tomorrow night is the tournament and I guess Tom & Bob are both going. I imagine if we win everybody will go up Saturday too. Saturday morning I think I’ll go job hunting. I think I’ll go up to the Appointments office, out to Dr. Lansitels’ and down to the Columbus Board of Education. Then comes Saturday afternoon which must be spent getting ready to see my love. Saturday evening, WOW! Honey, I’ll be up about a quarter of six – and I’ll really be there then. Whether we go to the tournament or not let’s eat out. If you have any other ideas let me know by card, or if you set a different time in your letter we’ll go by it. – That is if I rate another letter – If you’re in town Saturday & want me to meet you, call me or write or something. Darling I could write from now on, but I’ll save it and talk an arm off Sat. – Love me & take All My Love, Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/074e73c4b6ee52e6aff6949e53787bdd.jpg 050a86384b695a58ae3ce1ca9ada35fe Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (29) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to pages 99-100 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Columbus, Ohio April 7, 1942 Dear Evelyn, Here it is Tuesday, and I have completed two days of another week, while you, you lucky stiff have but lazed away through one. Darling, I don’t mind the teaching, but I surely would have liked at least another day with you. Time flies, life is never dull when we’re together. What did you do yesterday, honey? Did you wash your car? Did you get to your Aunts’? Did you finish your book review? I thought about you all during that perfect spring day; and wished we were together no matter what we were doing. We still haven’t had that ice cream cone yet, and we’ll have to do that. Nothing has happened since I saw you. I didn’t even miss the little bit of last sleep, and went to school fresh as a daisy. All the teachers wondered whether I played golf. – They all went fishing. Last night after school was teachers’ meeting - which was like all teachers’ meetings. Sometimes I think teachers are a little on the dull side. (Girls physical ed. teachers excepted.) I worked on that test all last evening and finally got it completed. The girls ran it off on the mimeograph today. Bob called and wanted me to play cards, but I had too much work to do. He said he didn’t have you a convertible yet, but he’s working on it. – I still think you ought to save your money for furniture, but maybe you don’t like that idea. Today was just another day: I put grades on the grade sheets, and played softball with one of Pete’s gym classes. I’m sure not in very good shape. Running around those bases got me. Also Shasta had a flat tire, which I “let” a couple of my boys fix for me. I don’t know what I’ll do tonight or the rest of the week. Probably read and work on the article Delno and I are writing. Saturday I’ll go job hunting as you have requested. I know I ought to sweetheart. All the time, though, you can be darned sure I’ll be missing you. Truly, I don’t know what I’ll do this week end without you. I tell you lots of times that I love you, and it’s always been true, but there are so many different ways I love you. You’re not only my sweetheart, but - even deglamorized - you’re my best friend. I love you because I know you, because – oh darn it just because I feel, as I’ve always felt, that we belong to one another. We’ve got something pretty solid behind us, we’re just Evelyn and Dick. I don’t know that I can tell you why I want you to take my fraternity pin. Perhaps it’s because I’m still childlike enough to want the world to know that you’re my girl. Maybe it’s what the psychologists call “masculine possessiveness.” Probably though darling it’s just that I want to tie some strings to you. I guess I want to feel surer of you. – I want to make us last. After all dearest, you know you’ve got me. You know that I love you, but you’ve never directly said those three little words to me. I want you to love me. If you do love me I want to know it, and I guess I want the world to know it too. The way things are now I’m not only not sure of you, but I‘m not sure you won’t suddenly decide to just throw me overboard altogether. If you do love me I’d think you’d want me to give you my pin, or a ring, or something. It’s really a small thing to ask after all – if you love me. If you don’t then I imagine it’s time I found it out. Also, if you don’t love me by this time I’m pretty sure you never will, and I might as well start preparing myself for an old age – alone. I know this is a peculiar letter, but it’s an honest one, and I think it’s pretty vital that we take inventory of our feelings. Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/d8a6021b21b0dbc86c295a87f12d7182.jpg 5ccd9124590082bd9637b216d01730ae Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (30) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to page 102 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Columbus, Ohio April 9, 1942 Dear Evelyn, It’s Thursday already. Ordinarily I would greet those words with shouts of great joy, but since you’re not coming down, it might just as well be Monday again. I don’t know what it is, perhaps it’s the lousy weather, but I’ve been awfully gloomy all week I wish you were around to cheer me up. I haven’t done anything worth even talking about: Tuesday night I stayed home and slept, read, and listened to the radio intermittently. Last night I went up to the Anderson’s and won a Gin Rummie game. June baked us some Toule house cookies. They were wonderful. If you don’t already have a recipe for them you’ll have to get one someplace. I told June to give you hers. I got a letter from Tom today, and he tells me that he doesn’t like it, that he has already lost eight pounds, and that he cares a lot more for Betty than he thought he did when he left. Imagine how I’d feel being that far away from you. I’m sure glad I didn’t get that job out there. Tonight I’m going to read, tomorrow night I think I’ll go to that dance out at school, Saturday morning I am going job hunting, and heaven only knows what I’ll do after that. One thing I’m sure of is that I’ll be wishing you were along with me, and I will miss you –plenty. School has been about as always. The grades came out yesterday, and I didn’t have as many complaints as I expected, although I did have one parent call just as I was starting to read your letter last evening. I gave my scholarship test and picked my team. We had a music assembly this afternoon that was pretty good, our band is in the state contest. Last night after school, Pete and I went over and looked at some of the horses. Harry Wiener, the Jew I was telling you about, had a two year old that is full sister to Discovery –one of the best horses of all time. Well darling, I expect I’d better close for now. Have a good time in Cleveland (you’d better after deserting me.) Don’t do very much “experimenting” with other fellows this week-end. Personally I’ve quit experimenting – almost. Write to me real soon, and sweetness please decide in favor of taking my pin next week end. I want you to want me, and if you don’t by this time – I might as well go find a nice bridge someplace and jump off, because I don’t suppose you ever will love me if you don’t already. All My Love – Always, Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/0409b3f7d249f0a67e5103fdc9bdad05.jpg ad974183361e0aa2f7a8facdf04bce62 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (31) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to page 104 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Columbus, Ohio April, 12, 1942 Dear Evelyn, Today is Sunday, and since I Iast wrote I haven’t done much of anything except read and loaf. Friday night I went to see Kings Row, and was a little disappointed. It was not as good as the book. Saturday morning I made sure that I’d get a date with you next week end by going to see the assistant superintendent of the Columbus schools about a job for next year. He didn’t say he’d give me one, but he didn’t say he wouldn’t either. I imagine that if there are any vacancies I’ll get a crack at one. I then went up and saw Dr. Lansitel, and he told me he would help me get in the Columbus system if I wanted in, and hinted that I might possibly get in State as an instructor. – That isn’t bad, and we could live on that salary, and have a pretty secure future. The rest of the day I read and worked on the article Delno and I are writing. Last night I also stayed home – Saturday night I’ll have you know - and wrote Tom a letter. Today so far I’ve done nothing, and tonight I guess I’ll eat dinner with mom and Bill, and listen to the radio. I don’t have anything in particular planned for this week except that I’ll be looking forward to seeing you. Why can’t we have a date this Friday honey? – Darn it I really am lonesome, and I’m missing you an awful lot. If you were here today we could go for a walk, it’s a pretty nice day, but the old song “It’s a Blue World Without You” is really quite apropos. As far as other news is concerned, there isn’t much except that Murray and Essie are going to have a baby next November. Honey, I wish we’d do something real constructive like that too. I still think that if everything works out all right you and I ought to get married this coming winter, and darling please want to! If I’d lose you, I’d just as soon the army would get me. You’re the center of every castle in the air I’m building, and you’re the motivating force for what little bit of constructive work I’m doing. I know I’ve been over everything about us before, and you’ve heard everything I’ve got to say, but I‘ve got a singularly one track mind where you’re concerned, and I want you to want me as much as I want you. So darling, I’ll be asking you again this coming week end to take my pin, to have it mean everything until I can get you a ring, and to get that ring as soon as is humanly possible. I’m not talking any more about that just to be talking, I think that we’ll be in a reasonably good position to get married next winter, and I know we will be a year from now; so please dearest, take this pretty seriously, and oh darling love me and want me the way I want you. All My Love – Always, Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/077b85fd7aa9666c42d7bf2eb7c8164e.jpg eb0445baffd13c6dc5dc660091740ce0 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (32) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to page 106 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Columbus, Ohio April 15, 1942 Dear Evelyn, Sorry I didn’t write yesterday, but for some reason or other, I was just tired out. I still am more or less, but I’ve decided it’s just spring fever. – I guess I’ve really got it. - Tonight after school I even felt in the mood for a soda - which I made myself. – It had everything on it except nuts. I really cost Dale money when I make anything. I haven’t done much of anything since I talked to you Sunday – which incidentally did me a lot of good. – Monday, Tuesday, and today I’ve had school as usual. Yesterday I played softball with one of Pete’s gym classes again, and I’m not quite as stiff as I was the other day. Maybe eventually I can get in shape. I’ve got to be in shape before you start giving me those setting up exercises. Monday night I went up to Anderson’s for the usual gin rummie game, and - can you imagine? – June won! They are in favor of doing something with us either Saturday or Sunday – or both. Perhaps a golf game Sunday. How about it? Bob still doesn’t have that convertible for you, but he says that sooner or later he will. Last night I read and listened to the radio. – I’m getting to be quite a homebody anymore honey. I’m reading The Call of the Trumpet, it’s a novel about the invasion of Holland. Tonight and tomorrow night I don’t know what I’m going to do. Mom & I are going to eat at the Dutch Tavern tonight, and I may either go up to Anderson’s again or out to Murray’s. Tomorrow night I’ll more than likely stay home. After tomorrow comes Friday and I get to see my girl after her too long absence. Darling I wish it was Friday too, right now. I’m not going to give you another sales talk about taking my pin. You know how I feel, and you know all the reasons why I want you to take it – So it’s up to you. But I’ll be asking Friday sweetheart – that’s a threat. If it’s O.K. I’ll be up about eight o’clock Friday evening. Whatever you want to do is O.K. by me, but if it’s still this nice let’s not just sit in the house. If the weather changes – I don’t care what we do. – I don’t really care anyway as long as we’re together. So I’ll see you Friday and I’m keeping my fingers crossed that you will take my pin. Until then and always, All My Love, Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/c63b5c63af21ad07e3163c3c4816a106.jpg 4c87171602f75b7a40d98c98e5bc23da Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (33) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to page 108 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Columbus Ohio April 21, 1942 Dearest Evelyn, It’s Tuesday already, and soon another week end will be coming around. How I wish it was here! I haven’t really done anything so far this week: Sunday night I drove home in a kind of happy daze. I couldn’t think of anything except what a wonderful time we’d had all week end. Monday morning was school again, and I was very absent minded; I didn’t even remember what I had assigned a couple of my classes. After school we had a teacher’s meeting and found out that we’re going to have more school than we thought we’d have. - That Griffith is crazier than a bed-bug. I guess we won’t finally finish until about the 22 of May; although we won’t have classes all of that time. Last night I went over to the Montgomery’s for a while. Essie is feeling better and says that she wants to have us over for dinner as soon as possible. Also, I saw those pictures in Life of the Tulsa schools. They must really be O.K. However, I’m glad I’m here. I don’t know how I would have gotten along with out you all that time. I haven’t done anything today that is even worthy of comment. Tonight I may go up to the Anderson’s, but I’m not sure. – It’s a good night for the radio – Fibber McGee, Bob Hope, and Red Skelton are all on. I don’t have any plans for the rest of the week either, but I’m hoping to hear that I have dates with my girl Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Do you think it can be arranged? Honest honey I’ll go home early Friday if you want me to. As to what we’ll do over the week end – that ought to be up to you darlingest. So you decide and let me know what we’re going to be doing. As long as we’re together – that’s all that matters to me. Sweetness, I still don’t understand what you mean when you say that we’re far apart in our wants and our likes and dislikes. Personally, I think we’re very close together. If you think I want a life filled to overflowing with social activities you’re “off the beam.” I want some friends. I want us to go out occasionally. I want you to be happy and to go whenever and wherever you want, because I don’t want you to ever get bored with me. But I also want a life filled with just you and I, and maybe a couple of kids. I want us to be able to close our door occasionally and tell the rest of the world to go to hell. But chiefly darling, I just want us to love each other and be as happy together as we have been. – How about you? All My Love – Always, Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/20522500f8f4b37f912b25e24dffcde1.jpg a31e00665f9f71e2e5eb3b92d875f5d8 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (34) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to page 110 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Columbus, Ohio April 23, 1942 Dear Evelyn, Spring has come on in earnest. Today I could really feel the sun on my receptive face. How I longed to just sit in it someplace and doze! I did play ball with Petes’ gym class, but it was all to short. These physical education teachers have an easy life. After school I could tell that spring had come to Grove City. The littlest kids were swinging in the school swings. The bigger ones were riding bikes, casting sheeps’ eyes at one another and eating ice cream cones. The race trackers were idling in the shade, clad in their unmistakable dress. All of those fortunate young matrons were out with their products of the past winter, undoubtedly giving them a little spring sun; all had that triumphant “look what I’ve got” attitude. All in all, I got so excited that I celebrated the new season by getting “Shasta” washed. I haven’t done much since I wrote Tuesday. I never do. Tuesday evening I went up to the Andersons’ and was again invincible at playing gin rummie. We had a couple of bottles of beer, and all in all a very congenial evening. Yesterday I was really mean to some of my students who didn’t know their lesson. I wanted them to remember that we are still having school. Last night I stayed home and mom persuaded me to wash a few windows. I’ve got the rest of them to do sometime Saturday. Today I got a letter from Tom. He says he has lost on an average of eight pounds a week. He must really be a shadow by now. Tonight I’ve got to eat out, but beyond that I don’t know what I’ll do. Also, I put in my bid for our passes to Beulah. Darling I was sorry to hear that you don’t want me to come up Friday. I still can’t see your mothers’ point of view on that subject, and I can’t understand why you need to be kept at home like a little girl. If I thought you didn’t want to see me Friday I’d oblige by not appearing at all. That’s how much difference it makes to me. It wouldn’t be so bad if it weren’t that all I look forward to is seeing you and being together, particularly when there’s no reason why we shouldn’t be. Well honey, unless you relent between now and tomorrow, I guess I’ll see you Saturday. If it’s O.K. I’ll be up about eight O’clock Saturday evening, unless I hear another time from you in (I hope) your letter tomorrow. If you’ve set another time we’ll go by it. Dearest I wish I was with you right now! All My Love – Always, Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/27b1d80d954ece87e24f2f3b07dfdc01.jpg f69155ff1cba74d412442e34a94b9cb9 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (35) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to pages 112 -113 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Columbus, Ohio April 28, 1942 Dear Evelyn, The rain drops warmly and softly on the earth. How I’d love to go walking in it with you! I’m looking out my back window I can almost see the grass grow on what had been a bare sun baked back yard. It thundered! The rain on the windows makes a restful sound. I think I’ll stay home and enjoy it all evening. News as usual is scarce. I got our passes for Beulah yesterday, and the prospect of a couple of winners for opening day, so it looks like we’re “goin’ to the races” for sure. Mr. Griffith even agreed that, since we’re going to work this sugar rationing in shifts, I could work at night and race horses all afternoon. Everyone even Delno Adams is going out Saturday, so it should be fun. I haven’t seen Bob and June since Sunday, but perhaps tomorrow night I’ll go up there. Last night mom had company and so I stayed home and talked to them. I haven’t any plans for the rest of the week, so I probably will stay home and get a letter off to Tom. Incidentally, I noticed in today’s paper that a limited number of men classified as 1 B in the draft are to be inducted and placed where their services are most needed. I hope I’m not included in that “lucky” group. I’ve about decided I don’t want in the army. Roosevelt is going to speak tonight and tell the nation why wages, prices, etc. need to be frozen at their present level, or at some previous level. Personally, I think they should have done that in the first place. It ties in very nicely with the “Clark Theory.” Also it will help you and I, and everyone who has a more or less “fixed income.” Honey, not to change the subject, but if there was anything bothering you Sunday I wish you’d tell me about it so that we can iron it out. I can never discover your moods, your likes and dislikes, etc. unless you tell me about them, and hence I can’t know wherein you want me to change. Personally, if you want to know what I thought about Sunday – here it is: I would much rather have gone some place where there were no people, and just talked and laid around. Perhaps we might have gotten a softball and thrown it around some. I’d have liked to have found some weiners and cooked them over a fire. Also if we had been in a decent place I’d have liked to have looked around a little at whatever scenery there might have been. – Heaven knows there was none where we were. As to the rest of it, I know it sounds silly, but you kind of got me down in the dumps when you said that you just couldn’t wait to get back to Crestline to teach. I guess you must have been bored or something. I didn’t even understand why you didn’t want me to take your hand and bring you over to my side of the car. Damn it honey I love you, and you were going back and I knew I was going to miss you! – That isn’t just a line, I do miss you! Also I’ll admit I got a little peeved because I can’t see you Friday. Every comment I’ve made still goes about that. I don’t understand why we shouldn’t be together then. Although I’m sorry I got sore. Darling, maybe this is a “lecturey” letter, and if it is I’m sorry, but if there is anything bothering you please tell me about it. I sure hope there isn’t though. But regardless, you know you have – All My Love – Always, Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/ae305601a28086951f7f65d56b1cd178.jpg bf99da4c806dcca45c58994d729b6121 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (36) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to page 115 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Columbus, Ohio April 30, 1942 Dearest Evelyn, As usual – though I admit it this time – I haven’t a thought in my head. I’m almost happy, and I’d be completely happy if only you were with me. I’m hot – perhaps I mean warm – but anyway I’m sweating, and I’m writing this preliminary to taking a shower. I taught school this afternoon in my shirt sleeves, and was still uncomfortable. – But I love it. – The heat I mean. I have been doing about as always: Last night I mowed and raked the yard, and then went over to the Montgomery’s for a while. They’re going to Beulah Saturday too; and if we picnic Sunday they want to go along unless Essie isn’t feeling well. – They’re must be more to having a baby than I thought. Maybe we ought to only have five. But if you want six I think I can arrange it. I haven’t seen the Anderson’s all week. Bob was out of town until yesterday, but I’m going up this evening for a little while. However, I don’t think I want to play gin rummie. I got tired of that game. By the way, I noticed they were talking in Johny Jones’ column about those two lovely girls, and Jones was right for once – at least in the case of you darling. I’m really wishing Saturday was here. I’m trying to get us some winners, and maybe we’ll be all set along that line. At any rate I think I’ll stay out in Grove City tomorrow night and see what information I can get. – That is unless I hear that you’ve changed your mind and will let me come up tomorrow night. Honey there is really a lovely moon this week, and I really hope it’s that way Saturday, and that you feel the same way about moons and soft spring nights, and trees and bushes beginning to bud and bloom as I do. By the way – of course I’m not hinting – but how soon do we fix up the porch swing? Well darlingest I’ll be up Saturday between twelve and twelve fifteen, and I’ll try not to be late, so unless I hear otherwise from you I’ll see you then. All My Love – Always, Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/554922e4a6e943615d51abcd022650cd.jpg 864853955b549106a0be3b1d9fbbcabd Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (37) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to page 117 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Grove City, Ohio May 7, 1942 Dear Evelyn, I am a tired man. What I need right now is a very soft shoulder on which to lay my weary head, and a very gentle arm draped around my neck. This sugar rationing is just about to kill me. I’ve had so many funny things happen that it hasn’t been altogether dull. I had one fellow who couldn’t read or write, and another who not only couldn’t do those essentials, but also didn’t know where he lived, how tall his kids were, or anything else. Biggest family for me so far has been eight – except for the first day. I haven’t been playing the horses much, although I haven’t missed a day so far. However, I’m going to miss today and maybe tomorrow unless this weather clears up. I’m sorry you don’t think you can make the races Saturday honey. I think Saturday will be a good day. However, I’ll be up Saturday evening and darling let’s have just you and I all alone. I don’t care what we do, or whether we do anything, but I just want to be with you. I don’t know whether it’s the spring or what it is, but I’ll swear I get crazier about you all the time. I’ve been too busy to find out anything about getting a cottage for our vacation, but I’ll have more time after today. I want nothing more than the chance to have you all to myself for a week. That will really be heaven. I only wish it were forever. I still think we can make it forever next winter if you’re willing. Sweetness be willing, will you? Well honey, I’m writing this in one of my classes, and I imagine the bell is about ready to ring so I’ll close for now. But Saturday will be here before we know it, and we’ll be together again. Miss me! And I’ll see you Saturday about eight o’clock. Until then & always – All My Love, Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/2ffbb4bb34b20d8444454e1d960fe5d6.jpg 4d316290ef882481ec14e299ae705e44 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (38) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to page 119 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Columbus, Ohio May 12, 1942 Dear Evelyn, It’s Tuesday, which means that Saturday can’t be too far away. It’s warm and pretty outside, I made 60¢ at the racetrack today – my first winning day – and most important of all I got a letter from my honey. All in all it’s been a good day and I’m happy. I haven’t done anything since Sunday except miss you. Last night I wrote Tom a letter and went to bed early. Tonight I think I’ll go over and see Tom’s dad for a little while. I’ve got to get some kind of a job lined up before long. I haven’t gotten my hair cut yet, nor have I washed it, but I think I’ll take care of both of those items tomorrow. There isn’t anything running that I like, so tomorrow is the day for a haircut. Friday we start giving final exams, and I don’t have mine ready yet, so I guess I’ll have to do that sometime this week. Friday also is commencement – oh happy day! And I guess I’ve got to usher. What kind of an usher do you think I’ll make honey? Then after Friday comes Saturday, and with it – my honey! – Darling we’ll simply have to drive that smooth running Ford to Beulah. – I’ll be very careful and try not to ruin the tires and we’ll drive real slow. – I hope! Bob just called and wants me to come over there, so I guess I’ll see Mr. White & then play a little gin rummie. I wish you were going along. Sweetheart, I got to building castles in the air during my study hall today. I could just see that bungalow. It was long and low and white. The grass was green and there were trees. Honey I wish we had it now, and were secure against the future, and could raise at least a couple of kids the way we want to. But mostly I wish we had each other for sure, forever. Then it wouldn’t matter an awful lot to me what kind of a house we would live in, or what the outlook for the future might be. I know that together we’ll get along somehow no matter what happens. I’m sure hoping I’ll be able to get that ring for you this summer, and more than that I’m hoping you’ll take it. Darling, I’ll see you Saturday, and I’ll write again this week and you do the same. Miss me, and love me, and want All My Love – Always, Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/71ac577f6c2ad8ab46b9785fa800c8b4.jpg 8025cfefb5e53f035b54bd757ab5d318 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (39) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to page 121 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Columbus, Ohio May 14, 1942 Dear Evelyn, This is my last study hall – Maybe forever – who knows? I thought I’d better write now because there is twilight racing tonight. – My luck is getting better, I’m 20¢ ahead for the week. It’s raining and Lucky Lee is running so it looks like a good day – I hope. – The harder it rains the better. I haven’t done much all week. I went over and saw Mr. White Tuesday night. He’s got some pictures of Tom in uniform. Tom even looks as though he has lost weight. Then I went up to Anderson’s and we talked, played gin rummie, and ate some of Junes’ pie. June was going to write you and ask you to bring down that dress pattern for her to use, Did she? Last night I got a hair cut, mowed the yard, pulled weeds, washed my head and went to bed. I sure am clean now honey, I wish you were here to compliment me on being so smooth. – Ha! Tonight after the races I may just take in a quick movie. – That is if Lucky Lee wins otherwise I’ll go home & go to bed. Tomorrow as I told you is commencement, and Saturday morning I go down to Mr. White’s office to see about a job. Then I’m coming to Sunbury to see a girl and find out whether she would like to take in the races with me or not. I’ll be up around twelve fifteen to find out, and I sure do hope she’ll go. – Seriously darling, I will be up at that time unless I hear differently from you. I’m looking forward to Saturday awfully much sweetness. All My Love – Always Dick P.S. – It quit raining. He might not win. – Lucky Lee I mean. http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/d89fb385b893295d569fc22585bffb6c.jpg b015bb4047d9b74870ae4e49f90b4b13 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (40) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to page 123 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Grove City, Ohio May 19, 1942 Dear Evelyn, It’s Tuesday morning and I’m giving my next to last final to about 60 “bright” young students. They all look puzzled, they all would like to cheat, and probably will before they get out of here. Thank God this is the last week for me, I’m slowly getting to be a mere shadow of my former self. Again, there isn’t much news. I went in yesterday to see Mr. White, but I found that he was making a series of speeches and wouldn’t be in the office until Wednesday. Last night I went up to Bob and June’s a little while, but came home early and went to bed. I was tired. Now Bob doesn’t know whether he’ll get his vacation or not. – If we go on this trip – what with all the complications likely to arise – it will be a miracle. I ate dinner in Hennicks’ last night and saw June Swift. She told me that George gets a five day furlough – starting tonight – and that he’s pretty sure this time that he made officers training school. Maybe they’ll be at Beulah Saturday for the big race. Pete applied for a commission in the Navy yesterday in this physical fitness program, and he thinks he stands a good chance of getting it. Before long I really will be the only one left, and if they get me I won’t stand any chance at getting a commission. Honey, the weather looks wonderful. I’m already to wallop you in a golf game Sunday if it stays this way. It won’t be long before we can go swimming, and play tennis, and look for places that are air cooled. Personally I’m all for it, the heck with this cold weather. Well sweetness, I guess I’d better take a look at my children’s papers, - I want you to notice that I didn’t even mention horses in this letter. That’s so you won’t think I’m in love with the horses and that you’re secondary. You’re really first by plenty of lengths darling, and you do have – All My Love – Always, Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/0cba6973f0dd1acd95d6156502894166.jpg b1cde4b4d24bbbd9aba9e3623b967cc7 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (41) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to page 125 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Columbus, Ohio May 26, 1942 Dear Evelyn, Here sits a tired, broken down, temporarily unemployed school teacher, who knows that working at any job cannot be half so hard as finding one. Yesterday I overslept, and felt so bad that I decided the only tonic for me was a trip to the races. I went out and watched Pete lose all of his Saturday winnings and then some. Last night I played gin rummie with Bob and June and lost as usual. I think I must only have had beginners luck the few times I won. Today was another matter however, I was up betimes; bathed, shaved, and generally renovated and job hunting like a fiend. I saw Replogle about a job in the Columbus schools. I then saw your friend Riegel and took one of his application blanks which I shall fill out at my leisure. – I’ll probably have plenty of it for awhile – so I should get the thing filled out. After that was taken care of, I made the rounds for summer employment and filled out an astounding number of application blanks. Maybe I’ll hear from some of them – I hope. I sure wish Mr. White would get back soon and would take care of me. This business of pounding the sidewalk looking for a job is not in my line. – It’s hard on my feet. I’ve got no plans for the rest of this week. I suppose I should go over to Murray’s one night before he leaves. I know I’ve got to do some spading for mom. She’s going to plant flowers. I mowed the lawn yesterday after the races. – Speaking of the races reminds me – I just might go a couple of times more this week. Primarily because I don’t have much else to do. I know I’ll sure be glad when your commencement is over and you’ll be home. Honey, if you’re going to look for a job – the sooner the better, because finding them is going to be tough. – I know! By the way did you get back on time Sunday? I sure hope so. I’m probably a heel for making you bring me back, but at least there isn’t much rubber in me. – Get it? – I didn’t care too much for that one either. Well, “Daisy June,” I know your manifold activities are making you almost too busy to read this, so I’ll write again later this week. – Please don’t be too busy to write me. All My Love – Always, Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/6bc80b6b2b9e10127f304335a33e46be.jpg d0cff433e7dc16a1fd792a0aa500dce9 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (42) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to pages 127-128 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Grove City, Ohio May 28, 1942 Dear Evelyn, Pardon any slang you may read in this letter as I am only now finishing a book of Damon Runyon’s short stories. – Runyon being such a guy as writes only in the vernacular and the vernacular he uses is considered very slangy indeed. He writes about mobsters, and dead beats, kidnappers and bookies, tarts and card sharps, and beautiful dolls. But of all the dolls he writes about none of them it seems are as gorgeous as you probably look with your P.T.A. Corsage – I often think that if I ever get in the chips I will buy you a corsage myself, because I am a guy who by no means wishes to be showed up by the P.T.A. Yesterday about noon I got up. – I do not get up earlier because I am very tired from my exertions of the day before, when I get the brush off from all the employment offices in town; spade mom a flower garden; help with putting in some shrubbery in front of the house; write my doll a letter, and lose again at gin rummie with the Andersons’ – This gin rummie appears to get more difficult the more you play, and I am beginning to tell myself that it must be largely a matter of luck, and that my luck at cards is no good anymore, and that maybe there is something to the old lucky at love, unlucky at cards saying. – Anyways I get up about noon and say to myself that maybe I ought to wander out to Grove City just to see how everybody is getting along, and having not the slightest intention of going near the race track, because naturally a race track is bad for morals, and I am, as you know a man of great moral scruples. – Anyway I am only the possessor of a buck, and as anyone knows a man only holding a buck should better stay away from the ponies, because a buck – without another to match it, is about as useless as a deck of cards to a man with no hands. However, by quite a coincidence, who do I run into but my old friend J. Ellswoth Trego, and by some quirk of fate where is he going but to the races. Naturally, not having seen him since Monday what can I do but go with him? – Still, however not to bet on the ponies, but only to absorb some fresh air, and talk over old times. I am so uninterested in the bangtails that I do not even buy a program, but decide to wait and eat some popcorn and generally just fool around. However who should come along but the Mayor of the burg, and wishing to remain on good terms with him at all times I greet him with a hearty hello. He is jovial, and so is his nephew – who – a couple of years ago does quite a bit of punting for our football team. Anyway, his nephew has a Racing Form, and so I naturally feel called upon to squint at it. – Only of course from an intellectual point of view, because as I already state I have no intention of parting with my lone ace just to play a bangtail. But, it seems that there is a horse running by the name of Anthony’s girl, who cannot get beat even if she falls down, and so I promote J. Ellsworth – who also has no intention of playing the bangtails – into splitting a bet on this filly to win. She does by as far as from here to the Rocky Mountains, and we are feeling quite good, and deciding that maybe after all this is our day. So – only in order to try our luck – we go for a horse called Fry Flight – who also breaks on top and improves his position. We play a couple of more times and come home, and my ace is stretched into a ten spot, and I am feeling very good indeed. Especially as I am told by a couple of guys who should know that False Card and Bobbys’ Son – who is no son at all, but older than I am – are going to win today. Naturally, with a couple of hot cookies like those running, and with my new ten spot, and with pay day today, what can I do but go out and eat some more popcorn, and get some more fresh air? Well “Daisy June,” here’s hoping this tale does not bore you, as I know I am not the sharpest guy in the world at telling the tale but I feel that I ought to let you in on my windfall. Saturday, unless you give me the old one two in the meantime, I will be up about twelve thirty, and we can decide what to cook up for the day. Personally, being as well heeled as I ought to be, I am for hitting the high spots – at least a show – and maybe racing a few horses in the afternoon. – Anyway I’ll be seeing you and we’ll scratch up something to do. All My Love – Always, Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/c5a8bd7191b6ade19a158d05c34ea359.jpg 5f5c0c2c59e2dae190e607301d75d55e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (43) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to page 130 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Columbus, Ohio June 24, 1942 Dearest Evelyn, How natural it seems to be writing you again, and yet how unsatisfactory compared to actually seeing you and being with you! Personally, I wish we were rich enough to let all jobs go to the devil, and first concentrate on being in love, and being together. Perhaps though, by working this summer we can hasten the time when we will be together forever and ever. At least that’s the only reason I’m working as hard as I am, and I am really working pretty had darling: Monday night I got home at about seven o’clock, ate, took a bath and went right to bed. I drove a delivery truck all Monday afternoon and maybe shouldn’t have been tired, but I was. Tuesday I really worked hard. It seemed as though I played around with all the ten gallon cans in the world. Then yesterday afternoon I had a very messy job and wound up getting off at seven. Then to top it off my car wouldn’t start. When I finally ate, mom wasn’t home, and it was ten o’clock when I finished. – Needless to say I went home and to bed once again. This morning and all day in fact, I worked no harder than necessary, and got off around five o’clock. It’s about six thirty and here I am dressed and bathed and waiting for dinner. – Truly a life of ease – don’t you think? Mom broke down and baked apple pie so I’m really ready to eat anytime now. Tonight I’m going up to Bob’s for a little while and then – back to the old grind again in the morning. The discouraging part about it all is that I’ve got three more days approximately like the three that have just passed by before I get to see you again. Darlingest, I miss you and wish you didn’t work at night. I sure hope you get by without being put on the shift that works all night. That would worry me plenty. Sweetness, there ought to be a pretty decent kind of a moon this Saturday and Sunday. Personally, I sure hope it doesn’t rain or anything like that. I don’t want our week end spoiled. Whatever you want to do Saturday is O.K. by me. I’ll be up as soon as I can possibly get there. Here’s hoping it won’t be nine fifteen like it was before. Well honey, you said that you were only going to write me a short note, so I won’t “bother” to devote any more to telling you how much I love you and why, but you know that now – more than ever you have – All My Love – Always, Dick P.S. Do I have yours? http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/bff9faeddb0ea96ada5e61321fad0252.jpg 7e7be169b759b4b7a49e6317fd3aead5 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (44) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to page 132 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Columbus, Ohio July 8, 1942 Dearest Evelyn, Behold you have an invalid for a boy friend! Don’t be alarmed darling, it was nothing that a bottle of Pluto Water couldn’t cure! I felt like the devil yesterday all day. As the ad for Carters’ Pills says “I felt dull, dizzy and heartachey,” so I decide that since I was going to take a day off anyway it might as well be today so that I could get straightened out and find out about the army. I did both, Pluto Water isn’t the most enticing beverage I ever drank, but it’s surely effective. Also, after finding out about the army I decided to go to Grove City and find out about my sore jaw. Doc. fooled around in my mouth for awhile and then gave me the news that I have a wisdom tooth that has got to be pulled, and he said right away. – Now for the army. They told me that I would be taken almost for sure. However, they thought that it would not be in August. Their August quota calls for ten 1 B’s, and my order number was high enough – they thought – to keep me out of the August call. Beyond that, they could give me no information, so it may be in September, or for all we know, it may not be until Christmas. However, darling, I guess that I will be taken sometime this coming winter or fall. I’m not the least bit patriotic. Frankly, all I really want is to be left alone in order that you and I can carry out our plans for the future. I want us to get married, and have a comfortable income, and a nice little home, and nice friends, and a couple of kids running around to keep us young. I hope that my going into the army will do no more than postpone our plans and dreams. And, sweetheart, somehow or other I’ve got enough confidence in us, and in our love to feel that no matter how long it may take to get this damned war over with we’ll have all the happiness we’ve looked forward to as soon as it’s over. Darling, I imagine you thought I was kind of dopey Sunday, but the truth of the matter was I was still very tired, and I didn’t feel too hot then either. However, that doesn’t happen very often, and I’ll guarantee to make up for it the next time we’re together – which I hope will be this week end. – I’m pretty lonesome right now, and somehow I can’t imagine anything more ghastly than missing a weekend with you. However, please note, I’m not saying “don’t go,” I’m just subtlety hinting. Well sweetheart, I’ll be seeing you. Love me, and write to me, and miss me. All My Love, Always, Dick P.S. – I found out about Evelyn St. Claires job at Girard. She’s going to try and keep it, but doesn’t think she’ll be able to, she says she got $1,750 there this last year, and she’s had just one more year experience than you. At those prices, and with me in the army, I’d investigate. You could save us a lot of money on a salary like that, and a soldiers pay won’t buy much furniture. - The Supts’ name is Moore. http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/640f9278e91cfb2eeb668f40f3b209af.jpg 96f49b07a2d88d2d26c0f1e2404f960d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (45) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to pages 135 -136 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Columbus, Ohio July 23, 1942 Wed. Evening Dearest Evelyn, Sweetheart, I still need sympathy. I’m all bruised and battered and cut up, and tired. I’ve worked thirty three hours since Monday morning, and I’ll probably work nearly that many more before Saturday. If I last another month on this job it will be only because I want to continue to measure up in your eyes. Every day I think about quitting, and yet somehow I keep going. Largely I think because I don’t want you to get the idea that anything can ever get me down enough to make me quit. – You are a good influence darling. Incidentally, unless we have a snow storm I’ll probably have to work this Sunday too, so be prepared for it, and if I should escape it by some miracle then we can be thankful. However, whether, I work or not, we’re going to stay out just as late as we want to Saturday night, because I agree that we do have an awful lot to celebrate. I’ll make it a point to get off early Saturday and I’ll do my darndest to be after you by six or six thirty. But darling, if anything should happen that I couldn’t get away early – please understand, and don’t be mad at me. Honey, I have been lonesome for you all week – truly! For some reason whenever I think of you it makes me feel so proud and happy that something wells up in me and a great lump rises in my throat. I don’t know what causes us to be as we are, but I do know that we belong to one another. I have no doubts about either of us, and somehow I’m sure that it’s forever and ever. Words, at least my vocabulary, are too limited to adequately express “us.” All I know is that I want you always close to me, and that I do miss you tremendously, and that if love is the closest thing to us then you have all my love – Always and Always, Dick P.S. Bob just stopped around and suggested that we see them Saturday evening and go out, so – if that meets with your approval – we will. Well darling its ten o’clock, so good night, and dream about me. Thursday Evening: Honey disregard what I said about working Sunday. I quit this afternoon, so naturally I won’t be working Sunday. The reason darling, had nothing to do with my willingness to work, but they started a night shift yesterday from 7:P.M. to 7AM., and they wanted me to work permanently – every night in the bunker – where it’s 20° below. Don’t be too disgusted. I’ll go job hunting tomorrow again, but I wouldn’t work in that cold place permanently any time, let above all night. So, I’ll see you Saturday at 6:00, and we can do something Sunday. If I were invited to stay all night Saturday night I’d accept. Love, Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/187aba96a68f2a6267106be078d870ca.jpg fbdf38904fd185d69cd62b9273307cda Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (46) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to page 138 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Columbus, Ohio July 29, 1942 Dearest Evelyn, Excuse the pencil honey, but mom used my pen last, and life is too short to worry over where she puts things. If this letter sounds dopier than usual put it down to the fact that I just had a little nap, and haven’t yet gotten clear awake. I haven’t done a thing since I saw you Sunday except stand around on my new job. Some of those guys down there call it work, but I feel like I’m on vacation. It’s just like the bridge painting job I had, only there isn’t any nice cool bridge to sleep under. Also, I must say I’m loafing in good company: Besides my superintendent there are two other superintendents, and a good round number of school principals, plus a varied assortment of teachers running around. Then too, a couple of the boys who quit at Telling’s before I did are out there. And I ran into an old friend by the name of Ollie Haskins, who has worked himself up – how I don’t know, knowing him - to be Assistant Chief of Warehouses. He said if I wanted to work from two thirty till eleven he’d give me a job at 85¢ an hour, and all I’d need to do would be follow him around. I declined with thanks. However, I guess when they get really busy you do have to work overtime, and unless I’m pretty lucky, I’ll have to work some Sunday’s. – But maybe I’ll be lucky. Darling, there’s something I’ve been wondering about, and that is what you meant Sunday when you talked about my kidding you. Whatever was bothering you, forget it. Just because I told you a little white lie about my going to the bookies doesn’t mean that I make a habit of it. And I’ve never fibbed to you about anything important. There’s one thing I know is no kidding, and that is that I love you more and more all the time, and that I miss you, and wish that we could be together more than we get to, I sure hope you don’t have to work any more on that night shift I also hope I get to see you sometime this week end. Have you decided yet how you’re going to work it about meeting Rita, and going to the wedding etc? Sweetheart, if you can, please try and work me in some place in your plans for the weekend. I’m lonesome now. – What will I be by the time I see you if it isn’t soon? Well honey, I haven’t eaten yet, so – love me – and want All My Love – Always, Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/137e50f97266032c2339caa9ab50d718.jpg 0077171709c516a39ada2bf5fe202e3b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (47) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to pages 140-141 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Columbus, Ohio August 5, 1942 Dearest Evelyn, I’m in one of my hyper – critical moods tonight. But don’t be alarmed darling, you’re about the only bright spot in my horizon. The whole thing is my lack of satisfaction with the war effort of England and the U.S. It seems to me that we’re bungling so much, that we’re too complacent, that our leaders are fools. I’m terribly afraid that we might be forced into a negotiated peace – at best. And I have a hunch that we might actually lose the war outright. Russia is on her last legs. India is ripe for complete revolt from the British. American forces in Australia are still by all accounts pitifully weak, two weak to resist a really first class Japanese invasion. The Japanese actually are within striking distance of our West Coast by reason of their occupation of the Aleutians. Our merchant ships are being sunk daily within direct view of our own coast line. So many ships have been sunk that it is more nearly impossible to open a second front in Europe than it was six months ago. – We can’t get adequate supplies across the ocean, I don’t claim to know the solution to the problems involved, but unless someone discovers them before long our world will be turned upside down for us, forever. I know this sort of letter sounds like a campaign speech, or at least a group of tobacco chewing, whittling old fogies out in front of the village store, but I had to let off steam to someone, and – you might as well get used to all of me, dear. Nothing of great moment has happened since I saw you Sunday. I was with Tom last night and Monday night. We didn’t do an awful lot except talk. Monday we played a rubber of bridge with Bob & June, and – no doubt because of the strength of the drinks Bob was mixing – we gave that up for an old fashioned bull session. The chief subject seemed to be whether or not a soldier should get married who faced the prospect of going overseas within a few months. I didn’t think he should, but I sure picked up some good arguments to present in case that eventuality should even arise. Last night we just fooled around. – Went up to Toms’ cousin Don’s for a little while, and then ate a couple of tremendous sundaes at the Dutch chocolate shop. Betty Geraw is coming in tonight about 8:30 or 9:00, but Tom didn’t know whether she would stay over tomorrow night or not, and by the time he finds out it’ll be too late to wire you at Nestle’s, and it would cost me a small fortune to have it sent to your house. I sure wish you still had a phone. If she’s going to stay, I may still think of a way to let you know in time to get off, but right now I’m stumped. So, honey, I guess I’ll have to adopt your point of view that we ought to leave them alone anyway, and content myself with the knowledge that Saturday is drawing nearer and nearer. Sweetness, I should have some money by then, so why don’t we go out for dinner, and to the show or something? Mrs. Miniver is being held over. We could also go to the ball game, but if we did we wouldn’t have time to eat, and I don’t want you to lose anymore weight. Because of the tire situation, it seems to me that either you ought to stay all night here, or else I should stay up, but it’s way past your turn to stay down, so – if you can – you’re invited. Well darling, I guess I’d better sign off for now, and oh sweetheart I do miss you and count the days between our being together, and just saying that I love you is so far from the mark that I wish somebody would invent some new words to describe my feelings. Since they haven’t however, you know that you do have All My Love – Always Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/60913e4b21c0719aa4cddb75e7953356.jpg 8a8f08ae7148178335e762b331edb810 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (48) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to page 143 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Grove City, Ohio September 16, 1942 Dear Evelyn, I may as well duplicate your feat and write you during my study hall too. Darling, life is very dull so far this week. Monday & last night both I stayed home and worked in the yard and on a defense for Friday night. – All of this after extremely busy days at school. Tonight we are going to practice under the lights after supper, so I think I’ll go on over and watch the horses gallop this afternoon after school. I think I am going to be able to see all of Ohio State’s games for nothing this fall, but I’m not sure yet, so keep your fingers crossed. – Maybe this coaching will have some advantages at that. – Also the Hilliards Supt. would not hold still for us changing the game to Grove City, so it will probably be played on a Friday afternoon two weeks from Friday. - So you can help me scout a game that Friday night if you want to, or we can do something else – maybe – huh? Also, do you think we could go to the races Saturday? – I sort of think we ought to “take them in.” – So unless I hear otherwise from you I’ll be up after you about twelve thirty Saturday. – O.K.? By the way, Bob has enlisted in the army. Although he probably won’t leave until November. He isn’t in town so far this week, so I haven’t been able to do anything about getting you the money for that check. – He’s in Springfield working in Bruce’s place. – Bruce is sick June said. But as soon a Bob gets back, I’ll get on him and have him get you that money. Well honey, wish us luck Friday night. We’re pretty well set for our opening game, and if our boys don’t get hurt we may play a good game, and might even win. I wish you were coming down to see it. I’d feel better with you consoling me – if we lose. Write, and miss me, and want All My Love – Always, Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/546bc703e75b5d7ea8e3d9423016e291.jpg 5a2af730f593f0083638408ac65e2898 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (49) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to page 145 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Grove City, Ohio September 20, 1942 (Note: Seems to be missing a page) Study hall, and a particularly noisy one at that. – Maybe it’s a good thing the army is going to get me. – This lunch is getting on my nerves today. – I guess I’m having a bad day although perhaps I’ve got one coming after the wonderful week end we had together. I was almost late for school this morning, I was late getting back from lunch, and Griffith was taking my class, and I was late for this study hall and here he was again. After I got home last night I worked out my single wing back series, and wrote up my comment on our game. I didn’t finish until after midnight. Tonight, we start to work on them, and I hope we have them ready by Friday. This week is pretty well taken care of I’m afraid. I’ll be busy again all week, and that makes time go fast. – I don’t want it to go fast now. I’d like for it to do some standing still, and yet – like you – I sometimes wish I was in so that we would know what we have to face. Darling, the really hard thing about going in the army is having to leave you, I love you so very much, and I am so content when we’re together – yesterday was a perfect day wasn’t it darling? As you say, I know there’ll be good days and bad days for us, but they’ll be mostly good. Because you and I have so few arguments over anything. I have never known two people to get along any better than you and I do, and I know it’ll always be that way, Oh darling, how I wish the war was over and we could be married. – Or even that I were stationed someplace where we could be together. Well sweetness, I guess I’d better go try out my new plays before the boys tear up the dressing room. – The bell has long since rung, and I’ll write again later on. All My Love – Always, Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/1f84e4af5ca8baabf77425a96f4ab610.jpg 930114b3dea6332ae4c44596fe510c5a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (50) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to page 147 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Grove City, Ohio September 23, 1942 Dear Evelyn, Pardon the briefness of this letter, my intentions were to write a nice long one, but Fred Willert is back from England, and I’ve been talking to him all day. I took my physical yesterday and I will be sent to the army as far as my draft board is concerned. I also turned in my appeal, which stated that – according to Griffith – we would have to dispense with our phys. ed. program if I were taken, and also that I was essential to the health and morale of the community. – I don’t know whether it will do any good or not, but I’m inclined to doubt it, and I feel that I’ll be taken at the end of next month. School has been going about as usual, and so has football. I scrimmaged a little myself Monday night. – We are going to play Hilliards at Grove City next Friday Oct. 2nd, at night. So, let’s make plans to do something with C. M. & Adele afterwards. I haven’t done anything all week to speak of, Sunday night we played Monopoly, Monday I stayed home, and last night we had another Monopoly session. Tonite I imagine a little Bridge will be in order since Willert is here. Tomorrow I don’t have anything planned, so I might go to Beulah for the twi - light racing. Friday I’m going to scout Hilliards & West Jeff., and then – I get to see my honey!! – I’ll still be up around six or very shortly thereafter. I got my membership to the coaches assn. and will get to see the game Saturday for nothing. If you have any shopping to do, why don’t you make plans to do it Saturday afternoon, come down on the bus & meet me after the game? Well honey, the bell rang and I’ve got football practice, so I’ll have to close for now. Be a good girl until Friday that is. All My Love - Always, Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/c879f6193ddf855984eb54684664a9df.jpg 7dce46267230fb1e4fb87cab2ab42f0a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (51) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to page 149 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Grove City, Ohio September 30, 1942 Dear Evelyn, Notice the paper? – I’m practically the same as the Superintendent, the chief difference is that he makes more money than I do, and has his name on the stationary. Darling, do you mind if I crab a little? Yesterday was a terrible day: I had eight dollars stolen out of my pocket book to begin with, and that was bad. – I changed clothes for my gym classes and forgot to take my money out. – When I next looked, my billfold was there, but my money was gone. I have no idea who could have taken it, so guess I’m just hooked. Then, last night I went up to Bob’s and we went out to get a little beer to sort of liven up the Monopoly Game, and the accelerator broke on my Plymouth. – I had quite a time driving with the throttle only, but I managed. Then this morning I got up and couldn’t lift my right arm above my shoulder. – I threw some passes last night in practice, and really ruined myself. – I have still to comb my hair left handed, and it really bothers me. – I sure hope it loosens up by Friday. – That’s my woo pitchin’ arm and I can’t have anything happen to it. Especially with the new limit placed on my activities along that line. Well, I tried Bob Hamilton at end, and he’s coming along pretty well. – In fact I want to see the look on C.M’s face the first time they try to run around his end. – They’ll lose some yardage. But now, we’ve got an epidemic of boils - and don’t even let anyone tell you they aren’t contagious, so I don’t know who we’ll have ready to play ball by Friday. – But if we’re anyways near at full strength, we’ll beat Worthington, and I believe by next week we’ll be able to beat Hilliards. – By the way, don’t forget to tell them to get someone else for the game you play next week, because I think you ought to see the Hilliards game. - Now honey, please tell them you’re not going to do it. - They can get someone else. Well, I’ll be looking for you Friday night honey. Have Jerry stay at the dressing room, or if you’re late, be sure and see me and let me know where you are. BE good, and love me and take All My Love – Always, Dick P.S. – Don’t forget that second installment to your letter. http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/04317187522700daf25bb15c5cb256f2.jpg bdb1912dc1f25ee5740ddb3920a5ac74 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (52) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to page 151 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Grove City, Ohio October 5, 1942 Dear Evelyn, Well, here I am again in my study hall, and oh what a problem it is. – Monday is always the worst day from the point of view of noise and general fooling around. When I got home last night I really felt awful. I “ate” some aspirin and then went to bed, although not before Herb Emrich called me. He’s in town until tomorrow, we’re having dinner together tonight. This morning dawned as Monday! have a habit of doing, - I didn’t feel like getting up, but after much effort I did manage to do so I was glad I did, because everyone was paying off on that game Saturday, and also – Joy to the World - I have a practice teacher again. - A fellow this time by the name of Mark Rowe. He seems pretty nice and I think will be accredit to the girl who was out last year. Also, we are going to play East Hi a practice game this Wed., to sort of prepare for Hilliards. I surely do hope the boys get that game. Next to Mifflin I want them to win that one. I don’t have many plans for the week darling, I guess I’m living for the week-end already. I’ll probably go up to Bob’s one night, and I must stay home and write to Tom. – I still haven’t done that yet. Also, I want to finish reading about Lady Hamilton sometime, so I guess I can “mark time” until I see you again darling. Well sweetness, I’ve got to go to football practice and give the boys hell for Friday nite’s effort. – I surely hope you get to come down Friday. I think we’ll atone for past sins then, at least I hope so. – Write to me, and without giving it to you in two installments, I love you, now and always, darlingest. Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/2a35f0b8ef7df447cb93fdcde3347a3a.jpg d26fb23759d17808cdf1d6ac0680c9d6 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (53) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to page 153 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Grove City, Ohio October 7, 1942 Dear – I am not a Cider Press. – Evelyn, Forgive the pencil and the typing paper darling, but I’m giving a test and this is all I have available. There isn’t much more news than usual. I was out with Herb Monday evening, and we did a lot of talking. He left for Chicago Tuesday, but hopes to be back for the game Saturday. – If he is, we may go out with them Sat. night. Yesterday football practice went very badly. I don’t know what is wrong with them. I’ve made all the changes I told you about, and even moved Goose out of the starting lineup – trying for some speed. That Hamilton is a mighty sweet end, and I don’t believe they’ll be able to run around us this week. I stayed home last night, and wrote Tom a letter, and read, and ate more than a pint of ice cream. – As a result I had quite a dream – it seems as though you were putting on a strip tease --! etc, I think I’ll eat some more tonight! My practice teacher is a pretty nice fellow. I’m glad, because I thought that girl last year was a pill. – Now I only have three classes – soft huh? Tonight we’re going to have a practice game with East Hi’s reserve team, so that the boys will learn their blocking assignments, and get a little on edge for Hilliards. – We want that game! I think I’ll stay home again tonight and finish reading about Lady Hamilton. She’s quite a gal. Tomorrow night I’m going up to the Anderson’s. - They went to the State game last Saturday too, and I guess are going to the one this week. I’ve got a hunch we’ll see a real game again honey. – Friday night we have a game, and darling I sure hope you can get off. If I hear that you can, I’ll be up after you about five – thirty. – That’ll give us time to eat before the game. Well sweetheart it’s time for me to eat right now, so I’ll see you Friday I hope, and if not then, Saturday at noon. – Honey I miss you too, and I really am looking forward to that time when you’ll be with me for always. All My Love, Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/22d4a195f022d21468814f6af647f849.jpg 98bdf2ee527446a513a8ffe11e775e79 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (54) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to page 155 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Grove City, Ohio October 12, 1942 Dear Evelyn, My cold is still with me, just about as it was yesterday. I decided however that school was the place for me, and struggled out of bed this morning and got here just as the bell rang. – I slept until seven thirty. I haven’t done a great deal of work today though. – This morning I gave a test, and made assignments in my other classes. I played around trying to figure something out from the T formation for the boys to use while my “studes” studied. This afternoon I went to the Dr. and he cleaned my head out and gave me the usual variety of cold pills. - I told him about my theory that Beer ought to be good for a cold, and he agreed with me! – Ha! Last night when I got home I found that mom had company, so I had a couple of whiskey & sodas for my cold. – Also I ate a combination of shrimp & crabmeat salad etc.- Then I went to bed and dreamt about you all night. – I’ll have to try that combination again I guess, and make it a part of my regular diet if I dream about you again as a result. Also last night I talked to June and told her that Jane was interested in the apartment – I guess June is quite anxious to have her. I think I’ll go up to Andersons’ about tomorrow night. After which I have no plans for the rest of the week until the week end. – Already I wish it were here. I do have to get my grades in shape though. – I’ve lost my grade book and do not even have a roll. – Oh me! Incidentally, I heard of a fellow who went in the Army for limited service, they are giving him six weeks training and sending him overseas. – I hope I’m not in that kind of a group. Well sweetness, miss me as you know I’ll miss you; and get ready for the week end because if my cold is gone – wow! All My Love – Always, Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/a5a0ca4c8018a04f5af1ef08851f5e22.jpg 6d3df66ac32723d706e81210712b993c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (55) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to page 157 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Grove City, Ohio October 13, 1942 Dear Evelyn, I decided that since I wasn’t going to get to see you until Saturday that I would write to you at home for a change so that you will get it Friday. I hope you won’t be too provoked at me, but I just hate to write at school, and yet ordinarily I almost have to. Life has settled down to the usual routine; school all day, football practice, and then home. I haven’t been away all this week at night. – Quite a record for me isn’t it darling? I kind of have a hunch your biggest problem will be to get rid of me for an evening rather than to keep me at home. I sleep and read and play the radio, and enjoy myself a lot – The truth is, this cold is still bothering me a little, and I’ve been tired at night all this week. But it is better, and I hope to be “ready to go” by the week end. Tomorrow night the teachers are having a dinner, and I guess I’ll go. – They’re having fried chicken and all the trimmings. Friday night the F.F. A. boys are having a dance after the game, and they asked me to come and bring you. – I told them I was afraid they’d try take you away from me, but that I would come and “wolf” on them. - If we get beat again I probably won’t feel like going any place. We are likely to get beat. We lost our big pass snagging end for the rest of the season, one of our starting tackles for this game, a second string center, and a second string half back. – If anybody gets hurt Friday night I don’t know what we will do. How I wish I hadn’t gotten talked into taking that job! The army hasn’t sent me my notification yet, but I’m looking for it every day, and if they’re going to get me this next call I’ll almost have to hear this week. It certainly would be a shame if they would lose all my records. Friday afternoon I’m going to go in and see about Army Intelligence, but I doubt if they’ll take me. – I wouldn’t mind being in that, but I can’t think of any other job I’d like in the whole army. Well sweetness, the Hallo’weeners’ are at it already, and I’d better go see whether they’ve done anything to my Plymouth. After which I shall go back to reading The Just and The Unjust, which, I think, is pretty good. Be a good girl, and miss me, and oh darling please don’t ever stop loving me. All My Love – Always, Dick P.S. – Darling, I’ll be up Saturday about 12:30, be looking for me. http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/7b50ca262d1fa8d0e802b90c8e03b8cc.jpg f94ea54dc099d3c06f1ae1079c01dcb1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (56) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to page 159-160 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Columbus, Ohio October 22, 1942 Dear Evelyn, It’s a very dreary, miserable Thursday evening. The rain has been beating at the windows all afternoon, and it’s just a little cold. I felt so rotten that I “threw in the sponge” and came home this afternoon. It has been delightful – being inside, sleeping and reading intermittently, and dreaming just a little of you darling. Somehow, whenever I read a story with a love interest in it, the girl always has something of you about her, and if the author is really good at description, it’s almost as if you were right with me, and that we are enacting the scenes together. I guess that’s really living vicariously isn’t it? – I wish you were here though, dearest. The closer the time comes for me to get in the army, the more I realize what life will be like without you. How I wish it were all over, and we could do more than wait and hope! – Excuse me for a minute honey - I forgot to tell you that I took a bottle of Citrate of Magnesium this afternoon, and it’s having very disconcerting effects. I’m back again – for how long I don’t know – Bob was inducted today. I saw he and June last night. As a matter of fact I ate with them at Bob’s folks’ house. I think Bob was more than a little sorry to leave, and June and Mrs. Anderson both were problems. – I left as early as I decently could. I hate farewells – particularly that kind. Had a short letter from Herb. – Just giving me his address, and he added that he “blacked out” for the first time. – He said he got his plane in too steep a dive. Also I got a letter from Tom, and he told me that George was sent to the Naval Mines School for further training. – Also, Tom is coming home – commission and everything about next Friday. I’ll really be glad to see him once more before I put on my khaki. Maybe we can fix him up a date or something, and sort of do the town that week end. Sweetheart, I don’t know what to say about the time of my arrival Saturday. But I imagine I’d better come on the train that gets into Crestline in the afternoon at 4:18, or whatever that time is. So, if your friend Dorothy wants to meet me, I could stand it if she can. If not I’ll “hike” over to Joneses and wait for you. The best entertainment I can think of would be to listen to the Ohio State game though when I get there. If I should happen to miss the train, don’t be discouraged, I’ll be at Galion on that one. – The reason I brought that up is because I have been known to do things like that. But, almost undoubtedly I’ll be there when you get home from “play day.” – Personally, I want you all to myself for as much of Saturday and Sunday as I can have you. Sweetheart, I love you and I just want you so very much. – Be a good girl until Saturday, and then – just be mine. All My Love – Always, Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/1977fa82fed5b698c48a8db4b38e5d26.jpg c9f502a74faabb2412b8344ff8736143 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (57) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to page 162 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Grove City, Ohio October 27, 1942 Dear Evelyn, Study hall again, and a very noisy one it is I might add. – We just had an assembly and they haven’t quite recovered yet. The assembly was for the War Chest. Somehow I very much fear that I’m going to make the boss very unhappy because I do not intend to give anything this year. I feel somehow that I’m giving enough anyway. Well honey, I got home O.K. although the train was forty minutes late. They stopped at every crossroad town on the way, and also followed that freight train clear to Galion. When I got home I called June, and Jane had moved in. June was feeling pretty bad about Bob still, but she said that he was at Fort Benjamin Harrison, and hadn’t been shipped out yet. Monday dawned – cold and blustery, and when I got to school the building was still cold. However, we managed to shiver through the day, and then – teeth chattering – we had people looking at the house, the phone ringing etc.. with the result that we didn’t eat until eight o’clock. – Then I listened to John Varys on the town meeting of the air, and also heard Wilkie make a speech which I feel will be one of the better known historical documents of this period. – He said many new things, and said them very well. Today has been a very dull one, and I have nothing in view for tonight either. Tomorrow though I imagine will be another story. – I take my physical and then am going to Delno’s for dinner. – To make matters even livelier, Mom is going to have her tonsils out tomorrow, and I’ll have to kind of keep an eye on her. – Thursday is of course another ball game, and we might have a chance in this one. - Then comes Friday, and you darling, and then life really begins again for a little while. Sweetness, you can’t imagine how much I enjoyed the last week end. It is really amazing the way we are when we’re together. The only thing I didn’t like was the waiting on the train. – Goodbyes are always difficult, but that one was much more so. – “And how is school Evelyn?” Well darling, I’ll see you Friday at 12:30 in the Neil House – unless the army gets me first. In the meantime and always you know you have all my love, Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/02ff2947946c54a1f8b78b545b7e7503.jpg d334656b1c482aa8e05468e3b9ef2138 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (58) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to page 164 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Grove City, Ohio October 28, 1942 Dear Evelyn, Forgive the tardiness of my letter, but I’ve been awfully busy these last two days getting my grades in. – However, they are now all in – thank God. At the present time I’m sitting at my desk in the dressing room – while my gym classes are playing touch football outside. Very little has happened in the way of news since you left Sunday evening. We played Monopoly a little while, but I didn’t particularly enjoy myself. My back ached, and I missed my honey. – Monday dawned as they have a habit of doing, and I went to school and had an extremely tough day. I gave the boys the T formation last night, and I sure hope we get some action out of it. – I didn’t leave the field until a quarter of seven, and didn’t get home until way after that. I ate, and went right to work on my papers again. Today I’ve been working all day, and we’ll have another long practice. Then to dinner at Marzetti’s. – Mom is taking my Aunt out. I don’t know what I’ll do the rest of the week, but I do want to see Bob before he leaves. Darling, I hope you got up there O.K. Sunday night. I worried. – I hate to have you go so far, so late. Sunday wasn’t a very satisfactory day for me. – I wanted to be with you and didn’t get to. I don’t know what I’ll do when I go in the army, but I’m all for that commission, and us getting married. – I love you I very much fear. Well sweetness, before I get too sentimental I’ll quit and save it all for the week end. – I’ll write you, and we’ll be together Saturday all by ourselves. All My Love – Always, Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/e8dfe4d7c83d8fcc73b0245d2dd1248f.jpg 73156a3005295602db98a7d016fdb406 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (59) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to page 167 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Unknown Postmark or Date Dearest Evelyn, My gym classes are suffering from my not being with them, but I thought that I would much rather write to you. In case you’re interested, I got home O.K. the other night, and the tire you changed is still on the car. – I’m almost ashamed of myself for not knowing more about changing it than I did. – It’s a good thing one of us is mechanically minded, isn’t it? Yesterday I started my last week of school for the duration. – It seems almost impossible though because it was just about like all other Mondays. – Except that the teachers are having a luncheon for me Thursday noon, and my football boys are having a dinner Thursday evening. – Popular huh? Last night Tom came over and we “B.S.’d” until this morning sometime. We literally talked about everything under the sun. – Also last night June Anderson called to tell me that she has solved the mystery about Jane and her boy friend. – It seems as though they were listening to the radio Sunday night – June, Jane, and Janes’ boy friend when some woman came walking in and just raised particular hell. – June says that evidently the guy is married! I don’t know what June is going to do about it if anything, but I guess that’s the mystery. – I had a suspicion that it was all along. Tonight, I don’t know exactly what I will do, or – with the exception of Thursday – I don’t have anything to do until I see you Friday, darling. By the way, speaking of Friday, can you get down by about six O’clock? – O.K. I’ll count on seeing you about that time honey. This is the first week end since we first started going together that I haven’t looked forward to seeing you. You know why – it will be the last one. But darling, we’ve got enough that we’ll always – really be together every week end and every week, no matter where I am. Last week end was just as wonderful as they all are though, and I was just as happy and contented as I could possibly be. – I’m short, dearest I love you so very much that the thought of not being able to be with you for awhile is almost too much. – I’ll see you Friday though, and until then and always, All My Love, Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/688f020fe3bb635ac1bccf880d8ef5a4.jpg 02090d305d69bb5a281039537c81f75b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (60) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to page 169 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Indianapolis, Indiana November 13, 1942 Nov. 12, 1942 Dear Evelyn, Darling here I am, and right now I’m tired and a little blue. – I’m tired because they’re really moving us through here fast. – I have a hunch we may leave tomorrow, I don’t know for where though. I’m blue because I don’t think I passed that intelligence test high enough to warrant officers’ school. – I can’t imagine what I missed, but I didn’t get very far along with the thing. – I didn’t quite get half way through in forty minutes. If I didn’t that will surely ruin at least some of the dreams I’ve been dreaming. Well sweetheart, I’m going to quit for now, because writing you is making me awfully blue. When I get settled, and know what I’m doing, and all, I’ll write you a long letter and tell you all about the army. In the meantime though all I can tell you is that I love you – you’ll never know how much. – And that I‘ll love you always, Dick Pvt. Richard G. Clark Co G-6 Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana P.S. I don’t look so good in my new uniform. http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/dd98ae384c9d34056d9317481e65f6ab.jpg 3dbdce9fcdb82756e22e55f2c233bc9e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (61) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to page 171 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Indianapolis, Indiana November 16, 1942 Dear Evelyn, Here it is Sunday Darling, and I’m still here at Ben. I just ate dinner and thought I’d better write to you while I had time. So far I haven’t minded things too much. The first couple of days I couldn’t eat the food, but I’m getting used to it, or else it’s better than it was at first. So far I have managed to evade most of the work, but I don’t know how long I’ll be that lucky. I’ve taken all my tests, had my “shots” in the arm, gotten my uniforms, which almost fit me, just wait until you see me, darling. I’ve waited to be shipped, and expected it since Friday. I may get out today, and it may be a week yet for all I know. I have a hunch I may get a teaching job – maybe in the Fifth Corps Area – which means home – almost. I just went down for another shipping call, and still didn’t make it out of there yet. This place is getting on my nerve; it’s just like a jail. All you can do is play cards, or sleep or work, or go up to the recreation center. That recreation center is the place that really gets me: Those fellows who are close to home have their girls in there, and their folks etc. – And they have a record player that plays only blues songs including I Cried For You, and Somebody Stole My Gal. Honey, that stuff really bothers me an awful lot I miss you more than you’ll even know, and I loved you before, but it was never like this. – I think about you, and talk about you, and dream about you all the time. I wish this thing was over, or that I was settled in a good job dearest, because all I really am interested in is being with you always. We belong to one another and honey don’t, please, ever forget me. If you want to risk writing to me here, go ahead, but I may get it and may not, but I’d surely love to hear from you, or be with you even just for a minute. Well darling I’ll close for now, but if I’m here very much longer I’ll either write you again or call you. All My Love – Always, Dick Pvt. Richard G. Clark – U.S. Army Co. G-6 Reception Center Ft. Benjamin Harrison, Indiana http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/937045f040319e81a8f1a6fc76d02ea3.jpg 8cf4b83869459958a3ad68ec6a1df7a0 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (62) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to pages 173 -174 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Miami, Florida November 20, 1942 Nov. 19, 1942 Dear Evelyn, Forgive me for not writing sooner, but I’ve really been awfully busy. We got here yesterday about 9:00 A.M., after a forty-three hour train ride in a day coach with no water or anything else. We were very tired, but we had to work at one thing or another until nine last night, which is “lights out time.” – Dear, here it is also a blackout all night from then until daylight. We are living in a very fine resort hotel right on Miami Beach. – I’m in the penthouse. – Everything is very beautiful here: the palm trees, the coconuts, the blue ocean, etc., but outside of the scenery this is no picnic. I’ve made beds, rolled socks, fixed & re-fixed my drawer, swept floors emptied trash, and cleaned and cleaned, and cleaned. – Also, this morning we began to drill. – We marched two miles to the drill field, drilled, took an hours calisthenics, then double timed until I at least was ready to drop. – After which we marched back another two miles, listened to a lecture – very brief and to the point – if you know what I mean. The food here is not very good and they are in such a temporary stage that we have to eat out of mess kits, which “ain’t good.” I don’t know how long I’ll be here, or where I’ll go next, or what I’ll be in, but I do know it will be in some part of the Air Corps. We start processing tomorrow, to determine what we go into, I don’t know but I would guess that I will be in administration of some sort, I should know before long however. Darling, if I live through all of this, I know it will do me good; but I’m not really sure I’ll live through it. – My feet are bothering me plenty right now. – Personally, I wish I was back home with you dearest. You have no idea how much more you mean to me now than ever before. I really do miss you, and long for one of our perfectly wonderful days together. – You sounded kind of cold over the phone Sunday, and I’ve worried ever since. – Sweetness, don’t ever really get cold to me. Love me, now and always, please honey and don’t ever change. Write to me right away – a nice long letter, and remember that I love you and I always will. Dick Pvt. R.G.Clark. – U.S.A. 1130 T.S.S. – Sq. – 42 Miami Beach Schools, 1st District Special Training Unit Miami Beach, FLA http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/78666cc8a3f767e4e4fca65d3ef2879c.jpg 29c625e1ff718c1a57032bd3d3fca771 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (63) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to pages 176-177 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Miami, Florida November 22, 1942 Sunday Morning Dear Evelyn, The reason I haven’t written since Thursday is that I have been kept entirely too busy: We get up every day at 5:30 A.M., & stand revellerie (?) at five of six. – Then we eat and come back to our rooms and clean them up, and I mean they really have to be immaculate. – I’m sure getting plenty of good training in keeping house darling. – Then we march to the drill field and drill and exercise until eleven. – Then back to lunch, then out on the drill field again until four. Then we should be through but Friday night we had to learn our “general orders,” and that took all evening. Saturday was a repetition of Friday except it was hotter, and the drill and exercises were stiffer. Saturday night was the first time we were allowed out, and we got out until ten o’clock. I didn’t do much except buy a great big meal “with everything.” – I was too tired and so I was in bed well before we had to be in. The town, the ocean, everything is beautiful, even the drill field, which was a very fine golf course. There are palm trees and coconuts, and everything you’ve ever heard about Florida. Last night after I undressed I went out on the roof porch of our penthouse and looked – at the ocean in the moonlight. The ocean breeze was blowing and the tide was in. The palm tree were swaying and everything was very peaceful. You can imagine what I was wishing, and dreaming about, can’t you? Honey, all that was needed to make the thing perfect was for you to be with me. How wonderful it would be! Sometime I hope we can come here, just us, and enjoy it together. Darling I try not to miss you but I do. I want you and need you right now, and always. Sweet, I’ve had the darndest dreams. It seems as though I’m losing you, and I don’t ever want that to happen, I sure hope they’ve been just bad dreams. I expect you’re wondering about how the army and I are getting along by now, so I’ll tell you as well as I can: My feet have been giving me a lot of trouble, and I’m stiff and sore all over. However, I imagine that I’ll be much better off physically before long. In fact, I’ll come back to you a mere shadow of my former self. In three weeks we get the same training that the other branches of the service take eight or ten weeks to get. It’s the stiffest training that any of them get. I still don’t know what I’ll be doing, or where I’ll be stationed, we haven’t been processed yet. I think I’ll know by next week sometime though. – I sure wish they’d either send me to Dayton, or else to this officer’s school down here. Darling, I imagine you’re tired of hearing all this twaddle, so I’ll quit for now. Write, and write, and keep on writing to me; and honey keep on loving me too. As long as I know that you’re still mine I can go through all of this, and come out on top. – Don’t forget to keep in touch with mom, and tell me how she is, and don’t forget that I love you, and that I will forever and ever. Dick. Note address Pvt. R.G.CLARK, U.S. Army, 1130 T.S.S. –(SP) – Flight 42. Miami Beach Schools, 1st district Special Training Unit Miami Beach, Fla. http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/eade156c7cb97d633dbfd6cb30bb3df2.jpg b7389f4cd4ffdd53ad162196732d8e0f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (64) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to page 179 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Miami, Florida November 25, 1942 Tuesday Evening, Nov. 24, 1942 Dearest Evelyn, The U.S. Army Air Corps and I are still going ‘round and ‘round. Yesterday I did all of my running and marching, and exercises without drawing a deep breathe, and felt so good that I went out and drank a little beer. – It was Budweiser and it tasted awfully good. Sunday night I played a little poker and came out “about even.” Last night after we got back from the beer joint, and went out on the roof and sang, and held a bull session about our respective girl friends until we got so darned homesick that we went to bed and dreamt of home, and yes – I dreamt about you again darling, but it was a better dream. You weren’t exactly giving me the go by, and I woke up feeling awfully happy. Today I got my first army job. – We had to pitch hay, and you can imagine what a success I was at that, can’t you? - It turned out to be very similar to a W.P.A. group. No one really did anything. This afternoon we got some more “shots,” and both of my arms are awfully sore tonight. Since you last saw me, I’ve been vaccinated for small pox, typhoid & lockjaw, and there is more to follow I guess. Tomorrow we really do get classified, and maybe the next letter you get from me will tell you more nearly what I’ll be doing, and where. Darling, I don’t know whether you haven’t gotten my letters, or whether you just haven’t taken time to write, but I haven’t heard from either you or mom yet. – Please send me an old cancelled stamp with a letter on it. – I’m really a little homesick, and lovesick, and awfully anxious to hear from a certain young lady who – I hope – is going to give me my calisthenics for the rest of my life. – You are, aren’t you darling? – There’s a roommate of mine from the heart of the Bluegrass in Ky. who is betting that when I get home you won’t be waiting. I’ve been giving him plenty of back talk on that subject though. Dearest write a long, long, letter to me and tell me – just anything. – I miss you and I love you for now and for always, Dick Pvt. R.G.CLARK 1130th T.S.S. (Sp.) Flight 42 Miami Beach Schools, - 1st District Special Training Unit Miami Beach, Fla. http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/a2adbb73a99908e72080da41860861fd.jpg cbf40a1a28e859592445898a7d303377 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (65) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to pages 181-182 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Miami, Florida November 28, 1942 Friday Evening, Nov 27, 1942 Dear Evelyn, I surely was glad to hear from you. I never got any letters that I appreciated more than the two I got from you. No kidding, it was really wonderful. In answer to your question about coming to Florida for X’Mas, I’m not absolutely sure, but I think I’ll be here for the duration and then some. And, darling, without hinting or anything, I can think of no Christmas present in the world that I would rather have than a visit from you. I miss you all the time, and think about you all the time, and I want you with me for always. Christmas will be just a sample of how I’ll be from now on with you darling, so be prepared. We can work out details later, but honestly sweetheart, I do want to see you so very much. – Everything else in the world pales by comparison with my desire for you. How glad I’ll be when we can be together always. – One room or no room, or a mansion will be all the same to me, just so I know you’re mine forever and that nothing can ever separate us as long as we live. Are you beginning to get the idea that I do want you for Christmas? Sweetness, I am, and I said pretty sure of remaining here for six months at least. I guess- from what I found out today – that I’m slated to be a lecturer, on what subjects I can’t imagine. I may go to school for awhile and I may not, but in all probability I’ll be down here teaching something or other. Also, I found out that I am eligible for O.C.S., so if I make it – which in the air corps, is a little tough - I’ll be down here three months after my first three months. And if I don’t, and can’t wiggle a transfer North to my honey, I may be right here for the duration. I’ll tell you more about this when I know more about it, so stand by for further details. I’m awfully glad that you and Mom are going to stay together. I want you two to become very close while I’m gone. – I think it will do you both good, and also it will help you two to remember me. That may be a little hard to do after a while, so – well, just don’t forget me either of you. I got a letter from Bob today, and he was telling me all about life in the infantry. Maybe I don’t have it so tough at that, although it is tough enough to suit me right now. – I do think I’ll have an easy job by Christmas though. Darling, since I last wrote you, I have done nothing except stand in line & drill. We are being classified, and are just finding out where we can best fit into this army. – It isn’t thrilling, and hasn’t been, and won’t be. It’s just drill and rather mixed up, so don’t get the idea that I’m a hero, or that most of the rest of the army are hero’s. We’re all just a bunch of “handcuffed volunteers,” who want to go back to our women and our jobs as God intended we should. I’ll do my part, but at best it will be very little. Well, honey, it’s long since time for lights out, and we’re on a new schedule – we get up at five o’clock again – so I’d better close and get to bed. Goodnight sweetness, I love you, now and always, and oh – how I wish you were here for me to say that to – with gestures – if you know what I mean. All My Love, Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/4c6595aacd8b94ae752d522ab95ebf06.jpg 082176db685e223074d7365b2eb76e5b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (66) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to pages 184-185 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Miami, Florida November 30, 1942 Sunday Evening, November 29, 1942 Dear Evelyn, Here it is the end of another Sunday away from my home. Just think it’s been three weeks since our perfect time together, and that’s longer than we’ve been apart in a very long time. Life here is just as dull as always. Today was supposed to be a day of rest, but this morning the Captain pulled an inspection and made us mop and scrub everything in the penthouse. Since then I’ve written letters all day – saving the best until last, - my letter to you. I read the paper and read all about State’s win over the Iowa Seahawks. State surely ought to be national champs now. Then – best of all I got two letters from you. One from Ft. Ben, and the other your air mail from Friday. I’m really getting those letters fast now, and do I love them. Darling, you have no idea how much they mean to me. I didn’t get a letter either yesterday or Friday, and I was really down hearted, no kidding. If I didn’t know it was impossible I’d want one every day, but I know I can’t write everyday – at least not now. But – write as often as you possibly can find time. They really do things to me. This afternoon, I “sneaked out” – we have been restricted again – and were kept in last night too. Anyway, I sneaked out and bought myself a pint of chocolate ice cream. That really was a treat, no kidding. Since then I’ve continued my writing and I’m almost ready for bed now. Last night, since we were all kept in, just like jail, we had poker and crap games all over the place. I lost about a dollar. Nothing new has come up since I wrote you Friday relative to my job in the army. I still haven’t had my interview yet, and I’m about ready to admit that the army moves very slowly. However, I still imagine that I’ll be a lecturer right here. Sweetness, I’m glad about you catching up on your reading about how to keep your home, but I’m not particular myself. Just so you’re in it. I know my home will be perfect. It’s really surprising how little I want other than you. Darling, I did think I’d be able to get you that diamond for Christmas, but I found out that we don’t even get paid by then. I don’t know when it will be. We get ten dollars this week, and then no more for quite a while. I did have them take $12.50 a month out from my pay for war bonds. I figure in that way it won’t be too long before I can get it for you, but oh honey, I wish you had it right now. – Is there anything in particular you’d like for Christmas sweetheart? If there is, kind of throw out a few hints will you? By the way, do you know anyone who lives down here that you could stay with at Christmas time? If not, I imagine mom and I can contact some friends and fix you up. There are some people from Grove City who just came here, and also a very old friend of moms’ lives here. The reason I asked is because I understand that some of the prices charged for rooms are out of sight. The hotel across from where I am charges $35.00 a night, and I know we can’t swing that, so let’s work something out. I may be counting my chickens early, but I surely am hoping I can see you soon. I just keep right on missing you everyday and everyday it keeps bothering me. The only thing in this world I really want is to be with you, always. – It doesn’t matter where, but it’s something just to know that someday we’ll have things as we want them: Our own nook, and us, - a few good friends, - and yet just us really all alone. We’ve really got some characters in this hotel: Boys from all over the country, and from all walks of life. One is from Brooklyn, another Texas, others from California, a pure Spaniard from New Mexico who speaks English with an accent that is very similar to Wallace Berrys’ in the Cisco Kid; boys from the Mountains of Ky., who remind me daily of the song about the Martins and the Cays being reckless Mountain boys. – Nearly everyone of them wants to be a gunner in one of those bombers. Then there is the boy from Kentucky farm that I told you about – he says now for me to wait a while and then see what you say. – I just missed him with my messkit. – But really, I’m getting quite an education about living with different people. We all get along well together. We all crab, we all would like to be home; we bother one another continually, and it’s almost impossible to keep out of a bull session. I had to hide in order to write to you they kept bothering me so much. – They have nicknamed me “Teach,” because they know I was a teacher. But I guess I’ve made some pretty good friends at that. Well dearest, I’m going to close now and try and sneak out to mail this letter. –Hope I don’t get caught. Be a good girl and love me and just never stop, because I love you so very much that I never want to lose you. Remember that you’re mine and I’m yours for always. All My Love, Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/b8a73cf4f4bccaa8725efb0c29cc0b6f.jpg b20ade10d86f9e951ba7bb4a7e5f6865 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (67) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to pages 187-188 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Miami, Florida December 2, 1942 Tuesday Evening, Dec. 1, 1942 Dear Evelyn, I got your Sunday letter this morning with that very welcome snapshot of you. Honey, that really tickled me, no fooling. – I’d kind of like to have one of both of us if you can swing it. – That’s just to prove to the guys that I really go with you. We all got out our big pictures Sunday night and set them on our mantle, and had a beauty contest. And I’m not prejudiced, but you stood out like a sore thumb over the other guys girl friends. – Even the boy from Ky. hopes you get down for X’Mas, and that he is still here. – He thinks he can beat my time I guess. – I sure hope he’s wrong. If you get down, and I really am hoping for that, I’ll sure steer you clear of all those wolves. I don’t want anyone even looking at my honey but me. – I want you all for myself darling. Sweetheart, I sure am looking for those cookies. I love them – but I guess you know that anyway. – I told the boys about it, and they’re looking for them too. – I sure hope there are enough to give them a sample. Otherwise, I’ll have to hide and eat them. – That isn’t such a bad idea anyway! It’s funny, but I’d much rather see a little snow right now. It’s awfully warm here, and that old sun just beats down on my sunburned nose. How I would have loved to have been with you on that sled Sunday! Yesterday, we drilled in the morning, and had a parade in the afternoon, and my feet really got to bothering me. Also I was hot, so last night we beered a little, and I bought a pair of low cut shoes. They look pretty nice, and feel a lot better than my army shoes. Today we saw (and slept through) movies almost all day, and tonight I’m staying in – writing to you and mom. In the morning I have my interview and I may know for sure tomorrow whether I’ll get to be a lecturer or not. If I get it, it will be a break in my favor I think. The only thing wrong with it is that I’ll probably remain here indefinitely, and living is too high here to suit me. Either the food is a lot better than it was, or else I’m getting used to it, I’ve regained my appetite I know that. – Right now the boys are out getting me a pint of ice cream. I’ll probably be as chubby as ever when you see me again, but I was down to 159 Sunday. Well dearest, I’ll try and write again tomorrow and let you know how I came out on my interview. Please dream about me, and write as often as you possibly can. – I love to hear from you, and mail call is the one thing I really look forward to down here. I love you darling, and I want you and miss you every minute of every day. – With you life will be – all perfection, and how I do anticipate the day when you’ll be all mine, forever, All My Love – Always, Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/ba517bdab1c7bb6143019a587a4af9e2.jpg bb41bbf60b568280f047198632342dce Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (68) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to pages 190-191 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Miami, Florida December 5, 1942 Friday Evening Dearest Evelyn, I got a letter from you today, the first one I’ve had in three days, and was I ever glad to hear from you. – Yes, I know it has been that long since you heard from me too, but I’ll have to plead busy. – I really have been. I have had several very interesting interviews this week, and consequently I am at a loss to know exactly what I will be doing in this mans’ army. – My first one, as I told you, was for lecturer, and I was accepted, and promised a staff sergeantry within two months, and a recommendation for O.C.S. - The second was as an interviewer, and I was accepted there also, and the two were trying to beat each other to me. Both officers told me they would give me very favorable consideration for ratings and commission. - They were both Captains, and were only in our B.T.C. #9. Today however, I was called for another interview, the nature of which you’ll have to guess, because I can’t tell you. The man who interviewed me told me that I would – if accepted – after investigation by an army dept. known as G.2., be given no rating, and no chance at O.C.S. for at least three months, and perhaps never, depending on where I’m placed. – However, darling, I told them that I would rather have such a job than any other that I know of, and I would. – I guess we all are a little romantic after all, and have some desire to be important. The job is important, and if I get it, which I more than likely will, our children – when we have them –will not need to be ashamed of their father’s part in the War effort. I’m sorry to be so secretive, but I could be shot if I told you any more. However, don’t worry about it, I won’t know for sure for a week or so. If anyone even asks you what I’m doing, or trying for, or anything, tell them that I am a lecturer. I may be yet. I got a letter from mom today, and she sent me an announcement of the arrival into this world of one Judith Ann Rafferty weight 6 lbs., 6 ½ oz., also mom said that there was an announcement of George and Junes’ wedding sent out, so evidently they got married, and George must no longer be mad at me. By the way, darling, I have not as yet received those cookies, and I am sure mighty disappointed. – Every mail call I look for that package with a great deal of anticipation, and no package. – I’m going to kill me a few mail clerks in my spare time, if they eat all of them, and I’m not kidding a bit. – At least not much. For the rest of my activities. I’ve been drilling, and keeping extremely busy along that line. I have missed calisthenics all week however, because of my interviews. I’ve been the most interviewed man in our squadron so far, but no one else can even talk to me about a job now until these people are through with me. They have to first call on me, and are powerful enough to hold up everything else until they decide whether or not they want me. Once again darling, even if I never become an officer in this army, you can be kind of proud of me if I do the job well, and we can look down on Georges’, Toms’ & Murrays’ bars, because we will have done a more valuable, and more trustworthy job. I love you darling, and I want you to be proud of me, and I guess maybe you can be now. Write to me, and plan to come here X’Mas. I think I’ll be here that long anyways. All My Love –Always, Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/0614ef20f9694549a7ebd18bf41d1107.jpg e6c2b7b6efa40520e84f388c9d8499c7 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (69) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to pages 193-194 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Miami, Florida December 7, 1942 (Note: One Year Anniversary of Pearl Harbor) Sunday Afternoon Dear Evelyn, Another Sunday has almost come to an end, and I believe that I enjoyed this one most of all. I slept a little longer than usual, and wrote to Tom and to mom, and then got my mail, which included a letter from you dearest, for which I was very thankful. I just live from mail call to mail call, and I’m most happy to hear from you. For a little while – until I’m drawn back to the raw realities of life I’m possessed of the feeling that you’re right here with me. – How I am looking forward to that Christmas visit! By the way darling, you’d better be telling me when you’ll get here and how long you can stay, so that I can make some sort of plans. No one knows whether we get Christmas off or not, but I’m going to try and get a three day pass at least, and I know that I can be with you every evening until 11:30, and 12:30 on Saturdays. – I’ll be permanent party by then I’m sure. – So write me P.D.Q., full details of your plans. After I got my mail, I sneaked over to Miami, you see Miami and Miami Beach are separated by the ocean, actually I guess Miami Beach is an Island. – I don’t know for sure – I just live here. Anyway, I went to Miami and went out to see the Bella family – the people from Grove City – but they weren’t at home, so I wandered around in down town Miami, ate, decided on your Christmas present, and came back. I think I would like Miami, things are much less expensive there than here. – Out here they really rob you. Last night one of my roommates and I - he’s from Center College, a horse player, and a boy who didn’t know for a long time that “damn yankee” wasn’t one word – went to see Bing Crosby and Bob Hope in The Road to Morocco, did you see it? Sweetheart, I hope you aren’t too much up in the air about my last letter. I had just then come from the interview, I did see a general among others, and the job was, and is, one I really would love. You’ve probably guessed what, it is a more important part of the same service that Brooks was in – if you remember what that was. You’ll find it in my last letter. However, I don’t have the job yet, they must investigate me first, and I presume that will be done this week. As I see it, the only thing that may keep me from it is that I have already been assigned to the lecture section. They were too late really, the lecturers are determined to keep me, but I had floated it over to this other place and told them that I had been made a lecturer, they told me they already knew it, and that they would – after their investigation is completed – try and get me out of it. – If they try, they can get the job done, because their word is really law. By the way darling, your cookies came, and they were very, very, good, and still fresh. So, I wouldn’t think of biting dear, but why don’t we do that more often? Well sweetheart, there is a crap game going on, and I can’t hear myself think, so I’m going to quit for now, I’ll write you more when things don’t resemble a madhouse so much. I love you darling, and just think, if nothing goes wrong, I’ll see you in less than three weeks. – Honey that is really going to be wonderful, and I’m pretty excited about it. All My Love, Always, Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/d8f062e266d70051fa82cb034443a356.jpg a90d2ff49a93b0816c7f13b6778fb7de Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (70) Description An account of the resource POSTMARKED MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA-DECEMBER 9, 1942 Wednesday Afternoon Corresponds to page 196 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Dear Evelyn, I'm sorry I haven't written more this week but I'm in school until Saturday. It's pretty tough and I'm studying hard. I'll write you the full details later. Please don't fail to keep writing me; in another week I may be able to write more often. Also don't forget to send full details about Christmas. Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/5a15cf39f0e9564491ed39811d4862c8.jpg 3ea75eb9a36eeb53225c12180ed28ff6 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (71) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to page 198 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Miami, Florida December 12, 1942 Friday Evening Dearest Evelyn, I’m still going to Chemical Warfare School, and tomorrow we have our final. It has been a pretty stiff course too. We went from eight until four every day, and we were constantly being lectured to. We had two quizzes and I got 100 on one, and 92 on the other. The final however has me worried, as I haven’t studied for it at all. I learned several very interesting things which I shall tell you after the war is over. Also, I actually got gassed. – We smelled four most deadly gases in a mild form, and then were put in a tear gas chamber first with a gas mask and then without. – The tears really flowed darling, no fooling. Yesterday and today I have not been feeling so hot. I’m afraid it might be flu, and I’ve got a hunch I might be really ill the way I feel now. I haven’t smoked a cigarette since Wed., and that’s some kind of record for me. I still don’t know for sure what I’m going to do. I may lecture after all, and I may get the other job I want. I should be hearing from that soon. Dearest, the girls down here wear mostly summer clothes, and if you bring a coat, make it a light one. – Spring or summer - Sweetness, I surely hope that some way or other transportation can be arranged for you. – I’ve built up for this trip an awful lot, and boy am I ever looking forward to seeing you! – You still haven’t said whether you had a place to stay yet. Let me advise you to stay in Miami, rather than out here at Miami Beach. Things are cheaper, and there isn’t a black out. Also, dearest, it takes two days for a letter to come air mail, and four days by straight mail. Honey, I’m going to bed now and try and get over whatever I’ve got. I love you more and more every day that we’re apart, and while I may never make it, I’ll surely be trying for O.C.S., because I kind of hate this waiting myself. All My Love – Always, Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/8b9292b0fdfe5133dff1bc9d9345d904.jpg 12a11fd87c3b39686bbe09bc14ea2ad6 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (72) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to pages 200-201 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Miami, Florida December 14, 1942 Sunday Evening Dearest Evelyn, I’m awfully happy about your being able to come down for Christmas and, oh darling, I hope we’ll be able to have a lot of time together. I still don’t know whether we get Christmas off or not, but I kind of doubt it. - However, we do get Sunday off which is really something. And by then I may be able to get some sort of a pass. In any event I’m mighty hopeful, and even if I just get to see you a little while, it will really be wonderful for me. Sweetheart, I wonder if you realize how wonderful you have been to me since we got separated. – No girl could possibly have been any sweller to her boy friend than you have been, and honey, I just love you more and more all the time. You’re perfect, and all I ever could dream of, darlingest. I got your fudge, Saturday, and it came through in fine shape, and was it ever good! It was all gone in about five minutes, and the boys enjoyed it immensely too. – I’m almost afraid that after your picture, and your cooking etc. all of my flight will try and propose to you. Honey I guess I’m not going to be able to make this letter very long. – I’m still feeling awfully rotten, and I can hardly see, let alone think. Tomorrow morning I definitely am going to the Dr. – I have the most God awful cold I’ve ever had, and you know I’ve had some bad ones. – Plus that ­- I have a cough, some chest irritation, and some temperature. Don’t worry, I’ll be O.K., but I really feel bad right now, and I want to be O.K. for Christmas. – In fact I want to be in A-1 shape, why? – You guess? There is not much more news than I wrote the other day. - I think I did pass my Chemical Warfare Course pretty high, and – at least for a while – I imagine I’ll lecture, and on that subject. Yesterday afternoon and all day today I’ve spent in bed, trying to cure my cold. – I’ve been nervous and irritable as the dickens too. Sweetness, I’m going to quit for now, but I’ll write almost every day this week, and that’s a promise. I’m going to bed again, and cure my cold, and dream of your dear. If you know where you’re going to stay down here, you’d better let me know at once in case I can’t meet you when you get in, and also – I stay at the Croydon Arms Hotel (I shouldn’t tell you that) – It’s at 38th & Collins – Miami Beach. – I could be called at noon, or in the evening around six o’clock. – Just in case we can’t get connected any other way. – Write and tell me your suggestion right away. Goodnight darling, I’ll see you and I love you – now and forever, Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/542e2c813b5a57725f9a02528bb26ed0.jpg 226b8c550ebc6824cead3ecf7c996d0b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (73) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to page 203 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Miami, Florida December 15, 1942 Monday Evening Dec 14, 1942 Dearest Evelyn, If you and mom aren’t really too wonderful to me. I got your Christmas present today, and it’s really perfect. It’s the nicest watch I ever saw, and I really do appreciate it. You’re just too good to me, you’ll spoil me, and after we’re married I’ll be just awfully hard to handle. Darlingest, my present to you this year will surely not measure up, but please believe that it isn’t that I don’t want it to, and – you will have a present coming sometime this year that I hope you’ll like. – You know what it is, and as soon as I can accumulate enough it’ll sure be forthcoming! Honey I do love you so very much, you’re really wonderful to me, and I only hope I can spend my life being good to you, and taking care of you, and just being happy with you. You’re mine and I’m yours, and I’m so happy. There isn’t anything new with me that you don’t already know except that I think the flu has left me, and now all I have is a rotten cold. I surely hope I’m over that by Christmas, because I’m awfully likely to kiss you, auntie and all, and I wouldn’t want your aunt to catch cold. Sweetheart, it has been mighty cold here the last couple of days. You’d better bring a wool dress, and maybe one coat. Of course it’ll probably be hot again when you get here. Also, bring a bathing suit, we may not go swimming, but – we might want to. – You may get to even if I don’t have time. Well honey, here it is about time for lights out again, so goodnight, and remember I think about you always, and love you always too. – Dream about me, for I know I’ll dream of you. Goodnight, Dick P.S. – Don’t fail to tell me where you’re going to stay so that we can make connections P.D.Q. Love Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/7e6b3bf9f772c5c6a06e3964a75875ae.jpg fbd835829e1653f3d483038e48fa5da3 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (74) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to page 205- 206 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Miami, Florida December 18, 1942 Thursday Evening Dearest Evelyn, In another week you’ll be just about in Georgia someplace, watching the red clay roads pass by, and seeing the picaninnies, half clothed and starving. Every minute of that time you’ll be speeding closer and closer to me darling. I’ll be awfully anxious, and my heart will speed as fast as the train wheels turn. – I’m really just beginning to realize that you are coming sweetheart. The reason I haven’t written since Monday is that time has been working against me again, and today is the first that I have really had time to do anything. Yesterday I drilled all day, and last night I made an illicit trip to Miami and got your Christmas present under control. Tuesday too I drilled and Tuesday night our room was “gigged” and we had to stay in and clean it. By the time it was inspected it was time for lights out, and to bed again. Honey, I’m sorry about opening my Christmas present, but I hadn’t yet received your letter telling me not to open it; and if you have ever received a registered package, you’ll know how curious I was. I had no idea what was in it, and believe me darling, I’m so proud of my watch that it will still be new to me and very wonderful Christmas day. Anyways, you’re really all the Christmas present I’ll need to make things seem like Christmas. Darling, today everything happened at once. All three of my possibilities for jobs came through; they wanted me for interviewer, lecturer and for S2. S2 had the authority to take me away from the other two, and so I’ll be definitely in that finest branch of the service there is, and if I’m successful they’ll almost automatically make an officer out of me. By summer I ought to be a cinch darling, and you know what that means to you and I. Well sweetheart, I know this is short, and there is just one more thing I want to tell you. I may not be at the Croydon Arms next week this time, so it’s awfully important that I know where you’re going to stay. Let me know right away if you can. If not, I will – if I am off – try and meet your train Friday morning. Otherwise, I’m going to refer you to the Bellars. They live at 6522 N.E. 5th Ave, Miami. Go there and let them know where you are, or call Walter Bellar at the Naval Recruiting Office and tell him. If that doesn’t work, and we haven’t made connections by then, meet me at 7:30 P.M. Friday Evening in Walgreen’s at their soda fountain. This is at the Corner of E. Flagler and (?), it’s about two blocks away from Miami Ave., which is the center of town. Write, and All My Love – Always, Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/932fa98fcfe5da5c735c497ffd281cda.jpg bfa2468a66a53257f81602a7c17d54a4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (75) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to page 208 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Miami Beach December 19, 1942 Friday Evening Dearest Evelyn, A week from tonight we’ll be together darling, and I’ll be the happiest man alive. The moon should be full, and Miami will be a very beautiful place to be - with you. Honey, I’ll almost certainly be here at the Craydon Arms just in case we miss connections otherwise. You can call me here. However, I’ll more than likely be able to meet your train Friday morning, I’m going to try to anyway. But don’t forget about meeting me at Walgreens at 7:30 Friday evening if all other connections fail. If possible, let me know where you’re staying ahead of time. – I may have an even surer way of getting in touch with me by then though, and if I do I’ll write you an air mail tomorrow night. I don’t want to make any false statements, but by the time you get here, I’ll probably have a pass allowing me to stay out as late as I please. In which case we can really be together in the evenings. - Everything is breaking our way dearest. Sweetheart, I started to work on my new job today. I can’t tell you the nature of the work because I’m sworn to secrecy, and could be executed if I told you any of the details. But I am in S2, or Air Corps Intelligence, which is Army Secret Service. You can tell that to anyone you want to at home, although “be careful and don’t let the Nazi’s get hold of it.” – Ha! If I make good, I will be given officer training in about three months. Which means, unless something happens, that about June I’ll get some gold bars. – But let’s not count on them until they are actually on my shoulders. One really never knows in the army. If I do make it, you know that I want you to truly (legally) be mine forever and ever. – Now you’ve got me pinned down! – Ha! Well darling it’s time for “lights out,” so I’ll close for now. I may write again tomorrow, and then I’ll look forward to seeing you and won’t write anymore. – I love you dearest with all my heart, and soul, and might, and I always shall, All My Love – Always, Dick P.S. – Wire me if you have a change in plans or find out where you’re going to stay. http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/309b889932a0171a0bb4119e29948f6c.jpg 379b600164ec4aa92c854b3e663ea994 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (76) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to page 210 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Miami Florida December 20, 1942 Sunday Evening Dearest Evelyn, Darling, Friday I’ll see you, and if possible I’ll meet that train. I still don’t know whether I’ll be off Christmas day or not, but I do think I’ll have a Class A pass which will entitle me to be out as late as I like and go where I please. – Only officers and the first two grades of sergeants are supposed to get them but in my job we can have practically anything we want. – More about the job later. Honey, if you haven’t already done so I would like to have your address down here, even if you have to wire me in order for me to get it by Friday. That’s just to make sure we don’t miss connections. – In case I don’t meet you, I definitely will see you Friday evening. – You can call me at 5-7421, extension 907. – You ask for the extension after you get the number. If I’m there, I’ll be there from 7:30-11:30, and from about two until five. Sweetheart, you know how much I’m looking forward to seeing you. I get a thrill every time I even think about it. However, I shave everyday now, so the chances are that I won’t hurt your chin too much, except that I’ll kiss you so hard I may fracture your jaw. - Oh dearest, I love you so much, and I want you more than anything else in this world. You know how I feel about you darling. Well, sweetheart, Walter Bellar is due to come and pick me up in a few minutes, and I’ve got to get ready my new watch says. – Walter says I can use his car if I want to, and I’m probably going to want to don’t you think? Sweet, I won’t write anymore. You’ve got all the information I can give you about how to get hold of me. Don’t lose that phone number in case you have to call me, and don’t forget to send that address if you can. I’ll be living just until Friday honey, and it can’t come too soon. All My Love, Always, Dick P.S. You’d better bring a couple of sweaters. – It does get chilly here. http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/387acd61420f3f102f95d1a4ffbda661.jpg 316dcbb8a903f4ad23f7d38acadb2c0d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (77) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to pages 213 -214 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Jan 5th 1943 from Miami Florida Monday Evening Dearest Evelyn, I surely hope you are able to receive this letter, because frankly dearest I’m more than a little worried about you right now, I surely hope you missed the flood some way, and arrived home safely – Please write me at once if you’re O.K., because I’ve been up in the air since yesterday morning about you being drowned or something. Darling, life has been mightly dull since you left: I got in O.K. Friday nite, and no one even knew I was gone. Saturday I worked all day as usual, and Saturday night Malone and I went out on a case. – We didn’t get much accomplished, but we did get pretty drunk. Sunday morning I moved downstairs, and Sunday afternoon I slept, and wrote to mom & Pete. Last night I went down to visit my old squadron, and my KY friend is being shipped out. Soon, all of those ties will be completely broken I’m afraid. My farmer corporal – the one who gets so drunk – is up for sergeant again, and swears that this time he will not mess things up. This day has been about as bad as any I’ve had. We started out by having an inspection by the squadron commander – of ourselves and our rooms. – Luckily I had a clean uniform and so got by. Today, I couldn’t find anything I wanted in my files. I was told that I’m to start alternating nights with the sergeant, and Sundays the same way. I hope they forget that personally – We also had an inspector from Washington come in and check our files etc., the comment was very favorable all things considered. Tonight we were given another assignment, but this one will not entail any drinking on my part. Also, the sergeant told me he had a new every morning job for me which should be quite a feather in my cap – I wonder what it is. Well, sweetness, this damned Maloney is in again, and as he says will not be denied. I’ve got to go for now, but I’m not going to close this letter. I’ll finish after we finish. Goodbye for a little while sweetheart. I’m back again honey, and as far as accomplishing anything is concerned I might better have stayed in all evening. Honey, I know it is just repeating again and again what I told you about loving you. But I do, I think more than I ever did before. We’re so sure of one another, and so much a part of one another that nothing can ever cause us to change. You’re mine, I love you, and I’m yours. Oh darling, I can’t wait for summer to come, and I know that as the time grows shorter I‘ll become increasingly impatient. I still am serious about you coming to Fla. this winter with your folks. I do miss you sweet, and since you left I’ve had to keep myself busy in order not to think too much – But your kisses are still much too real, and I know that the first time I go to Miami you’ll really haunt me. Just keep on being my darling Evelyn, and miss me a little, and plan for that time in the not too distant future when we’ll be together forever and ever. Goodnight sweet, I’ll write again real soon. All My Love – Always, Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/3f0eb7ec814306c7eb42a594ccb5f5a8.jpg 15a944d77c038ab49d18e7822f5c5eea Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (78) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to pages 216-217 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Miami, Florida January 8, 1943 Thursday Evening Dearest Evelyn, Life has now settled completely back to its usual dull routine. I’m even completely rested right now and very full. We had chili tonight at the mess hall, and it was really good. – You know about my fondness for that sort of thing anyway honey. I haven’t done anything since I wrote you Monday evening. – Tuesday night I played ping pong in our game room, and last night I had such a terrific headache that I went to bed very early. Of course, even if I went to bed at seven o’clock, it wouldn’t be too early really, with us getting up at 4:30 in the morning. Often I have gotten home about that time, but very seldom – before this – have I gotten up that early. Nothing new has come up as far as the office is concerned, I’m gradually beginning to take over more and more responsibility in the office, and I think that very soon I’ll be given full sway there: They’re getting two new clerks – they say for me. – Also, as I told you before, things do really look bright for O.C.S. – Maybe in March – So, keep hoping darling! You may not have to marry a luck private after all. – But, luck private or lieutenant, you’ve got to marry me come June or thereabouts. – Will you sweetness? – Please? You can tell Mr. Enoch I asked you, just to prove that you weren’t entirely wasting your time by coming to Florida. – Ha! Sweetheart, I’m glad to hear about your girl scout suit being such a success. Maybe when we get married you can wear it for a wedding dress. Then we will really be something, huh? By the way darling, I have a hunch on your suicide that the girl probably thought she was pregnant, or else – maybe had had her first sex experience, and – through a misguided sense of moral values became psychologically unstrung and bumped herself off. – You can pass that along as the opinion of S – 2 M.B.S. Fla. – Ha! Honey, regarding the radio, if you don’t want to send it down – O.K., I just thought it would be a real treat to be able to listen to one in the evenings, and I’ll probably be here two months anyway. – I don’t know whether mom has our old one yet or not; maybe I can get her to fix it if it’s still around. Darling, the letter that you wrote me last Sunday night was – without a doubt the grandest letter I’ve ever gotten in my life. I too felt how much closer we were – even than before I left home. We were just – us – not two people, but closer than that, with understanding, and mutual desires, complete trust, and faith – and love. I know that it will be ever that way, and I rejoice in that feeling. Dearest, your trip did wonders for me too. Now I am content, because I know that it won’t be too long now until we never part again. I love you Evelyn, more and more I plan and hope, and work awfully hard – harder than anyone down here that I know just because I want to make sure that I don’t have to wait past this summer for you sweetheart. Goodnight Honey, Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/3a771927f7850d88e4a54593fff3460b.jpg 37838e6a6f0d629586744119dc682677 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (79) Description An account of the resource Postmarked Miami, Florida January 10, 1943 Sunday Afternoon Corresponds to pages 219-220 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Dearest Evelyn, Today is like one of our early fall Sundays at home. Cool, much cooler than when you were down. My jacket feels good today. How I wish we were home with no war, and no gas rationing! On a day like this darling, we’re going to take a trip down in the hills, getting up early, eating breakfast in Lancaster and then driving on clear to the river, stopping at some very wonderful place for dinner on the way. – Just you and I darling, the kids can stay at one of their grandmothers. Life is going on here very much as always. I have been continuing taking on new things in the office, and I have also been out about three times this week on night assignment. Had it not been for that, I would have had to work today. Nothing very interesting developed in anything we were assigned, but we did by luck run into a Communist Party Leader whom we will probably have the goods on before too long. One change did take place yesterday that may develop into something either very good or very bad. Our lieutenant was notified yesterday by wire that he is being sent to Washington at once, and so consequently the chances are that whatever amount of good feeling has been built up around him towards my chances for O.C.S. may vanish under a new officer. On the other hand, the guy may be O.K., and things could be even better than they are. – Here’s hoping! Also, I found out that a new school is opening up and I surely am interested. It’s a school for Post War Administration in European conquered nations. If we can get that dearest, we’ll see Europe, and also have a pretty good future in store for, us. Would you like that sort of a set up? – It’s just an idea now of course, but as lucky as I am, I might be able to do it. I got a letter from Bob yesterday, and he tells me that he has about another month of training before he goes before the O.C.S. board. Then of course it’s up to them as to whether he makes it or not. Darling, everything seems so unreal to me right now. I do wish very much that I was home and that we had a good start towards raising that quarterback and campus queen that we’re going to turn out. Home to me now represents seeing you and mom. Your trip down here was wonderful, but I don’t think it was nearly long enough. It does seem like a dream to me, and I can’t really be sure you were here at all. All that is real is my getting up at four thirty, mess kits, soldiers and more soldiers, files, files, files, letters – dictation – letters from home – spies, saboteurs, communists, foreigners who never did anything except be smart enough to come to America; and the sun and palm trees etc., that is Miami. – Everything else too is unreal! – Home is like a mythical fairyland, a Shangri La. How I long to regain that happiness of being home! How I would like to have our old gang together without the shadow of war and separation staring us all in the face. I wonder if Bob and Tom and George and Murray and Herb and Brooks and Willet, and Bill Moore and Pete will all get back safely again. Life is simply a series of partings I guess, and nothing is real, nothing is stable and set and fixed in life, and least not now. Finally, after the efforts of several professors has proven fruitless, I do realize what is meant by a dynamic society. I know now dearest as I have never known before that all I want from life is you, a couple of kids, a nice home, and the kind of home life I know we ultimately will have; friends – close friends – our friends now with the inevitable additions – leading a life that to many would seem drab and uninteresting, but our life together – with roots. All My Love – Always and Always, Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/9f3491b126b317b77af63d5fe710c3ce.jpg 14ab56c5e61a512524ae120c0de8e6cf Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (80) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to pages 221-223 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Dear Evelyn, Are you ever surprised to get a letter from me written on a typewriter, or are you. I have been in the office all evening working on my OCS application, and I have finally gotten it to the point where I can send it in to the commanding officer, with the approval of my officer. I don't know yet that I will make the grade. The big thing is to get passed the examining board, and if I can do that, I will be in for sure, probably in the March class. My three choices were U.S. Army Administration, Air Corps Administration, and Medical Corps Administration If all goes well, I will get assigned to the U.S. Army Administration I don't want particularly want either of the others. I don't want Air Corps because it is located here, and I don't think I have any particular aptitude for the Medical Corps end of it. I have gotten some good connections, my Lt. is pulling for me, and one of our privates is a personal friend of my commanding officer, and the Lt. ssid he would get me before the board immediately upon completion of everything that goes on in the preliminary stage. Then if I can get the approval of the board, our Sergeant knows a guy who can fix it up so that I can make school pretty quickly. So as I said before, the board is the big problem. Not much news as far as my work here is concerned. Sunday I did go out to see the Bellars, and had an enjoyable afternoon and evening. I'm going out there again this coming Sunday. They enjoyed you so much, and were quite hopeful that you and I would be stationed here for the duration. Last night, I worked on my application, and heard a very interesting lecture by one of our boys, Painter by name, who is-by his own admission- the worlds leading authority on homosexual relations. No fooling, I guess he really is. He has written, and published, a couple of books on the subject, and has traveled all over the world to study it. Isn't that the damnedest thing to be a specialist in- I really got an education however, as did a couple of other boys in the office. He is not one himself, but became interested while in college because his room mate was. He is a minister and is a graduate of Yale, and of the Union Theological Seminary. When we run out of conversational matter- about 20 or 30 years hence- I'll tell you all about it. Tonight, Dick Taylor, the boy who is from Harvard, Middlebury, and the State Department, and I blew ourselves again, and went oy to dinner at this Francis K Powells here on the Beach. We had a wonderful meal, better than Marzettis, and they were so nice to us that they kept bringing us seconds of everything, and three kinds of desert. They really go all out for a uniform, probably because only colonels etc. eat there ordinarily, and a buck private is a rarity. There isn't much else of a newsy nature to write. The weather is getting positively scorching now, and it must be around ninety in this room I'm in. Darling did you go down to mom's last weekend- How is she, and what was the general trend of the conversation between you- What did you talk about, as if I didn't know. Write and me al about it. I got your letter with the pictures in it, and I'm having them developed right away. Also, just as kind of a hint, how are the Stark cookies coming along- My roommates, and the boys in the office are always bringing stuff around, and I keep telling them I'm just an orphan, and that I sure am glad they're not. Sweetheart, the moon is very beautiful down here now. I really wish you were here to help me enjoy it. A moon isn't much fun without you around to explain it all to me, and to lend thy soft presence to make the scene really perfect. Dearest, when we do get together again, I'll never let you go, you wait and see. I hope we can work out a deal whereby I can be home in March before O.C.S. anytime I see you is a good time. And if I do get home, you had better take time off to be with me, or I won't kiss you in front of the alter. I'll sick my tongue out, and make faces at you right in front of who ever marries us. You wait and see. Well dearest, you little soldier boy is sleepy, and must get to bed right away. So goodnight darling, and I love you more and more, and anticipate the time when we can be together once again, and the time when it will be for keeps. What a wonderful day that will be. I'll be so nervous that I won't know what to do. We'd better get married with no one else around. ALL MY LOVE ALWAYS, DICK. http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/6414e2be65dee646d64bccd678fa4565.jpg d0a8b64277e683cf53a91d689d804583 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (81) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to pages 225-226 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Miami, Florida January 14, 1943 Wednesday Evening Dearest Evelyn, Please forgive both the pencil and the handwriting, darling; but my pen is dry, and I am writing this in the bathroom after lights out. Life is still about as always, although I’m not as jittery and homesick as I was Sunday. I hope you didn’t get too alarmed at that letter dear, but I was missing you dreadfully then. There is nothing new to report as far as the job is concerned. I did go out Monday night “sneaking up a back alley,” as Maloney would say. But, so far nothing has come of it. Tuesday was one of my bad days. I couldn’t find anything I wanted, and Wednesday – today – was just the opposite! My work was all finished early and I loafed all day. Last night, four of us went to the movies and saw The Commandos Strike at Dawn, which was more than a little rotten I thought. Tonight, I had the best time I’ve had since you left. Dick Taylor and I – he’s the Harvard boy who taught at Middlebury and worked in the State Dept. for awhile – went to the movies directly after work, and saw Journey for Margaret, which was quite good we both thought. After the movies, we ate in a new place here on the beach, and it was undoubtedly the nicest place I have found since Marzettti’s. – The price was breath taking, but well worth it. – Before during, and after the meal, we held quite a bull session. Dick was an exchange student in Germany in 1939 – the summer you and I were getting acquainted sweetheart – and he was there when the war broke out. We talked and talked, and have a lot more yet to do. – I’m becoming educated yet honey! Isn’t that a surprise? Dear, you’ve been writing me the most wonderful letters lately. I got another very super one today. I know what you mean about missing that sitting across the table from one another. So do I honey. You have no idea how much tougher it is not to have you with me now than it was before you came down. I see you every place sweetheart. You are always with me, and I just keep right on loving you more and more than ever before. You are mine dearest, and for always. Don’t ever forget, will you? Somehow, I can still see a white frame house with green shutters, and snow and you waiting at the door for me as I come up the walk. I know all that must come true just that way someday. Heaven could give me no more than that. I even know what our everyday will be like: It may be a dull life measured by some standards, but we will have it as we want it, won’t we sweetness? Are you still preparing for this summer honey, - Don’t quit, and don’t weaken, I can’t wait longer than that I know. – How about you? – Good night dearest, I love you now, and forever, Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/6915a85dcd1f46d75f16e21e77158cf0.jpg 6836b863962832a1cb03ae6791513245 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (82) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to pages 228-229 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Miami, Florida January 16, 1943 Thursday - ? = I guess its Friday now! I get mixed up. Dearest Evelyn, There is a full, or nearly full moon over Miami tonight. A soft breeze is blowing, as always, into the gently swaying leaves of the palm trees, and the roar of the ocean is even more audible than usual through my window. Darling, I am lonely. I miss you dreadfully tonight as I have for the past week. I guess a real reaction has set in since you left. Early summer, and the beginning of a truly perfect life with you seems so dreadfully distant, sweetheart. How I long for you tonight, and under different conditions, what a wonderful place this could be for you and I. In my minds’ eye is a vision of moonlight nights as viewed from your front porch. How well I remember those scenes! The moonlight over the fields, the orchard across the road, the crickets, the frogs in the background; the noises that scared me, you thought. – Actually I was just being careful though. – Ha! The swing squeaking, and you and I there together in the country stillness, which emphasized those sounds that might have gone unnoticed amidst the noise of the city. I can see you honey, and feel your presence beside me, and hear you talk to me, and feel your lips and body against mine. – All of those things are always with me, but tonight there is an even greater clarity than usual. I told you the other day how far away, how unreal everything was at home. Tonight it isn’t a dreamy thing! You’re almost right here beside me dearest. Do you mind? But darling, that’s all in the past. Those days were very wonderful, and yet I feel that we have something even more wonderful in store for us! For our life from this summer on is going to be an unbroken series of grand living – together! Can you stand me forever sweetheart? I know we’re going to have a struggle in order to just keep alive. We’ll not have any money – probably even – if I stay in teaching after the war is over. But, what we do get will be all the dearer to us for the effort made. – Yet, if Dick Taylor’s and my plans should, just by luck, go through, your life for awhile at least may be a pretty interesting one. We are very definitely going to try to get into Post War Administration, and if we should happen to do it heaven only knows what countries you may see. – I know I’m looking a long way ahead, and I may not ever get into O.C.S., or get through it, but somehow I think that I shall. If I don’t make the grade honey, please don’t give me the cold shoulder, it’ll just be that I haven’t got what it takes, not that I won’t be giving everything I’ve got. Well sweetheart, this has been an awfully sentimental letter I know, but I feel very sentimental tonight, and I do love you so very much, that I can’t help being that way. Do you mind? Good night darling, and All My Love – Forever & ever, Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/72dabf9303e75368162b253e3563a6c9.jpg 3d2646631321a713ab70b6bf3ee0b5cc Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (83) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to page 231 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Miami, Florida January 17, 1943 Sunday Afternoon Dearest Evelyn, I’m going to make this a short letter darling, because I’m going to go over and call on the Bellars. – I haven’t been over since you left, and I think I ought to go. As usual, there isn’t much news. Last night I went to Miami with some of the boys, had a huge steak, went to the movies and saw China Girl, which was not so hot, and then drank beer. We got in after hours, but as usual, nothing was either said or done. You and I could have stayed out a lot longer together had I only known about how easy it is to do. The Lt. who had been our Assistant Officer was promoted and took complete charge of our office. – This is very good, because it means that things will stack up about the same as before with regard to school, etc, I‘m going to try and make the March class if it is at all possible. The Post War Programs is out as far as we’re concerned I’m afraid. They want older men. – Well honey, you talk about my picture drawing comments, you ought to hear what they say about yours. I really do burst with pride, and boy do I love it when they tell me how pretty you are, or that you look like a real girl. – You are a real girl darling, and you’re mine, and I’ll never never let you go. I just love you and miss you, and want you so hard that it hurts me to even think about it. I dream about you at night, and day dream all day dearest. Write to me real often, I do love to hear from you; short letters or long ones make no difference. You’re just it, and hearing from you helps a lot. All My Love – Always Sweetheart, Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/d80c6e2119c687172aa6b90026849893.jpg d83cfbb43a6d87b1071fbca350fc8926 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (84) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to pages 232-233 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Dearest Evelyn, Yes, I’m at the typewriter again, which indicates that I have been working in the office all evening, and have just now gotten finished. Darling everything has been sort of topsy turvy for me this last week. I have really been busy, particularly so today. We really got out a lot of work. Earlier in the week I was busy getting my application for OCS in shape. Today, I gave it to my Lt. for his rating, and tomorrow it goes to my commanding officer for his approval or rejection. I think that he will approve it allright, from what I can gather from the Lt.’s secretary, it was real recommendation. It may even be good enough to carry me past the examing board without very much trouble at all. I surely hope so. Honey, that damned application is all that I have had on my mind for the last week. I want school so badly, and I want that commission even more badly. Why- for just one reason really. You ought to know what that reason is. I want to graduate in June, and then take up a little matter with a girl I know relative to the pros, and cons of getting married. I guess you may have heard something of that story before, but I just don’t want you to forget about it. Let’s keep our fingers crossed for the next few weeks sweetheart. If I get in the damned school no power on earth is going to get me out of it without a commission. As far as outside activities are concerned, I have done nothing all week. Monday and Tuesday, I worked late in the office on my application, Wed. our whole hotel was restricted for having dirty rooms, and Thursday – last night – I went to bed early. This morning I didn’t fall out for drill, and so far havent’ heard anything about it. Whether I do or not I don’t know, but I was really sleepy this morning, and whatever the punishment, it will be worth it. Tonight, we worked, and most of the other boys have gone home except Maloney and I, he too is writing a letter to his girl, and I'LL bet is really spreading it. He doesn’t have a girl like MINE, and he has to give her a line – he thinks; I used to kind of do the same thing didn’t I – so did you. Tomorrow night my plans are very indefinite, I may just stay home again, but Sunday I’m going out to Bellars again. Beyond that you can’t figure in this army. By the way, I read the letter you wrote the Bellars, when I was out there last Sunday, and it was a might nice one. I’m really glad that you went down home last week end, and had a good time. I really enjoyed finding out about mom from a reliable source. Id o write mom just about as often as I do you, but honey, it is really impossible to write every day or even every couple of days. I just simply have too much to do. You know that it isn’t that I don’t want to write either of you. S to telling her about my associates, I did do that. But I couldn’t tell her in a letter very much about what my duties are except in a general way. I’m under oath not to. I relied on you to transmit that information to her personally. I got a letter from her today, and she remarked about how much she enjoyed having you down – Why don’t you two get together again before too long? I’m glad you are going down to June’s this week end. Somehow, I feel that Bob, and I will be with you both, drinking beer, playing gin rummie, and eating and talking our heads off. I got a letter from Bob this week, and he had been up before the board for OCS, but didn’t know as yet how he came out. From what he said, the infantry must be a really tough branch. You will probably know more about his making OCS than I will by the time you get my letter. How about writing, and telling me all about it? Also, what about Jane, and her boyfriend – Are they still at it- Well darlingest, it is now way past my bedtime, and I must get up in the morning as always, and get to work. I’m going to knock off for now, but I’ll be writing again real soon. I love to get your letters sweetness. Every noon, I hurry over to the hotel to see whether or not anything has come from you. How glad I will be when I can rush home every noon just to see you, and find out whether or not you still love me, and don’t regret our bargain. I surely hope that you never will be sorry for marrying me, sweet. Will you be as glad I shall be if I do make OCS, and get a commission in June, or sooner – Be a good girl honey, and write to me, and keep in loving me, as I am keeping on loving you, more and more all the time. All I really am living for now is that day this coming summer when I can take you in my arms, and say you’re really mine now darling forever and ever. All My Love – Always DICK http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/00f613e1d8025950b3d8438aed91f366.jpg d5c632c571815bcb873016853d29cdf1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (85) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to pages 234-235 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Monday Dearest Evelyn, It is almost lunch time again, and my work is all caught up, so I figured that now would be an excellent time to write my honey. Friday night I worked in the office as I told you, and Saturday was a pretty light one, comparatively speaking, I loaded the day away. Saturday night, I went to Miami, and ate at the Miami hangers out special place: The M & M restaurant. The food was really marvelous. That’s one that we missed, darling. After that, I went to a perfectly charming beer garden with one of the boys from the office, and remained for the evening. Budweiser was on tap, and we only had to buy about one round for ourselves. The customers were setting them up for the soldiers. They had a waitress there who used to sing-many years ago- in German Opera, and every now and then she would sing for us. The bartender put on a couple of acts, as did the customers. Bob would really have enjoyed himself had he been there. To top it all off, a man and his wife who were there decided that gas rationing, and the elimination of pleasure driving or not, we were not going to get back to the Beach any other was than in their car. Sunday, I went out to Bellars, and we took a ride out to Oppa Loca, took some pictures, and generally fooled around. Last night we ate at Harveys, and I came back and went to bed early. This morning was inspection again, and I passed, our room and our floor were about the best in the hotel apparently. After struggling through my OCS application, I found out that I would have to do it all over because of about two mistakes. I persuaded our typists to type it for me this time however. Everything is ok except passing the board. I’ll get before them pretty rapidly, I worked out a deal with a guy on that. And if I get passed the board, I’ll get to school quickly because we have a deal cooking there too. So we still have to keep our fingers crossed. I should know one way or the other in a couple of weeks if all goes well. Well darling, how was June, and what is the news from Bob. Tell me all about your week end. You’re surely an old week end gad about, aren’t you? When are you going to stay home, and write your honey a letter twenty pages long, and also when are you going to come up with some more of that wonderful candy, or those Toll House cookies? I’m getting awfully hungry. I wouldn’t hint understand, I’m above that. Ha. Sweet, I’m going to knock off now, and go to lunch. I love you and miss you more than you know. One of our boys wife is coming down today, and I surely wish that it was you coming back. Have you figured out how long it is until June. It isn’t too long, and yet its awfully far away from my point of view. Love miss and want me sweet, because I really have got that yes for you. All My Love – Always, http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/f699030ff9404e1eb44effc99bb508a8.jpg dba91feed7a2fae473bf855e29db1d44 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (86) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to pages 238-239 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Post Marked Miami, Florida ---January 29, 1943 Thursday Dearest Evelyn, Today is about as blue a day as I have had in the army. Never was I more homesick, and never did I have a greater desire to see you and be home with you. The letter you wrote Sunday may have something to do with it--undoubtedly does--but if I don't get to go to O.C. S. very shortly, I'm going to ask to be transferred out of here. We're not really rendering a great deal of service to the was effort in my judgement, and this place is reminiscent of a boy scout camp. I honestly feel that I was of more service to the country when I was teaching than I am now. Darling, I guess all of this grouching is just indicative of the tremendous fact of my love for you. How happy I'll be when June comes! And how very much I hope that I'll be in a position to properly take care of you sweetheart. This being away from you is hard, but as you say, it does make us realize how very lucky we really were, and how much we did have together, and how strong our love really is. I've told you time and time again that I love you, but all I can do now is say that it grows stronger and stronger by the day. I too have memories of us together dearest, and they are all beautiful ones. I could go ahead and recall them page after page, and hour after hour; for they are always with me. There composite total forms whatever soul and spirit, religion, and pride that I have. Sweetheart, you are truly everything in my life. All else either led up to my meeting you, or else has been spun like a spiders' web out of everything you have been, and are to me. Now as to what little news there is: I have done very little of any importance all week. I had to do my O.C.S. application all over again because of about three very minor mistakes. However, I did finally get it right, and got an excellent recommendation from my commanding officer --whom I never saw before in my life. I sold him a bill of goods I guess. I also really got a wonderful rating plus a letter from my own officer, so I guess it's entirely up to the O.C.S. Board now. I have no way of knowing how soon they'll call me for my interview, but I hope it will be soon. I got a letter from Murry and Essie this week, and their baby was, and is, a howling success. A baby girl, Ellen Jane, by name. Murray is now a Captain, and I guess very proud of that fact. He said that Pinky Feiryshein is being made a Lt. Colonel and is being sent to Command and General Staff school in Ft. Leavenworth Kansas. He'll wind up a General the way he's going now. It is nearing payday, and I am in my usual before payday state; consequently, I am pretty sure of spending a very quiet weekend. Now don't scold me dearest, I've got about fifteen dollars on loan, and that plus my war bond and insurance amounts to quite a sizeable saving for the months, don't you think? Dearest, so far the cookie situation hasn't cleared up a bit -- they haven't come through as yet, however I do still have hopes. My mouth is watering, and you're awfully wonderful to send them. Well sweetheart, I'm going to quit for now and go to lunch--dinner rather--so write, and keep writing me, and above all else, sweetheart, don't ever quit loving me. Because I do love you more than anything else in this world. Did you guess that darling? All My Love, For always and always, Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/a870b3d0c002605dda52cd1b07600807.jpg 0948d7f0d48004ac03e71bcd72a3a096 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (87) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to pages 240-241 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Dearest Evelyn, I’m now more firmly convinced than ever that I have the most wonderful, and the swellest girl in all the world. So too are my roommates, and the boys at the office. The cookies were wonderful, and we all really enjoyed them a lot darling. I never could choose which brand I like best, because I like them both very much. If you have any other recipes that you want to try out on me now, go ahead, and perhaps that will make some difference as to my final opinion on the matter. No sweet, I wouldn’t hint for the world. Life around here follows a definite pattern anymore. It is now Sunday, but I even came to the office today-although all I am going to do is write my honey. I think I spend more time here, and with the boys who work with me that I do anywhere else. Last night Maloney and I went out and had a few beers, and spent a very enjoyable evening lying to one another, and generally fanning the breeze about every subject under the sun. We got home around twelve in a very jovial frame of mind, and then I slept until noon- we had no reveille this morning-when I was awakened by my roommate bringing in a letter from my sweetheart. Next to being awakened by her in person, it was wonderful to be awakened by the presence of a letter from her. All day today, we have loafed around. We went out to dinner-Taylor’s father sent him fifty dollars, and so I was enlisted to help him spend it. Then I helped him write a letter which has been bothering him for some time. It seems that he can’t get a commission in the Army because of the fact that he is accused of being a Nazi. Imagine a man working in our office accused of anything like that. It obviously is based on rumor, and so I outlined his course of action for him. Never a dull day around here. Almost everyone in the office has something sensational connected with them, I sometime think that I am too much the average man. Friday night you would have loved had you been here. We went across the 41st bridge --the narrow one, and to the drug store on the corner where I met you in the evening dearest, and had a sandwich. While on the way over there, we got caught in the most torrential downpour of rain it has ever been my misfortune to even see. We were soaked to the skin, and my only clean uniform was ruined. After getting dried off somewhat, we decided to brave the storm, and cross the street to the movie. However, the water was then up to our knees, and was coming in the front of the drug store. So we rolled up our pants legs, took off our GI shoes, and waded across the street. Imagine the amount of attention we received as we walked down the aisle of the theater, shoes in hand, and barefoot as we could be. The movie was well worth it however, it was one of the Andy Handy series. And I really get a kick out of those things. My OCS application goes on apace: As I told you the other day, I did get the approval of my commanding officer, and a swell rating from the head of our department. The application came through to me, and I investigated myself, and wasted no time about it either. It is now back in the hands of the OCS office, and all that remains is the interview with the Board. The sooner I get before them the better, but it may be this week, in fact, I may have been before them by the time you get this letter. The new Lt. whom I told you about- the one who is the Georgia politician- swears that I’ll get put in ahead of all the others, or else he will do nothing to expedite investigation on the men the OCS office want to make the grade. I think that he will look out for me rather well. He is really a wonderful fellow, and I couldn’t ask for a better break than to work under him. He’s a gambler of the old school, and this week we are going to the dog races together. He “guarantees’ that I will make plenty of money. The other night he wanted me to go down for him, and play them on a percentage basis, because he had to go to a meeting, I didn’t, and the next day he was mad as hell at me, because he figured that we could have made – had we played the dogs he wanted to- about a hundred dollars apiece. When I see you, I can tell you story after story about him. He’s one of the few real “characters” that Damon Runyon has missed writing about. Well, sweetheart, if I don’t make OCS, I have decided to go to Cryptography school, with Maloney, and learn all about codes. I think that if I do that, I might get a chance to go over seas in that capacity, and if I don’t get to school, I think that is where I want to go. Maloney leaves in two weeks. Darling, I wish that you could be here with me. That letter of discontent that I wrote the other day was indicative of only one thing really. That is that I love you, and miss you terribly. You’re my honey dearest, and I love you so very much that it hurts me not to have you right with me all the time. Love me, and if I don’t get approval of the Board for OCS, don’t decide that we can’t get married until the war is over. I think that we ought to get married no matter what. I would like to have your opinion on that score sweet. Write and give me your ideas please. It’s important. Honey, I’m going to quit for now, but I’ll write often this week, and tell you how everything is coming along. Keep your fingers crossed for me, and don’t ever stop loving me, no matter what may happen. Write, and keep on writing. Getting letters from you every day or so is wonderful, and believe me when I tell you that the only reason I don’t do likewise is because I’ve go so many other things to do in such a very short time. It certainly isn’t because I don’t think about you, because I think about you all the time. I have found the most wonderful place for day dreaming, and I occupy it constantly. All of My Love Always, Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/1a5b388884fd15512e4bba0678d90a4b.jpg fc3c19d9ea0cf723915cc5982bc62a1b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (88) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to pages 242-243 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Dearest Evelyn, Imagine how wonderful it was to me to receive two letters from my honey on the same day, and one of them a wonderful ten page affair. How I wish that I could have been there to help you write it. And HOW I would have LOVED to have been with you for last week end. The whole thing sounded marvelous. Tell me, was the chicken that you had the one that I tried to run over one Sunday afternoon just before I left, in order that we might have chicken for Sunday evening’s snack? Yes, darling, we would most certainly have chased your brother off the lounge, but as to whether or not we would have gotten much reading done- I wonder. Those Sundays, as I have doubtless told you a million times were the greatest delight I had and all the many delights I had with you. For then it was just us, and no one else in the world mattered a damn. I know in my mind and heart that that is the way it will be for us always, and I very much fear that you will have to really prod me to get me to move from your immediate vicinity to go visit anyone, or to do very much of anything else except have perpetual Sundays, with you the rest of my life. Do you mind? The S-2 section of B.T.C. is just as it always is. We work awhile, and then loaf an even longer time, crab at one another constantly by day, and then are inseparable by night. Tonight is typical: Maloney, Taylor and I went out to dinner together, and had a wonderful chat about everything under the sun, including a further lecture on little old New York administered by Maloney, and a discussion by Taylor on South American oddities-he’s an authority on South America. Now the three of us have come back to the office, and are each occupying a typewriter, busily engaged in writing letters. In answer to your questions about Maloney, his first name is Melvin, and the middle one is Daniel. He has worked on almost every paper in New York, and has also held about a million other jobs. When the war is over, you and I are going to New York, and visit him. I think that he can really show us the city, as it is not given to very many from the mid west to see it, unless they live there a long time. He says that his tour will definitely not be a sightseeing one from the top of a bus. Incidentally, he is leaving us either this week or next, unless we can persuade him to change his mind, and return to New York, to attend Cryptography school. If my other plans don’t work out, I may soon follow him. Speaking of my other plans, and I know I speak of nothing else, I may possibly go before the Board before you get this letter. Possibly tomorrow night. I don’t have too much confidence in myself darling. Not only is this Board intrinsically tough, but only recently the quotas for almost all schools have been greatly lowered, and consequently, the standards have increased considerably. I’m telling you this not as an alibi, because I think that I should still pass with flying colors, but it is the truth. If I don’t get by them, I still have a good set up right here. I have no doubt that before too long, I’ll have a good sergeantcy, with charge of this office entirely. That was what they intimated today, in an effort to get me to change my mind about leaving with Maloney in the event that my OCS doesn’t go as planned. Darling, today should have been the happiest of all days in the month for me, because it was payday, but for some reason or other, I only got fourteen dollars, and fifteen cents. I don’t know why, but I do know that the finance department and I are going to confer tomorrow on the subject. It was just luck that I had saved about ten dollars out of last months pay, or I would really have been in a sad fix. Not that I’m now anyway. I guess that all the stories that I have heard about the Army pay methods are true. Damn it?*-¢@. The most important other bit of news right now is that mom is coming to Miami this month for sure. I got a wire from her today, telling me that she is leaving Columbus the eleventh of this month, unless my plans are suddenly changed. Will I ever be glad to see her. Sweet, just to think that it has now been over a month since I have last seen you, and then only for that short, wonderful week. How glad I shall be for a furlough, and how I will enjoy coming home once more. I don’t know when it will be, but I do know that it can’t be to far away. The last of April, or the first of May at the outside. Will you be happy then? Boy I really will. Write to me dearest, and love me, and never stop. I love you, and miss you tremendously. And, on how I hope that I get by that Board, so that we can take care of a little matrimonial matter. All My Love…Always, Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/e51607dc77fae82b537d52e217d12e2c.jpg 708237109feb3d601570d183af092a04 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (89) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to page 244 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Dearest Evelyn, I’m pretty excited right now, because I have just been before the OCS Board, and I think that I made it. I’m not sure that I did however. But, at any rate, tomorrow morning I ought to know whether I’m man or mouse. If I did make it, it was probably for any of three schools: Army Administration, Intelligence, or Medical Administrative. Of the three I would guess that they send me to Medical Administrative. There is a class that starts in that on Washington’s Birthday, and I guess that it is only an eight weeks course. If I go to it, and if I get through it- and they are both big ifs, I will probably be a Lt. in April. But don’t get your hopes aroused. I might not make it in any of the three branches. Or in any thing else for that matter. As a rule the Board tells the men whether or not they made it almost immediately after they leave the room. However, when the officer came in to call for the next candidate, all he did was look at me and grin. I don’t know whether it was an encouraging grin, or whether it was an attempt to smother a laugh. But, I’ve got to know by tomorrow surely. If I find out that I did make, I’ll more than likely send you a wire. Otherwise, I’ll write you the bad news. So, if you haven't already found out by the time you get this letter, you’ll know that I didn’t do too well. In which case, I’ll find out definitely what the score is with regard to my taking over the running of the S-2 office, and if the chances aren’t too good, I’ll turn casual, and get shipped to some other post. Oh darling, I do hope I make it, not only for my sake, because I’d get along allright as an enlisted man, but rather for the sake of our being together for ever and ever. The sooner that I get to school, and get a commission, the sooner you and I can be together for always, and I want that very much. Do you? -I guess that is a silly question, come to think of it. But I love to hear you tell me that you love me. If I don’t ever get to be an officer, please don’t ever forsake me. You know that I tried with everything that I’ve got. Well sweetheart, this is a very peculiar letter I know, and I’ll write you a much longer one later, but I’ve got to get out of here now, I’m too excited- still to stay in one place very long. All My Love – Always, and Always, Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/cc06f7375eb3df388845fc9d6eb53073.jpg bb8138e6728ca9f195675aa0dda9b9be Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (90) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to pages 246-247of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Dearest Evelyn, This is the hardest letter that I have ever had to write: I’m not going to beat around the bush- I flunked my OCS physical this morning. It seems that if there is no vision in one eye, the other must be correctable to 20/20. Mine corrected-according to the Medics- to 20/30. Consequently, I can’t go to school now or ever, unless I can find some army Dr. who will give me a break. My officers, and in fact almost every officer here at headquarters including the new colonel tried to get something accomplished for me. But all was to no avail. I took my oral exam as I told you Thursday night, and passed as I wired you Friday, but this physical was something I could do nothing about. The order which prevented me from going was a new one, and these officers didn’t even know anything about it. As a matter of actual fact, I had a very high mark from the OCS Board here. High enough to jump me over about a hundred other men who had also passed the Board earlier, and get me sent to school in the next shipment of men. I qualified for all three schools that I applied for, and placed high in all three of them. I was slated to go to Pennsylvania the 19th of this month. By next week this time, I would probably have been home in your arms. But I guess that’s out now. The school was Medical Administrative, and there was a good chance that from there I would have been sent directly to another school in Harrisburg, PA in Intelligence, and commissioned a First Lt. Those were the plans here. I’m sitting tight right now, hoping that something good will come of this. I may be able eventually to talk somebody into letting me get by on that -*-* eye chart. I also am writing Murray asking for all of the influence that he can get including, of course, his father. If I can think of any other angles I’m going to play them. Including – probably before I’m finished- the former Governor of Georgia, the senator from the same state, and of course all of the Ohio Republicans in Ohio. If I can’t get any action that way, I’m going to have two possibilities left: First, if I stay here, eventually- probably about 1980, but eventually, I will probably be able to get a commission direct, without going to school or anything else. The other possibility is that I do nothing more to get a commission. I’ll probably be made a Sergeant before long, and by summer, I might be a Tech Sergeant at least. So darling, the chances of our getting married are for a moment at least, knocked into a cocked hat, unless you want to be poor, and the wife of an enlisted man, rather than an officer. I’m sorry, sorrier than you’ll ever know. But that’s the way things are now. I love you dearest, more than you’ll ever realize. I know that this won’t make any difference in the way things are with us, but I guess any plans for this summer are out now, unless something happens rather quickly. Love me, and believe in me, and maybe everything will come out OK. Can you love a sergeant sweetheart? All My Love Always and Always, Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/c46effa9b8da6cabda75a555b92ad174.jpg 63e2e06f4fce160ac49c301ce8ec5789 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (91) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to pages 249-250 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Miami, Florida February 9, 1943 Dearest Evelyn, I was pretty surprised to get the reaction I did from you regarding my rather silly question about your feelings on the subject of our getting married. Darling, of course I’m sure that’s what I want. There’s nothing else that I’ve been planning on and looking forward to since that New Years Eve when I first told you that I loved you. There hasn’t been any other girl for me all during that time, and there never will be. If I had thought that you would have married me last summer, or this fall before I was inducted; or when you were down here, we wouldn’t have any such problems to worry about now. But always when I asked you, you would say wait! What else could I do? I felt all along that by summer I would have a commission in the Army. I knew that if I did, we could be married and could live comfortably without any worries of a financial nature. I looked forward to that day because I didn’t want you to have to worry, or live in a little dumpy apartment and have to skimp to keep things going. In short, I wanted to avoid anything that would cause even a little cloud over what I know will be a perfect marriage. Now, however, my chances of ever getting a chance to become an officer depend on whether I can even pass that eye examination, or on the chance that they may relax standards a little. If they don’t I’ll just have to take my chances of getting enough of a rating as an enlisted man. And heaven only knows how good those chances may be. It will mean, even if I’m lucky, that we’ll have to struggle to make ends meet. But darling, if you’ll have me, I’d marry you tomorrow standing naked in a snow drift. – It’s going to be whenever and wherever you say. I’m disappointed in not getting sent to O.C.S. only because I wanted it for you, and for what it would mean to us. If you don’t care whether I make it or not, and if you’ll still marry me, then I don’t care either. As to my going to Crypt. School, I shouldn’t even have to mention it. I guess that was just what you’d call soldier talk. Maloney was leaving – he has left now – and I thought it sounded darned interesting. To any soldier here on the Beach, a chance to go any place different seems good. That was all there was to that. Maybe I’m incoherent darling, and very hard to figure out, but that’s as clear a summary of my feelings as I can give you. I love you, and want you, and I’m very, very sure. So please – whenever you’re ready – forgive that letter, and get ready to marry me. If you want to quit teaching and come here now, there’s nothing I’d rather have than that. Write to me, and love me, and tear up that application for physical therapy school. All My Love, Always, Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/c8de8e5ca89051952b5bc26f41368c59.jpg 9268e7b616427beca21be05f0f049d7e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (92) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to pages 251-252 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Dearest Evelyn, Yes, this is the second letter today, but I just felt like talking to you, so here I am. Sweetheart, I’m mighty blue tonight. Nothing seems to go right for me any place right now. I don’t know what to do honey, and I need your advice. I had only planned to stay in Miami until I passed the Board for OCS, and got sent to school. Now, I doubt really whether we’ll ever be able to figure out a way to get me past that damned physical. Consequently, my original goal is shot. I don’t know now whether the sergeant in charge of our office is going to leave, but I’m beginning to think that all of his talk along that line was just hot air. At any rate, now that Maloney has gone, I’m being moved out of the office, and into his job of actual investigation. I was told that it was only to give me experience for the big job of running the office, but I wonder now whether that isn’t a good way to side track me. There has been a lot of talk about my being made a corporal or a sergeant yet this month, but so far, that is just talk. If I stay here, I may not be among the first three grades of sergeants by spring, and if I’m not, we wouldn’t be allowed to live together, unless plenty of strings were pulled. All in all, things don’t look as rosy as they seemed to all along. If I ask to leave here, I may be kept anyways in Miami Beach as a lecturer. Had I gone into that in the first place, and forgotten about this being “the most honorable branch in the service” I would be a sergeant now, with excellent chances for advancement in the near future. If I do get shipped out, I more than likely would be placed in the same kind of work I’m now doing, wherever I go. However, furloughs would probably be much easier to get, and I could be home oftener. The way things are here now, I would only be eligible for my first furlough as an enlisted man at the end of six months. In other words, I still would have three months to go. Also, I might- if I leave – find a set up, where the sergeant in charge was due to leave, and I could possibly fall into a good job quick. All in all, I guess the story is that I’m disgusted over not passing my physical, and want to get away from here as fast as possible. What should I do? Darling, I miss you so very much right now. I need you here to cheer me up. I’m so ashamed of not getting to go to school, and so disappointed on your account. I guess that’s the only real reason why I wanted it all so badly. Now that the bubble has burst there, I have got to make a fresh start as far as plans are concerned for my Army future. --- Oh, forget about it sweetheart. I’ll struggle through it someway, and make you proud of me yet. Last Sunday morning I was awakened by Pete Trego yelling at me. He had come in from Bocca Raton, and we really spent the day talking everything over. He’s about in the same boat that I am. He has been through two schools, and is still a private, with prospects none to good of being anything else for quite a while. We got last falls football schedule played, and agreed that we would have a really fine team when we get back. Also, we wondered about our basketball team, and why it isn’t doing so well. Pete says at Heskett is the third high point man in the state so far this year. I guess we really can turn them out, even if they do leave, and go elsewhere. Also, he thought and I agreed that you and Betty ought to come down here for good, as soon as school is out, even though neither of us have any ratings of any kind. We could at least be together in the evenings, and all day Sunday, and we could get by somehow. Maybe you could even get a teaching job down here. It mightn’t be as interesting as physical therapy school, but it would be a whole lot more interesting to me. Damn it, we just can’t wait any longer honey. When school is out, I’ll ask for my first furlough, no matter whether I stay here or where I am, and we’ll—I forgot, you didn’t want to discuss that subject any further. But, we will anyway, if you’ll have me. Oh dearest, it’s almost Valentine’s day, and although I can’t do much more than send you a Valentine this year, don’t think that my love for you isn’t deeper than it ever was. It increases with every disappointment, because I realize just how much I’m counting on having you. You’re my Valentine, and I surely want to be yours, not only on Valentine’s day but forever, throughout all the years to come. I’m very humble right now, and on my knees to you, begging you and coaxing you not to ever think of anything but us for always. There aren’t any new ways of saying the old words of love, but even if there were, I should still use the ones now in existence. I love you Evelyn. I love no one else in the whole world but you, and I want nothing else but you near to me. If you’ll have me, I don’t care whether we live in one room or in a mansion. I don’t even care whether we never leave Grove City or not after the war. If I can make you happy there, then that shall be all I want. On the other hand, if you want the moon, I’ll try and get a step ladder someplace, and climb after it for you. I imagine that this is an even more incoherent letter than was the one that drew your wrath down upon my head, but it isn’t that my thinking is incoherent regarding you. It’s just that the only clear thing in my mind right now is my wanting you so much, and not seeing any sure way of accomplishing my aim right now. Understand me as you always do sweetness, and don’t for a minute forget me, or forget us together. I’ll be all right, and so will everything regarding our future. All My Love- Forever, and Ever, Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/dcdeba145b63c25e252147d8bcda3c6e.jpg de468a3d390f3f04dc908042c9030956 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (93) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to pages 255-257 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Thursday evening Dearest Evelyn, Honey, I hope that you don’t mind my writing you all the time on the typewriter, but it really is a lot more comfortable to sit here, and peck away than it is to lie on my bed at the hotel under a very poor light, and scribble away. Speaking of writing, I have only gotten one letter from you all week, plus your very nice telegram of congratulations. Are you really mad at me darling? Please don’t be. I really have felt bad ever since I got that letter from you the other day.—That on top of everything else that has happened in the last week have made life pretty miserable for me, no kidding. I started on my new job of sleuthing yesterday with a vengeance. When we listen to Sherlock Holmes, Ellery Queen etc. we should be able to really dope them out. I think that I will like this much better than general office work. I get to go practically any place I want to at any time, and so that makes just one less restriction that I have to put up with in this mans army. There is a new table of organization out, which I have as yet not seen, but the rumor has it that there is a Tech Sergeant, two sergeants, a corporal, and innumerable PFC ratings included. I figure that if that is the case, I will probably be given the corporals stripes, because we have a couple of fellows who have been here longer than I have who will most likely be made sergeants, and we already have a tech sergeant. However, the chances of my eventually getting the tech stripes are pretty good. All three of those men are 1A and are likely to be shipped out at any time. Certainly if I sit tight I should have things my own way by the end of summer. However, I still don’t know what to do. I’m awaiting a reply to the letter I wrote you the other night asking for advice. A new possibility opened up this afternoon; If I can be assigned to CIC school (counter intelligence corps) I can be made at least a staff sergeant to begin with, upon completion of the course. In that case, I would get to go back into civilian clothes. Probably somewhere in Ohio. The big question along that line is whether or not we can get them to waive on my eyes. The director of our division was here this afternoon, and my Lt. spoke to him about the idea of my getting a crack at it, and the comments- after an interview with me were rather favorable. But, anymore, I’m not predicting anything until it happens. By the way, we are still working on the idea of getting me past that eye examination, and ultimately, something favorable may develop. One thing sure, I have gotten a lot of people interested in me who otherwise would never have heard of me. The Board which recommended me for school have all written requesting my appointment to school anyways. I don’t know how much weight that will carry though. I guess all I can do about anything is just wait, and hope that something good eventually happens to me in this damned mess. At least though I can console myself with the idea that I did make school on every ground except something that I couldn’t help. But that is not a great deal of consolation, is it? I haven’t done a whole lot this week. Monday night, I went over to see the Bellars, and they have moved just this week. Walter has changed jobs, and is now in Shore Patrol, I think as a Chief Petty Officer. So, I guess that his ambition has been realized. Tuesday night I wrote you a letter, and Wednesday night I was Charge of Quarters at the hotel. I had to work until midnight last night. Tomorrow I think that I will go over to Miami, and find out whether Willert is staying at the Columbus Hotel. He wrote me, and said that he thought he would be there – with his new wife - this week end. I’m anxious to see him, and her to for that matter. He then is going up to Bocca Raton to teach, which may turn out to be a break for Pete. I got a nice piece of mail this week: Grove City Library sent me a new book THE LAST TIME I SAW PARIS. I started it last night, and found it to be really quite good. I think that after I finish this letter to you I’ll go back to my room, and read. Mom gets here Saturday morning, and I think that I will probably be able to get off to go and meet her. I hope that her train isn’t as late as yours was, or my boss will be very unhappy. But wait I shall nevertheless. I’ll really be glad to see her, and I know it will make me feel a lot better about everything than I do right now. While she is here, I think that I’ll go and have my eyes checked by an eye specialist to see whether anything can be done to correct my eyes for just long enough to pass one physical exam. That would really be worth a lot of money to me, no kidding. Darling, I have been in the army for three months today. In some ways it seems like three years though. At times I still have the feeling that it is all a horrible dream, and that when I wake up it will be Sunday morning, and you are bending over me getting me to come down stairs for dinner. I thought that at the end of three months I would be sitting pretty, and now everything is still just as uncertain as it ever was for me. I’ve learned a lot however. I’ve learned how to be neat about my clothes, which is something that I surely didn’t know before. I don’t think that you’ll have nearly as much trouble with me along that line as you might have had otherwise. I even pick things up off the floor now, but I could lapse there very easily. It is only because of fairly rigid inspections that I do that. I have learned how to set up a filing system, how to dictate correspondence, and now I’m learning how to be an investigator. I have yet to really learn how to conduct an interview, but eventually that will come too. Also, I have learned how to walk just a little more as one should, and as I know you want me to. So, all and all the experience has proven valuable. The most important thing that I have learned however sweetheart, is how much you really mean to me. I write you letters and tell you how much you mean to me, and maybe they sound to you as though I’m not sure, but-however they sound- I do love you more than anything else in this world. I want you all the time, and I miss you all the time. Every day that we’re apart you are just that much dearer to me. I know now pretty much what life is. It is a quiet evening with you in our home, perhaps with a couple of kids to put to bed, perhaps with some problem to be solved by both of us together, perhaps with friends to entertain, and places to go occasionally. It’s getting up in the morning to fix the fire while you are still warm and peaceful in bed. It’s going to my job whatever it may be, and wherever it is, with a new zest for work, because I’ll know that I’m not just working to give myself food, and clothing, and pleasure, but rather to provide things for you and I together. Life is coming home again in the evening and you at the door of whatever we call home – waiting for me. It’s a lot of other things too, but they are all tied up with you and I in the picture together somewhere. It’s happiness, and love and sorrow, and disappointment shared with you. That’s what I know life really is for me. It isn’t fame, or a lot of money, or brilliance in any way. It is just a simple quiet sort of life, but if you will help me live it, it will be all that any man can ask. Goodnight darling, write to me, and miss me a little, and want me just as hard as I’m wanting you this minute. All My Love for Always, Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/170c2d86951b5d44bef3a16125ba930b.jpg 7f9c8e6d40a44440ea69872e3b9760b2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (94) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to pages 258-259 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Darling, It’s Sunday morning and a very cold one at that. Yesterday and today have been the coldest days that we have had since I’ve been down here. I slept with two blankets last night, and nearly froze to death. However, the sun is out now, and I have hopes that it will get back to normal. As long as I have to live in Florida, I think that I ought to get the benefit of all the warm weather I can. After I once get away from here, I don’t ever plan on coming back. Mother got in yesterday morning, and her train was only an hour late, which I thought was really pretty good, considering the fact that yours was so awfully late when you came down. She looked grand, and I was really glad to see her. She and Frances spent most of the day together, and last night she and I went out to dinner, and had a really wonderful time just talking to one another. I think that she is going to stay about two weeks, which is plenty all right with me. As you said, she couldn’t have come at a better time. I hope that it gets warmer for her than it is now, this is November Ohio weather right now. In one sense however, she picked a bad time to come. For some reason, my hotel is finally getting really strict, and I’m liable to be restricted almost any time. That would be really awful, to plan to meet her some place, and then not be able to get out. We even had to clean our rooms this morning, and were not allowed to go back to bed. And even the rookies get out of that on Sunday. Dick Taylor was restricted last night because there was a little dust on the windowsill, so you can see what it’s like. Honey, I’ll stay home and keep house, you get the job- I really ought to be good at it when this is all over. Friday night, I spent with Willert and his new wife, who is rather nice, but awfully young. However they are crazy about one another, and that is really all that matters. She is only going to have two weeks with him, and then is going back to New Jersey. He thinks that his new assignment is going to call for him to be shipped overseas. He is a First Lt. now, and soon will be a Captain. Honey, there isn’t a thing new in my case. All I’m doing now is waiting to see what finally happens to me. If nothing good ever does, I will ask to be sent somewhere else. But not until I wait a reasonable length of time. The Lt. just told me that he still didn’t know what he would be allowed to give out in the way of ratings. And added that it would be as good as he could possibly give. So, again, I guess that I will just have to wait and see. I still would like to either get to OCS by hook or crook, or else get shipped out of here to some other Base. Yesterday, I heard that a fellow by the name of Frank Gaines is down here, and I think that I will have to look him up. He is Betty Lou Burnett’s husband. – She is one of the kids that I grew up with. I don’t understand why he was drafted, I thought that he was in the FBI, if they’re drafting them now, then it won’t be too long until they start taking Congressmen, Farmers, old women, and men in wheel chairs. Truly, I ran across a case the other day where a man who was drawing a dis-ability pension from the Government for injury received in the last war is down here in the army, a draftee. Sweetheart, the letter I got from you Friday was the most wonderful letter I ever got from anyone. I knew that you would feel the way you do about my missing out on OCS, and I know how much it would mean to be able to tell all your friends that your boy friend is going to be an officer. I’m awfully sorry that I ever wired you at all honey, because I know how disappointed you must have been too. From now on, until anything is actually completely accomplished, I‘m not going to wire you, or get you all excited about it. Maybe nothing else good will ever even look like it is going to happen though. But, at any rate, dear, I know more and more how really wonderful you are, and I’m just that much more in love with you. You’re the most wonderful girl in all the world, and I love you so very much. If you’ll have me, we surely will get married this summer. I don’t know what we’ll live on, or even- at this moment how I’ll ever get you back down here – if I’m still here – but, I want you so much that I’m not going to let my pride stand in the way, if you’ll take me the way I am. It will mean probably that you will have to work, and it will mean a lot of inconvenience for you, in other words it will really be a struggle, but if you will take me as I am, there is nothing in this world I want more. I want you right now as far as that is concerned. How I wish that you were right here beside me and I could tell you all the things you mean to me, in every way I know of. Honey, I did write you as soon as I heard the news about missing out on going to school. Mom must have mis-understood what I meant. I wanted her to call you Sunday and tell you. I hated to make the phone call. I was afraid that I wouldn’t be able to talk, and I wanted you to know as soon as possible. Am I forgiven? Darling, your cup cakes arrived, much to the satisfaction of my entire floor, they must have known that some sort of food came to me, and they all came down to investigate. After those cookies, and the cup cakes, I’d better get you really married, and really safe from wolves, because I think they all are planning to come to Ohio, and propose to you. Well honey, I’m going to quit for now, and go out and see mother. I may not write as often as usual while she is here, but I’ll write as often as I can. All My Love- Always and Always, DICK http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/37b7068f523c229b0e54a4f41d038f58.jpg f98c8b777c9492d1e0c208119dfe8c34 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (95) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to page 261 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Miami, Florida February 17, 1943 Wednesday Afternoon Dearest Evelyn, This will have to be short, darling, because I’m working and have more work to do. There really isn’t any news at all right now either: Mom is here and we’ve spent our time talking, eating in good restaurants, and seeing the various movies, - It has been too cold here to really see very much of Miami. – The weather is damp, windy, and down to about 38° above. I know that must sound very warm to you, but it really is chilly to me. It looks very much as though my other good friend and boon companion – Private Taylor will also leave the office, and that I’ll be left all alone with no one to drink beer or eat out with. Maybe – if I ever get paid – I’ll finally be able to save some money. Taylor passed the OCS Board last night and will probably (assuming that he passes his physical) go to school before very long. I’m trying to get an appointment with an eye specialist to find out whether something can be done for my eyes for long enough to read the chart. – Don’t give up on me yet honey, I still have hopes and I’m still fighting. Sweet, you know that I remember last Valentine’s day as though it were yesterday, and also the day after too. – Remember the snow and the rain on Sunday, and the two of us alone on a lovely road in Plymouth? How I long for all of that, and how I wish for it all again! – It won’t be too long though now. Spring is just a month away, and June is a spring month dear. Evelyn, primarily this letter is to further state how much I wish you a happy birthday. I do darling, and again I wish that I could be with you to celebrate it. Next year for your Birthday I hope we’ll celebrate it not only together but as a nice young married couple. You always said you weren’t going to be married until you were twenty-five, but do you mind breaking that wish? I love you darling, whether you’re twenty-four or ninety-four, and I always will. All My Love – Always, Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/ab92bc4acd57305f0a190e04196185cc.jpg 884aab3573718a750254c905dcac8dbb Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (96) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to page 263 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Miami, Florida February 20, 1943 Dearest Evelyn, Pardon the pencil and the Butcher’s paper honey. Once again I’m writing you during working hours. I imagine you’re wondering when I ever do work, but really I do. It’s just that it runs in spurts, and there are only certain times that people can be seen. Mom is still here and going strong. – I think she is really enjoying herself, and I imagine now that the weather has gotten nice again she will enjoy it that much more. We haven’t done a whole lot. During the day the Bellars have been taking her around Miami, and I’ve been meeting her at night for dinner etc. We’ve seen a couple of movies and have generally just fooled around. She went out to stay with Nora Kerns last night, and will be there until ready to go home, - next Friday. How I wish I could be going too! Not much has been happening as far as I’m concerned: Following your advice, I decided to “sit tight” for awhile. – At least until Lt. Smith gets us transferred to another Base. I got a letter from Mrs. White yesterday, informing me that Tom is in the desert of Southern California studying Navigation. (I guess you have to be a navigator in order to keep from getting lost out there.) ---- I’m now sitting in Lt. Smith’s car, God only knows how far away from a filling station – out of gas! The Lt. is on his way after some now. – We were on our way to do a little work, and incidentally, just to take a nice ride in the sunshine. I think eventually that we’ll become the proud processors of a Jeep. Dearest, I did miss you so much last Sunday (Valentine’s Day) and I know it’ll be that way tomorrow too. Your Birthday means a lot to me honey, just because it’s your Birthday. I hope you enjoy my little gift. I thought maybe you could wear them with your yellow hat and blouse. Write to me, and keep loving me darling, because I love you more than you’ll ever ever know! All My Love – Always, Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/576c370e894e6249dd71768f2d98ce42.jpg c288bf770d591f4a525e7758a6d3d82d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (97) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to page 264 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Dearest Evelyn, This will have to be another shorty honey; It is Sunday, and I’m supposed to be working today. We have a little re-organizing to do, and I’ve been kept busy all morning, and am due to go out again as soon as I finish writing you. We had the best meal this noon that I have ever eaten in a mess hall: Turkey, Mashed Potatos, Corn, Peas, Salad, Ice Cream and pie. It was really all right. I guess that this is the first anniversary of the founding of the Miami Beach Schools. We even had a Jute box going during the meal. If that sort of thing keeps up, I’ll eat in the Mess Hall more often, and save considerable money by doing so. Mom is still here, and going strong. I had planned to stay out at Kerns’ house last night, but when I found out that I had to work, there was no soap. We played Poker, and again Iost. I haven’t had any luck playing cards since I came in the army. I hope though that the old slogan of unlucky at cards-lucky at love still holds true though. If it does, I’ll give up the idea of playing cards. I’ve heard- through the Kerns family that jobs here, good ones, are not too hard to get, and so maybe if a certain young lady ever decides that this is the place for her to live, for one reason or another it might be possible for her to make out all right, if she wants to work for a time. I have been hearing rumors to the effect that it won’t be two weeks before I’m wearing Sergeants stripes. If that is true, I’ll really be happy, because it will mean that by summer, I’ll probably have enough stripes, and the corresponding amount of pay, to adequately take care of any NEW DEPENDANT that I might pick up. Darling, if you think that I’m going to come home in May, you’re sadly mistaken. I’ll be home in June, and if you’ll stop and think, you’ll know why I’m putting it off the extra month. You will still be teaching school in May won’t you, or has the war caused the schools to shut down early? Well honey, I know that this isn’t even a letter, but I have got to get busy again, or else those stripes won’t loom so large, so I’ll write you more when I have more time. After Mom leaves, I will do a lot better, I promise. All My Love – Always, Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/9c3b561bac2e5ad4b41c23405b22c0bd.jpg b641c1f3cd87dd91106bac89f43ba646 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (98) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to pages 266 -267 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Miami, Florida February 26, 1943 Friday Darling, I’m awfully, terribly, terrifically sorry that I haven’t written this week, but honestly I just haven’t had any time at all: I’ve been working very hard this week, and I’ve - of course been with mom every night. We played cards a couple of times, and “did” Miami – as far as eating is concerned. Also, we went to the Dog Races last Friday night, and while I didn’t lose much, I ran true to form, if you know what I mean. - Mom is going home tonight at ten o’clock, and then I’ll be desolate again. How I wish I were leaving with her. Honey, there isn’t a great deal of good news, although there is some news: the squadron commander wouldn’t sign my promotion to Sergeant, and so we sent in (our office) a request that I be made Corporal, and he wouldn’t sign that either, saying that I didn’t work in the squadron, and therefore – since he needed ratings for his own men – he didn’t see his way clear. – Eventually, we’ll get something, but it will have to be over his head. Also, I went to an eye specialist yesterday and he told me that he could not even correct my vision to the place where I could read a 20/20 line. – So, the only chance I have is to take the exam, or else wait for the army to lower their requirements, in order for me to become an officer. I guess I’m just very unlucky, that’s all; I can figure out as a solution. Nothing seems to be going right for me at present. It seems that all I do is wail to you about all my troubles darling, and maybe sometime I’ll quit. – I guess I’ve just developed into a griper. I thought that Bob was slated to go to Infantry O.C.S. at Ft. Benning Ga., if he’s in Camp Hood, he is in a Tank Destroyer unit. - That, in my book, isn’t good. That’s supposed to be a suicide outfit. Honey, I imagine if he gets home at all, it will be about the last of May. When do you get through school anyway? I want to make sure you’re through before I even think about coming home. Because I have very definite intentions of not going back to Miami, or wherever I am then, by myself. – Those are my intentions, how about you? – Do you think you’ll be in the mood for a little trip, and a new job? – The job of taking care of me! Well dearest, I’ll write you a great long letter Sunday, I promise. In the meantime, please forgive me, and understand why I haven’t written oftener this week, and most important, keep loving me and wanting me darling. All My Love, Always, Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/2b6ec3f2b8273aad115419f455d4d9b9.jpg abbfb8ce58f2aaf9fa3227a141cb8b7d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (99) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to page 268 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Darling, Life goes on as it has a habit of doing, and I’m no smarter than I was when I wrote you Saturday. I still have received no official word as to when I shall go to school, or where, all that I have in the way of tangible information is what Lt. Smith told me Saturday afternoon. So, maybe you’ll have an officer in June, and may be not. In any event, eventually I feel sure that I will get to go to school. Perhaps it would be a break if I don’t get to go to Medical Administration because I hear that for one who has no background in medicine it is right tough, and if I miss it, I will get to go to the next class in Army Administration, which his what I really want. I have done very little of any importance since I last wrote you. Saturday night, I stayed in my room, and slept. Sunday I worked all morning, helping to move the office, and slept all afternoon. Then last night I went to Miami with Jim Flynn, and drank some beer. Tonight I’m catching up on my correspondence again. I don’t really have any plans for this week at all, or for that matter, I don’t have any social engagements lined up until June, or possibly the first part of July. Lt. Smith took a troop train, and won’t be back until Wed. and in the meantime, I’m acting for him in running our end of the S-2 office. It has really been fun today. Tomorrow morning I’m going to talk to a Portuguese by means of an interpreter. That should prove to be an interesting experience. -Something new and different every day. Did I tell you that I got a letter from Tom last week? He is at Portsmouth, Va and I have a hunch that he is getting ready to ship across, although he didn’t say so. Did you see June this past week end? And if so, is Bob at Comp Hood Texas in the Tank destroyer unit? I really hope that that is only a rumor, as that outfit is known as the suicide squad. I don’t know what they do exactly, but I do know that it is supposed to be dangerous. If possible, get his address from her, and find out where in Texas Camp Hood is. I’m glad to hear that Jerome is so nicely situated. I’ll bet your mother is greatly relieved to find that he is so near home, and living in such nice surroundings. God when I think of her last summer when she thought that he would have to go in just as a buck private, I shudder. Remember how she used to come out on the front porch and bother us when we definitely wanted to be alone? We even wasted some moonlight on account of her didn’t we darling? Well sweetheart, I guess that you will just have to sit tight until I find out more definitely what the score is on me. However, unless I should get lucky and get to go to school in PA. or Iowa, I doubt very much that I will get home. So don’t count on that now. Boy, I surely would like to though. Good night honey, and remember that I just keep on loving you dearest. The letter I got from you about my passing my physical was the nicest thing that I ever received- next to the one you wrote when I didn’t pass the first one. You just steadily grow in my estimation, and I seem to learn to love you more and more all the time, when I long ago didn’t think that more love was possible. Goodnight Darling, Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/350ea9253fc7dc5d6793fcb6c4e4b064.jpg b4ebeea9e96ba428696613ed2d446481 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (100) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to pages 269-270 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Dearest Evelyn, I came over to the office about three hours ago, intent upon writing you a long letter- which I still want to do- and also I had in mind writing several other letters too. However, I got here, and the Lt. put me to work as soon as he saw me. I guess that in the army ones life is not ones own. Now, I guess that I’ll have to let them go for another week. But not my little sugar plum. Things here are about the same as always. Every day something new comes up in the way of rumors, but nothing definite is ever given out. I heard last Tuesday that I was going to be sent out on a Cadre, to Bocca Raton- where Pete and Willert are. But they decided that they couldn’t let me go right now. Later on, I may be put on Cadre somewhere. Where I don’t know. Also there are the usual run of rumors that this camp is going to be disbanded as far as enlisted men are concerned. I don’t believe that either. I have a hunch that when the war is over, unless I do something about it, I’ll be sent home from Miami Beach. Probably- I hope- with my wife, and four or five kids. What about that? I told you that I didn’t get any Sergeants stripes, nor corporals either, because of what this damned squadron commander did. Eventually that will be corrected, and I will get something, but when or what I don’t know. Honey, I have finally solved my problem as to what to do. I am going to stay here another month, or until the first of April, in the meantime unless I make OCS definitely, or am made a Warrant Officer, or get a definite promise that by the first of June I’ll be made a least a Staff Sergeant, or get a chance at CIC by then, I’m going to ask to be transferred out of here. I don’t know whether I can get sent closer to home or not, but I imagine that I probably can. Perhaps I might even get a chance to go to Dayton, or Lockbourne Air Base. At any rate, I’ll try and get as near home as I possibly can. Perhaps I’ll remain in this work, and perhaps I’ll be put in something else. But there isn’t really any sense in my staying here if I don’t get any place. It isn’t that any one else is getting any place ahead of me. I’m still the fair haired boy, but that doesn’t produce the ratings that I feel I am entitled to. What do you think about my ideas? That is the way I propose to handle it, unless you object. Mom went home Friday night, and should be there safely by this time. I really hated to see her leave. It was wonderful having her down. Perhaps the next time you go to Columbus you might call her up, that is if you are interested in what your honey is doing, and how he is. Are you? Darling, you have no idea how glad I was to get those letters from you today. I hadn’t heard from you but once this week, and I began to wonder whether something was wrong. I imagined all kinds of things. In fact, I think that I thought of everything except the rationing. Please don’t scare me like that very often though. I really got low. I’m afraid that you mean an awful lot more to me than I would like to admit. In fact, I guess that you are the only girl in the world as far as I am concerned. I love you so very much, and every day I realize it more. There isn’t an hour of the day that passes but that I don’t think about you, and wonder what you’re doing, and picture you in some pose or other, and hear your voice, and feel your arms around me. Truly dearest you are wonderful, do you know that? I want that day to roll around real soon when I’ll have eye you with me forever. If you’d only quit teaching and come down right now, I’d be perfectly happy. In fact, that isn’t such a bad idea. You never did say anything more about coming down for the rest of the winter with your folks. What ever happened to that idea any way? To make a long story short sweetheart I would give anything in the world to see you this very minute, and to hold you real close, and tell you how very much you mean to me, and then I would never take my arms from around you as long as I live. Well honey, I guess that I will quit for now, and try and catch up on my correspondence. I haven’t written anyone but you for the last two weeks. Write to me, and love, and plan and hope and pray for June to come, as I am doing. All My Love-Always, Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/250d2654d77de1f482bdb844c7b0b534.jpg a759ffce6262ab439abea63aa2557f24 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (101) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to page 273 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Miami, Florida March 3, 1943 Wednesday Afternoon Dearest Evelyn, I’m very happy right now: I’m happy that I got by that physical and am going to OCS. – I’m happy for myself, but I think I’m happier for us, because it will make our dream come true a little easier than it might have otherwise. Naturally, I really didn’t pass the thing. I never will know what the 20/20 line of that chart was, but they did let me through (which was all that was really necessary.) Now, I’ll promise to work real hard, and be very sure to get through no matter how tough it may be. – It will still be June, darling! – Then we’ll be together for always! I’m not real sure now as to what school I’ll go to, but it will be either Army Administration, or Medical Administration – probably Medical, in Texas and without a furlough. I don’t know how near I’ll be to Bob, but at least we’ll be in the same state. – You can become as bad as June R/E “your officer” (I hope!) because I’ll try to be as sharp looking a soldier as possible – just for you, sweetheart. Life has not been dull lately anyway. Taylor and I have been celebrating his leaving for A.H.F. O.C.S. tomorrow – We celebrated that Sat. nite, and Monday, and tonight we’re going to celebrate my passing my physical. Last night I met Betty Lou Burnett and her husband for dinner and an evening of chatting about old times. After tonight, until I leave, which will be fairly soon all that I shall do will be to write my honey, and catch upon all of the things I need to do before leaving. So for now, and until next time – All My Love – Always & Always, Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/6daaf9f53816e007c10a6e3bb905f47c.jpg 832a34f739e4f9c738f7824250626ff1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (102) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to page 275 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Miami, Florida March 4, 1943 **Pardon this → it happened after I wrote the letter Dearest Evelyn, There isn’t much new, over and above what I wrote you yesterday: I still haven’t heard any more about where I’m going or how soon, but I know it will be fairly soon, probably in about two weeks at the most. – Are you happy? --Taylor and I went out for the last time together last night, ate at the Seven Seas, and then went to the movies. Today he is in OCS, and in three months will be a Lieutenant. Probably from OCS he’ll go to Harrisburg in Combat Intelligence School. I got a card from Pete Trego today asking me to meet him at Ft. Lauderdale on Sunday. – He also told me that Grove City won the Tournament again this year. – Boy would I have liked to have been there! – If you get a chance, you might go see them play at Westerville, and forward me a play by play report. – I can picture you doing that. – Tonight, I think I’ll go see Random Harvest, and tomorrow night I hope to see the Florida State Basketball Tournament. – I’m kind of getting the urge. Well darling, I know this is really just a short note, but there just isn’t any more news right now, and I don’t get the idea that a short note means that I love you any less; because that just ain’t so. You are my honey, darling, and all I really am living for, and working towards is June, and you and I together for then and for always. I do miss you and dream about you, and wonder what you’re doing, and I surely long to have your arms around me and to hold you so close you can never get away, even for a little while. All My Love – Always, Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/f8b3a3d6fc9813593a9ac533f10033a2.jpg 1fee93a9acffda0f4148fe27e3270aee Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (103) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to page 277 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Miami, Florida March 7, 1943 Dearest Evelyn, Today is the most spring like day we’ve had in Miami: It reminds me of late April at home. Consequently, spring is in my heart too, and I wish, even more than usual, that I were with you. We could take a nice ride, or a leisurely walk in weather like this. – A walk up the mud road would really be wonderful to me. All of which means that I miss you terribly today. Darling, last night I saw Random Harvest, and as usual you were the heroine to my “Smith.” I couldn’t help but shudder at the possibility – however slim – of anything like that standing between the complete fruition of our love. Then I dreamt of you last night, and it was a terribly bad dream: You had decided that after all we weren’t really meant for one another, and had told me that you would never see me again. When I awoke this morning I was sad, and I’ve had a lost feeling in the pit of my stomach all day. Darling, please don’t ever really do anything like that to me, or I know that my life will be completely shot. I love you so very much, and want you more than you’ll ever ever know. Well, I got reasonably definite word today that my papers are being made out for OCS in Medical Administrative. The school is located at Camp Barcley Texas, which is located at Abilene in the heart of the cow country. – Yipee! I think the school starts on the 19th of this month, which means that I will leave either the end of next week, or the first of the following one. – About the fourteenth, or very close there to. From all I can gather, the school is a stiff one, and there are about forty percent who do not get through it. Add to that the fact that I’m not in any way qualified for such a school, having only a very negative knowledge of Medical Terminology, and you can see what I’ll be up against. However, honey, some way I’m going to get through the course and get a commission pretty close to June the 19th. So make plans accordingly. You asked me, before we knew about my really getting a crack at OCS, whether I really thought we could make it, or whether I was only dreaming. My answer is – of course we could have made it, and if I get a commission we’ll be a cinch to do so. But, if anything should keep me from it, we’ll still get along somehow – that is if you’d have me under such circumstance. – I know that no matter how tough things could ever get we’ll get along somehow, because I know that we’ve got enough love for one another, and enough faith to take us through anything. All My Love – Always, Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/83ec9ee2093c9c2d5a0fe747eef49bcb.jpg a021d5e63180b2cd419f9107cc7db152 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (104) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to page 279 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Camp Barkley, Texas March 10, 1943 Darling, I have never been more discouraged in my life: It is awfully muddy here to begin with. It is worse than the middle of Beulah Park in a pouring rain, and we march in it, walk in it, eat in it, and drink it. We don’t wash in it because we very seldom wash. We have only cold water here and have to wade through mud and jump a couple of trenches to get to the latrine. Our Hutments leak, and yesterday my bed was wet. I haven’t changed underwear or taken a shower since I got here. Already, about thirty men have resigned, and there will be more. Old tough regular army infantry men swear it’s the hardest living they’ve even done, and you can imagine what it’s like for me. The classes are not so hard, but you don’t have time to study your assignments. In short, if the exams are very hard, I may not get through them. Then too there is a course given called Logistics, which deals with motors and machinery, and you know how I am about that sort of thing. Also, they give grades on military bearing, which I don’t have, and on the ability to drill men, which I never have done. The fact is, if I get through this course I will be very surprised. – However, I’m not quitting, they’ll have to throw me out. So, don’t tell anybody I’m in OCS, and just pray that I’m lucky enough to get through. Honey, I have never missed you more, or longed for you more in my life. I only hope I can make it here so that we can be together. But please dearest if I don’t get through, don’t disown me. I’m giving it all I’ve got. I’d better quit now, but keep writing often, and know that even if I don’t answer every time, I’m thinking of you every minute and working only for you. All My Love, Always, Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/55a826ecb37a3a4d1641fbab45f59c50.jpg 0be40c9f5eae5bc1634a27216f878543 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (105) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to page 281 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Camp Barkley, Texas April 3, 1943 Thursday Darling, Things are not quite as busy as usual tonight, and so I’m taking time out to write you. I should be studying I suppose, but I just can’t keep at it all the time. I’ll give you a review of the past week to give you an idea of how things are going: I told you about the mud I guess. – It quit raining Friday, and by Sunday it was just as dry as it could possibly be. Saturday we moved to some other hutments, and then spent all day Sunday cleaning them. – To make a long story short, I just haven’t had a free moment. We have our first formation at six fifteen in the morning, and our last one at nine at night. Between nine and ten we must shine shoes, and get on the ball generally. Lights are out at ten, and we shave after that. Then up at five fifteen and at it again, - cleaning up the barracks etc. – I wanted to write you Sunday, but I just didn’t have the time. The academic end of it is coming along a little better now. – I think I can get through that part of it all right. We just started drill this week, which is also very important, and so far I have gotten that without any trouble. – But we’re just in the beginning stages of drill, and I’ve never drilled any men in my life. – We were out for three hours day before yesterday in a dust storm; I think I like the mud better. – The worst thing that’s happened so far from the point of view of my not making it is that I’ve gotten six demerits for things like “books out of line, pack not properly rolled, etc.” I’m not sure how many of those I can have, but I’m afraid not many. – I’m still trying as hard as I know how, I’m still happy I make it, but darling, if it weren’t for you I think I would quit and go back to my old job at Miami. Except for you, it wouldn’t be worth it to me. Honey, I do think of you and long for you all the time. You’re all I want and I just have to have you with me by June. I want you for always and always, and I love you more than you can possibly ever know. Love me darling, whether I make it here or not and keep rooting for me. All My Love, Always Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/20f6e6ee3b586821082f614fced0853f.jpg 0b0f14ee1a2beb5930e5eb354d9a8861 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (106) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to page 283 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Camp Barkley, Texas April 5, 1943 Darling, Sunday has rolled around again, and with it time to write a letter to you, and then – study. I have four exams this coming week: one tomorrow in Sanitation, and the big one Friday in Logistics. – That’s the course on motors and motor maintenance that I am expecting so much trouble with. Also, I have one on Service Records, and one in Military Courtesy. Yesterday, I was really a tired boy: We took a hike yesterday morning that was about five miles long, and we did it with a full field pack in just a little over an hour. After that, we crawled in and out of fox holes and trenches in simulated battle maneuvers. Then came the real tough one, we crawled on our stomachs throw a maze of barbed wire. I did it, but it wasn’t a bit easy. This morning I was really stiff. – One thing dearest, if I live through it, you’ll have a honey who is really in shape. I got my first grade on my first exam - it was an A. There were about a hundred and eighty who flunked the thing, so I felt pretty good about that. However, I still have so awfully much to get through that I have a lot of doubt about my making the grade. I told you that I got six demerits I guess. They count quite a bit if you get too many of them. So – I may become a Lt. someday, and I may not. If not, I think I’ll either try C. L. C., or else Army Specialist Corps. – The Army Specialists Corps has set up schools in both military Government and Intelligence. Sweetheart, don’t ever get the idea that I don’t look forward to your letters, because I really do. They and you keep me going. Without that combination, I would be lost. You are it for me my dearest, and I love you and miss you so much. Its spring at home I know, and home with you is where I belong. – I know I do. I know I need you to walk with me, and to be close to me. I want to talk to you and look at you and tell you how very much I love you. You asked me the other day whether I was sure I love you and wanted to settle down forever with you. – To raise our children, to have our home and our life together. Honey, you didn’t even need to ask that question. Of course, I’m sure, and of course I’ve been sure for such a long time. – Darling, I can hardly wait until June – assuming that I get my commission then. And I’m still hoping that, whether I get a commission or not, you’ll marry me then. – I could tell you so much more if I had you right here with me. – But you know how I feel darling. Love me, and keep on writing just as often as you can. All My Love Always and Always, Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/a891a7a7b940d622951557657f2b4041.jpg 2081ecd35c62cf1ba3fb496ae1d9c743 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (107) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to page 285 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Camp Barkley, Texas April 9, 1943 Wednesday Night Dearest Evelyn, Just another note darling. I have my first breathing spell of the week right now, and so I thought I’d take advantage of it in the best way I know of – writing my honey. Life goes on somehow, days pass quickly and stretch into weeks, and all I do is keep plugging and hoping. I never have had time go so fast in my life before. I’ve given up trying to figure out whether I’m going to graduate or not. I’m no longer worried about my grades. – They’re coming O.K., all I have to do there is keep on working. My Platoon leader called me in the other night and told me that everything about me was all right except my ability to drill men, and my attitude, I asked him about my attitude, and he told me he had the impression that I thought this school would be a breeze for me. I told him about what I really felt, but I’m afraid he wasn’t convinced. – In fact, I’m not very sure that he likes me. – I have my doubts. – It’s the damndest thing I ever heard of. The other night, I saw a rookie up to his elbow in a latrine. – He looked up and said, “if this keeps up I’m going to apply for O.C.S.” I guess that’s pretty true too! – At any rate, if I’m still in OCS two weeks from today, I’ll have a reasonable good chance of getting through. If not – well – I guess that’s up to you then. By the way, you spoke in your last letter about being on the farm come June. – I was sort of under the impression that you had some other plans for that month more or less definite in nature. At least I have. If not, tell me now, and I’ll quit all of this hell I’m going through. Darling, keep writing and keep me going. If it weren’t for you I would have given up long since. Your letters, and the anticipation of being with you is all that keeps me going. Love me and want me sweetheart, as I do you. All My Love, Always, Dick P.S. It’s Thursday, and I haven’t had time yet to mail this. I’ve been thinking about you all day as usual, but I haven’t heard from you in two days. It really makes a difference too. Please keep writing & loving me dearest. I got a card from Pete Trego today. He’s at Salt Lake City Utah, and is about to be assigned his permanent station either here or overseas. – I sure hope he’s lucky. Well sweet, the whistle blew again and I’ve got to run. I love you so much honey, Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/a783f57d6f9359112dcc136a3d22d4ba.jpg 17a136b5d235652eee8cbb30c4eeb17b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (108) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to pages 288-289 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Camp Barkeley, Texas April 12, 1943 Darling, Sunday once more dearest, and the only day of peace I have. How I do look forward to that day! Darling, do you know it was just five months ago today that I got in the army. – That really seems like a long time ago doesn’t it? How I wish it was all over and I could go home again for good! Day after day I hate this place more than I did the day before. It is like nothing I ever saw before, and I would never go through it if it weren’t for you. If I knew that at the end of three months I would get a commission, I wouldn’t mind it at all, but I have the feeling that I’m not going to get through it. My grades are coming along all right, but nothing else is. I guess I’m just not a soldier. There is to be a great amount of kicking out at the end of this week, and again two weeks later. If I make those two, I might get through. In other words, the next three weeks will pretty definitely tell the tale, and even then I can’t be sure. – The class which graduates this coming week has one platoon with only fourteen men left in it. – Fourteen out of an original fifty-four. Things like that get me a little discouraged. So darling, that’s the way it is. I just don’t think I’ll make it. Probably had I gone to Air Forces, or Army Administrative things would have been a little different, and I know – in the case of the Air Corps – a whole lot easier, I haven’t quit trying yet, but I get sorely tempted sometimes. I only hope that if I don’t make it you won’t give up on me. I think that anything like that would cause me to be pretty completely washed up. When I don’t hear from you for a couple of days, even that bothers me a great deal. It’s hell to want someone as I want you, and not be able to do anything about it. Sometimes I can’t think of anything else but you, and of being with you and talking to you, and holding you close. Oh sweetheart, how I long for one of our Sundays together. – walking over the fields, and watching spring come over the countryside, and just being together in love. That’s all I’m hoping and living for. – Just to be with you again! – but honey, don’t let anything ruin the dreams I have of us together. I know that if I don’t get through here it will cause you to lose some of the pride you have in me, but I hope it won’t really make any difference to you. – Will it? Well, honey, I’m so blue that I just don’t think I can write anymore today. But I’ll try and write during the week sometime, and please dearest keep writing real often. I need you so much right now. And don’t stop loving me no matter what happens here. – I’ll make it up to you somehow. All My Love, Always and Always, Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/9b135ce9ea24760c69ca9c8b43113f8d.jpg 92632219cb2d47aa466dc13184da06da Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (109) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to pages 291-292 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Abilene, Texas April 18, 1943 Sunday Afternoon Darling, I’m sitting in one of the U.S.O’s here in Abilene, listening to a band concert by the 90th Infantry Band, and writing my honey a letter. Today is really the first time I have seen the town of Abilene. It is really quite a nice town. I imagine it would be might nice here in peace time. One thing I’m gradually learning is that while the scenery may change from one section of the country to another, people and towns are almost universally the same. But oh how I long for the scenery and the people and towns of Ohio! Well honey, I have finally gotten through the “chain of evacuation,” and am no longer a member of this O.C.S. I completed everything yesterday when I saw the school commandant. He was more than nice, and did a lot toward rebuilding my confidence in myself. He told me that he couldn’t understand why I even came here in the first place, and said that the obvious place for me was in either Army or Adjutant General’s Administration. He felt that I had enough in the way of ability to get through. He said that there a man got by on ability to think, whereas here a man must have other qualities more than brains. (He said that, I didn’t.) He said that in a combat unit such as this is, an officer must be a good drill man, must know a lot about the army, and must be more of a soldier and less of a thinker. He said that the majority of medical troops go with the Infantry into the front lines, and must accordingly receive Infantry training. He said that despite the fact that Limited Service men were being admitted to the school, they were not really wanted as there is no place for them in combat. – He finally stated he was – in my case – enclosing a letter in my file recommending me for the two above mentioned schools. – I guess my grades helped that much at least. I’m not really too disappointed about all this. If it weren’t for you and I, and our plans, I would not miss it at all. I never have even respected the insignia of this outfit. And at least, even though I wouldn’t admit it, I was damned proud of my work in Miami. – I got a few of them there, dearest, that I’ll tell you about after the War. – I only hope that I can get into the same work again. As I told you in my other letter, I’ll go from here to Jefferson Barracks – at St. Louis. From there – who knows? I’ll make my plans after I see what happens at St. Louis. In any event, I’ll be here a week or two yet. Honey, that’s about all the news from here. All I can do now is wait – with my fingers crossed – to hear what you have to say. All I can tell you is that no matter how you feel about my not making it is that I tried as hard as I could for you, and that I love you with all my heart and soul and might, and I will as long as I live. – If you should feel that you don’t want me anymore though as a result of this business here, please tell me dearest. It would hurt, but I’d rather know than not be sure. – I hope I know already though, and darling you are the most wonderful girl in all the World. Write to me, and please don’t quit loving me. All My Love, Always, Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/4cb7431818aae22a01c13fc19188b3a8.jpg da647ce5b3342e250ff2493597e20e6a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (110) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to pages 294-296 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Camp Barkeley, Texas April 20, 1943 Monday Night, April 19, 1943 Dearest Evelyn, I got the letter that you wrote Thursday, today, and sweetheart ever since then I’ve been tingling all over, and my heart is still going like a sledge hammer, and my head is reeling. Oh darling, I want you so very much right with me in person right now, as you are now and always in my thoughts. I’ve told you for almost four years that I love you, and I‘ve said it a million times to you and to myself. When I first started saying it, I didn’t know quite what love was, but I know I felt differently about you than I ever had about anyone else. When I got a smile from you it did something to me, and a little teasing encouragement was all I needed to keep me working and trying to win you. The first time you decided not to see me again was more a blow to my pride than anything else – for awhile – and then the idea dawned on me that I really missed you. When we had that first New Year’s Eve together, that added to it all. – I meant it even then when I gave you my pin, and persuaded you it was a joke, then – through the whole crazy guilt of our affections and – your lack of them – I became more and more desirous of having you. Maybe it was just for the chase, at least that must have been a part of it; some of it was because to me then you were glamorous, you were my idea of what a girl ought to be. – But still it was mostly a superficial thing – half real, and half imaginations. When I heard that you had taken Bills’ pin, I thought it was all over, forever. I started going with another girl, and tried to convince myself that I was forgetting you. Yet, I wanted to be sure, and so – the trip that spring day a couple of years ago, when I came up to see you along with George, who was trying all the way to tell me to turn around and go back to Columbus. I don’t know what I was looking for, but if it was peace of mind, I didn’t find it. I told George it was all over, and I lied to everyone else too. Then, I got gloriously drunk, and I have never been out with the girl I was dating since. Life all that spring was a series of dates and drunks, and damned foolishness. I don’t know what made me ever write you again, or what made you answer. But I did know that when I was with you, I was happy again. Finally, through our rides, and swims, and walks, and dinners, and perfect nights in your porch swing, and parties, and nights before your fireplace, in each other’s arms, and – everything else that happened to us; - To the Christmas Holidays, and that New Years’ Eve at my house. We built up a contentment and a knowledge of one another that grew into something a hell of a lot more than an ex college boys’ infatuation, and a college girls’ leading a man on. – It came to be us. It came to mean no pretense and few secrets; it came to be more than glamour. – It came to be something built on a hard solid foundation. It came to be us – Evelyn and Dick – and real love, I wanted to marry you last summer, but I was afraid I would be drafted. I wanted to marry you before I left home, but I was afraid to ask you and have me be any place in the world but with you. When you came to Miami at Christmas time, I would have handcuffed you if need be had I not felt that by summer I would have had a commission and would have been well able to support you. I thought we should wait for that, and so did you. – Well, it didn’t happen. Perhaps, if I go back in the work I was in, I might eventually get a direct commission, perhaps I might get into C.L.C., where the sky is the limit as to how far I could go; perhaps I might do very well in the new Army Specialist Corps; perhaps, I may go to O.C.S. in Army Administration, or A.G.O., as they are recommending from here. But, there is another side to the picture too, that you may as well know now as later. Probably my address at Jefferson Barracks will have on it O.R.T.C., which means overseas replacement training center. The fact that I’m going there does not necessarily mean that I’ll go over. But, I’ll be placed in a pool, and wherever my talents call for, there will I go. If they need me at Lockbourne Air Base in Columbus, I’ll go there. If they need me in North Africa – that’s where they’ll send me. I’m not telling you that to alarm you, the chances are I’ll be in this country someplace, but I can’t count on it. – Don’t tell my mother that yet. I’ll tell her when and if I go, and not before. I had intended to do the same with you, but for what I’m asking you now, you’ve got to know. I kept putting everything off because I was always thinking. I’m through thinking anymore. All I know is that I want you to be my wife as soon as possible. I’m not going to ask you anything if I go over. I don’t want that, going overseas married, but if I’m in this country, we can be together no matter where I go. I make $66.00 a month now. I can get a $20.00 ration allowance, and $28.00 a month for my wife. Most any camp in the country would let me live with you off the post. If you want to, you could probably find a job to keep you busy during the day. – Oh damn it honey, what I’m getting at is, can you marry me this summer regardless of anything except a trip across the water? All I’ve got is my love for you, which is as great as it can ever possibly be. I can shout it, and carve it on trees, and write it, and whisper it in your ear. But I just can’t go on without you indefinitely, through a whole war, and a period of making sensible re-adjustments afterwards. We’re sure of one another dearest, by every test a man and a girl can ever have. Already, we are on solider footing and have more to go on than most people who get married. But the idea of four or five years more doesn’t make me very happy. I first can’t let you be away from me that long. I want my arms around you, and you as close to me as you can possibly get. I want to have your lips and eyes – and all of you, your mind and heart, and body for keeps, so that we can have the happiness we both know is ours. Maybe I’m crazy, but I think we have been crazy all along for not going ahead with our plans. This has been a long letter dearest, maybe an unusual one. But, this letter is as true a picture of my feelings as I can ever possibly give you. Maybe you won’t want to take the chance, maybe my ideas are crazy, but I don’t think so. Whenever I get to my permanent station I am dire for a furlough. We could get married then, or we could get married in St. Louis over Memorial Day. Oh honey, please though, please marry me someplace as soon as your school is over. I can’t guarantee our happiness, but you and I know that together we can never be anything else but happy. I should leave about next Monday for Jefferson Barracks. If you answer this right away, I’ll get it in time I think, to have something to think about in my trip north. I’m going to quit for now sweetheart, and if you don’t feel that you want to go through with anything like what I’m suggesting, I shan’t blame you. I know it isn’t sensible, but it can be done, and we can be happy and secure, and most important, together! Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/e9eb8b0f525a84316041723db6da5068.jpg de3edc7a61e8df4aac9c95dd4861fc69 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (111) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to pages 298-299 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Camp Barkeley, Texas April 22, 1943 Wednesday Afternoon Dearest Evelyn, There are lots of other things I’d like to have called you besides dearest, but that really covers them all I guess. It’s funny darling how I’ve been lately. But I can’t think of anything but you. Nothing else matters at all: You are in my thoughts all the day from the minute I wake until I sleep at night, and then I dream about you. When I’m loafing – which is most of the time lately – I conjure up pictures of you in my minds eye, or get out your picture and look at it. Sometimes I can actually feel your presence right beside me, and I can hear your voice. Somehow, I know you’re with me still, and oh sweetheart, I hate to open my eyes again to reality. I think if possible I love you more and more all the time. All I want is to be with you. I don’t care where, just so long as you’re around someplace. It’s a terrible feeling in a way, and wonderful in another, but I know now what my German book meant when I used to read “deu bist einer schone gnadige fraulien, ich liebe dich, und ich wallte kusse tu.” Which boils down to the same old story of blind love, whether it be in German or Hindustan, or English. But, all of my telling you on paper that I love you is just so much stuff. If I had you here, I could whisper it to you, and shout it from the top of the mesa, and tell you with my eyes and arms, and lips, and every way there is. In the letter I wrote you Monday, I was pretty unreasonable I suppose, and after I wrote it, I thought for a while before I mailed it. Not that I don’t mean every word in it. Not that I don’t want to marry you today or tomorrow, or any day you’ll have me, if you will; but I’ve got no right to expect you to give up everything you have to come along madly on a wild chase to God only knows where with me. You’ve got everything back home to make you happy. You’ve got comforts and friends, and plenty to keep you occupied. If you marry me now, you’ll lose about all of this. We probably would have the amount of money I outlined, but that really isn’t very much to go on in these times. You probably would have to live in a place that wouldn’t be so hot, and most of the people you would be associated with would not be so hot either. Maybe the job you could get would be all right, and maybe it would be no more than a job as a waitress. After the War, if it ever does end, we’d have to go back to Grove City, and start in from scratch – broke. That’s the only picture I can give you of what you’ll have to face if you marry me now. I don’t know how far I’ll go in this mans’ army, but I’m not off to a very good start that’s sure. The only thing I can promise you is that if loving you and wanting to make you happy, and being willing to work hard to do that, will compensate for some of the bad features of the thing, then you will have that much. – I know it’s going to be tough, and if you don’t feel like taking that much of a chance, I don’t blame you at all, and I’ll go right on loving you just as much as ever. After all, it was me who messed up our really big chance by not being what they want here in an officer. – So sweetheart, the choice is yours. I love you and love you so very very much that it hurts not to be with you. I’m really at the point where I can honestly say I can’t live without you much longer, but – it’s got to be up to you. Will you marry me please Evelyn my darling, in spite of all that may happen? Do the good things about our being together out weigh the bad? All I can do is hope, and pray that two months from now we’ll be married and together for always and always. Well honey, I’m going to close for now: They put us on guard duty tonight, and there is a full moon in Texas. How I wish you could be here to enjoy it with me! – But, I shall “walk my post in a military manner,” and look at the moon and think of you and long for you so very hard, and miss you. Perhaps, if you are thinking of me, it will be almost as if we’re really together. All My Love for Always and Always, Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/280a4bda15c8dbfa8c831d5ae5f7036d.jpg 9decbc193f791dbc58f9390d77506708 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (112) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to pages 301-302 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Camp Barkeley, Texas April 22, 1943 Wed. nite Darling, I got your letters today telling me how you feel about my not making O.C.S., and also that you will marry me this June come hardship or come good times. Evelyn dearest, there is only one thing I can say and that is you are the most wonderful girl I’ve ever known or ever will know in this world or the next; and I love you with all my heart and soul and might. With each new and wonderful thing that you do or say, I only love you more, when I had already thought I loved you more, when I had already thought I love you all there is. And sweetheart, I’m awfully in earnest when I tell you that I am humble in the presence of your love for me. I don’t know why you love me, or how in the face of everything you keep on loving me, but I’m thankful for it, sweetness. So thankful, and so happy, and so proud that every time I think of you loving me a lump comes in my throat, and a strange prickly feeling spreads all over me. Yes darlingest, we do love each other more I think than any two people I know. We both feel exactly the same way, and did you notice? – We seem to feel the same way always at the same time! So that when I’m thinking of you very hard, I know somehow that you are with me, and are thinking about me too. You say that you will marry me in June regardless of anything, regardless of security or anything else, and oh honey, I say the same thing over and over again. We’ve been too sensible too long. WE will get married in June unless I go overseas, which I doubt that I’ll do. And dearest, all I can say further is that I’ll love you for always and always, and I’ll try with everything I have to make you completely happy as long as we live. I want our marriage to be perfect in every way, and my darling I know it will be. We’ll move any obstacle from our path together, and physically, mentally, and spiritually we’ll be completely and inseparably united. – As to the practical side of our getting married, here’s as much as I can tell you now honey: I am due for a furlough right now, but I probably won’t get one until after my permanent assignment which won’t be for a month or so yet I don’t imagine. If I am held at Jefferson Barracks longer than a month, I wish you would come there, but we can’t cross those bridges until later when I know more nearly what the scare is. So, sit tight, and plan to be married in June or sooner, probably at home! Oh honey, I’m so happy tonight I could do anything on earth right now. How else can I tell you I love you more than all the rest of everything the World has to offer? – Oh sweetheart, there may not be any other way that I can tell you on paper, but there must be a million ways in which I can prove it to you, and make you realize it during the lifetime we’re going to have together. And now good night my darling, I’ll see you while I dream tonight, and all during my early morning guard, and all during tomorrow; and forever. I do love you so very much sweetheart, and I always will, Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/ed5cff1cbd131c8023d140f7db65c653.jpg 6b1dc7255e4f332f13013fe92ed78405 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (113) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to pages 304-305 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Camp Barkeley, Texas April 24, 1943 Good Friday 1943 Darlingest, I just got your letter – must have been written Wed. and you really were in a fine mood. I’ll bet if I had been around I would really have gotten teased and would have had to drag you around over the floor to sort of calm you down a little bit. – I can see you’re going to be a problem! – Oh honey, I love you so much! – I know what I’d do with you to calm you down: I’d put both arms around you and squeeze you real hard, and just kiss you all over until you said you loved me and would promise to be a good girl. Sweet, I’m glad you’re getting so good at sewing. I’ve already got a few pairs of socks for you to work on, and someday I might get promoted and you’ll have to sew on my new chevrons. Also, how are you on baby clothes? – You’d better check on styles, cause before too many years go by, you’ll probably be walking the floor! We are going to beat the Andersons to it aren’t we? Evelyn, do you remember Good Friday of last year? I do – very clearly. It rained and you read in the afternoon and I worked on a test for my kids. – Then you fixed dinner, and we had shrimp and steak, and my recipe for pudding. – That was really a swell day. – In fact, I guess every day we had together was mighty wonderful wasn’t it sweetheart? Two years ago on Good Friday was the fatal day George and I drove up to see you to find out whether or not the rumor about your having Bill’s pin was true. – You never were colder to me in your whole life were you? – Brrr! Don’t ever be that way after we’re married honey, please! – No matter how mad you get at me. Honey, I haven’t been doing anything all week except going to the movies, and dodging work. Last night I saw Hitler’s Children which was really good. – You wrote me about it a long time ago didn’t you? I figure I’ll take in all the movies now, because after a certain event happens this summer I don’t think I’ll be wanting to see any movies for a long time. – We’ll do our own love scenes until you get so bored with me you’ll run away with the girls and leave me all alone. – Oh honey, I can hardly wait or think about anything else except you and I being together. I never did want anything so much in my life as I want you. I love you more than anything else in this world, or any other to come. Sweetheart, I still haven’t gotten my orders to leave yet, but I expect them anytime now. A week from today I should be in St. Louis. I’ll write you as soon as I know for sure when I’m leaving. In the meantime, you be a very very good girl, and miss me just a wee bit, and look forward to the not too distant future when the first two letters in your last name will undergo a little change. If you’ll do this, I’ll let you in on a little secret: I love you dearest with every bit of strength and heart and mind I have, and I seem to love you more and more with each new day. Just the thought of you and I being together soon sets me on fire. “How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love thee to the breadth and depth and height my soul can reach”…. Goodnight sweetness, Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/d93d2867e80fef74ab3da151c471d907.jpg 23872899d3c1f9f7ca98a80a62293c0a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (114) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to pages 307-305 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Abilene, Texas April 25, 1943 Easter Sunday Hello Sweetness, Easter reminds me of last Eater with you, and that makes me sort of sad. I remember that day so very much darling: you had on your suit, which I had been anxiously awaiting, and your yellow blouse and hat. – Right sharp you looked in case I didn’t tell you then. WE went to church and heard Bob Tucker preach, and then to Hennicks, and then to the Dale with Bob and June. Dinner at home with Mom and Bill, a walk, and then home. How I loved you that day, sweetheart! Maybe you’re bored by my memories, but it does me so much good, because it brings you close to me again, - I can see you just as you were then honey. There is no real news from here right now. I’m still awaiting orders to leave, and they surely ought to come tomorrow. As I’ve been telling you all I do is dodge work, and go to the movies, and think about you and I being together very soon now. Honey, if I can first have you with me, I don’t care where I go, or what I do. When you’re around, I guess I lose all track of everything else except just having you with me. I don’t know what causes it, I wonder if it could be that I love you. – Do you suppose? Evelyn, how is your grandmother? I surely hope that she feels much better than she did. She’s a good old gal. Remember her reaction to our raising a large family? Dearest, there isn’t really any news from here right now, so I’m going to close until I know for sure when I leave. I surely hope you’re looking forward to being together forever just a tenth as much as I am. That will be the most wonderful thing that could ever possibly happen to anybody, as far as I’m concerned. – Everyday brings us one day nearer one another honey, never to be parted again. – I can’t really tell you how I feel when I think about you marrying me, but I can tell you that just the thought if it gives me a tremendous thrill. Be a good girl sweetheart, and keep on loving me – will you? And oh darling, do with it whatever you like, but you have all of my love for always and always dear. Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/3dc502dafc45724907eb9f0e51e6d4d2.jpg 5fd216c9c6b46ea56608f9727b1e9684 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (115) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to pages 309-310 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Camp Barkeley, Texas April 27, 1943 Monday Darling, I’ve been thinking of you all day as usual, and it brings you close to me when I write you. This morning I forgot to duck, and got roped in on a work detail. – Yes, I used both a pick and shovel along with all the rest of the disillusioned candidates. This afternoon, I had a little nap and a nice hot shower – a hot shower around here is a rarity, believe me! Beyond that I have done nothing at all, except hope for my orders to come through. I can’t imagine what the delay is caused by. I should have left last week sometime according to the way I figure. How was your Easter vacation? Did Ruth come down? Boy I sure do wish I could have been there with you sweetheart. But, next year I hope not only to be able to see your new Easter hat, but to be able to buy it as well. Evelyn, are you as excited over our getting married as I am? – You have no idea how much I’m looking forward to our being together. – I’m just absolutely starving for you, I want you so badly dearest. I just seem to go on like the broken record telling you that I love you and want you, but there just isn’t anything else in my life that is a millionth as significant and real to me as the way I feel about you. You’re just all there is as far as I’m concerned darling. – I constantly – now that my mind is free to go on any journey it desires – am conjuring up pictures of you as I have seen you. – I know you in every different dress, with every expression you ever got on your face. – Oh dearest, you’re completely locked in my mind clear to the knowledge lump on the back of your head. – And then, I try and imagine what our life together will be like. I know that most it will be calm and sedate, a very peaceful life indeed. Perhaps it will be almost too quiet. But, I know that whether we’re rich or poor, it will be a life filled with contentment for both of us. – I hope I can make you happy dearest, and I hope you’ll never regret saying yes to me. I’m counting as much as any man can on an absolutely ideal marriage, and I really think we’re the people to have that. Dearest, I could go on like this forever, telling you my plans and dreams for us; but you know them all so well already that I know I’m only repeating myself. So, forgive me sweetheart, and put it down to the fact that you are life itself to me; you are all of my life goals rallied into one. – You’re my girl Evelyn, and I’m proud and humble, and very thankful all at the same time. – Perhaps as Soames Forsythe called it in the Forsythe Saga, you represent the idea of property that is instinctive in every man. However that may be, the very thought that you are mine and no one else’s is almost overwhelming. And now darlingest, until next time and forever and ever, please want and take All My Love, Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/797906476b36bc69bbf2d1eb1fc3f5bb.jpg 2792facf69ffebef84c742e8ebf253c6 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (116) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to page 312 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Camp Barkeley, Texas April 30, 1943 Thursday Darling, I haven’t been neglecting you really, and I surely have been thinking of you plenty; however, I’ve been thinking my orders to leave would be coming out soon, and I wanted to be able to tell you all about them – Today they came out. I leave here either Saturday or Monday for St. Louis, Missouri to report at Jefferson Barracks Overseas Replacement & Reconditioning Pool, for reassignment someplace. – Probably not Overseas, as few limited Service Men are going over now. So don’t worry about that until I tell you to. I’m pretty sure that before I ever report at J.B. I’ll go and see the Cardinals play ball, and also have a few beers. – This part of Texas is dry in every sense of the word, and I’ve had enough Cokes to last quite a while. – I may, if I get off after I get there, call a certain girl that I love very much, just to hear her voice again, and if I do, I surely don’t want her to cry. – Remember when I called you last fall, sweetheart? And got so worried because I thought your voice sounded cold. There isn’t really any news at all from here. I have been loafing until I am actually tired of it, and wishing so darned hard that I could be spending all of this wasted time with my honey. Perhaps dearest I’ll be home very soon now. Sooner than you think. – It all depends on circumstance at Jefferson Barracks. Well dearest, I know this too is very short as letters go, but I’ll do better when I get settled in a new place, and you do better too, or I’ll spank you! – I haven’t heard a word from you all week, and I feel pretty deserted. – I think you’re all I live for sweetness. – Keep on loving me darling just as hard as I’m loving you, and then when we do finally get to be with one another for always, - wow! Incidentally, if I came home in May could we get married then, and you come on to my new station as soon as your school is out? The reason I’m asking is because that might possibly be my only chance to get home. – But, we’ll know much more a week from now, so just keep the question in mind darling! Be good, dearest, and oh sweetness if you could ever guess how much I love you – just all there is darlingest! Dick P.S. I’ll write from St. Louis as soon as possible honey. (This is the last letter addressed as Miss Evelyn Stark) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/bb649da2b1ff9ed3d00fa9cf3aa6fc0d.jpg f969915b138fd9f390a425331c8f6b19 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (117) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to pages 316-317 of Angel Flying on the Ground; Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Jefferson Barracks, Missouri May 28, 1943 Dearest Wife, Thursday, and by the time you get this you’ll be all through teaching and awaiting orders to proceed to the new job of taking care of your husband – who is very anxiously awaiting orders in order that you may begin that job right away. There was an order for limited service men out today, but I wasn’t on it. – There were no good assignments in the whole bunch either. – I’m glad I wasn’t on that one. If nothing good develops between now and the first of next week I’m going over to the S-O office and ask them to work on either re-assigning me or sending me to C.I.C. – If I don’t, I’m liable to be here indefinitely – maybe a month or two, and we aren’t going to be apart that long if I can help it. I thought that Jim Flynn was out of the Army, but he isn’t – I talked to his wife last night and she gave me the very startling news that all of the boys are leaving Miami this week – she didn’t know for where, but Jim thought they were going to Texas – God forbid that anything like that should happen to us darling! – Although I would enjoy working with that gang again. – But – do you want to go to Texas? A lot of the men who left today went to Salt Lake City, Utah and I don’t imagine that would be too good either. – But, we’ve got to expect almost anything for awhile, sweetheart. – Maybe it’ll be pretty good, and maybe awful, but if we can be together – I’ll love it! I guess I sort of am missing my wife considerably! Last night I was a little sick, I think as a result of the shots I took the day before. At any rate I went to bed at about 7:30, and slept right on until reveille, which is at five thirty. – Ten hours I got! Tonight I think that I shall get very extravagant and buy a milk shake over at the PX. – I’m really doing good on not spending any money – except for that razor which I had to buy. – Beyond tonight I don’t even have as much as a milk shake in mind. – But, I sure do wish I could see my wife. And now for some family matter honey: 1. - Enclosed you will find a copy of my insurance application. – Keep it, and that is your receipt I think. 2. - ALSO, you will need another marriage certificate as I had to file the one you sent here. – Forward it with the enclosed statement to the address given on the sheet. 3. - The addresses needed to complete my list for announcements are: a.) Ensign & Mrs. W.A. Hopkins 1224 Ingraham N.W. Washington, D.C. b.) Lieut. Herb Emrich 69th Fighter Sq. Bedford Airdrome, Bedford Mass c.) Ensign Richard P Taylor N.T.S. (1) 42065 Fort Schuyler The Bronx, New York, N.Y. I guess that is about all the husbandry duties I can perform right now. – Although I sure have some others in mind! So, be a very good little wife, and take a little rest while you’re home. I don’t like you’re having lost weight like you did – no I’m not kidding! So, rest up and relax, and hope that I get moved real soon so that we can be together more quickly. I love you dearest wife, and I’m really missing you plenty these days. How I hope it won’t be too long now!ll My Love, Dearest, Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/250f0cce14099369aad71b23df4195a5.jpg 145c55906e6db0e234a3f124d5ea9e51 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (118) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to pages 319-320 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Jefferson Barracks, Missouri May 28, 1943 Tuesday, May 25- ‘43 Dearest Wife, I got a letter from you yesterday, and one again today, both of which certainly serve to bolster up my morale. I was really tickled about the GAA program. – I imagine the kids really did out do themselves in every way possible, and naturally they like you and hate to lose you – but honestly honey, they don’t need you nearly as badly as I do. I sure am mightily proud of you though, because you are so well thought of by all of your students. Also honey, you are really a busy little wife taking care of my clothes, and the notes, and the announcements, not only busy, but awfully wonderful too, and awfully much loved by your husband. Darling, I have been a little busy too: Last night I went over to make out your allotment, and did so – Enclosed you will find your receipt for same.- Keep it in a safe place until the money comes through, which should be between the first and tenth of July. – I guess we can’t do any good for this month, but the $50.00 will be there in another month. - Aren’t you glad you married a man with so much money? Also, sweet, I took out an insurance policy for $5,000 with you as beneficiary, and Mom as contingent beneficiary. I already have a policy for her, and you have always been the second beneficiary on it. – Those papers will come through to you whenever the spirit moves the government to mail them. – So – now you are all fixed up dearest! As far as my army life is concerned, I am learning all about the office work of a squadron, so that when & if I’m ever put to work in one after I’m assigned, I’ll know what I’m doing. Also, they finally caught up with me on shots, and gave me three today. – My arms are both pretty sore, and I could do with a little very gentle physical therapy by my wife. Tonight I’m going to bed early, and shave – with my new razor – which I had a heck of a time getting, and also which cost me a buck. – It’s always something, darn it! I’m going to St. Louis one night this week and contact my good friend Jim Flynn – from my Miami days – Jim got a discharge, he’s 44. Beyond that, life is just the same, day after day: - Wanting my wife with me, and wanting to be permanently assigned so that you can be with me – How I do long for that honey! Sweetheart, I’m going to quit writing for now, but I will try and write a much longer one the next time. I love you darling, and want you with me so much. – And, oh sweet, I’m so very glad that you are my wife that I fairly burst with pride in you. – You are truly the most wonderful wife in the whole world. I guess I don’t need to tell you that you have all my love, every least little bit, for always and always honey. Dick P.S. I’m glad you thought to go and see mom, I know that she appreciated it, and – well – keep it up dearest. P.S. – Just think, we have been married a whole week now honey. – A whole week, and soon a year, but those times aren’t very long when we have forever to love one another, are they darling? http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/5c599b16038e228736c6ade778d0ad6c.jpg f96a0a5a937e6103b39e3479b42f4545 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (119) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to page 322 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked St. Louis, Missouri May 30, 1943 Sunday Afternoon Dearest Wife, I thought I would stay on the Post today, but I got so blue and lonesome that I just couldn’t stand it out there, so I borrowed a dollar and came on into town. – Now, I’m still mightily lonesome for you dearest. – I guess I’ve been as bad today as I ever was in the whole time since I’ve been in the Army. – Maybe it’s because today is Memorial Day, holidays always make me feel pretty blue anyways. – But, I wish you were with me. Last Memorial Day we went to the races, and it was so awfully warm that we left and then we went out to dinner with Murray and Essie – Remember? Yesterday I saw the Cardinals play the New York Giants – I got off at noon – and it was mighty enjoyable. Most of the Cardinals had been with Columbus at one time or another but I hadn’t ever seen any of the Giants play before. Yesterday also darling, I went over to Classification, and was re-classified as an Investigator. – So if and when I ever ship from here I will go back to that type of work. I enjoyed it very much, and I’ll surely be glad to go back to it. – I’m starting tomorrow to work on getting out of here, so that we can be together quickly! I’m going over to the Post Intelligence Office here, and ask them to re-assign me P.D.Q. I’ll give you a full report of the proceedings in my next letter, so be waiting. – Also, I should know by then where my old outfit is. – I’m going to call Jim Flynn’s’ wife tomorrow night. Honey, about your getting a job until I do get settled, that is up to you. I just can’t know how long it will be before I’m placed, and it would be no good for you out there now. – About three fourths of the time I can’t get out at night here, and you’d be lonesome. – So, if you want to – go ahead. – However, don’t take a job that might run you down, and cause you to work all hours of the night, and don’t take one you wouldn’t be allowed to leave. Well dear wife, I want you to know that I love you and dream about you and plan for us all the time. – Every minute! – And sweetheart, you are the most wonderful wife a man ever could hope for.- Just perfect, and I love you so much – All there is darling! Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/2412dcacebc057d1ba253a63386d5f2f.jpg 368b831d62aa1a51175282dd439cdf32 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (120) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to pages 325-326 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Jefferson Barracks, Missouri June 2, 1943 Tuesday Dearest Wife, I got two lovely letters from you today darling, and I was really glad to get them. When I don’t hear for a couple of days I sort of start to go slowly crazy, and I accuse the mail man of not getting all the mail out. – But everything is O.K. now. – I really laughed about you and the bird. – I would surely have loved to have seen you. Did it dive bomb you, or let you have it from a high altitude? Honey, I don’t know a thing about gardening, but I really am all for it I think we can probably have the best garden in Grove City with you helping – it’ll probably be me helping you though I suppose. – I didn’t know how dumb I was until I got in the Army. – I don’t know very much about anything I guess. How I wish the day would soon come when we could start the garden, and the children etc. Sweetheart, I don’t know what to say about your coming to St. Louis, and planning to stay very long, with things as they are here now. Here’s my set up – I can be out every night until two o’clock, but I must be in then. On Sundays, I can go out from 9:00 A.M. until 2:00 the following morning. It sounds good, but it isn’t, because in the first place it takes about an hour to get into town, and an hour to leave, and also some nights – without warning – we are restricted altogether. I have looked in the paper here about apartments, but I hadn’t checked on rooms as yet. Probably we can find a room pretty easily though. But, the devil of it is – a lot of the fellows I came in with are leaving today, and some more – who are on Limited Service are due to pull out before long. So far they have not put me on any order, but I am not going to be “frozen” here pending the investigation that is now underway on me – and you too darling. So- sit tight a week or so yet, and I’ll try and find out what gives with my shipment – how soon etc. Then, if I find that I will be leaving soon, you had better wait. But, if I’m not going to leave, by all means let’s plan on you coming here. I’m awfully tired of not having you with me when we ought to be having all of this time together. I thought when I was home that we would be all settled by this time darling. Honey, just three weeks now we’ve been married. And we’ve had practically no time together at all since. – We’ve just got to get together soon sweetheart. You asked about the chances of being in St. Louis permanently, and the answer is that I have nothing to do with that at all. If they want me here – then here I’ll be, but otherwise – I’ll be moved out. The only other question I can think of that you wanted answered is that Mrs. Frank Wright is Ann Wright (Dietsch’s) mother, and a hell of a nice old gal she is too. – We’ll definitely need to visit her sometime when the war is over. – What a lot of things we’ll have to do! – The thought of them all and of all our lives together make me very very happy, sweetheart. If only this war were over right now! Darling, I just got a third letter from you today! It seems as though I really did hit the jack pot today, and am I glad! – Sweet, I’m sorry I didn’t send you more money, but I was afraid I might need it before the end of the month. As to the new job – we’ll just have to “sweat that out.” Well dearest, I’m going to quit for now, probably I’ll write again tomorrow, so be a good wife, and dearest – I love you more than anything else in the whole wide world. All there is Evelyn sweet! Your Husband, Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/9e15796f2db78bf8c1980d510c0fcb44.jpg 8f2ffa609ba4164a6061fe512ec561af Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (121) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to page 329 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked St. Louis, Missouri June 6, 1943 Sunday Afternoon Dear Mrs. Clark, Just a line from your husband to let you know that he is missing you today as always, and loves you very very much. Last night, as I told you, I was squadron C.L. and spent a very full evening inside. – I had to get up at 4:15 this morning and then wake up the K.P’s. – Boy that was really a job, those fellows definitely didn’t want to get up and do K.P. on Sunday, and I don’t blame them very much either. – Then I took bed check and finally climbed in bed myself at about 7:30 this morning. I got up at eleven and readied myself for the baseball game, getting there first for its start, only to have it rain after about four innings. I came from there, here, and I think that after I finish this note to you, that I’ll go to a movie someplace. St. Louis is a mighty nice town, but it would be a lot nicer if you were only here with me. If I were permanent, and we could find a place to live, it would be almost ideal. – But, I don’t think we’ll ever live here. I still have heard nothing about my leaving here; and naturally nothing about the new job angle that I’m working on. – That will probably take some time. I guess there isn’t any more in the way of news right now honey. The fact that I love you should not be news to you, but – I do love you, Evelyn, I know what a wonderful wife I have, and I’m just praying that I can be even a little worthy of you sweetheart. I’ll sure be trying awfully hard, if that will help any, and oh darling, I can hardly wait for us to be together in our own apartment, a home, or room, or whatever we are lucky enough to have. – Then I know that we’ll know what real happiness is. Write to me darling, and pray with me that we won’t be separated much longer. Your Husband, Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/d8f27ee90653b393634b2bdb0d5804f3.jpg 1d5d7cff6e62558616f4251580fcf629 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (122) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to pages 332-333 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked St. Louis, Missouri June 8, 1943 Dearest Wife, It’s a very hot – sticky afternoon here in St. Louis, and very dull too. I’m working – in theory – but actually there isn’t a great deal to do except sit around and wish for you to be with me. – I’m having a heck of a time right now. In the first place, I can’t seem to get any action towards being shipped. – I haven’t been to the Post Intelligence Office as yet, but I may go later on this afternoon. If they can’t do anything to help me, I’m liable to be here for the duration – doing nothing really constructive – but just more or less fooling around. I found out where everyone from Miami went, and that too made me feel bad. – They went to Amarillo Texas, which – from all I can gather – is the only place in the country that is worse than Abilene and Camp Barkeley. – I don’t even know whether I’ll ask to go back with them. That country would really be rough for you I know. – What do you think? The second thing to bother me – you’ll laugh at this – I have been plagued with bed bugs for the last four days. They have just naturally chewed me up. I have big welts all over me which alternately hurt and itch, and I have been in misery. – They are getting big enough now to almost move the bed around, and all from eating me. – I have to eat more food than usual now to keep body and bugs together. Third, I have lost a sheet – stolen almost out from under my nose, and a rain coat – like wise disappeared. – Probably the whole thing will cost me about eight bucks and so out of my June pay – payable the first of July. – June first came and is now passing and I find that I don’t get paid until about the tenth of the month. Right now I am at the “enough for one more pack of cigarettes” stage, but I have a hot prospect for a loan all lined up, and so I should make out O.K. – But all of these various things add up to the fact that I figure God must be a little put out at your husband for something or other. – You could if you were here at least put something on my bites – I promise to have myself properly fumigated before we are together, because these damned bed bugs would add nothing whatever to our happy married life together. So – that about sums up all of your husbands’ misfortunes for the moment. – I surely do miss you darling. Somehow when you’re around nothing very bad can happen to me, and even if it does – I don’t seem to mind very much. I was mighty sorry to hear about you catching cold, darling. I do want you to take care of yourself and not get ill. – You’re far away the most precious thing I have on earth. – So please rest, and get lots of sun, and be as always dearest. Darling, the poem tickled me to death. – I would like very much to meet Earl. – After we’re home safe & happy again, we’ll have a lot of calls to make, and travelling to do. – Oh darling, I do hope it will be soon. Well, I’ll close for now, and write again soon. – And you do the same. Is it necessary for me to tell you how much I love you, and miss you and want you with me? Whether it is or not, I do! Dick P. S. Two weeks today darling, you have been a bride! http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/3eaa75bb126ec2a242bf530ef287c6cc.jpg ce5ec7c973fc25a77e4fd1b40f8d4535 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (123) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to page 335 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Jefferson Barracks, Missouri June 9, 1943 Dearest Wife, Thursday, and a rainy one at that. I had planned to go to the Baseball game tonight, so naturally it would rain. – I’m getting so that I kind of enjoy those games. Soldiers get in free, and I figure I might as well take advantage of all the opportunities. Still no real news about your husband, darling. Tuesday night I walked over and saw some new arrivals from Camp Barkeley and got all the gossip. They said that the platoon I was in was going to graduate about fifteen men. Personally, there is no doubt in my mind but that I would not have been there for the ceremonies regardless. Yesterday was graduation down there, and I was a little blue for a few minutes. I did want a commission pretty badly. – Then, I had to take shots and consequently I became even bluer. – I positively can never catch any disease I feel sure. I don’t know, but I guess yesterday was just a bad day. After the shots, I went back to work and had a very busy day. Then I was “C.L.” again last night, and right now I’m working on about three or four hours sleep. – Yeah honey, I’m out for sympathy from my wife I guess. Can’t you give me just a little? I got a letter from Bob yesterday. He’s now back in Texas and I guess June isn’t with him. He’s kind of a drill instructor I guess. I wouldn’t like that at all myself. He said that I should tell you that he’ll collect a kiss from you as soon as he sees you again. –I guess he can have one, but no more. Still no news about my shipping yet, but I do think that something may develop soon now. I have nothing to base that opinion on – just a hunch! – What about you, honey? What have you been doing? Did you decide to take a job, or are you going to rest up for a while? – Keep you husband informed on all such developments. – By the way, I’m enclosing the receipt on our allotment. – Save it, we may need it sometime, you never know how the Army will mess things up next. Well dearest, I guess there isn’t any more news to tell you, except that I love you and miss you a lot. All the time I think of you and at night I lay awake and think of you before sleep will come. – With sleep comes dreaming, and you are always there. Awake or asleep you are a part of all my thoughts and dreams and plans. – You just belong darling wife, and that is definitely as it should be. There isn’t a single fault in all of you that I know of, and – I just love you all there is. Your Husband, Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/ba44c3b548cfbcf51916987f76bfd8de.jpg ece841afc8aa3b9d60b42c0b8b329710 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (124) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to pages 337-338 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Jefferson Barracks, Missouri June 10, 1943 Darlingest Wife Evelyn, Your husband is really spending a very quiet and orderly Saturday night: I am squadron “C.I.” and have to stay in the office all evening. I have been very busy too, although right now there is nothing much doing. It would be very perfect right now with you here: - It is pouring down rain, which I love as you know! I sent my runner out for some beer, and he returned with both beer and pretzels – the like of which I haven’t had since you and I used to go down to see Bob and June. - How I do long for those good old days! Maybe it won’t be as long as we’re afraid it will be. Sweetheart, your letters make me want to be with you so much. How I would have loved to have “dawdled” in that stream with you, and laughed at your painting the floor as well as the stove, and to have just been there to share the quiet uneventful day with you! We’ll have an awful lot of them though darling – just us, living life to it’s very fullest – just being together and sharing those little personal experiences that really make life fun, and worth living. I haven’t done anything really important since I wrote you last night: I went to the baseball game, and saw Mort. Cooper the ace of the Cardinal staff, pitch a one hit game against Philadelphia – it was really a masterpiece: Two men got to first base, and none any further than that. Tomorrow, I think that I’ll go again if the weather is nice: - Soldiers really do pretty well along that line here. There still is no news of my leaving, or of anything indicating any change from the better along this line of our being together. But I’m still working, and if the job I mentioned does come through, then it will be worth any amount of waiting, because you and I will have a wonderful salary, and a good home life, and also I will truly be serving the country “for the honor and the glory,” once more, as I never could have done as an officer in uniform. Dearest, I have been missing you as much as a man could ever possibly miss his wife for the last week or so. I want you right with me. I want to touch you, and take all of you in my arms, and kiss you and on and on into complete blissful oblivion. – I love you my wife, and I need you a whole whole lot! How I hope that they dispose of me rather quickly! – although, they won’t -naturally – We couldn’t ever be that lucky I don’t suppose. Well dearest wife, I guess I will quit writing for tonight, but tomorrow is another day, and probably I’ll get a chance to write then again. Good night my very own darling, and - I do love you more than can ever be imagined! All the love in the World Dearest, Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/9a79fad81ea6fa89f6cf2779c9c08c69.jpg 24b063b5d410a0a496cd62bd2837b354 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (125) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to pages 341-342 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Jefferson Barracks, Missouri June 15, 1943 (Tuesday) (Note this letter was written 6/12/43) Dearest Wife Evelyn, Saturday, and a terrifically warm one at that. It is so humid here that a person can just sit still and sweat. I know the first place I can think of would be the backyard at the Stark household! Remember how cool it was last summer compared to the way it was in Columbus? We’ll just simply have to live in a place where all is quiet and serene and cool, when this War is over. We’ll garden, and raise children, and visit our neighbors and friends, and just be together – just us! There is very little in the way of news – as usual. – Thursday as I told you I would, I went to the baseball game. Last night I ate at the Service Club here on the post, and then visited some of my O.C.S. classmates for about three bottles of beer – then a shower and to bed. Today I’m working again, tonight I think that I’ll go to St. Louis and take in a movie - just to get away from this place. Tomorrow too I’m going in and see the double header – still at the idea that the best in life is free. After that I am utterly at a loss for news and the future is just as uncertain as it ever was. I’m still not on any shipment, I haven’t heard a thing about the job I’m after, - nothing. – All I do is hope that something will happen, and wait, and grow more and more disgusted and blue and impatient to get definitely settled so that we can be together. – I thought I surely would be placed by now. Honey, I know it’s foolish, but if you want to come to St. Louis, come ahead. I want you with me, and I miss you so much. The only thing I’m afraid of is that I’ll be shipped about the time you would get here. - But, use your own judgement darling, I’ve weakened so much that I can’t say no to your coming. – I want you honey! Sweetheart, what has my wife been up to lately? – How I do enjoy hearing about all the mischief you get in, and everything that you do is just fine with me! I guess I just love my wife as much as I possibly can dearest. What did you do about getting a job at Kilgores? If the hours weren’t so long, or off, I wouldn’t mind you working there if you don’t come out here with me. But, anything you do is OK with me darling, that is for sure! Oh Evelyn if you were only with me right this minute! How I love you, and dream about you, and want you! You are my darling, the apple of my eye, just everything in the whole world to me sweetheart. Goodbye for now sweet, and if you do decide to come, come quickly dearest. All the Love a Husband can give, Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/2278fd8dc32b91e1de4fc7306f94707c.jpg 8228d0716ef9c4fe34a3aabdada83eb5 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (126) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to pages 345-346 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Jefferson Barracks, MO June 15, 1943 (Note this letter was written 6/14/43) Monday Afternoon Dearest Wife Evelyn, Things are not changed in the least around here: It is still almost unbelieveably hot here, and I‘m told that this is only the beginning, that it really gets much hotter in July and August. – Personally I don’t see how it could be hotter – all I’ve been doing is sweating day and night, and looking for the breeze that never gets here. I’m getting sick of telling you that there is nothing new as to my shipment, but there is not a word. I’m afraid I’ll be here indefinitely - just unassigned as I am now with no chance to live off the post, no chance for a promotion or anything else. - I doubt whether I get the job I’m after because of lack of experience, but that still seems to me to be my best bet. – If we even get that job honey, we’ll really be awfully lucky. In the meantime, maybe I’m foolish, but I think that it would be O.K. for you to come out here. – We can find a room for about $10.00 a week, or a reasonably decent hotel for $2.00 or so a day. Jobs can be found pretty easily, and pretty good ones too. And, undoubtedly when I am shipped from here, we would be able to drive to wherever I have to go, and we can probably make the trip at government expense, on gov’t gas stamps. – Also, when you drive down here, you can get enough gas to get here by declaring that you are changing your residence, and the ration board will come through with enough gas stamps. If you have a job by the time you get this letter, you’d probably better stay at home and keep at it, but other wise – if you think it’s a good idea let me know – and come ahead! I guess I must be missing you honey, but I can’t see any reason for us being apart the way things are turning out, can you? Write at once and tell me what you think, and if you decide to come, tell me approximately when so that I can begin to work on finding you a place to live, and also so that we can arrange a meeting place. – I’m pretty excited right now, too excited to tell you what I’ve been doing since Saturday – nothing really – just a movie and a ball game yesterday. Well sweetheart, I’m going to quit for now as I must get back to work; but I’m loving you and missing you, and wanting you just all that a husband can. Your Loving Husband, Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/6bf5cce3600c6c7a7580ecada6878b40.jpg 6434cdb040989068876f537f453300bd Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (127) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to page 350 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Jefferson Barracks, Missouri June 16, 1943 Tuesday Dearest Wife, Just a little note darling on account I have been thinking of you all day, and all last night, almost without interruption. Dearest, the way you wrote yesterday, you must have thought I wouldn’t want you to go to W.Va. Darling, I want you to be happy, and you do need a rest and a little fun. I hope you’re having a swell time down there right now. – I’ll bet that when you and Ruth are together you really do get a lot of talking done. Honey, last night Will Osborne put on a show for us here on the post, and how I did wish for you then: The moon is getting fuller every night, and his music was good, and just enough romantic to make me long terrifically for my wife. – All evening I was seeing you as you were the night we got married – you looked awfully swell that night darling, and I was and am mighty proud of my wife. Four weeks today darling we’ve been married, and how I wish we had been together all of the time. – But we will be from now on, if you’re willing. I still think it will be O.K. for you to come out now if you think so too, and I sure want you to do so. It may be that if you come my orders will come through real quick, and if they do we can then travel together to our next post. Would you like that? Well dearest, it’s back to work for me now. So have a good time sweetheart, and write me and miss me, and plan to come to St. Louis real soon. I love you darling wife all the love there is in the world, Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/0a493e67530184ece2d8380fad117636.jpg 520e79f42a0203617b39b07a59ca2453 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (128) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to page 352 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Jefferson Barracks, Missouri June 17, 1943 Wed. Afternoon Hi Sun Burn! Life goes on darling. One day drags through to a close to be followed by another – similar – one. Days pile up somehow into weeks and time goes by. Its dull and boring here now, and very hot and sticky. I guess that all of my ambition has now departed, and I am stagnate – just watching the world go by, and hoping that soon something good will happen. – It’s a terrible feeling. Dearest, I surely hope you are enjoying yourself a lot this week, and that you aren’t nearly as sun burned as you sounded. I can just see those red shoulders, and I hope I have a nice sun kissed wife when she gets back. I know that you won’t get this until you are back, but I hope you’re just swimming and relaxing, and enjoying life to its fullest. I surely do wish I was with you there on a vacation or something. – Did you get the recipe for fixing the ham up Southern style? - Also, I don’t know what to think about me being at the foot of the bed. – I can think of a much better spot than that for me. Sweetness, what have you decided about coming on to St. Louis? I’m anxiously awaiting a reply on that one. I do miss you dearest, and I want you with me if possible, and I think it’s possible if you do. – So, write and tell me what you think, and – here’s hoping it won’t be too long now until we’re together. Be a good girl and love me dearest, as I do you – all a husband possibly can. Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/4546e56536a1ba32a5931785dbf29ca2.jpg b38849c40d49f7dd87bdf67970ebad00 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (129) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to page 354 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Jefferson Barracks, Missouri June 18, 1943 Hi - Darling, Friday – fish day – and all of the fish will be G.I. Time, still flies and nothing much happens around here to even tell you about. Yesterday I worked all day on about three hours sleep – I went to the ball game Wed. night and didn’t get in until about two. – Then yesterday I also had another shot to take and it hurt. Last night I ate at the cafeteria in the P.X. then read for awhile and went out and looked at the moon. It was very beautiful and full and summery, a perfect night to have had my wife with me. – How I would have enjoyed that! As it was I got lonesome and indulged in some wishful thinking – Wishing that we were together, no matter where, but preferably in our own home, on our own front porch; or else out in the woods, or along a lake or ocean. – We have a lot of living left to do darling. – A whole lifetime full. How I hate the army, and this war for keeping us apart, and keeping us from beginning on all the things that we need to do together. Tomorrow – Saturday – I am C. I. again, and so I’ll have lots of time for thinking about us. That’s about all I get done anymore – just dreaming day and night about my wonderful wife. And you are wonderful, darling! Do you know that? You’ll never know quite how grand I think you are, and how I miss you and how awfully much I love you. I’m so proud of you sweetheart, and I know that no one else has a wife as nice as mine. – No one! You’re just perfect and all there is in the world for me dearest. Honey, I’m looking forward to hearing when you’re coming to St. Louis, and I’ll really hunt for a spot for you to stay, or maybe it would be better to put you up in a hotel and let you find a place during the day time. – I think it would, because it would give you something to do. Anyway, let me know what goes on! Sweet, I just got your Wednesday letter, and I’m mighty jealous of the state senator! – You stay away from those men or I’ll fly over on my magic carpet and steal you away. – I’m glad you’re having a good time down there dear, and I really wish I were there with you. I guess it’s just that I’m in love with my wife through – all of this! Do you suppose? Your Husband, Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/b11b9a81c6ac60969f75d22291ade466.jpg f153633d083aad67a2888c63b3997a4a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (130) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to page 356 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Saturday Afternoon Darlingest Wife Eveyln, Surprise, I thought that in case you want to frame this letter that I had better write it on a typewriter, so here goes. I have a little bit of news that might be of some interest to you, and you might even like it. The fact is that you had better not come to St. Louis after all. You see, it really wouldn’t be very practical just now, because I’M SHIPPING OUT TO WRIGHT FIELD, DAYTON OHIO PROBABLY THIS COMING WEEK. It’s almost unbelievable, and it is entirely luck: I had nothing to do with it myself, except to cheer when the news came out today. I don’t know for sure what I’ll be doing, but I imagine that it will be in the same line of work that I have been engaged in since I’ve been in the army. I’m going to the Material Command, which is supply headquarters for the Air Corps. – I’ll write you all the details when I get more information, and I’ll let you know the day I ship. I don’t know that yet, but I imagine that next week I’ll be close enough that I could see my wife over Sat. and Sunday. Oh my Lord isn’t it wonderful? More than I ever dreamed of. If it is a permanent assignment, and I think that it is, you can get a job in Dayton, or in the vicinity teaching, and we can be together, almost as we wish it. Or if you don’t want to teach, I imagine there are plenty of jobs to be had for the asking around that town. I’m just keeping my fingers crossed for fear something will happen to mess us up. But it looks as though everything will be all right with the world after all. If we get set up the way I hope that we will, and hear that we can, I will forget all about my chances for the job I have applied for. So start cheering, and begin to make plans accordingly. There is really no other news right now, but that should be enough to keep you thinking for awhile. I enjoyed reading the letter from Betty Trego, and it made me a little sad too. I surely do agree that it will be nice when we can get back to normal, and live like God meant us to. By the way, Mom informed me that a package from Tom and Toots had come to her, and she wondered what to do with it. I told her to keep it that you would be down, so you had better go down this week sometime. I guess that that is about all in this letter. - They just took over the typewriter so I’ll continue in pen. – Be a good girl dearest, and be ready to come to Dayton when you get directions from me. – And keep on loving me honey. – It will only be a little while now at most until we are together. All my love goes to my wife, and there is an awfully, tremendous amount of it darling. Your Husband, Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/cce42c79afd7c510ad8285f0971e3a29.jpg 3e361dcdbe22b275b6f04b2c5de1f9c2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (131) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to pages 358-359 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Dearest, I’m mighty sorry I didn’t get to write you and tell you that I was coming to Dayton so soon, but I didn’t know it myself until Monday morning for sure. – I left St. Louis at 12:30 P.M. yesterday – Monday – and got in Dayton about 2:00A.M. Tuesday morning, it was really a rugged trip we toured all of Illinois and most of Indiana and Ohio before we got here, and it was a G.I. day coach, which is just one step removed from a box car. – To get here however I would gladly have come in the box car. Today all day they have kept me busy assigning me to barracks, classifying me, etc. – I understand that tomorrow morning I am to report to the Special Services Officer for duty. I can’t imagine what I’ll be doing there, but all I can do is await developments. I do know that I did not go out on my right classification, but I’ll never tell them that. – If I did I might not get to stay in Dayton, and I’m against leaving. They told us today that this is a permanent assignment, and that I’ll more than likely be here for the duration. – That is unless I should get the job I wrote you about in which case we may leave, but I’ll then be a civilian. Darling, as near as I can gather, it will be possible for us to live together off the post – if we can find a place to live. The housing situation is the big issue here. But, at worst, I get a pass every night from five in the evening until five thirty in the morning, and from five o’clock Saturday until five thirty Monday morning. Plus a three day pass once every thirty days, and a furlough once every six months. So, sweetheart, it looks as though at last we have a very good break! – Incidentally, this coming Saturday, June 26, I will be able to get out. If we had time to get letters back and forth, I would ask you whether you want to come over or want me to come home, but all things considered, I will come home. Plan to meet me at the Neil House in the Lobby between seven and seven thirty, if I’m not there by then, wait on me, because I definitely will be there sometime as near to that time as I possibly can make it. – I’m going to hitch hike over, I’m just about broke and I won’t get paid until the fifteenth of July. If it’s O.K., let’s plan to stay at your house Saturday night, and go down and see my mother Sunday – maybe we can work in a Sunday evening dinner on her. – Also, how is the fried chicken and pie situation up on the Stark manor? – I’m just hinting dearest wife for some of my own wifes’ cooking – with rolls. Well sweetness, I’m going to quit for now and go to bed. I’m mighty tired, but I’ll try and write again this week. – If not, meet me Saturday evening in the Neil House Lobby, and plan to come back to Dayton with me dearest. – You can see how the job and room situation both are. Goodnight darling wife, and I’ll see you real soon. – Sounds almost impossible doesn’t it honey? I love you Evelyn just all the love there is in this world. Your Husband, Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/a83b0bc92f23bbfba91192f249d6536a.jpg ed1c11f556efabe183230e1489551f26 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (132) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to page 362 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Grove City, Ohio January 9, 1946 Wednesday Morning Dearest Wife Evelyn, In study hall and finally have things quiet. – I just got through bouncing Bill Miller around a bit, and probably will hear from his pappy this afternoon. Don’t anticipate too much difficulty however. Monday morning I just did make it on time. Worked hard all day Monday. – Then Monday evening I went down home and got my clothes. – What a time that was honey. – I had the most lonesome feeling and a big lump in my throat. – I guess I couldn’t have stood it staying there alone. Monday evening I went over to Paces’ and played C.M.’s new football game. We tied 7 – 7. It was really quite a bit of fun, but only two can play. I don’t think that Adele is very happy about his having acquired it. – Went home and really did dream of you. Tuesday – more work. – An assembly in the morning and a basketball game that night. – We got beat by Aquinas 40-36. Strikler was high point man for us. I don’t know what was wrong exactly, the boys had a lot of shots but couldn’t hit. Aquinas was awfully rough for one thing, and liked to kill Smiley. This evening I’m going to take Mom down town for dinner as her birthday present. Bill is in Toledo. I don’t have any other plans for the balance of the week except to go to the game Friday night at Gahanna. Incidentally, Pete & Betty had me over for dinner and had chop suey. – It was real good. Yes honey I did close up the house properly. Got the plumber and everything all taken care of Monday. I guess that’s about all for now except to tell you something you already know: That is, that I love you and love you and love you, and always have and always will; and that I miss you very much and have been with you in both Tenn. & Ga. in spirit each night. Tonight I’ll be in Fla. too. Write when you get settled and tell me all about everything you are doing. All My Love – Always, Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/a6cb0c13b43528078c36af36b885581e.jpg cfe0443e989b24942eca58055bcf0761 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (133) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to pages 364 -365 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Grove City, Ohio January 10, 1946 Wednesday Dearest Evelyn, Study Hall again, and they are pretty quiet right now. Boy have I been busy since I wrote you Sunday night: Monday I graded papers almost all day, and until eleven o’clock Monday night. Tuesday I got my grades on the grade sheets, and averaged everything up for the semester in addition to teaching all of my classes. Last night we played Ashville, a basketball game, and lost for the third straight time. I don’t know what has happened to them, but they look like a different team. I think what they really need is you watching them. – I know I would do a lot better with that sort of inspiration. Tonight I have to chaperon that damned sophomore skating party, so if I wire you from a hospital bed you’ll know what happened. Tomorrow night I have no plans, but I suppose something will turn up that I won’t want to do. Friday we play Circleville down there, and unless the boys snap out of it, will get beat again. Additional news of interest only to my wife is that I love her and miss her more and more every day. I even have a tough time going to sleep because I’m thinking about you and that gets me to wishing we were both home in our own little bed, and that we could be cuddled up – even with your cold feet on my stomach darling. Incidentally, my financial status is solvent, and I’m sure will continue to be: I’ve got about $32.00 left, and even after I pay Wade for the locker, should wind up O.K. Plus that, I got back a check from that insurance company for $28.60, because they turned down my policy application, on account of C.D.D. I have the papers and am going to take that government policy out P.D.Q. Tonight after school, I have my meeting with the investigating committee for the Masons, so it looks as though - if I am approved – I’ll be taken in about the time you get back. Speaking of you getting back, have you seen about bus transportation yet, and when are you coming? I want to start marking off the days on the calendar. I guess I just miss you sweetheart, and I know that from now on we’ll take all of our trips together. It’s awful to be that much in love, but I am, and I’m afraid you’ll first have to put up with me. Write to me often dearest, and tell me what you’re doing, and why it took you so long to get to Florida, and if you do – tell me that you love me, because I need to be told all the time. – I miss you and want you and love you honey more and more every day. All My Love, Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/89a8961d83f5761fa2463ed6769ee4c6.jpg 92d8bea518922962a3c2275fe067b95f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (134) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to page 368 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Grove City, Ohio January 11, 1946 Friday Dearest Evelyn, Study Hall again, on the start of what looks like a nerve-racking day. I have been asked at least fifty foolish questions already today; have given makeups on four different tests, gotten them quiet etc. Sometimes I think I’d rather be a bartender. Say honey I sure hope you aren’t in any trouble regarding this flood proposition. I’ve been worried about you ever since I first heard you were down in that territory. I know that by the time you get this you will be safe in Lake Worth, but you be careful down there too and come home to me safe and sound. Wednesday night I took mom to Mills Buffet for dinner. – I had a shrimp cocktail and lobster. – I could hardly wait to tell you about it. Yesterday I got my new pants & jacket and I have them on today. All of the kids have been whistling at me. Last night I went over to Pace’s and we played two more games of football; I beat him both games and then rubbed it in about his strategy being poor. Tonight I’m going to drive up to Gahanna taking Pace and Delno along. We are going to eat at the Village first and maybe have a beer or two afterwards. I don’t have any plans at all for the week end, so I may possibly get those letters written that you wanted me to write. I also have about a million papers to grade. I saw Kathleen yesterday and she told me that this town meeting affair is tentatively scheduled for the third of March, she also said that this Columbus Town Meeting people are contacting some of the National magazines with a view towards getting photographs and a story for the affair. Wouldn’t you like to see your husbands picture in Life? I stopped in to see Dr. Lansitel but he wasn’t in, and has a four o’clock class. I think that I’ll get Breck to take my last class and go down some afternoon next week. Well honey I’m going to quit for now and write you more later. But in answering the question in your letter - you know how much I miss you and love you and am waiting for you to come home again. You’re just everything in the world to me sweetheart, and I love you to death. Dick. http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/1e4436b3b2dbfe6e90e2bd3bf56598cd.jpg b17001f8de40f121381dc14924125b7b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (135) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to pages 370-371 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Grove City, Ohio January 14, 1946 Sunday Afternoon Dearest Evelyn, I surely do hope you are now safe in Florida: I haven’t had a letter or anything since the one you wrote last Tuesday when you were still stranded in Kentucky. Needless to say, I’ve been worrying ever since. I don’t think I can ever let you go away again without me. I just feel empty when you’re gone. Friday night Delno Adams, C.M. and I went to Gahanna to the basketball game – had dinner with Adele at the Village beforehand. Grove City got beat again, and this one hurt because it was in the league. I think Pete’s luck must have run out because we lost by one point after having lead all the way. Don’t know what was the matter with the boys, but they really were awful. After the game, we went out and drank beer and got Adams soused which was fun, but I discovered later that I must have been a little that way myself as was C.M. Among other things, we ate four hamburgers a piece with onion. Saturday I called Murray and Essie turned him loose, so we shot pool and drank beer from Frombes and Hi to the “Ringside” at Broad, and then back again. Essie fixed us some home baked ham sandwiches (which were not as good as yours) and then we played gin rummie. I won a dollar. Today I drove out to Grove City to another meeting on this lecture series. The preacher said he has heard that you were away and wondered when you would be back. I think he may have had some ulterior motive in his questioning. The Town Meeting is set for March 3, and is to be a dinner meeting with a lot of New England color etc. I sure hope it is successful. I don’t know much other news. Mom is making a butterscotch pie for dinner, and I’m hungry right now. We play Ashville Tuesday night and Circleville on Friday, beyond that I have no plans for the week, but will doubtless make some. Kathleen White got me Henry Wallaces’ book “60 Million Jobs,” which I must read sometime soon, and I have a mess of papers to grade, and grades to post on the cards, so I’ll be kept busy. Honey, I guess I’ll close for now, but I’m thinking of you every minute and am counting the days until you return, to me again. It seems that I love my wife and miss her and am so darned lonesome without her. Sweetheart you have a wonderful time though because otherwise it wouldn’t be worth any of my having to miss you the way I am. You’re old darling, I love you all there is in this world, and my arms will be wide open when you come back. All My Love – Always, Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/4c23f37fbe998066fb5531924d45ff8f.jpg 5d83f17ed28f8b9650a09a44248d63a2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (136) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to pages 373-374 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Grove City, Ohio January 18, 1946 Dearest Evelyn, At last the day I have been waiting for all week has arrived! Friday. It’s a beautiful warm sunshiney day here, and boy do I love it. It was mighty cold Tuesday, Wednesday, and yesterday – around 13 above, and you write about going swimming – I’m envious. Wed. Nights’ skating party was a huge success from the kids point of view: I think about all of them were there. I skated, and got along pretty well for a while, then just as I was trying to get out one of those little exits, they turned out the lights and I fell down. Frankly, I think about half of the kids came just to see that happen. On the whole I didn’t enjoy the thing very much, but I think if you had been there we might have had a good time. It’s funny how much different things are without you – it just doesn’t seem that anything is very much fun. Thursday afternoon I got Breck to take my last period class and I went up to the University and saw Lansitel. He hasn’t changed a bit and seemed glad to see me. He gave me a lot of encouragement about the job possibilities for next year, but had nothing concrete to offer except a promise to talk to the placement bureau and to keep a weather eye open. I also found out that he thought I could do well in administration and he told me who to see, but thought it still pretty early to do much about it. I guess I will lay low until about April on job hunting etc. After seeing him, I went over to Murrays and we went out of for a beer. He still doesn’t have a job and told me his is beginning to worry a little. He and I are both going down Sat. morning and put in our names for jobs with this new Veterans Bureau. – My minimum salary accepted is going to be $3,200 a year, and I think it’s possible that I might land something at that figure, if I do – I’m going to take it, but don’t hold your breath. Last night I ate at the Cliff House with Mom and the Paces & then played Pace a couple of games of football. They said they had gotten a card from you, as did Pete and Betty this morning. I got your letter yesterday, and was I glad to hear from you: Every day that I hear is a red letter day. I guess I’m missing my honey. Tonight I’m going to Circleville, and am taking C.M. along with me. We’ll probably get beat again, and, if so, I expect Pete to jump off the nearest bridge. Beyond tonight I have nothing lined up for the week end, and may get those letters written that you wanted me to. I’ll try anyway. Write to me darling wife, and love me because I love you all there is, All My Love, Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/f321d57acda79a82093fd86d8ff225f1.jpg f863e57b8500931e9ad1403f8c5a81f9 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (137) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to pages 376-377 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Grove City, Ohio January 21, 1946 Dearest Evelyn, Blue Monday for sure honey. I got up this morning to find considerable snow on the ground, and still more snow falling. I slipped and slid all the way out to school, and it took me just under an hour to get here. I really envy you your trip darling, but mostly I just wish I was with you. Well, we got heat again Friday night at Circleville 40-35. I don’t know what the trouble is, but I think it’s largely just a question of the ability to put the ball in the basket. C.M. went with me, and after the game we had a few and got home around 12:30. Saturday morning Murray and I went down to the Veterans Administration to see about the job possibilities. Got application blanks and am filling them out, and getting Mom busy lining up the necessary drag. I’m putting $3,200 as my minimum salary to be accepted, and if I can get this one guy (Herb Lape) to go to bat for me, I ‘m going to ask for $3,600. – I don’t know why I’ve gotten the urge all of a sudden to get out of Grove City High School, but I’m sure trying. I think it’s mostly your being gone that’s doing it, I just ain’t happy or content without you. What do you think about me trying for a job like that honey? Do you think it’s smart or not? I know that actually there is time enough for us to worry about taking such a job when it’s offered, but I’d kind of like your opinion. It would be a job somewhere in Ohio, under permanent Civil Service (Federal.) Saturday night, Mom and Bill and I ate at Marzettis (I had Filet of Sole etc.) Yesterday I was over at George and June Wolfes for dinner. June had a real good meal. Found out that George had gotten both the Air Medal and the Bronze Start while overseas. Incidentally, if I were George I would still hit her over the head with a club the way she orders him around. Tonight I’m going downstairs and talk to Anne and Ted for awhile, and then over to talk to Byron Harth about this job proposition. Tomorrow night we play Groveport and if we’re ever going to start hitting, that had better be the time. Honey, I’ve been getting your letters and they have been great morale builders, especially the last one you sent telling me you would be starting for home Sunday. If you want to, and can get the reservation, you can fly home: We still have almost fifty dollars here, and pay day is Friday. If you get in Cincinnati and are stranded call me at school and I will come and get you. In any event, I think I’ll start getting the house opened up next Monday so that everything will be ready when you get home. Have a good time dearest wife, and you know that I’ll love you all there is always, Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/27f914555d6e94edc146f1caad34754a.jpg c262149b0398e6f9d193ed8e6dc4c374 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (138) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to page 379 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Grove City, Ohio January 23, 1946 Dearest Wife Evelyn, Study Hall again, and the little ---- are really noisy: I’m thinking about getting a ball bat and just twirling it around my head. Honey the best news I’ve had since you left was in the letter I got yesterday telling me that you would be home next week. I think that is really swell, and I’m just counting the time. I’ll have the house open and warm and waiting for my little wife to come back. Honey, I’m positive that bus from Cincinnati does go through Grove City, so you plan on getting off here. If it doesn’t you call me when you get into Columbus, and I’ll be there in 10 minutes after you, call me at Dales, that’s where I’ll be waiting on the bus, but I know it does stop here. Honey, if you are running short on money, borrow from your folks, and we can send it back to them as soon as you get home. But be sure you have enough to more than take care of your expenses before you start. – Oh sweetheart I can hardly wait for you to get here. Not much in the way of news, although the local boys really came back last night, defeating Groveport 61 to 31, and Groveport was supposed to really be good – only having lost to Worthington and that by only ten points. Smiley got 24 points and they all were hot. I hope they keep it up, Monday night I went down stairs and talked to Anne and Ted. – We ought to have them out sometime. – Incidentally, I ate over at Pete and Betty’s last night for the third time since you left. I guess we’ll have to look after them a time or two also. Tonight I’m going to stay in and work on my application for this job a little more. I want to get something accomplished there one way or the other pretty quickly. Tomorrow night I’m scheduled to go out to dinner some place with George and June, and Friday we got to Hamilton Turp to play basketball. Honey, I’ll try and get another letter to you before you leave, but if I don’t, you know I’m waiting for you with open arms, and loving you just all there is, and I always will. Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/74c60f83f7d02f39d078d833ef938dce.jpg 480649872bf3dca3f6ec36be8cd3c0ac Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (139) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to page 381 of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Postmarked Grove City, Ohio--January 24, 1946 Dearest Evelyn, Just a note to tell you that I'm still thinking of you every minute and will be counting the minutes until you get here. A few words of advice on your trip. 1. Be sure you have plenty of money to get home on. 2. Get the bus in Grove City rather than Columbus. All you have to do is tell the driver to let you off and the bus stops across from the Post Office right by Kroger's. 3. If I shouldn't see it coming, which I probably will, I'll be in Dales, and I'll wait to eat until you come. We can eat in the restaurant out here. I'll have the house nice and warm and everything opened up waiting for you my darling. Not much news: I got my application completed for this Veterens Administration and may be interviewed next week. I'm meeting June & George tonight for dinner and am going to Hamilton Turp Friday. I hope you're somewhere near as anxious to see me as I am to see you and will think about me a little on your way home. Be careful darling, and I'll see you Tuesday evening. Dick http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/8cacf6b408d8f3eab448ee0dc3dabe8f.jpg 7914bbf60b9786cca753872d603b1f6e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground (140) Description An account of the resource Corresponds to back cover of Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Military Description An account of the resource This collection contains personal letters and video relating to topics in US Military history and wars in which the US Army was engaged. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit Subject The topic of the resource Love-letters Personal narratives (Richard Guy Clark 1918-1987) World War II (1936-1945) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Courtney Jo Barr Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2022 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Editor: Casey L Jones; Design: Casey L. Jones Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Paper book Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 30210313156902 Description An account of the resource Angel Flying on the Ground: Letters of a Gentleman's Pursuit, 2nd edition, is a collection of letters written during WWII by Richard Guy Clark, US Army Air Corps, to the woman he loved and wanted to marry, Miss Evelyn Lucille Stark, from Sunbury, OH. Evelyn Stark was a graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware County, OH. They were married in Sunbury, May 18, 1943, a short time before Richard Clark's discharge date. http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/802b9fcee5f69af79805a7417ce09709.MP4 c5ce468b9d1071aea469d05160390ec2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Military Description An account of the resource This collection contains personal letters and video relating to topics in US Military history and wars in which the US Army was engaged. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Dedication of Morgan Young Marker Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource John Bricker, Sr. (1935-2007) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource September 25, 1971 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/ Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource video Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 722192402 Description An account of the resource This short film shows the dedication ceremony for Revolutionary War soldier Morgan Young (c 1752-1844) to honor him for his service in the American Revolutionary War. The marker is being placed by members of the Chicago Chapter of the NSDAR (National Society Daughters of the American Revolution.)This video has no sound. http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/293cfe50cffa86a115388399709489f9.jpg 237ff234f55d4110ec005ce4dab64e0c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource CAUTION: If a loan has been obtained from the Veterans Administration and not repaid the application must be forwarded to the office which made the loan. Failure to obey this instruction will cause delay in settlement. Do not write regarding application. All applications will be handled in order of receipt. If you do write for any purpose other than to notify of change of address, you will only delay action in your case. Filing application or calling in person will not expedite settlement. APPLICATION (Application may be filed at any time prior to maturity of certificate) READ INSTRUCTIONS ON REVERSE OF APPLICATION --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Location of station making settlement. Not to be filled in by applicant) Penalty for making false or fraudulent statement in application "Whoever knowingly makes any false or fraudulent statement of a material fact in any application, certificate, or document made under the provisions of the Act, shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both." I hereby make application to the Administrator for the settlement of any amount due and payable to me on adjusted- service certificate No. 24919, dated January 11" 1925 amount $767.00 further identified by No. A which was issued to CHARLIE C. BRICKER (Type or print first, middle , and last name of veteran) based upon military or naval service during the World War, who was born at Condit (Place of birth of veteran) Delaware Co. Ohio on Oct. 24 - 1886 and may who be further identified by Army, Navy, or Marine Corps Serial No. 2480572, date of enlistment June 23rd 1918, date of discharge May 1st 1919, and rank and organization at date of discharge Private unassg,d. last assgd, to Co M. 362 Inf I hereby surrender all right, title, and interest in the above-described adjusted-service certificate. Fingerprints of Right Hand of Veteran (Imprint of four fingers taken at same time in presence of person identifying) Please print or type- } write address of veteran here. (This is address to which settlement will be sent.) } CHARLIE C. BRICKER (Signature of veteran) R.D. # 2 (Street address or route number) GALENA OHIO. (City or town and State) CERTIFICATE OF IDENTIFICATION (NOTE. --Certificate should be executed by some authorized person as set forth in item 6 on reverse side of application.) STATE OF .....................} COUNTY OF................ } ss: Date.............................., 19...... I, .................................................., do hereby certify that I am ................................. (Name of person certifying) (Title of office or position) and that the person applying for settlement, evidenced by the above application, is known to be the veteran named and referred to therein and that the signature and fingerprints thereon are his and were made in my presence. ................................................................................................................................................ (If the person certifying is a notary the above certificate must bear the notarial seal; if a postmaster, an impression of the cancellation stamp of the postal station should be made on the above certificate.) VETERANS ADMINISTRATION Adjusted Compression Form 1701 January 1936 Title A name given to the resource C.C. Bricker Adjusted Compensation Form (1) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/5ce282c8b9f953ca791ee50c6f599fb9.jpg 7317d995330468676eb43e71a0df04d9 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker's Adjusted Compensation Form (2) Description An account of the resource INFORMATION CONCERNING SETTLEMENT OF ADJUSTED-SERVICE CERTIFICATE 1. If no loan is outstanding against the adjusted-service certificate it should be forwarded with the application to the Regional Office or Veterans Administration Facility conducting Regional Office activities nearest the applicant's home. Facilities at which Regional Office activities are not conducted are not authorized to make these settlements. 2. If a loan was obtained from a bank but has not been redeemed by the Veterans Administration the application will be executed and forwarded to the Veterans Administration, Arlington Building , Washington, D. C. 3. If a veteran obtained a loan from the Veterans Administration he was furnished a pink slip (Form 1184-c). The same would be true if a loan was obtained from a bank and redeemed by the Veteran Administration except that the form would be numbered 1186-a. In such a case if either form is in the possession of the veteran it should be attached securely to the applica- tion when submitted. 4. The name and address to which you desire the proceeds of your certificate mailed should be printed or typed in the space provided therefor on the face of this application to avoid any mistake in name or address. The Post Office Department will not accept mail unless addressed to an individual at an established post-office address. Therefore, in giving the post office to which settlement is to be mailed, care should be exercised to give the name of place or post office correctly. 5. It is important that the information required in the application be furnished in order to insure positive identification. 6. IDENTIFICATION. ---Before settlement is made on an adjusted-service certificate the person applying therefor will be identified as the person entitled to the settlement for which an application is made. If in the United States or possessions certification will be accepted if made by a United States postmaster or assistant postmaster over an impression of the post-office cancellation stamp; a commissioned officer of the regular establishment of the Army, Navy, or Marine Corps; a member of the United States Senate or the House of Representatives, an officer, over his official title, of a post, chapter, or other comparable unit of organization under Veterans Regulation No. 10, or an officer over his official title, of the State or national body of such organization, or any person who is legally authorized to administer oaths in a State, Territory, possession, District of Columbia, or in a Federal judicial district, of the United States. If the identification is made in a foreign country, it will be to administer oaths under the laws of the place where identification is made; provided there be attached to the certificate of such latter officer a proper certification by an accredited official of the State Department of the United States that such officer was authorized to administer oaths in the place where certification was made. 7. In the rectangle set-off on the left side of the application blank, the applicant will make his ( her ) fingerprints. The fingerprint impression of the four fingers of the right hand are to be made all at the same time after the fingers have been inked with black printer's ink, or by using a stamp pad. If possible use printer's ink. It is necessary that the ridges in the print be clear and distinct; otherwise the application will have to returned to you for better fingerprint impressions. In case any or all of the fingers of right hand are gone, take impression of the fingers of the left hand, stating under the fingerprints that is the left hand instead on the right. In the case of veterans who are mentally incapacitated and application is being executed by a representative of the veteran, the veteran's fingerprints will be obtained if possible. If this cannot be done, as also in the case of an individual whose fingers are all missing, make a statement to that effect in the space provided for the fingerprints. 8. After making out your application, go back over it and check each item so as to be sure you have omitted nothing, and that each item is properly filled out. It will be especially noted that the application must be signed and fingerprints made in the presence of the certifying person certifying as the identity of the veteran. Charlie C. Bricker's fingerprints made with stamp pad. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Military Description An account of the resource This collection contains personal letters and video relating to topics in US Military history and wars in which the US Army was engaged. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource C.C. Bricker Adjusted Compensation Form Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Veteran's Administration Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Jan 1936 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Charlie C. Bricker Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/ Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Paper Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Still Image Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2023031401 Subject The topic of the resource Bricker, Charles C--1886-1966 Local history --Ohio--Delaware County--Galena Village of Galena--Berkshire Township--Delaware County--Ohio World War 1--1914-1918 Description An account of the resource Pvt. Charlie C. Bricker's Adjusted Compensation Form for his service in WWI http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/16d526f979e27dded38de46533af1160.JPG e1a8db6aa178ffe3340e569ba76ffaf3 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource C.C. Bricker's Discharge Envelope Description An account of the resource illustration of warplane in flight MY DISCHARGE FROM U.S. SERVICE Name C.C. Bricker Galena.O. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Military Description An account of the resource This collection contains personal letters and video relating to topics in US Military history and wars in which the US Army was engaged. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource C.C. Bricker's Discharge Envelope Subject The topic of the resource Bricker, Charles C--1886-1966 Local history --Ohio--Delaware County--Galena Village of Galena--Berkshire Township--Delaware County--Ohio World War 1--Ohio--1914-1918 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1919 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/ Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Cloth Envelope Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Still Image Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2023020281 http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/af91478933abfa3ac9f081b43991f92b.JPG 0264551d1339331688d11bbc752a2f14 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource C.C. Bricker's Induction Paper to US Military Service Description An account of the resource illustration of an American eagle Order of Induction into Military Service of the Unites States. THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, TovCharles C. Bricker (Christian name.) (Surname.) Order Number 1849 Serial Number 937 Greeting: Having submitted yourself to a local board com- posed of your neighbors for the purpose of determining the place and time in which you can best serve the United States in the present emergency, you are hereby notified that you have now been selected for immediate military service. You will, therefore, report to the local board named below at Court House, Delaware, O., at 1 Pm., (Place of reporting.) (Hour of reporting.) on the 23rd day of June, 1918, for military duty. From and after the day and hour just named you will be a soldier in the military service of the United States. E.M. Hickham Bring final classification card with you. Member of Local Board for the County of Delaware, State of Ohio Delaware, Ohio Report to Local Board Induction Entrainment June 24 at 11-15 A.M Date 6 17 '18 Form 1028. P.M.G.O. (See Scc. 157, S.S.R.) 3-5116 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Military Description An account of the resource This collection contains personal letters and video relating to topics in US Military history and wars in which the US Army was engaged. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource C.C. Bricker's Induction Paper to US Military Service Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource June 17, 1918 Language A language of the resource English Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/ Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Paper Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2023020280 Subject The topic of the resource Bricker, Charles C--1886-1966 Local history --Ohio--Delaware County--Galena Village of Galena--Berkshire Township--Delaware County--Ohio World War 1--Ohio--1914-1918 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Member of Local Board E.M. Hickman; Delaware County, Ohio Provost Martial General; Washington, D.C.; Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Charles C Bricker http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/512ebe88ab33b66d1e06fd3957e54b1b.jpg c7b970f2d9c881b3ed00dbe35ba80dd2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource WORLD WAR ENDS Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Military Description An account of the resource This collection contains personal letters and video relating to topics in US Military history and wars in which the US Army was engaged. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource WORLD WAR ENDS Description An account of the resource This is the front page of the evening edition of the November 11, 1918 Daily Delaware Gazette announcing the end of World War 1. The item is in the private collection of John L. Bricker Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Delaware Daily Gazette Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Nov 11, 1918 Subject The topic of the resource Newspapers--History--20th century Presidents--United States--1913-1921 Woodrow Wilson 1856-1924 World War, 1914-1918 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/ Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newspaper Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Still Image Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 929620220915 http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/6e17e960e5747e11a02e73241b615fe8.jpg 160a2cfba4f1039a6423401bcfca1b9b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource From left: Bob Morris, Jim Krebs, and Minor McGraw. Title A name given to the resource WW II Vets Recognized by Local Chapter of the American Legion (p. 1) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/ded981b158c8e8104c18583f74dc0a82.jpg 7ea853daa4174b6399e06ae328a3417b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [corresponds to Kreb's Notes] 15 Yr old – Japan Bomb Pearl Harbor – 1941 Graduated High School – 1943 Enlisted at 17 yr old – Twin brother (Jack) and I together Basic at Ft Riley, Kansas Maneuvers at Camp Mc Cain, Miss. Fort Jackson, S.C., to join Patton’s 3rd Army, 346 Regiment, 87th Infantry, Company C Camp Kilmer, NJ Set Sail on Queen Elizabeth 6 days later – landed Glasgow, Scotland Train to Congleton, England 2 weeks later – sailed to Le’Havre, France 1st enemy encounter – Metz, France 400 miles in 30 days to Saar Basin Next Siegfried Line – lost our bazooka team Brother Jack and I volunteered as new bazooka team 20 days thru Siegfried Line – captured 3 German towns Break through 300 miles north on Belgian, German border in Ardennes Forest Patton’s 3rd Army needed to stop them 4 days and nights – Battle of the Bulge Brother Jack and I awarded Silver Star Medal for encounter 4 days after end of Bulge Gruflange, Belgium 3 days later – Jack mortally wounded – died in my arms Received bullet through hip & shrapnel in back helping brother After wounds healed – sent to 1135th Combat Engineers 1135th put 1st bridges across Rhine River for Patton’s 3rd Army to cross (my old outfit) Discharged Jan 12 1946 at Indiantown Gap Penn European-African Middle East Campaign eith 3 Bronze Stars Silver Star Medal Bronze Star Medal 2 Purple Hearts Combat Infantry Badge WWII Victory Medal Distinguished Unit Citation Good Conduct Medal Delaware County Outstanding Veteran Award – Nov 11, 2015 Hometown Hero Award Jan 2016 from Sunny 95 Radio, Hometown Newspapers, The Federal Credit Union Flag flown over nation’s capital July 4, 2015 Parades Grand Marshall in Delaware 2007 Grand Marshall in Sunbury 2014 Grand Marshall in Westerville 2015 Title A name given to the resource WW II Vets Recognized by Local Chapter of the American Legion (p. 2) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/0048c57e2635737c1337230d29d7e9b3.JPG 83f48d829e9cb5e6677f4a8b2c03cc60 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource Minor L McGraw U.S. Army – Medical Corps Entered active service 10/23/43 Discharged from active duty 3/21/46 17 weeks Basic Training at Camp Grant, Illinois Billings General Hospital, Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana November 43 to May 44 Basic Training, Camp Grant Bulk of service was with 167th General Hospital in France as Surgical Technician Returned to the USA in late 45 and discharged in 46 Title A name given to the resource WW II Vets Recognized by Local Chapter of the American Legion (p. 3) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Military Description An account of the resource This collection contains personal letters and video relating to topics in US Military history and wars in which the US Army was engaged. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource WW II Vets Recognized by Local Chapter of the American Legion Description An account of the resource Three World War II veterans recognized during a lunch at Sunbury's American Legion Post #457. Includes notes on military service. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lenny Lepola Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2016-04-23 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Photograph Type The nature or genre of the resource Still Image Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 92691338 Language A language of the resource English Subject The topic of the resource American Legion--World War ll Veterans--Sunbury--Ohio Delaware County--Ohio--Sunbury Organizations--American Legion--World War ll Veterans Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/d7860aa048b2e595db14dd1b4b256a07.mp4 41267b9acd1677f559319eb54543fc05 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Remarks by President Trump at the Memorial Day Ceremony, Baltimore, Maryland Description An account of the resource Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine Baltimore, Maryland 12:03 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: I stand before you at this noble fortress of American liberty to pay tribute to the immortal souls who fought and died to keep us free. Earlier today, the First Lady and I laid a wreath in their sacred honor at Arlington National Cemetery. Now we come together to salute the flag they gave their lives to so boldly and brilliantly defend. And we pledge, in their cherished memories, that this majestic flag will proudly fly forever. We’re joined for today’s ceremony by Secretary of Defense Mark Esper; Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt; the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mark Milley; Congressman Andy Harris; and a number of service members and veterans of the Armed Forces. The dignity, daring, and devotion of the American military is unrivaled anywhere in history and any place in the world. In recent months, our nation and the world have been engaged in a new form of battle against an invisible enemy. Once more, the men and women of the United States military have answered the call to duty and raced into danger. Tens of thousands of service members and National Guardsmen are on the frontlines of our war against this terrible virus — caring for patients, delivering critical supplies, and working night and day to safeguard our citizens. As one nation, we mourn alongside every single family that has lost loved ones, including the families of our great veterans. Together, we will vanquish the virus, and America will rise from this crisis to new and even greater heights. As our brave warriors have shown us from our nation’s earliest days: In America, we are the captains of our own fate. No obstacle, no challenge, and no threat is a match for the sheer determination of the American people. This towering spirit permeates every inch of the hallowed soil beneath our feet. In this place, more than 200 years ago, American patriots stood their ground and repelled a British invasion in the Battle of Baltimore during the War of 1812. Early on a September morning in 1814, the British fleet launched an assault on this peninsula. From the harbor, some 30 British warships attacked this stronghold. Rockets rained down. Bombs burst in the air. In the deck of one ship, a gallant young American was held captive. His name was Francis Scott Key. For 25 hours, Key watched in dismay as fire crashed down upon this ground. But through torrents of rain and smoke and the din of battle, Key could make out 15 broad stripes and 15 bright stars — barraged and battered, but still there. American forces did not waver. They did not retreat. They stared down the invasion and the held that they had to endure. The fact is, they held like nobody could have held before. They held this fort. The British retreated. Independence was saved. Francis Scott Key was so inspired by the sight of our flag in the battle waged that the very grounds that he fought on became hallowed and he wrote a poem. His ageless words became the anthem of our nation: “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Every time we sing our anthem, every time its rousing chorus swells our hearts with pride, we renew the eternal bonds of loyalty to our fallen heroes. We think of the soldiers who spent their final heroic moments on distant battlefields to keep us safe at home. We remember the young Americans who never got the chance to grow old but whose legacy will outlive us all. In every generation, these intrepid souls kissed goodbye to their families and loved ones. They took flight in planes, set sail in ships, and marched into battle with our flag, fighting for our country, defending our people. When the cause of liberty was in jeopardy, American warriors carried that flag through ice and snow to victory at Trenton. They hoisted it up the masts of great battleships in Manila Bay. They fought through hell to raise it high atop a remote island in the Pacific Ocean called Iwo Jima. From the Philippine Sea to Fallujah, from New Orleans to Normandy, from Saratoga to Saipan, from the Battle of Baltimore to the Battle of the Bulge, Americans gave their lives to carry that flag through piercing waves, blazing fires, sweltering deserts, and storms of bullets and shrapnel. They climbed atop enemy tanks, jumped out of burning airplanes, and leapt on live grenades. Their love was boundless. Their devotion was without limit. Their courage was beyond measure. Army Green Beret Captain Daniel Eggers grew up in Cape Coral, Florida, determined to continue his family’s tradition of military service — and it was a great tradition. He attended the legendary Citadel Military College in South Carolina. Soon, he met a beautiful cadet, Rebecca. They fell in love, married, and had two sons. In 2004, Daniel left for his second deployment in Afghanistan. On the morning of May 29th, Daniel and his team were courageously pursuing a group of deadly terrorists when he was killed by an improvised explosive device. This week is the 16th anniversary of the day that Daniel made the supreme sacrifice for our nation. He laid down his life to defeat evil and to save his fellow citizens. At the time of his death, Daniel’s sons Billy and John were three and five years old. Today, they have followed in Daniel’s footsteps — both students at the Citadel planning to serve in the military. Their amazing mom Rebecca has now served more than 23 years in the U.S. Army. Everywhere she goes, she wears Daniel’s Gold Star pin on the lapel of her uniform. Colonel Rebecca Eggers and her two sons are here today, along with Daniel’s father Bill and mother Margo. To the entire Eggers family: Your sacrifice is beyond our ability to comprehend or repay. Today, we honor Daniel’s incredible life and exceptional valor, and we promise you that we will cherish his blessed memory forever. Thank you very much for being here. Thank you very much. (Applause.) Please. Thank you. Thank you. Great family. Thank you very much. To every Gold Star family here today and all across our land: Our debt to you is infinite and everlasting. We stand with you today and all days to come, remembering and grieving for America’s greatest heroes. In spirit and strength, in loyalty and love, in character and courage, they were larger than life itself. They were angels sent from above, and they are now rejoined with God in the glorious Kingdom of Heaven. Wherever the Stars and Stripes fly — at our schools, our churches, town halls, firehouses, and national monuments — it is made possible because there are extraordinary Americans who are willing to brave death so that we can live in freedom and live in peace. In the two centuries since Francis Scott Key wrote about the stirring sight of our flag in battle, countless other American patriots have given their own testimony about the meaning of the flag. One was World War Two veteran Jim Krebs from Sunbury, Ohio. Jim and his twin brother Jack fought side by side in General Patton’s Third Army. At the Battle of the Bulge, the twins volunteered for a dangerous mission. Together, they took out four enemy tanks, two machine gun nests, and a mothar [sic] position that was very powerful, loaded up with mortars. Jim’s brother Jack was mortally wounded. Jim held his dying brother in his arms, praying together as his twin passed away. Jim fought to victory and came home to build a great American life. He married, had children, became an electrical engineer, and taught young people about war. As an old man, Jim was asked what about the American flag and what it meant to him. Jim said, “The flag to me is as precious as the freedom that the flag stands for. It’s as precious to me as the thousands of lives that have been lost defending her. It’s that important to me; it gave me a value of life that I could have never gotten any other way. It gave me a value of my Lord, my family, my friends, loved ones, and especially my country. What more could I ask?” Last month, Jim died peacefully at his home at the age of 94. This afternoon, we are greatly honored to be joined by his grandsons, Andy and Ron. Please, thank you very much. Thank you very much. (Applause.) Thank you very much for being here. Today, as we remember the sacrifice of Jim’s brother Jack, we honor Jim’s service, and we are moved by his beautiful words. Andy and Ron, thank you for being here to remember your grandfather and his brother, and what they did for us all, and most importantly, what they stood for. From generation to generation, heroes like these have poured out their blood and sweat and heart and tears for our country. Because of them, America is strong and safe and mighty and free. Because of them, two centuries on, the Star Spangled Banner still proudly waves. For as long as our flag flies in the sky above, the names of these fallen warriors will be woven into its threads. For as long as we have citizens willing to follow their example, to carry on their burden, to continue their legacy, then America’s cause will never fail and American freedom will never, ever die. Today, we honor the heroes we have lost. We pray for the loved ones they left behind. And with God as our witness, we solemnly vow to protect, preserve, and cherish this land they gave their last breath to defend and to defend so proudly. Thank you. God bless our military. God bless the memory of the fallen. God bless our Gold Star families. And God bless America. Thank you very much. (Applause.) END 12:16 P.M. EDT Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource Presidential Remarks at 2020 Memorial Day Ceremony, Baltimore, MD Subject The topic of the resource Krebs, James E--1925-2020 Memorial Day addresses--President Donald J Trump--Fort McHenry United States--Armed Forces World War ll Veterans--Sunbury--Ohio Description An account of the resource President Trump's remarks at the Memorial Day Ceremony at Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource White House Television Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The White House; The United States Government Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2020-05-26 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/ Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Video/mp4 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 92961337 Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Moving Image http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/1fb0898aafee405a6cd3dacb450ffc75.jpg 29e4731bcb503b44f2f08c37d1307403 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 1] [corresponds to unlabeled page 1 of Samuel Mitchell's Sept. 16, 1862 letter] September the 16th Dear wife i take this opportunity to let you see that i am well i have not drawn but $25 dollars i send you 86 dollars by phnlzet (?) i will draw $26 dollars more as soon as i get to the regimant. i will send it to all yo i am in a hurry no more at present so good by fare well. S. C. Mitchell to M. J. Mitchell Title A name given to the resource Mitchell Family Civil War Letters (p. 1) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/5f7fb4386411d4365bf6a802fbdea97b.jpg 3bed20f362e85ef47fcf94d5ebefecb1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 2] [corresponds to unlabeled page 1 of Samuel Mitchell's Oct. 2, 1862 letter] Camp near Fairfax Station October the 2, 1862 Dear wife i tak my pen in to inform you that i am well at this time and hope that these times may find you all the same i have nothing of importance to rite all that i can say is that i wish you all well i would like to see you all they are fighting at Culpepper Courthouse yesterday and to day our regiment is under marching orders i am satisfied here but i would rather be at home with you there is some talk of sending us to columbus to guard prisoners if you have heard any thing from frank rite to me where he is we are expecting to have our money soon i will send it to you try and get along the best you can i expect to go into the regular army, the ninth Illinois, it is near us the boys from Ill. is here Title A name given to the resource Mitchell Family Civil War Letters (p. 2) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/d5f3e31402b6cee5290a1e8fb709135b.jpg f58e49d2ffd20f21c91382addb46acbe Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 3] [corresponds to unlabeled page 2 of Samuel Mitchell's Oct. 2, 1862 letter] Henry Paul is with the ninth regulars and all the other boys from there i hav a letter from Bill and the folks is all well ? i have not time to rite any more at this time you must rite as soon and as often as you can the rebels is very short of grub they are nearly starved there naked slaves came to me and Jim Elie they say the rebles have nothing to eat nor feed there horses you have no ide how the houses and crops are destroyed here and there is not a fence where we have been. The people is nearly starved out here but still they have the guts to fight tell all the folks that I am well take good care of the boy don't neglect him for he is all my hope Title A name given to the resource Mitchell Family Civil War Letters (p. 3) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/58f64d8a31fa3d5fea06d7be341edd3d.jpg 8a2a43cf33104cedeea5bce9054b1361 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 4] [corresponds to unlabeled page 3 of Samuel Mitchell's Oct. 2, 1862 letter] My dear wife i would to se you but it is impossible i shall be home by e_ _ s_ _ ing (?) if i hope to take french furlo i think that this war cannot last much longer we had some trouble in coming to the regiment the boys was glad to se us come and i was glad to se them our regiment is provose guard in Sigles division i am afraid we will not get in any fight i am lonesome here i would like to se or hear from you tel the folks all to rite to me for I no they like me tell your father to rite to me if he will tell lib that harry is all right the ladys here are very clever but spunky what they have to say they say it right out i have been guarding a house the folks are very clever i have ben here four days and they have boarded me ever since i have been there i think that we will whip them but they fight better than our men does we are advancing on them slow but we will get whipt I think they fight like the devil S. C. Mitchell Title A name given to the resource Mitchell Family Civil War Letters (p. 4) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/7a05398b45f295027670182448ed86e7.jpg dd56fb807532f7d6e68315563b767202 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 5] [corresponds to unlabeled page 4 of Samuel Mitchell's Oct. 2, 1862 letter] no more at this time rite soon direct your to Mr S. C. Mitchell, Washington City D C Milory Brigade 82 Ohio Regiment Co I in care of capt Purdy I would like to see my little boy lice is plenty here rite soon and often tell Chris to rite My pen is poor My ink is pale My love to you Will never fale. tell lib to rite to me From S. C. Mitchell [Samuel continues this letter after it is signed] we have got Jackson in a bag but i am afraid the bag will bust i want you all to rite to me if they please rite soon (?) i want you often if i go to the regulars i will send you the directions whare to rite i will make arrangements to have my letters sent from to me from the regiment Title A name given to the resource Mitchell Family Civil War Letters (p. 5) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/4d96e79edfbe9edf4b92bfa3bd55dfca.jpg 9755ccd77271ac1778f67cc74d7dc5f3 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 6] [corresponds to unlabeled page 1 of Samuel Mitchell's 10-19-1862 letter] October the 19 1862 Fairfax Court House October 19 My dear wife i received your letter and was glad to hear from you i am well at this time. i can only wish you all well i have ritten your father a letter and Cris one the boys is all well i can't say nothing about the boys but Jim ? all the hare is of on his head he looks like a ball headed eagle or else had been struck with a shell they is 20 thousand troops here now there is a lively time here george is sick eli is in alander i am troubled with a pain in my head other ways i am well as ever i think that i can get a furlo this winter to come home i sent 86 dollars to you by ? if you get it rite Title A name given to the resource Mitchell Family Civil War Letters (p. 6) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/28509fea9d83bac82e9990df09ac8ef1.jpg b686d084074c65d17270b75fe121710a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Description An account of the resource [page 7] [corresponds to unlabeled page 2 of Samuel Mitchell's 10-19-1862 letter] i am sorry that you and Bakes cant get along dont have eny truble with them if you can help it tell lil to rite to me henry sends his love to her doc ? also ? is as big a devil as ever yancy is not much behind him they are a devilish set of boys the girls on the run better keep there shirt tales down, when we get home let your father have that corn if he wants it tel sam smith and uncle bill to answer my letter if they please tell your father that i will to him as soon as i can i would like to see my little boy but i fear that will never be i think of you and him evry our in the day as soon as we are paid off i will send my money to you Title A name given to the resource Mitchell Family Civil War Letters (p. 7) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/e24d9b4476b1c2ae3fceb247a1178415.jpg f545569f160b61bc1d971c1d2ead7666 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Description An account of the resource [page 8] [corresponds to unlabeled page 3 of Samuel Mitchell's 10-19-1862 letter] there is nothing of importance to rite we are all a laying still now we have a light glimering hope of coming to the ohio river for this winter but i fear that it is to good to be true i can only wish you well i am living hopes of coming home this winter you must live in hopes of better times i would like to see you and the boy and all the boys and folks i love my country but i love my family the best I shall close my letter by saying farewell to you and all my friends and to my little boy good by farewell to one and all i am glad to hear that Frank is alive Title A name given to the resource Mitchell Family Civil War Letters (p. 8) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/d6ccf54e3f51bb1eb5695c269d76238d.jpg e02cab2e54b27e379d740eb7b9e98292 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 9] [corresponds to unlabeled page 4 of Samuel Mitchell's 10-19-1862 letter] take good care of the boy and keep him with you as long as you can and if you haf give him up don't let Jane have him but keep him with as long as you can i do not ever think of ever coming home if you can send your and babbyes picture to me do so rite soon claris says old camel (?) is dead and lrehas (?) is done seeding (?) george elie is not well and clark sent no shoes S. C. Mitchell to M. J. Mitchell rite soon tell lib to rite tell lib that blakely found a baby a dutch baby to sourerant (?) 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Description An account of the resource [page 10] [corresponds to unlabeled page 1 of Samuel Mitchell's 10/21/1862 letter] October the 21 1862 My dear and affectionate wife it is with plesure that i sit down to inform you that i am well and that i received your letter and was happy to hear from you and to hear that my sweet little boy is well and all the rest of the folks is well i am verry glad that eli is at home i suppose he ent sorry i will rite to him as soon as i can every thing is moving on smooth here now the boys are all well and hearty we haf to stand guard every other nite as guarding prisoners and property this solderin is hard business those at home is the best of but i am satisfied as long as you are doing well Title A name given to the resource Mitchell Family Civil War Letters (p. 10) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/6b149595555954709a1dd2fa3e36b0ad.jpg 3ff68913c3298c21be0d9e3c26f75f65 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Description An account of the resource [page 11] [corresponds to unlabeled page 2 of Samuel Mitchell's 10-21-1862 letter] My affectionate and dear wife i hope that these few lines may find you well and the baby to i hope that you and bakes may get along with out a law suit if you can you need not fear of any thing that they can rite to me it would be for your credit to not have any fuss with them you no that they are very hard to get along with if you can by a colt you had better by it i expect we will be paid of in few days i will send the money to you tel your father that i send my best respects to him i don't no when to plant them seeds but i expect the same as any other grapes they are called a basic grape good by Title A name given to the resource Mitchell Family Civil War Letters (p. 11) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/92c889120d34256dcc6720b77fb4a11f.jpg 470291963f40ce33847be45ef3b494d0 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Description An account of the resource [page 12] [corresponds to unlabeled page 3 of Samuel Mitchell's 10-21-1862 letter] [On the same paper is included a letter for his sister-in-law, Elisabeth Sloop.] dear sister i sit down to let you no that i am well at this time and hope that these few lines may find you enjoying the same comfort there is nothing of importance to rite except henry is not well he looks like a shadow he cant stand it long here i dont think the rest of the boys are all well except george elie lib you stick to what boys there is there for the sesesh [Editors note: slang for secessionist] gals will keep all that is here i have ben guarding a house for a week where there is 8 girls and not a man thats the way it is here we had a dance here last night 10 girls and 3 boys and a fiddler i could not let the other boys no it yancy sends his love to you fon the same jim the same Title A name given to the resource Mitchell Family Civil War Letters (p. 12) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/d197de47f820048d4937f2ee2e68d731.jpg 36a2dcace6547a1cbc4bfc8daf084805 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 13] [corresponds to unlabeled page 4 of Samuel Mitchell's 10-21-1862 letter] No more at this time Rite soon if you please S. C. Mitchell to Elisabeth Sloop good by my dear and affectionate wife and child for this time Rite soon and often S. C. Mitchell M J Mitchell it is impossible to get stamps here Title A name given to the resource Mitchell Family Civil War Letters (p. 13) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/9429a51cd5ef453ba4a83bd98bc25206.jpg 7c859b31c7c6de9664b14117a26fb83d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 14] [corresponds to unlabeled page 1 of Samuel Mitchell's 11-1-1862 letter] November the 1 1862 My dear and affectionate wife i attempt to address you altho far from you i received your letter of the twenty seventh and was glad to hear from you and my sweet little boy and to hear that all the folks is well and i am glad to say that you are in a land of peace for i am not we are ordered to march tomorrow at five oclock with five days rations there was a battle at Washinton yesterday our men was drove back 6 miles there will be a battle soon and I just as live be shot as not for the way we haf to live no man stand it here tell eli we haven't got enny tents yet we haf to lay down in the cold and and rain o Jane it is hard for me and all the boys there is a great many sick here now and no dout there will be a great many more Jane this is an awful place to live My dear and affectionate wife i shall close my letter for the present So good by to you and my sweet little boy for this time rite soon direct as before. S C Mitchell to Mary Jane Mitchell and child Title A name given to the resource Mitchell Family Civil War Letters (p. 14) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/47d0f4474eb338ea011ba95d90e34cd5.jpg 19cda25e950f531c49980b1f33d3f002 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 15] [corresponds to unlabeled page 2 of Samuel Mitchell's 11-1-1862 letter] I have no stamps but you need not send enny i got these you sent i have sent to washington for some I have inlisted in the regulars for five years but I shall not go till next week. I will tell you where to rite the next letter Title A name given to the resource Mitchell Family Civil War Letters (p. 15) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/9d549988ea3dc859bf3230fdfe1fa6df.jpg 80adc840ed827cb65ec0b565e5cdfe00 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 16] [corresponds to unlabeled page 1 of Samuel Mitchell's 11-3-1862 letter] [Editor's note: This letter is on stationery with a picture of General McClellan and the phrase ?We Have Beat Our Last Retreat?] November the 3 1862 My dear and affectionate wife it is with pleasure i attempt to reply to your kind and affectionate letter it found me well and hearty you told me in your letter that lake refused to pay you for that corn i will rite you the bargin between lake and me for that corn lake agreed to pay me twenty one dollars for that corn and agreed to leave it to two disinterested men the first of November and if it was worth more he was to pay it to you for i would not let him have it no other way if he refuses to pay you for it you get some disinterested men to tend to it for you Title A name given to the resource Mitchell Family Civil War Letters (p. 16) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/6d9221fc1e2614aa7314f60f53e13b96.jpg 2a45bc197251157ad34e9ad2888a1634 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 17] [corresponds to unlabeled page 2 of Samuel Mitchell's 11-3-1862 letter] you contend for your rites i will send send you fifty dollars as soon as this battle is over the pay master is here but does not want to pay us it till this battle is over i can not rite eny more for we are marching my love to you all my sweet little boy S C Mitchell to Mary J Mitchell Title A name given to the resource Mitchell Family Civil War Letters (p. 17) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/2cf370652bf24683e9f8d2da80b519f7.jpg 3ed96685742b19173a5ae63aa915be24 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 18] [corresponds to unlabeled page 1 of Samuel Mitchell's 11-10-1862 letter] November the 10 1862 My dear and affectionate Wife and and child i am happy to say that your letter of the 3 came to me today stating that you and my sweet little boy was yet alive and hoping that the next letter from you will say to me that my sweet little boy is better Jane i expect you feel hard toward me for not sending some money but i am not to blame for we have not been paid yet Jane i will send all my money to you as soon as i am paid i think of home as often as i breath but i never expect to see you again o my sweet little child it is you and your child that that i love and i can never forget you you are near and dear to me altho I am far away from you both Title A name given to the resource Mitchell Family Civil War Letters (p. 18) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/400a65369e3ebc125136c709708dc838.jpg 6cce6ef5099b7ec494927358f99c8438 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Description An account of the resource [page 19] [corresponds to unlabeled page 2 of Samuel Mitchell's 11-10-1862 letter] o Jane i am lonesome here now there is 10 of us picked out of the regiment and stationed four miles from the rest in site of the rebbel army the reason that i am lonesome there is none of the boys with me from the run our army is advancing on the rebels now but i fear that we will be driven back Jane you must try and get along as well as you can til i can send you some mony keep your little boy with you as long as you can for if i should hear that he was not with you i should feel verry unhappy i hope that the time will come when i shall meet you and my little child and live a different life to what I have here to fore but I do not expect it Jane i want to be aloud the privilege of seeing you and frank and my child Title A name given to the resource Mitchell Family Civil War Letters (p. 19) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/6f3e54fc4c65426682fbb5862556dba3.jpg 39bd58a9f8c92d6cd02a00d8cb7bebdb Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 20] [corresponds to unlabeled page 3 of Samuel Mitchell's 11-10-1862 letter] you rote to me that there was a bill on your corn tel me what you ment rit all the particulars to me tel haner that i thank her for her kind letter and will rite to her as soon as i can I should close my letter for this time So ? and my little boy rite soon from S C Mitchell to his dear wife and child Title A name given to the resource Mitchell Family Civil War Letters (p. 20) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/d84cbcb124447126a0397ddc26adaa80.jpg 5511441517f5636cd023eb57e5e44b79 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 21] [corresponds to unlabeled page 1 of Samuel Mitchell's 12-5-1862 letter] December the 5 1862 My dear and affectionate Wife and child i am happy to say that am blest with the privilege of riting to my lovely family once more and i can say to that i am well and hope these few lines may find you the same and also my little boy hope all your folks is well we still remain in provos guard of cor ? the boys is all well how i would love to Be at home with my little family how happy i would be to enjoy the comfort that i could enjoy with you and little child Jane i shall make an attempt to come home this winter to see my family but not to stay the wether is verry Warm here now for this time a year Title A name given to the resource Mitchell Family Civil War Letters (p. 21) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/bdc132b42a86ae58c236d1b4d06d7ce0.jpg 53bd72ab822ac947054feb89472fd701 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 22] [corresponds to unlabeled page 2 of Samuel Mitchell's 12-5-1862 letter] Jane i shall haf to close my letter there is sad news in camp now general McClellans wife has gone crazy it is a sad affair the reson of her going crazy general McClellan came home and braut his privates and left his Staff in virginia the poor lady Misses Mitchell from your husband rite soon S C Mitchell to Mary Jane Mitchell and Child Title A name given to the resource Mitchell Family Civil War Letters (p. 22) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/db596b5b6b6b9133ba3634fafc9208d9.jpg 7ffb2f0c374a0b4e5810f6beb0f05bc0 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 23] [corresponds to unlabeled page 1 of Samuel Mitchell's 12-20-1862 letter] December the 20, 1862 My dear and affectionate wife i am happy to say that i had the pleasure of of reading your kind letter of the 13 and was glad to hear from you and to hear that you had not forgotten me i read your kind and affectionate with tears in my eyes an all most ashamed to rite to you with out sending you some money but i think we will be paid in a few days and then i will send it all to you Title A name given to the resource Mitchell Family Civil War Letters (p. 23) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/997af5f8e339832ff6956ea203ce7c7a.jpg acbb4a322f71685d2cb9056dd783315e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 24] [corresponds to continuation of unlabeled page 1 of Samuel Mitchell's 12-20-1862 letter] we have marcht back to Farefax and expect to march to washington soon the rebbles are driving us back to the Potomac we are now on the retreat the rebbels came on us three different points we have come from Gainesville since yesterday it is raining all the time and the roads is very muddy and and we have not a tent nor a shelter of any kind out to lay in the ? mud and rain Jane it is rather ruf there is only 18 men in our Company befit for duty the rest is on the sick list or at the hospital John lake is not well the rest of the boys is well unless we get tents there will not be a man fit for duty in the company i have not had a dry thread of close on me for four days even my shirt Title A name given to the resource Mitchell Family Civil War Letters (p. 24) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/b3f67bb240da321439bbc4b413ea2b69.jpg 8c78b3eb34b48f2f680db71779fd7a4a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 25] [corresponds to unlabeled page 2 of Samuel Mitchell's 12-20-1862 letter] Jane i think that we will stay in or near Washington this night and if we do i shall attempt to come home to see you and to see my little boy there is 3 men dieing to where there is one kild it is hard here to see men and boys staggering about that look as if they could not hardly stand alone they are taking them daily to the hospital this is not a life that is calculated to suit every person i wish the ? was in a house. I hate to to fite in the mud and sleep in the mud and sleep in the mud and eat in the mud and it is nothing but mud i should close my letter by biding you and my sweet little boy fare well for this time rite soon and often. S C Mitchell to Mary Mitchell Title A name given to the resource Mitchell Family Civil War Letters (p. 25) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/6e1496f497d112c5e7363d0a5b66816f.jpg cc82f47170aff3531b24bfcb85d81cf1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 26] [corresponds to unlabeled page 1 of Samuel Mitchell's 3-6-1864 letter] [Editor's note: It had been 15 months since Samuel wrote his wife and 6 months since his brother wrote and told her that Samuel was in the hospital. Samuel now responded to a letter from her.] March the 6th 1864 Chattanooga Tenn Dear Wife your kind letter came to hand after a long time and And I feel thankful to hear from you for it has been a long time since i had the [Editors note: This section of the letter is missing and looks as though a portion has been cut out.] to act the part of a friend and am further more willing to give you the regiment and where I am for it is not at all likely that I shall live to get out this war and you can then get what is your rights Title A name given to the resource Mitchell Family Civil War Letters (p. 26) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/ff7a4961260de3e6153690bdfdbba669.jpg c7f9b5efc71a91b130ca297818c41afe Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 27] [corresponds to unlabeled page 2 of Samuel Mitchell's 3-6-1864 letter] Jane I was wounded at Tullahoma last July and in October I got hurt on the cars and have not been able to any duty sence and do not think that I shall ever be able to do any thing ether here or at home for I have lost the use of one leg so that I can not walk [Editors note: This section of the letter is missing and looks as though a portion has been cut out.] not been able to neither rite nor any thing else so you must excuse me for not riting Jane I want you to pardon And forgive me and remember me as a true friend forever Title A name given to the resource Mitchell Family Civil War Letters (p. 27) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/df57d346b348415c2bc95e6de2b3702e.jpg 9561b4aa982e70e6b11d5f15f2b0c06c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Description An account of the resource [page 28] [corresponds to unlabeled page 3 of Samuel Mitchell's 3-6-1864 letter] I have not heard from frank since the fight commenced frank went into the fight on friday morning Our regiment is badly scattered and some of them taken prisoner they talk of sending me to the states for to recruit I do not want to go till I get paid off I have not been paid of for eight months but expect to be paid soon and will send you some money for the benefit of you and the boy if he is living I was surprised to read your letter for I didn't look for it from you I am persuaded to think that the rebellion is nearly played out but they are determined to fight as long as they can rally a man they have a great many of them went to bushwhackin Title A name given to the resource Mitchell Family Civil War Letters (p. 28) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/8384f430c72885d8347ea9fe70f08d3b.jpg fa358269ae177e47f1efa200ab4f3e8a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 29] [corresponds to unlabeled page 4 of Samuel Mitchell's 3-6-1864 letter] for the present I think Close sending My love to you And the Boy and All my friends yours respectfully Samuel C Mitchell Adress Samuel C Mitchell Co A 39th Indiany Mounted Infantry Chattanooga Tenn So good bye for this time yours in faith from a true friend [This is the last letter we have from Samuel.] Title A name given to the resource Mitchell Family Civil War Letters (p. 29) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/9885831aba2623b46f6da37d5704b40c.jpg 4975c962755f11802cd97603c7a89723 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 30] [corresponds to unlabeled page 1 of Edwin Frank Mitchell's 11-27-1862 letter] Nashville Tennessee: Nov. the 27 ,62, Dear brother, it is with pleasure that I take my pen in hand to wright you a few lines to let you no that I am well at present and I hoap that when these few lines reach your hand that they will fined you in good health I have bin in one battle at Chaplin heights in Kentucky [Editors note: This is a reference to the battle of Perryville.] we did not loose any men out of our regt. our com. and co. G. and H took 13 wagons loaded with ammunition, 6 caisson, one ambulance, 76 mules, 28 horses, and 87 prisoners without firing a gun we left ky. ? in pursuit of brag and came to this place their was nothing of Title A name given to the resource Mitchell Family Civil War Letters (p. 30) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/94e64471f45523552c54448215313d3f.jpg 0a41506287f40fd8113ab9cd6b94b295 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 31] [corresponds to unlabeled page 2 of Edwin Frank Mitchell's 11-27-1862 letter] importance took place on our march untill we reached edgefield junction we left their with 900 men in pursuit of a band of gurillers we marched without tents and throu constant rain over one hundard miles in 5 days and took 46 prisoners 18 horses 26 mules 100 small arms wee came to the bank of the cumberland river 40 miles below this place when wee came to the river their was a lot of rebels camped on the other side and they fired at us our company formed in a skirmish line and returned the fire they soon left the river and we hurd Title A name given to the resource Mitchell Family Civil War Letters (p. 31) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/2374009fafb7b11481a91f6323dffd2f.jpg e7bc95c50083d511095d2e03fc391d8e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 32] [corresponds to unlabeled page 3 of Edwin Frank Mitchell's 11-27-1862 letter] from them no more their was no way to cros the river and we codnot follow them so we returned to camp with what wee had I doant expect that we stay here a great while we had orders to march this morning but they was countermanded I must close for this time Direct your letter to Louisville K.Y 38 regt. III V. M Co H in care of Capt Yelton Your affectionate brother E. F. Mitchell S. C. Mitchell Title A name given to the resource Mitchell Family Civil War Letters (p. 32) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/b47ceecce3f1dc39f214e2691d4c2549.jpg b0578a5da1506e38051017830507558a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 33] [corresponds to unlabeled page 4 of Edwin Frank Mitchell's 11-27-1862 letter] Wright Soon Title A name given to the resource Mitchell Family Civil War Letters (p. 33) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/e21f78b70a103521fbffee93edbbd7a2.jpg 4c6a65f1b10de56cbcd87a66883d8424 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 34] [corresponds to unlabeled page 1 of Edwin Frank Mitchell's 12-22-1862 letter] Nashville Tennessee Dec the 22 62 Dear Sister I am blest with another ? of wrighting a few lines in haste to let you no that I am well at present and I hope that when these few lines reach your hand that they will find you in good health your kind and welkom letter of the 18th of the present month came to hand to day and its contents was read with much pleasure by your unworthy brother it has been a long time since I hurd from you untill now I hav wroat several letters to you and Sam lake sine I hurd from either of you untill now I wrote to Sam about Title A name given to the resource Mitchell Family Civil War Letters (p. 34) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/6acaa9a4b0d8cf0fc5b857492e9d2ebe.jpg 9ce38ccf68da1e7aae527073dd24975a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 35] [corresponds to unlabeled page 2 of Edwin Frank Mitchell's 12-22-1862 letter] three weeks ago there is no news of importance in camp we are close to the rebels their pickets and ours are very often in sight of each other I have just returned from picket You said that Rose and several of the other boys from that neighbor hood was out here I would like to know what regt. they belong to I havent seen any body that I new ? John Williams, Elder Swarts Dewey Landon I saw them last fall at bolling green I must close your affectionate Brother E.F. Mitchell Mrs Jane Mitchell Title A name given to the resource Mitchell Family Civil War Letters (p. 35) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/e440f070fc602800647a081314e4e1af.jpg 5f7431e2041bb742798ba8c9f21e84f1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 36] [corresponds to unlabeled page 3 of Edwin Frank Mitchell's 12-22-1862 letter] give my love to all the girls tell Elizabeth that I would like to hear from her again. E. F. Mitchell wright Soon ? Title A name given to the resource Mitchell Family Civil War Letters (p. 36) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/ae5c91340681e7659d173ea2101932cd.jpg 62dd6a7c9598dbb95ca38ce13c35e59a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 37] [corresponds to unlabeled page 1 of Edwin Frank Mitchell's 5-5-1863 letter] Murfreesboro Tenn May the 5th ,63, Dear Sister I again take my pen in hand to reply to your kind letter April the 30 which came to hand yesterday it gave me much pleasure to heer from you and to heer that you was in good health your letter found me well and I hoap that when these lines reach you they may find you in good health their is no news of importance here I saw Gery Hurd the other day he was well and I saw Derius Landon Title A name given to the resource Mitchell Family Civil War Letters (p. 37) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/76373f03758b9810ee824afb913763b4.jpg 490ca2f6d2b0ace4ab9ae9dc4c3861af Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 38] [corresponds to unlabeled page 2 of Edwin Frank Mitchell's 5-5-1863 letter] I cannot Send my likenis this time but I will send it as soon as I can I want you to let me no whair you air a liveying and if you need any help if you doo doant be afraid to sa so I should be glad to see you but I cannot at present so I will content myself by redeying your kind letters I must close for this time Wright Soon and giv all the neuse Good By E. F. Mitchell Mrs Mary J Mitchell Title A name given to the resource Mitchell Family Civil War Letters (p. 38) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/a012b8c96b476ba22ca3d38b9ab2e06a.jpg 037c126468cbc224e3424edb2fbdc21a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 39] [corresponds to unlabeled page 3 of Edwin Frank Mitchell's 5-5-1863 letter] I will send you a few stamps and 25 and 5 and 10 of our ? curancy Title A name given to the resource Mitchell Family Civil War Letters (p. 39) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/0cc32f7660c6050109f6b1daee0c1e9f.jpg 8d375f057d866f763e3d34b2f02f0e52 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 40] [corresponds to unlabeled page 1 of Edwin Frank Mitchell's 5-25-1863 letter] Murfreesboro Tenn May the 25th ,63, Dear Sister it is with much pleasure that I take my pen in hand to reply to yours of the 18 and 21 of the present month which came to hand to day and their contense was read with much satisfaction by your unworthy brother your letters found me in good health at and I hope that when these few lines reach your hand that they will find you and your boy well I resieved Sams likenis a few day ago and was glad to see the picture but would hav bin beter pleased to hav seen him Title A name given to the resource Mitchell Family Civil War Letters (p. 40) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/44ce61fd2805074621aea1b339f67f03.jpg 34da6ca5dde1fd2c12799db389d098e3 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Description An account of the resource [page 41] [corresponds to unlabeled page 2 of Edwin Frank Mitchell's 5-25-1863 letter] I am pleased with that ring you sent me I will you one that I made out of a mussel shell that I got out of Stone river neer the battle field wee hav resieved good neuse from Genl Grants army he has taken al the outer works of Vicksburg with 9,400 prisoners and fifty seven canon wee air under marching Orders I supose that wee will soon hav the chance to try our hand again with the rebs the army here is in splendid condition and air eager to meet their fose wee take in Some of the rebs every day their pickets Title A name given to the resource Mitchell Family Civil War Letters (p. 41) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/237c64d16dfb7756da120e05a21d69b6.jpg 141865a2c429de8371aff6a0e97e2428 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Description An account of the resource [page 42] [corresponds to unlabeled page 3 of Edwin Frank Mitchell's 5-25-1863 letter] and ours air in sight of each other Valandingham passed threw here last night to the South if you heer from Sam I want you to let me no I am agoing to town in a day or to and I will get my likeness takon and send it to you I will send you some money in a few days I would be glad to see the war end if the south would return to the Union again for my part I hav nothing to liv for but my country I enlisted to help poot down this rebellion and I exspect to remain in the army untill it is settled and then Title A name given to the resource Mitchell Family Civil War Letters (p. 42) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/c5aaee5f33dfe34d50dd0f0a1a1deb31.jpg 86bddf4387c5f23c256d7c02ea699506 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 43] [corresponds to unlabeled page 4 of Edwin Frank Mitchell's 5-25-1863 letter] I shall be happy to visit my friends I will close by thanking you for your kind letter and asking you to wright Soon giv my best respects to all the friends if their is any and believe me your affectionate brother Seargt. E. F. Mitchell Mrs Mary J Mitchell Wright Soon [Editors note: Clement Vallandigham, referred to in the letter above, was an Ohio politician convicted by a military tribunal for giving a speech with the intent of weakening the fight against the South. He was banished from the Union and delivered to the Confederate Army. He made his way to Canada and in 1864 campaigned from there to be Governor of Ohio but lost.] Title A name given to the resource Mitchell Family Civil War Letters (p. 43) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/d86102ec67d01f8defd9d3ba3cb59346.jpg c3fa485a84ff0e3c6e825272b6f69940 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 44] [corresponds to unlabeled page 1 of Edwin Frank Mitchell's 8-22-1863 letter] Stevenson, Alabama Aug. the 22d, 63, Dear Sister Your kind letter which had your likeness in it came to hand a few days ago and its content was perused with pleasure I was glad to hear that you was well but I was surprised at the your ideas about what wee was a fighting for I left home to fight for the Union and I am still fighting under the Same flag and for the Same cause that I always hav bin it is not the time now to quit becaus some body thinks that we Title A name given to the resource Mitchell Family Civil War Letters (p. 44) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/3f1dd44987de9c20fd7d87c4df5cf2a4.jpg 55b0c61b7cc4638377a853d154ce81c0 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 45] [corresponds to unlabeled page 2 of Edwin Frank Mitchell's 8-22-1863 letter] air a going to interfier with a niger I can tel you one thing we air agoing to poot down this rebellion if it takes the last niger their is in the South the the rebs cant blame us for the los of their slaves they brot it upon themselves they first made use of the negro to bild foarts for them to get behind and shoot us so we just thot that we would deprive them of the greatest poartion of their labor the presadent thought that it was best to take the slaves of the rebs that would not respect the oald flag Some of our friends at Title A name given to the resource Mitchell Family Civil War Letters (p. 45) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/044e166330fc3500593e975b14956045.jpg 30ce30df88da298578ada824f115e654 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Description An account of the resource [page 46] [corresponds to unlabeled page 3 of Edwin Frank Mitchell's 8-22-1863 letter] home air a making quite a fus about the nigers becaus we air aloweying them to fight for my part I doant cair how menny of them they poot in the field our friend at home is making so much fus about the niger must be a fraid that if we take the slaves away from the rebs and set them to work for us that some of them will get hurt they hav more feeling for the niger than wee do we air agoing to crush this rebelion if it freas all the slaves all that we ask of those copperheads at home that haint got pluck anuf to take their guns and march out and Title A name given to the resource Mitchell Family Civil War Letters (p. 46) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/07ab7205da5141cef87617c8ade0e851.jpg 9097bd24e2e9cef79e78a7255bc4bf79 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Description An account of the resource [page 47] [corresponds to unlabeled page 4 of Edwin Frank Mitchell's 8-22-1863 letter] help their Sothern brothers to distroy the best goverment that ever was is to keep their mouths shut until wee get home and then we will settle with them they hav caused our friends that simpathise with us too much trouble for us to forget them or forgiv them they will resieve their poartion in due time we hav it laid up for them and they shal not be neglected but a nuf of this my health is good we air again in sight of the rebels pickets and I expect that we will hav a chunk of a fight with them before long Title A name given to the resource Mitchell Family Civil War Letters (p. 47) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/1116ab3182c2e1a67160e3addf60c1c5.jpg 1519aa960a164c291e0eeca20562cf73 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 48] [corresponds to unlabeled page 5 of Edwin Frank Mitchell's 8-22-1863 letter] [Editors note: The letter continues on stationary that has an embossed seal showing a building with three domes and the letters O. & H.] The bois air all verry anxious for to try their hand again we air within 35 miles of chatanuga they say that thay hav 40,000 men their and air agoing to figh us that is the way that I like to heer them talk for I would rather fight them now than to folow them to georgia and then hav to fight them I hurd from Sam the other day he has bin woonded and is in a hospital his woond is bad but not dangerous I must close for the present Good BY E. F. Mitchell Mrs Mary J. Mitchell Title A name given to the resource Mitchell Family Civil War Letters (p. 48) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/76888e554a31ff7e444bc42aefb3c12d.jpg c9ac3a8c1d5e1e30638b25c4e502bb96 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 48] [corresponds to unlabeled page 1 of Edwin Frank Mitchell's 1-31-1864 letter] [Editors note: This letter has an embossed seal that says Holyoak.] East Tennessee Camp of the 38th regt in the woods Jan the 31st ,64, Dear Sister Your kind note of the 23rd of the present month has just arrived and its contents read with much satisfaction by your unworthy brother I was glad to heer from you and the boy and to heer that both was well my health is good at present and I hope that these few lines will fined you boath enjoyeying the same great blessing we broak up camp in bridgeport on the 26th and arived heer on the 29th Title A name given to the resource Mitchell Family Civil War Letters (p. 49) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/cdc1df3cb12f47c0127a382d3586073e.jpg 6a0e42b28fb1e9128efbae44f8c88b64 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Description An account of the resource [page 50] [corresponds to unlabeled page 2 of Edwin Frank Mitchell's 1-31-1864 letter] a distance of 40 miles health is good in camp there is no neuse of importance in camp tell Isaiah and his lady that I wish them much Joy I hope they may hav thumping luck and fat babis them too at a time and twist a year well Jane I want you to pick me out a wife if you can find one that wants to splise with a solger if you find one let me no and I will cum after hur in about seven months I want hur to be young and good looking anuf on this subject I hav not hurd from Sam sinc I last roat I must close Title A name given to the resource Mitchell Family Civil War Letters (p. 50) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/f4e3076d5bc524dbd78b3d22429e31e0.jpg ecff02764b591efc1563578af8db3d02 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 51] [corresponds to unlabeled page 1 of Edwin Frank Mitchell's 2-25-1864 letter] [Editors note: In this letter it looks as though Edwin Frank is making up for all the capitalization he left out of his other letters. Every line begins with a capital letter ? but still no punctuation.] Ooltewah, East Ten February the 25th 64 Dear Sister Well Jane your kind Letter of the 14th is before Me I have perused it With delight and hasten To reply I am glad to Hear that the chanc for Geting a wife was so Good I think that I Shal get married when My time is out I am Tyred of living without A home as for making up Lost time one cant loose Any thing before they Get it but I think That I Shall claim Back rations of ham from some Of the girls when I Title A name given to the resource Mitchell Family Civil War Letters (p. 51) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/cdb6cb589cbe10f9ea85757f53f4898a.jpg b54a10e3315dba3ba14f2ccd3f5ae22e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 52] [corresponds to unlabeled page 2 of Edwin Frank Mitchell's 2-25-1864 letter] Get back to Ohio I would like to yoak Some of them Oald galls Back their again I think That I cood hoald them Leevill for a night or Too just for oald Acquaintance sake but I exspect that all of The girls that was their When I left air married Before this time If not they Aught to bee Tell that Fatt sister Of yours that If she wouldnt be Afronted, I would wright To her if she would Send me her adress And reply to my letter I like to corespond with The girls it is all the Pastime that we hav is coresponding With the friends at home Title A name given to the resource Mitchell Family Civil War Letters (p. 52) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/9489baebed384c0c47a56dfd5378d0b7.jpg e3f0a2e7890eeb2301b07d40fafd1ad1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Description An account of the resource [page 53] [corresponds to unlabeled page 3 of Edwin Frank Mitchell's 2-25-1864 letter] Their is some girls in These parts but I doant Fancy them verry much If you get in conversation With one of them the First thing that she will Ask you is if you air maired And the next thing will Be for a chaw of tobacco They poot me in mind of The dogwood girls no More on this subject This time I havnot hurd from Sam for a month our men air advancing they had a fight yesturday and drove the rebs from tunelhill I doant no what the los was on eather side I cant send you the measure this time you must not be offended tel Bet if she will name hur boy after me I Title A name given to the resource Mitchell Family Civil War Letters (p. 53) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/3f623e7e70f7833c965f6ed9c843085c.jpg 64aee58a0c4dabdbad07e437889c68d3 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 54] [corresponds to unlabeled page 4 of Edwin Frank Mitchell's 2-25-1864 letter] will by him a uniform when I cum back I must close this leavs me in good health Good BY From Frank To Mrs. M. J. Mitchell Title A name given to the resource Mitchell Family Civil War Letters (p. 54) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Military Description An account of the resource This collection contains personal letters and video relating to topics in US Military history and wars in which the US Army was engaged. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mitchell Family Civil War Letters Description An account of the resource These are the letters of Samuel and Edwin Frank Mitchell, Civil War soldiers and brothers from Delaware, Ohio. They were donated to the Delaware County District Library by Steven S. Mitchell in 2016. The 17 letters were written between 1862-1864. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1862-1864 Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Letters Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 22221044 Language A language of the resource English Subject The topic of the resource Delaware--Delaware County--Ohio Letters--19th century United States Civil War--Delaware--Delaware County--Ohio Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Soldier Edwin Frank Mitchell; American Civil War; Soldier Samuel Mitchell; American Civil War Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/ http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/9d901c6343882c49e779991927c139b8.jpg e4dc2a62a4a47f27eabdcd61b0f96fc0 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 1] [corresponds to front of War Department postcard of War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-1919] WAR DEPARTMENT PENALTY FOR PRIVATE USE. $300 OFFICIAL BUSINESS LOCAL BOARD FOR DELAWARE COUNTY Charles C. Bricker Galena O. Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 1) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/622dd1056fb8d1b8d0b528502ec352a8.jpg ea44fe9c886ab008959105245871cb3d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 2] [corresponds to back of War Department postcard of War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-1919] Local Board for the County of Delaware, State of Ohio Delaware, O,.......6 11 '18, 191... You are hereby notified that you have been selected for military ser- vice as part of the quota from Local Board for DELAWARE COUNTY, O. You will therefore hold yourself in readiness to report for military duty at the office of this Local Board at a time to be specified by notice to be mailed you in the near future. FROM THE DATE SO SPECIFIED FOR YOU TO REPORT YOU WILL BE IN THE MILITARY SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES AND SUBJECT TO MILITARY LAW. While as much time as possible will be allowed you, you are hereby cautioned that the necessities of the service may require you to be called on very short notice. You should therefore put your affairs in order to report upon 24 hours' notice. .................................. (Member of the Board) Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 2) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/fb1b4c03d11bda4d965854261f4fe2e3.jpg b65b4cc454b7ebfe969bfae47a672817 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 3] [corresponds to envelope of Letter 1 of War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-1919] C.C. Bricker 9 Co 3d Tr B1- 159 Depot Brig Camp Sherman Mrs D.E. Bricker Galena Del Co Ohio Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 3) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/74d7859678001e7982bd421fd50ca19c.jpg 007739f4ac3545cb2f96024b0c573a71 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 4] [corresponds to unnumbered page 1 of Letter 1 of War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-1919] Camp Sherman 6/25 '18 Dear Mother - I am just in from my first inoculation 3 P.M. it has rained here all day & we were sure wet but feeling fine now, our arms are a little sore but not bad, we took out our insurence and made our prefference as to our qualifacation for service. I hope it has rained in Del Co as it has here, it sure will make things grow. I am in with Copeland and he sure is a good buddy as he is not Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 4) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/32c496efc81755e57f935cf1a9d36ab1.jpg f38c832d3163d02e8bec418acf4f8742 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 5] [corresponds to unnumbered page 2 of letter 1 of War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-1919] so green as some of the other fellows, our bunks are side by side. It was a little late when we got away from Del last night and made it late getting here about 6-30 got supper our blankets and got to bed for this dont mean 7 or 8 oclock in the morning it means 5 - 30. we also had physical Ex I went through OK Let me hear from you Charlie 9 Co 3d Tr B1- 159 Depot Brig Camp Sherman Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 5) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/f98b58581896f7b481f6a14dee0ddadf.jpg d78097067689e074b703c7d148e6022e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 6] [corresponds to unnumbered page 1 of letter 2 of War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-1919] You will have to read by the figures at the top [written upside down] July 4th 1918 My Dear Friends. We have thought of you both So much in the last two Weeks. And I am alone this afternoon So I thought I would talk to you this Silent way. Well Mute came home with us the day Charley left and you would just Laugh to see him work and drink watter. and tomorrow finishes up the hearvest here and at Harries. he helped Harry Leonard when we did not have work Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 6) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/e8a3bd90c2279806ddcfe13c1daf09fe.jpg a56090e9e70179c5c89f75d10a38227c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 7] [corresponds to page 2 of letter 2 of War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-1919] 2 and it did me good to cook for him he ate so hearty. I Looked at him so many times and felt so sorry for him I no he would have ben good to Ida if She was half human he says they will be annoth Little Leonard at Homers next month we dident never think of such a thing. I said now they better stop but he said no I believe in big families so if they are in for it all right with me. Mabe one would not miss one as much whair there are half dozen or more. Mrs Smith Clark Just called up and we had a good little visit. I do wish we could call you or you us Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 7) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/7b6550b94632e48a71f9ea6a70e8d718.jpg 6456b44f531da768d4b40971ee457690 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 8] [corresponds to page 3 of letter 2 of War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-1919] 3 I think of so many things I want to say to you now the Paper says Willson is going to take over the telephone and if he gets at them I supos we will have to pay so much that we cant have one. I do wish in my sole he would tend to Prohibition and some other things that he had better look after and let some things alone and not wair white pants, he makes me tiered! My goodness isent it hot. I did not get my Ironing did last week. I Just couldent and cook and Monday I washed again and yesterday I Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 8) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/1772320445bf426ca9367977b5911a93.jpg 9620d9000af6d1fdba2765a08cdefd55 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 9] [corresponds to page 4 of letter 2 of War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-1919] 4 began at seven oclock and never got thru till after two oclock and I was so tired and my hand ached so bad. John is over at Harries Since dinner working shocking up hay. thiss is the first year since John lost his arm that I did not do the raking and drive the horse to the fork Ruth took my place and we payd her. I will never do it agan my chicken and turkey are doing fine and the hens keep the table and ther some change Mrs C - payed 34¢ yesterday I got two galon of coleoil and forgot to pay him for it I supos he thot I was a good one [these words written up along right margin] Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 9) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/93d9977cbc1cbc97be500c546790a40d.jpg 25c921834c4cd4d2bd32a76dc318fb9e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 10] [corresponds to page 5 of letter 2 of War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-1919] 5 Ruth had a card yesterday from Charley and one from Corp: Earnest Copland & she was so pleased. we have not heard from Charley yet but we are looking to hear when he gets time I did not say good by I could not without blubering he was saying good by to an old Lady on one of the truck routs and she was crying so but he was Laughing I Just looked on Nost Longwell wanted to tell him abou keeping a Diary Nost told him if I had kept one It would worth a fortune to me now Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 10) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/994dfa8a981efa1cd56ec69ea9c9ec38.jpg ca258a3e420ea8f227c2b8e0208c3394 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 11] [corresponds to page 6 of letter 2 of War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-1919] 6 he told him wright evry day and if you only wash your feet keep a record of it. Charley told him he was prepaired for that and then he told him to send it home evry once in a while so it would be saved sure. We are coming down soon as we can when it Rains so the stock can get watter. but dont wait call Daisy and have her bring you and Dave up pleas dont stay at home and worry but do come you no how glad we will be to see you and visit with you both Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 11) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/934b88eb13a0eeade8fedd69ab76b499.jpg fc84ea291bc03c2ae55ce5161a3ac3cc Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 12] [corresponds to page 7 of letter 2 of War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-1919] 7 we have about 4 achers of Oats to cut when ripe if Daisy was here she would say now ma wright a Book. mabe you cant read thiss if you cant bring it up and I will if I can. had a card from Allie B Said Hettie was verry sick had Dropsy and Something else but we could not make out what the Ds said it was verry doubtful if she got well again & now I am looking for you evry day and dont want to be disaponted from John & Sal - good bye Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 12) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/cd416fede6754b16accc35544403393a.jpg 3301e80fc544cf2434e7d7e61f1452fe Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 13] [corresponds to envelope of letter 3 of War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-1919] YMCA WITH THE COLORS C.C. Bricker Co. A 336 Inf Camp Sherman Mrs. D.E. Bricker Galena Ohio Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 13) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/f85033602b609438633f0c5be1b715d9.jpg 943d826f0397ca85b63b681b05583162 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 14] [corresponds to page 1 of letter 4 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-1919] ARMY AND NAVY YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION "WITH THE COLORS" Sunday - 12 - Camp Sherman . O , Dear Father & Mother - Well we are still on deck. I rather looked for you today untill I got your letters I got both them A.M. about 10 oclock and, also one from Daisy & Jop. I could of come home to- day but thought there were so many comming I would put it off untill next Sunday and last night about 4-30 I got my orders to go to the artillery range with the intele- gence branch I think there are eight from A Co to go. we leave at 6-20 Monday morning and we have to hike it about 14 miles, we only carry a light pack, will be gone HELP YOUR COUNTRY BY SAVING. WRITE ON BOTH SIDES OF THIS PAPER Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 14) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/5f705b16e180c9b86efcf68820e7100f.jpg 8c2a2ab3df7efccd24d6b05d8ea66833 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 15] [corresponds to page 2 of letter 4 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-1919] ARMY AND NAVY YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION "WITH THE COLORS" ten days, so it is all off for comming home next Sun Call Daisy and tell her she can't find me here this week, she said in her letter they would be her Friday or Saturday of this week. Don't send me any more things to pack around. I don't need any ties or brush now, keep them I don't know where to put them, a fellow wants to be as poore as a church rat in the army. I thought that broom bill was paid and I belive it is, it was something like $69.00 as I remember it Any of those that dont pay soon, for I presume they are threshing I would just get right after, with fixed bayonet and make them come across or know reason why HELP YOUR COUNTRY BY SAVING. WRITE ON BOTH SIDES OF THIS PAPER Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 15) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/a033b0c31d22c4e434f00651162d0efd.jpg c7f4cca9cc5aaed4520c80417edb4e51 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 16] [corresponds to page 3 of letter 4 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-1919] ARMY AND NAVY YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION "WITH THE COLORS" Well this 4-25 I stoped to go to mess and just got back to my bunk when here comes Copeland & Wiseman we went up to the Community House and saw Williamsons, Ralph Hogans Mitch Girbert, Ed Dawler's brother Ray Van Sickle, and that fellow that runs the Olive Green store I forgot his name. I think I may get home two weeks from today, don't know what will take place also dont know about mail for next 10 days but if it is not brought to the range, it will be here when I get back but think it will be brought out to us It is a circus here now the remainder of the Co got there guns today and they are drilling up and down the HELP YOUR COUNTRY BY SAVING. WRITE ON BOTH SIDES OF THIS PAPER Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 16) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/20da03a113daa7321ef9bf78e0c85ad4.jpg 3ed7666495071b3962d137c160670667 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 17] [corresponds to page 4 of letter 4 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-1919] ARMY AND NAVY YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION "WITH THE COLORS" barracks practicing, they will get all of that they want tomorrow and I will get all the marching I want. You had better send Mrs Hyde some money so she can come home, she must have gone broke. I don't know of anything more at present Will possibly think of something later, Say, seems to me father is getting sportter wearing a pair of 9.00 shoes Don't forget to tell me all that is going on, as often as you can Your son - Charlie HELP YOUR COUNTRY BY SAVING. WRITE ON BOTH SIDES OF THIS PAPER Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 17) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/3e58780f999db0f7cd7de7f9eb48fb54.jpg ffe939fac30a41ab9b43c86c3d343fc8 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 18] [corresponds to envelope of letter 5 War letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918 -1919] C.C. Bricker Co A. 336 Inf Camp Sherman Co I 153th Reg Camp Beauregard La Mrs. D.E. Bricker Galena Ohio Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 18) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/8f93158967db889bd60150525aa41ced.jpg 4de0c69d9cf15e115fd2f0bfd762f882 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 19] [corresponds to page 1 of letter 5 War letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918 -1919] ARMY AND NAVY YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION "WITH THE COLORS" Artillery Range - July 23 '18 Hello Mother - I am out at the range 16 1/2 miles from Camp Sherman hiked it Monday carring light pack ammunition belts, side arms and gun and it was hot, believe me it made us sweat - but I made it all OK. and am feeling fine, we are quartered in pup tents [image pup tent] and it sure did rain last night but I kept dry and slept good, the eats are not so good out here but they are fair, they sure do work us, we dont have a minute not even to write a letter; I am out with 17 other men digging a snippers post they give us close orders drill in the A.M. and we work on these posts in the P.M. and have observation work in the evening, last night we had a lecture by a French 1st Lt - who spent 4 years at the front. HELP YOUR COUNTRY BY SAVING. WRITE ON BOTH SIDES OF THIS PAPER Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 19) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/4f1da902564dea4296d546531ad6d9ba.jpg 10ff1a14d7f7f685703421028b373f1d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 20] [corresponds to page 2 of letter 5 War letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918 -1919] We go on the range tomorrow, there is men here from 333d 334th 335th & 336th 7 men and a sargent from each Co, in the four reg, we are qualifieng for snippers & observers, this is the intelegence branch. Say this is a wild place down here, rough and poor and can be no houses within 2 or 3 miles of where we are, there is a continuel rattle of machine guns and inf. fire. I believe I can come home week from Sunday you will have to send the machine to Westerville to meet me I can't leave untill about 5 P.M. so it will be 9-30 before I can get to Westerville, I will call you from Cols. and you will have time to get there by time car does. Paper is scarce out here today we will have plenty tomorrow, but don't have time to use it, havent got any mail since we have been here but think we will get some tomorrow Tell me what you are doing how is father feeling? Charlie Co A 336 Reg Camp Sherman O Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 20) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/39fa1127d886a6786a75a88a19c20571.jpg 147ebd58a9566f1afafc05a62d4fa0be Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 21] [corresponds to page 1 of letter 6 War letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918 -1919] ARMY AND NAVY YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION "WITH THE COLORS" Thurs PM 8-15 Artilery Range 7/25 "18 Dear Mother - We are still ^at range had an aufle rain today everything was water, we are camped in a valley, nearly all the tents was filled we had to move ours, but none of our equipment got wet, we have a dry place to sleep tonight. Got news tonight from commander of the camp, that we would go across soon, he said they were exam- -ining the boys now in the camp and that this would probably be our last training before going abroad. Got your letter of Sun tonight - it take a letter longer to get mail here than at camp. Will try and get you my picture in uniform before leaving. Think you will find that broom bill paid as per the clk stub you find it was the only Bill. Had our first shooting this A.M. only ram rods, and made 20 out of a possible 25 better than an average. would have gone to range this P.M. had it not been HELP YOUR COUNTRY BY SAVING. WRITE ON BOTH SIDES OF THIS PAPER Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 21) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/59ba4ae5d63025ae42a7397922b295ab.jpg 9d76dd91910587a777dfbe238f45e5a0 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 22] [corresponds to page 2 of letter 6 War letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918 -1919] for the rain at about 1 P.M. Will go in morning, this time it will be real bullets. Got a mighty fine letter from Mae McMahon tonight. It is nearly dark and am writing on butt of my gun so may be you can't read it forgot to get any stationery of YMCA man today to night excitement over rain, Wont be back to camp untill next Wed or Thurs night - Account of this move don't know as I can come home before leaving, we have a fine Captain an may be he will allow me to come Will have to quit both feet are asleep and it is so dark I can hardly see the paper, dont know as there is any lines on it So Good bye Husters Charlie Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 22) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/320c67ea0f6bca486e83250aca4fde60.jpg 134df72e33b72682f0c950b3a44eac1c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 23] [corresponds to envelope of letter 7 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] YMCA C C Bricker Co A 336 Inf Camp Sherman "WITH THE COLORS" Mrs. D. E. Bricker Galena O Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 23) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/168fa77ac0d19402572cb65fb58fe639.jpg 61957f648cf00ecf2877faf4eed62be8 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 24] [corresponds to page 1 of letter 7 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] ARMY AND NAVY YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION "WITH THE COLORS" Sunday Morning July 28 '18 Hello Mother- Well Mother this is beginning of another week, and still at the range, I understand we get another week extra of duty here, that will bring us back to camp one week from next Wed. We are having inspection this morning, just waiting now for officer to come; have been on the range, that is rifle range our guns reach three miles, so you know there is something doing; this is a h--l of a place, but am feeling fine, never better, we get out at 5-30 a.m. get in at 11-30 out again at 1 PM in at 5-30 out at 7 for lecture untill 9 or 9-30 so you see our time is well occupied we sure will be good men they are sweating every thing else out it is aufly hot - HELP YOUR COUNTRY BY SAVING. WRITE ON BOTH SIDES OF THIS PAPER Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 24) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/459d41dd021745580a03f998ad72cdc3.jpg a9f09ef01e29d1eb682df097e23358ed Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 25] [corresponds to page 2 of letter 7] ARMY AND NAVY YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION "WITH THE COLORS" We were drowned out last Wed afternoon had to move our tents I wrote you Thurs morning but havent got a chance to mail it so will tare it up. Yesterday we witnessed an attack of the enemy trenches and took notes, occupying an observation post, that is what they are trying to trane us for observers and snipers, they call it the intelligence camp school; am going to try and go to camp Sherman today to get a few things I want, such as soap etc. How is father feeling? has it rained any yet?. Well I am at camp, got a pass came in at noon today, ate supper with Frank Cornell. Mr & Mrs Harroun and what used to be Daisy Delbilt later saw Dowler's, say it seems like home to get back to the barracks HELP YOUR COUNTRY BY SAVING. WRITE ON BOTH SIDES OF THIS PAPER Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 25) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/a8b04a0d6181650c7fb792adef019896.jpg bb0e124fe096b126f6776ee9606468fd Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 26] [corresponds to page 3 of letter 7 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] ARMY AND NAVY YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION "WITH THE COLORS" I just got the paper this evening there seems to be more news in it than usual. We dont even get a paper out where we are, havent seen one since last Sunday. Well out goes the lights so Good bye Charlie Co A 336 Inf Artillery Range HELP YOUR COUNTRY BY SAVING. WRITE ON BOTH SIDES OF THIS PAPER Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. 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Description An account of the resource [page 28] [corresponds to page 1 of letter 8 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] ARMY AND NAVY YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION "WITH THE COLORS" Camp Sherman Aug 1 '18 Dear Mother I am still at Artillery range just in from an observation tour of about four miles taking notes of any points of interest such as streams, fences directions in degrees taken by compass reading, different degrees from one point to another, it is rather interesting, Got your letter today what was wrong with Slack, that he did not get that note in sooner, you know I gave him the note before I left are any of the others paying up? How are the beans coming along? You need not send the stogies as I have nearly all of the others, they are up at Camp no place for them down here and didint want to carry any more than I had to - Sorry to here Mr Mulzer is no better, if you see him remember me to him. HELP YOUR COUNTRY BY SAVING. WRITE ON BOTH SIDES OF THIS PAPER Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 28) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/de139370f3464c881d2107630c181e28.jpg 21c35facf28e14dc627b01edd3f2e7be Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 29] [corresponds to page 1 of letter 8 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] ARMY AND NAVY YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION "WITH THE COLORS" It is quite cool here mornings and also at night, would like to have my sweater, it is up at camp, likewise didint want to carry it, it gets warm during day, but sweater would feel good mornings, if I go in Sunday I Shall bring in back with me. Am going to try and go in to camp Sun again as I see some one from near home nearly every Sunday, didint see Critzer Sun, and learned Copeland was home on a pass, was disappointed in not seeing them, think we will all go in about next Wed, back to our old Co. but will still belong to the inteligence branch, we are still getting a little close order drill, yesterday we had bayonet drill by an Eng officer he had two years in the front line trenches, has lost three brothers in the service and said he was sure there HELP YOUR COUNTRY BY SAVING. WRITE ON BOTH SIDES OF THIS PAPER Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 29) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/eb4bdfdecb6eac142f53a723f837d394.jpg 816daedd30a229916b8669ba13a718ea Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 30] [corresponds to page 2 of letter 8] ARMY AND NAVY YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION "WITH THE COLORS" were two huns that ^he was sure now resided with the Devil, got them both on his bayonet he sure was a bird. Maj Gen Hale is here this afternoon and will have to stop, as we will have extra maneuvers at retreat this evening every thing they can put on, all the officers are scared to death when the boss comes around, we sure will have to look as near like soldiers as possible and if a swarm of bees light on your face you must not blink an eye, now aint that h--l Ha! it is not near so bad as it seems, the first three weeks are the worst of army life, that seems to be every fellows experience Tell father to behave himself and stay in out of the hot sun, will try and get home week from Sunday Charlie HELP YOUR COUNTRY BY SAVING. WRITE ON BOTH SIDES OF THIS PAPER Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 30) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/ba63fff6bd338434ac5492b5aae0a734.jpg 5fba0781227ffe8a963567e6e32451c1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 31] [corresponds to envelope of letter 9: War Letters Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] Mrs D.E. Bricker Galena, O. Mr Charlie C. Bricker, Co. A. 336 Inf., Camp Sherman, Ohio. Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 31) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/bbb0fe27cd57e2ec65cbb8cfdbda3fea.jpg eb7caf6ecdb384dc53c400feb712c657 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 32] [corresponds to page 1 of letter 9: War Letters Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] Galena, O Aug. 13 1918 Dear Charlie Well we had a nice rain yesterday but no storm Helen was just here and they were in Columbus and the storm was fierce there. Gus Zimmer was also here this morning he was sorry he didn't get to see you. Daisy & Jop stopped when they came back and stayed quite a while Mr. & Mrs Fuller had just gone away when they came. Johnie has just gone he came home for his supper last night I shouldn't wonder he will for all his meals he isnt stuck on his job he didnt leave here until 7 yesterday and waited Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 32) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/cec6666d84b1955eac1098c7ef8592e6.jpg 4f124e00b8c421581f0fa834fa712705 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 33] [corresponds to page 2 of letter 9: War Letters Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] & waited and Ike didn't come he had too or did go out there and he was just eating his breakfast. Well do you know any more about what you are going to do or when you will half to leave if you stay over Sunday Johnie said we could go and see you. Dr. Gorsuch has just gone by hitting only high places I don't know where he is going. Mr. Mulzer is not so well he had to keep cold clothes on his head Sunday afternoon and had to help in the house John Campbell is not so well I am going to have Will take your watch and have it fixed and may be you can take it. they gave Captain Sampson on as a present if he can carry on I dont see why you couldn't. You did some good a going to see Eunice she was out on the porch twice Sunday That Mrs. W. H. Russell at Fulton said she hadn't sold any of the Inajiffi tablet we could have them by calling for them got the letter yesterday. Thurman Gorsuch has sold his farm to some eastern man he dont know what he will do or where he will go for sure they want him to come to Centerburg and go in the mill Mrs. Brown dont like at all but Callie wanted to get to town I imagine to much work on a farm for her they had such a nice home Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 33) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/5d16df9230229ba3f521adc8bb8a9ee6.jpg 3b3fb4459d865f84125a5fdf9b6eafc1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 34] [corresponds to page 3 of letter 9: War Letters Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] Papa has gone to the primary he was afraid he would miss it guess he wanted to go before breakfast I will just have to stop for I only get to write a line or two and some one comes or the telephone rings just had on from Farrah M. he wanted your address said may be he would stop and see you I see a Navy boy go along that had come on the train he was all dressed in white I couldnt tell who he was with I couldn't see both at once, Now Charlie you try and keep us posted on your movements so we will know when you are going or gone I hope you will never have to go they claim they took 36000 prisoners Sunday at that rate I think they will soon "play out" Marea said her father isint very good this morning will write again tomorrow. Mother Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. 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Description An account of the resource [page 36] [corresponds to page 1 of letter 10 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1818-19] ARMY AND NAVY YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION "WITH THE COLORS" 12-30 P.M. Parkersburg W.Va 8/23 '18 Dear Mother - We are about 30 minutes out of Parkersburg W Va Got out at 4 oclock this morning left camp 6-30. Our train a double header only has 15 coaches, we are bound for New York will get there Sat. night 36 hrs on road. I could not send my shaving tools home, as I have not been issued a razer as yet so will send all from New York or else take it with me. We are running along what they say is the Alleganiny river I dont know, it is a rough country I know that looks about like your beans, they wont sprout here on these hills. it is just one tunnell after another TO THE WRITER: - SAVE WRITING ON BOTH SIDES OF THIS PAPER TO THE FOLKS AT HOME: - SAVE FOOD, BUY LIBERTY BONDS AND WAR SAVING STAMPS Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 36) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/3753dbfd70b4f562d9954556e1037bdd.jpg b88a03a05707421011ca734e3cca54b0 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 37] [corresponds to page 2 of letter 10 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1818-19] There was a crowd at Athens when we got there, waiting at the depot, at Parkersburg the Red Cross served drinks, and we kept fellows busy getting pies for we could not get off the train, it stoped in the heart of town first time I ever saw Ohio river, first time for lots of things. Tell father to grind up his corn cutter. saw a lot of corn cut, just before noon it was not very tall a good deal like yours. I can't hardly write so you can read it, on train, will write you again tomorrow my address is Pvt. Charlie C. Bricker 84 Division 336 Inf Reg. Co A New York N.Y. Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 37) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/c1251d72075f8cd47614124f0f05de91.jpg 0d71086d7671a9c93886188d384ba974 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource C.C. Bricker Co. A. 336 Reg Camp Mills New York N.Y. Mrs. D.E. Bricker Galena Ohio Del. Co. Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 38) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/2aaf6629f4413c96d2724b7b6b22e6bc.jpg 15851cf7bd26b749c476103f62c98404 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 39] [corresponds to page 1 of letter 10 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1818-19] ARMY AND NAVY YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION "WITH THE COLORS" Camp Mills 8/25 '18 Dear Father & Mother - Am at Camp Mills, Long Island N.Y. have saw some sights since Friday morning, got into Jearsey City about 3 P.M. yesterday, came across in a boat to L. Island then on a train of 15 cars. Under Brooklyn bridge also 2 others forgot names, one they say is largest in the world The Singer building and Metropolitan life insurance building is some buildings. They loome up from the river like mountains. was only in Washington long enough to get off and wash, stoped about 30 min in Philadelphia, the Red Cross were down at the train with peaches, cigaretts and fresh TO THE WRITER: - SAVE WRITING ON BOTH SIDES OF THIS PAPER TO THE FOLKS AT HOME: - SAVE FOOD, BUY LIBERTY BONDS AND WAR SAVING STAMPS Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. 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Camp Mills is not Sherman by any means. we are quartered in tents eight men or one squad in each tent I presume we wont be here very long, they are bringing men in here fast soon as all of the Lincoln Div. is here away we go across, suppose Elby is on the Atlantic today, there were 4 trains just ahead of us about 12 hrs from Calif. Think of the tiresome ride they had. Last Sunday at this time 4 P.M. we were having a nice visit, but today a lot of R. ties divide us. TO THE WRITER: - SAVE WRITING ON BOTH SIDES OF THIS PAPER TO THE FOLKS AT HOME: - SAVE FOOD, BUY LIBERTY BONDS AND WAR SAVING STAMPS Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 40) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/984d38b9f8c9d9f1da314d9e9b48e5bd.jpg cecf407dc7ccf4281e3d20d331a55067 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 41] [corresponds to page 3 of letter 10 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1818-19] ARMY AND NAVY YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION "WITH THE COLORS" Am feeling fine, and sure did enjoy our trip this far. hope to get one day off while here to see New York City, hoped they would take us for a little hike for exercise in Washington but no good fortune like that. There sure is some beautiful places on L.I. it is large, much larger than I supposed, we are 20 miles from N.Y. and dont know how far it is to the point from here. came past farms and little villages. I supposed it was all town, but not so, have learned several things you see, and expect to learn more. How is every little thing at home? Did you ever write Tom Price in regards to John's bill forgot to ask you, you know his address is Peeples, Athens Co. O. TO THE WRITER: - SAVE WRITING ON BOTH SIDES OF THIS PAPER TO THE FOLKS AT HOME: - SAVE FOOD, BUY LIBERTY BONDS AND WAR SAVING STAMPS over Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 41) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/c61a2dc05962806e131b8819c1ed47f4.jpg d8ad0b3d09c33a17a9bae9fe9a01945c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 42] [corresponds to page 4 of letter 10 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1818-19] Am going to drop Addie Cook a card from here, may be she will come out to camp before we get away. Tell John they allow flivvers here, but nothing but sedans would just be a nice drive across country, havent seen a civillian today, dont know wheather they allow them in camp or not, have they heard any more from that Sheets boy? Well it is about time for retreat 4-30 here but only 3-30 in Galena, had to set my watch ahead 1 hr. will write you again tomorow if have time, dont know what we will have to do in way of work here. Your son Charlie P.S. address mail to New York 84 Div. 336 Reg. Co A Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 42) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/acd13817c29fb4e7828caccfcfc6adba.jpg d96d31ba9908eae03386e200e48cf7fd Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 43] [corresponds to envelope of letter 11 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1818-19] Mrs. D.E. Bricker Galena Delaware Co Ohio Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 43) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/ee9b358979649798db0cf7139782c444.jpg ea88c9e8a6da8e89d9b5a3d5fa48d26b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 44] [corresponds to page 1 of letter 11 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1818-19] Wed Morning Camp Mills 8/28 '18 Send me sweater as soon as you can, before we get away from here Sent my other one over in Co box and it is chilly here mornings and will be more so on board ship. Am feeling fine, and getting along nicely, got the paper last night I see Charley & Ollie Looker both are going, where do his boys go? Sorry to here Mulzer is gone am glad I went to see him Your Son Charlie Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 44) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/0d23394497543a11d3772f374aadaa15.jpg 0b8f8f764e57ed7d9f1799e7db8a9b11 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 45] [corresponds to envelope of letter 12 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1818-19] Mrs D.E. Bricker Galena Del Co O Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 45) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/9585578ca771e88b92e1e3ef19511264.jpg 9313cd1e19caeb8c84c7899c2ad67dc2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 46] [corresponds to page 1 of letter 12 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1818-19] THE SHIP ON WHICH I SAILED HAS ARRIVED SAFELY OVERSEAS. Name Charlie C. Bricker Organization Co A 336 Reg American Expeditionary Forces. Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 46) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/8d49088ea919db4df4810372895eaaf1.jpg ed5ed4c8d87ac862b05db5f918ebc531 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource 84 Div Co A 336 Reg A.E.F. Sept 1918 Dear Mother - This is Monday afternoon, and a fine day, the sea is smooth and we are steaming right along. The Yoman said we were between "over here" and "over there". I hadent hoped to get this far from home but am getting further every hour. Have felt fine all the time, that is, have not fed the fish. the first three days I have felt better in my life, but since then all has been well The sea was a little rough for two or three days and naturally you would ^not feel so good Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 47) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/ceec513e6b59485a21fcdf2d08c15c8a.jpg 2447658b4dbe927bb9a84194e679154f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 48] [corresponds to page 2 of letter 12 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1818-19] I failed to see Addie Cooke while at Camp Mills. I saw Copeland twice at Mills, was down several times but never could find him Doris said Lester Shaw was there also, but I failed to find him, he might have been out on pass. Critzer failed to get in, and so we left him at Camp Sherman, he wanted go along. Our old friend Wheeler is along in same boat I am. Had a letter from Daisy is there any chance of Jasper being drafted? Has Platt did any thing for his bill? Go moderate with him and you will get it, it will do no good push him, as you can't get any thing off him, it is simply up to his honor. It seems to me everyone is going to die. I see Hill at Harlem is dead. What is Mulzers going to do with the mill? supposed Walter Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 48) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/7c44f1fea7c848614bada9c61dd8c0a5.jpg 7365f7e65e1128e569d52bb2cdddd937 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 49] [corresponds to page 3 of letter 12 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1818-19] I wrote to Harry VanKirk today. Have they heard any thing more from the Sheets boy or Wesley Bennett? Did you get the pictures I sent you? they were darbs but that was all they had to work on. also did you get the package? Tuesday A.M. - It is raining this morning the sea is not very rough, it makes it bad for we have have to stay below or get wet. How is Coons making it by this time? Tell Skinner I am taking that pipe right over to France with me and if I don't miss lay it will bring it back to Ohio again, would sure like to wrestle with him this morning. I am going to send Mrs. Stanley one of those pictures Have you heard from Price yet? try and get him if you can. that ball of Butler Bros John perhaps can tell you all about it, I have forgotten it at this time. Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 49) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/1b2724424dbb102c38e7924116be9dea.jpg 3e80f22f445f83d10e378c16e47e14f5 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 50] [corresponds to page 4 of letter 12 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1818-19] would still run it Tell Mae Mc I am looking for a letter from her and the Irishman again. Wish I had some Tsb. Star this morning, I was out of luck when we left and dident have a supply all I have is smoking and am lucky to have that, but that beats none suppose we can get some when we land. It has been so long since I commeced this letter I have forgot what was in the first, there is not much in all of it Write and keep me posted on how you and father is making it, and also how Willis & Cox are progressing Tell Frank B I am to far away this time to vote, but still am interested in the returns Your Son Charlie Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 50) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/5f8aa788c6ca9b9b070ee7171528def1.jpg b79b73ae7dae76710f5c63c982b0f594 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 51] [corresponds to envelope of letter 13 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] C.C. Bricker Camp Mills N.Y. Co A 336 Reg Due 1¢ Mrs D.E. Bricker Galena Delaware Co Ohio Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 51) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/85b3ffb77ca7f42cf8652214f40980f8.jpg 30c08d9f5bfee918ea370b8ad9a8430a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 52] [corresponds to page 1 of letter 13 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] Camp Mills N.Y. 8/30'18 Dear Father & Mother Just in from New York had a fine trip, left 12 oclock yeastrday, and had pass untill noon today Was up in the 45 story of the Singer building this morning, also saw the German vessel Vaterland and several transports only one battleship was in harbor, saw it. The flat iron bldg is a monster but looks like a mole hill beside the Singer. New York is some town but it is as easy to get around in as Galena so far as I went, to be sure. I didnt see it all had a hard rain here so hampered us some last night Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 52) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/8ef6ebd4baa89348ee754fc8be83d4a3.jpg ab5afd4c4ef611ff2c602d0c3c7466cb Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 53] [corresponds to page 2 of letter 13 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] on pass to city, that is for fear they will get sailing orders, and their men will not be here. I have more work than I know what to do with, have some washing to do, and have been putting it off, for want of time & water. ocean all around and short of water, what do you think of that. I sure had eats in N.Y. just eat two complete suppers lat night one after another never got up, and they were from A to Z all the trimmings This is about the only way they take care of a soldier is to give you good eats at a price you can afford to pay. that is at a Red Cross otherwise you get stung, for they never expect to see you again, and suppose they wont see me again soon Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 53) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/47e63aff5ea6aa43b479e8ba8f7f5bdd.jpg f6e4ca2ca1df9bfe007a74a53629a804 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 54] [corresponds to page 3 of letter 13 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] Am enclosing the pictures they are not very good, but did not have much time to get them, we have our entire outfit I guess, that cap is what we wear over our helmet goes over it, they look like the devil but are comphortable. Just got a letter from Daisy am beginning to look for that sweater, it is warm in the day time but cool in the mornings so thought a sweater would feel good Am feeling fine, as is every one else, very little sickness here, every one is getting crazy to go across they told me this morning in N.Y. there was a boat left every 6 min of the 24 hrs loaded either with men or provisions suppose we will leave next week, as we have to report by telephone at 8 & 12 P.M. where Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 54) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/873d3d0a9991dba002a62fb877ef7efc.jpg cd398692b28a779e75d0e200d310c438 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 55] [corresponds to page 4 of letter 13 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] I marked part of the picture you can do as you like with the remainder will send you a picture of the fellow that went with me later, the darn air planes make so much noise you can't think. the air is full most of the time. They are no more a novelty but a nusence. Well am not hungry but expect I will be before night & if I dont eat so had better get in as it is every dog for himself here and the Co is lined up for mess. Addres mail to Camp Mills N.Y. 84 Div. Co A 336 Reg. Your son Charlie Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 55) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/98edbd0522c2c8202e013fc91e4c966d.jpg 070d1564da9c5f54146c6c6970e0b309 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 56] [corresponds to envelope of letter 14 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] Pvt C.C. Bricker 84 Division Soldier's Mail Co A. 336R A.E. France Mr. and Mrs D.E. Bricker Galena Delaware Co. Ohio Censored by [illegible] Capt. 336 Inf. Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 56) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/d28e3b35d9e5d0b14e75fad8c3f14640.jpg 344a908f926b26fdfac389441930ef61 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 57] [corresponds to page 1 of letter 14 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] ARMY AND NAVY YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION "WITH THE COLORS" Sept. 3rd 1918 Dear Mother, Well this is Tuesday morning again and am feeling fine. I wrote Doris a few days ago, perhaps her letter will explain that matter uppermost in your mind I can not at this time tell you what I would like to, but will in a short time write you again Did you send me the sweater if you have not, don't send it I believe you said you sent my address to Harry. I havent had time to write him Take good care of yourselves there is no reason for you not doing it, and I will do the same. Your Son Charlie TO THE WRITER: SAVE BY WRITING ON BOTH SIDES OF THE PAPER. TO THE FOLKS AT HOME: SAVE FOOD, BUY LIBERTY BONDS AND WAR SAVING STAMPS over Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 57) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/3e8d89d0ef21aa5f088ea948bae97571.jpg 06e097bd2590753ba9b12114005ac655 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 58] [corresponds to page 2 of letter 14 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] your address Pvt. Charlie C. Bricker 84 Division Co A 336 Reg A. E. F. Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 58) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/a21d0204e7f36067136da20e461fa306.jpg 0be321262f11daa68258cf12862ee191 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 59] [corresponds to envelope of letter 15 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] U S Army A.E.F APO #905 Mr and Mrs D.E. Bricker Galena O Del Co. U.S.A. Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 59) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/4114a9d3ed71588cd23221bc1668c7ce.jpg 408cebb99a97442894284f4bed6433cf Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 60] [corresponds to page 1 of letter 15 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] Somewhere in France 9/22 '18 Dear Father & Mother - I am now located in southern part of France, have had a very nice trip, came by way of England, did not see much of England, but what I did see it looked fine it rains every day, and so the country shows up good We are billited in a town quite old fashion, as is every thing over here. have very good quarters in a house, it is dry and will be warm, so a fellow can enjoy a few things. Our trip across the ocean lasted 13 days and got old by time we landed They claimed they sighted a sub one night just before we landed Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 60) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/a61a09334ebf74afcccfb6f8fd20e237.jpg 647d76a43ce51a710c107128d2f3e9c8 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 61] [corresponds to page 2 of letter 15 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] Remember me to the other folks may be I can write to them when we get squared away especialy to John Ethel & Clarence I am feeling fine, and have all the time except a sore foot at present, have had two or three hard hikes, they have been hard because we were not in condition for them, being on the boat as long as we were and ^not doing any thing, it stove up my left foot so I cant hardly walk, but by keeping off it for a day or so, will be O.K. again. Am not learning French very fast but dont believe it will be so hard to learn. Every thing is curious here the buildings and way's are so different, about the only thing's like we have are bikes, you dont see any autos running here, all they use is two wheel carts, and Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 61) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/5d496b50eac90b04903f28a88e83aba6.jpg f91cba4cffab36964e2fe46264f830b0 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 62] [corresponds to page 3 of letter 15 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] It soon will be three months since I went to Camp Sherman, have got a long way from home in that time. Yeasterday as we came through a town, and stoped a short time, saw a train load of German prisoners that were captured the 13 & 14 of this month. there were 2000 of them, some real young and others with long grey whiskers, and appeared to be at least 55. How is father feeling? and how about you. take care of yourselves. I have thought about writing you before but have been moving lively and havent had time to write before Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 62) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/f5b81fb3dc6b4ac910588bd2db1b3a3b.jpg d3427e12a2b32b920aca361b160ec311 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 63] [corresponds to page 4 of letter 15 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] a donkey or oxen, it looks queer. There are a great quanity of grapes here some fine vinyards and wine is plenty Have had fine weather, it is cool and does not get hot during the day time Have hoped to here from Harry Van Kirk, but have not up to this time. I have not yet got the sweaters you sent me, if you have not it, suppose you have written since we left, I have not received any letters yet. Am waiting to here from you and know how you are making it, you must not worry about me, I am getting along fine. Your son Charlie C. Bricker Co A 336 Reg. U. S. Army A. E. F. A.P.O. 905 Cenesd by Hynar King 1st Liet Jnt USA AEF Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 63) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/898d683b2683f719be8bd135a9c8d8b1.jpg 9b2c0a1e278e05dbc6227506cfe5f2c1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 64] [corresponds to envelope of letter 16 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] Pvt Charlie C Bricker Soldiers Mail U.S. Army Mrs. D.E. Bricker Galena Ohio U.S.A. Coy Moreland U.S.A. Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 64) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/62561c325d58cc7110a672514e8d4447.jpg c76fb1b45e5b3bd30e48dfa20e8c06ae Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 65] [corresponds to page 1 of letter 16 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] Somewhere in France 10/6 '18 Dear Father & Mother - Well this is another Sunday in France and all is well. There is good news arriving hourly from the front and the French colors are flying every where, also the stars and stripes, we are preparing to move from the little town in which we are located. I am feeling fine, as are all the boys here, Charlie Montgomery is in the same Co. the only boy from home in A. Co. I got five letters last night, three were from you one each from Doris & Geo Armstrong Was getting anctious to here how father was feeling as I had not heard from you since I left Mills, had letter from Doris night before last that she wrote to Mills. Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 65) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/3b9aef227f9d7e049f1d20c452433959.jpg 02c0214466f61e38d87f00653929f564 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 66] [corresponds to page 2 of letter 16 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] I have hoped to see some of the boys from home that are over here, but it seems they are all in Italy. Those pictures are sure fine of that Helen took, when I look at the pictures of Mrs Hyde it reminds me of those good pies, I sure would like to have one now. I have not heard from Harry VanKirk as yet, perhaps he never recieved my letter Tell John he had better stay in Galena, for when I get back we will start something if it is nothing but a resturant, it seems to me they are getting rather pentiful for size of the town It soon will be Oct 24 - again, tell Hazel I wont forget the 25th, it will be here before you get this Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 66) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/7b5b0c8c74ccefb2767a83612ade5520.jpg 43ab77daf727891acc8ead279e2093fb Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 67] [corresponds to page 3 of letter 16 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] Well keep a stiff upper lip and take extra good care of your selves, for if reports are true we will be home one of these days not far off, and my only worry now is how you are getting along and I know what your worry is, but don't worry about me for I am getting along all O.K. never felt better, am not getting fat, but believe I could over here. The weather is fine only a shower or two since we arrived, it is not nearly so late for this time of year as it is in Ohio, forest trees are all green and show very little signs of falling leaves. Am getting all the fresh figs I can eat & they are fine too, grapes are sure pentifull here and are very fine. Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 67) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/23c2abc11599c4d9b0bcd32e3a06c0d4.jpg d8d98198909ee139ede3c48938122b5b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 68] [corresponds to page 4 of letter 16 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] letter I am not worrying about any one walking in on me this year. What has become of Mae? I might have seen some of Franks friends in Old Ireland had we touched there. Well take care of your- slves and I will do the same and will write as often as I can and you have nothing else to do, So Good bye Your son Charlie C. Bricker Pvt. Co. A. 336 Inf. American E. F. Roy Moreland 2nd Lieut. U.S.A. Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 68) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/7ff4909a944790e84d87f5e275db3387.jpg 89774457f94d8f00b2e5b658d5a88356 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 69] [corresponds to envelope for letter 17 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] Pvt C.C. Bricker Soldiers Mail U.S. Army American E. F. Mr. and Mrs. D.E. Bricker Galena Ohio U.S.A. Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 69) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/6ae830bc6f2a3fdd3ce039a6da38a078.jpg 820ff849a4af9697747cff2677804e6c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 70] [corresponds to page 1 for letter 17 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] Somewhere in Belgium Oct. 23 '18 My Dear Father & Mother It has been some little time since I wrote you I have been sick not very bad but so I could not do much, am feeling good again we caught an epidemic down in southern France and put several of us out of business. Where we are now the guns are rattling away nearly all the time. It sure is a devistated country Have not heard from you since I was in southern France. Have been in the service just four months today, and tomorrow will be the end of another year, I little expected to spend a birthday in Belgium. I am with another Division now the old 84 has been torn to pieces to fill up another Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 70) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/9de49ce613bfabb9e23eb274b6303c7d.jpg fe91dc256f70de74e8e4aa411635c567 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 71] [corresponds to page 2 for letter 17 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] Well there is so little I can write and so much I could say that I am not going to try to write only so you will know I am feeling good and ready to go on up and get some of those Hun's Hope this will find you feeling good, take care of yourselves and I will do the best I can From Your son Charlie C. Bricker Pvt - 362 Reg Co M Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 71) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/0d43fecf09f5beb65ab1fa36a40c3e73.jpg e91d86594a0ae7daa29b7b33cad2523f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 72] [corresponds to page 3 for letter 17 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] P.S. Am sending you slip, good for 3 lbs. if you send anything send some candy some that is not to soft so it will be sure and carry a package or so of Prince Albert wouldent go bad Charlie Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 72) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/dc856a584c9e5a248ee3c8d0256fd552.jpg 7e0439c5955facd58efa074030a33c31 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource C.c. Bricker Soldiers Mail U.S. Army American E F Mr & Mrs D.E. Bricker Galena O U.S.A. Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 73) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/7e603619aab34cf41ec3a4340b8d05d1.jpg 17f6631bd06c3d664cff8b14a194cef0 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 74] [corresponds to page 1 of letter 18 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] Somewhere in Belgium Nov 5 '18 Dear Father & Mother I am still in Belgium the finest country I have seen since I left U.S. it sure is a beautiful place and dont blame the natives for fighting to there last man for it. I have seen considerable of the country it lays fine the soil looks good and they are not so far behind as the parts of France I have seen I have been at the front and am back safe and sound am feeling fine now, was feeling Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 74) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/d50c8a8ee68676c94d511e2558f32880.jpg 19bbdbac3b5038904eb47435613c8578 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 75] [corresponds to page 2 of letter 18 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] The situation looks very good over here, the German is moving back as fast as he can, they are scared to death of the Sammie It is getting so dark I can hardy see the paper so you will now I am feeling fine safe and sound so do not worry about me, am enjoying myself as much as possible in this beautiful country Am billeted in an old Dutch Mill, such as you see pictures in Foreign Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 75) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/d4eb507154163a33736310fb1ff19d4a.jpg da89f592f64bda7172fd3f33f9489359 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 76] [corresponds to page 3 of letter 18 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] bad for some time, something like the LaGrippe and it left me weak and no apetite, but now am eating everything in sight and have gained my strenght so my pack is no heavier than usual. By being transferred I have not heard from you for some time, but hope you are feeling as good as you were then, take good care of your selves, that is all you have to care for, and one of these days before long I am comming walking in on you Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 76) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/f2c8cb07d2ccbba401355ef3c4c5de6e.jpg 0fba9b424fe8f916ff038fc7231ca80c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 77] [corresponds to page 4 of letter 18 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] countries, it is quite a curiosity to me Well must quiet time and make my bed Your son Pvt Charlie C. Bricker 362 Inf Co M [illegible] Div A. P. O. 776 Censored by John Mud 2nd Lieut 362 d Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 77) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/fc2ddc62f3003186637d637f941051a1.jpg c5d0cd467dcf76f8fc04e9df50262cf9 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 78] [corresponds to Envelope of Letter 19 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] Pvt Charlie C. Bricker U.S. Army Soldiers Mail American E.F. Mr. & Mrs D.E. Bricker censored by Galena John Mueller Ohio U.S.A. U.S.A. Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 78) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/b84cc806c73f3aebcb772806215f8d84.jpg 4b5f4cc1f59e463775fb2069e7298119 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 79] [corresponds to page 1 of Letter 19 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] Somewhere in Belgium Nov 15 - 1918 Dear Father & Mother Well I hope you feel better now, I do, you can imagine what we are now looking forward to This is the first time for some time that we have not been where we could here the roar of the big guns, but I guess that is a thing of the past. I got your letters of Oct 6 & 9 hope the Spanish Influenzy is not so bad. I learn from the other boys that it is all over U.S. Well I know what it is, that is what I had, a number of the boys had it. Am feeling fine am getting good eats and plenty, and you bet I am ready for every meal. I never ate so much in my life or sleep as many hours out of 24 as I am now, am really getting fat, my clothes are getting to small already Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 79) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/21e800c4076bb022cc2e486ed26d0b45.jpg d1152d188978eb5268a8d52435aa9148 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 80] [corresponds to page 2 of Letter 19 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] Seems to me Father must be feeling good to carry a bag of corn from Grangers, he should cut that out. That picture looks very familiar you and the old top show up good. Tell Skinner I said Hello, and John to hurry up that letter you said he was writting. Well I have no more time now must get out for drill, well write again in a few days. Your son Pvt Charles C Bricker 362 Reg Co M Censored by [illegible] 1st Lieut. Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 80) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/7f0cf42912c02fc1066eea26a96e0074.jpg 449474936a9bad86786a647833617ba5 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 81] [corresponds to envelope of letter 20 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] Pvt Charlie C Bricker Soldiers Mail U.S. Army American E.F. Mr and Mrs. D.E. Bricker Galena Ohio U.S.A. Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 81) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/ab3d78c9f313edcaa65ee06e568f926c.jpg c4df7506d23db88ef688371cc22739ca Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 82] [corresponds to page 1 of Letter 20 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] Flanders, Belgium Dec. 17 1918 Dear Father & Mother. Well this is a nice day again a little cool but not bad, if it don't get any colder I will be satisfied. Was out on a problem yesterday in the trenches & dugouts, sure some work to build them, there are miles & miles of them, built of concrete. What is going on at home anaway, is everyone going to die in six months I could hardy believe it when Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 82) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/22777ed6a0c01655bd1b3893dd648147.jpg f39c69598da1e45c74aaae4dc2df70a2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 83] [corresponds to page 2 of Letter 20 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] I read of Howard Garlinghouse and Orlie Adams being dead, I dident suppose lightning would kill Howard he was next to Melvin being able to stand any thing. You never said whether they have heard from Melvin yet. My nitted goods came along O.K. have worn my sweater some, some cuss stole my helmet, the only thing I have lost since I have been over here. I wrote to Addie last week, so she will have my address, you said she wanted it. Suppose the boys that went to camps just lately are being discharged, that will help the labor question in the states some, but if they will turn the 91st loose it will help more, Ha! What you think? Have a little collection of Dutch French & Belgum money for you if I don't go broke and have to spend it still have a twenty of old U.S. I have held onto, so I have never been broke, had pay day today, so am flush with frank's. Havent found any crums yet don't know how I have escaped Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 83) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/7e91765353f551f8cb5572855b29cbd8.jpg 88d8f202aca1c34267d518dee732f6e2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 84] [corresponds to page 3 of Letter 20 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] this long, for nearly all the boy's have them. Am still feeling as good as can be, my belt will soon be to short. Am sending you picture of some of the boys for for I will loose it, we had intended to have a picture taken of all of us, but haven't succeded yet, would sure like to have one of the barick. Hope this will find you feeling as well as ever. Your son Charlie C. Bricker Co M. Censored by 362 Inf. John Muller A.P.O. 776 1st Lt A.S.F. Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 84) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/605c1e066399dc1c59f5f26308143e0f.jpg 0f8109e3007e1ffc7ca0e87c97a2ec27 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 85] [corresponds to Envelope of Letter 21 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] Pvt Charlie C Bricker Soldiers Mail U.S. Army American E.F. Mrs. D.E. Bricker Galena Ohio U.S.A. Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 85) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/3f3fd3ddf2c53d6070d6d44323be35b5.jpg 4b85ad8955fdc21867cabb8e3c17982f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 86] [corresponds to page 1 of Letter 21 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] [written upside down at top of page 1] Got a few crawlers to trap tonight got about rid of them LaFerda Benard France 1/12 '19 Dear Mother - Well this is Sunday again and am feeling fine and dandy. My pardner and I have been out for a walk looking for a horse farm, we came to one place and an old Frenchman thought we wanted to buy horses so he showed us all he had, and we had an awful time getting away from him, couldent make him understand Have made quite a move since I last wrote on New Years day we moved out of Belgium Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 86) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/ea18d81b60e327956b0ddeaf97827c03.jpg a12660cf6c0707797bdfb027be6ceb92 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 87] [corresponds to page 2 of Letter 21 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] into France, was on the train for two days and nights, then hiked out from LaFerda Benard about 25K that was on Friday on last Tuesday we came back in trucks to attend snipers school, it will last about two weeks longer, I hope by that time we will be moving towards "The Garden of the World" (U.S.) Am glad you both are feeling fine, take good care of yourselves for it wont be very long till we will be homeward bound. I have got all the papers and letters you sent O.K. I am back for about two weeks, on account of our moving, but one of the boys went out the Co. today to get the mail. Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 87) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/55eff77a199f49c334691d3614c71ea6.jpg 4a1b14d4c8650ef47ef810894390931f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 88] [corresponds to page 3 of Letter 21 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] The last letters from you were Dec 1st & 10th but no doubt there are a lot of letters out at the Co's for us and we will get them tonight. You spoke of the flu raging again, it is all over U.S. from letters other fellows get, we have had no cases that I have heard of, in fact no disease of any kind What is this water tower you are writing about? I suppose it is a R.R. tower, they must be building it on our place there is no room on the R.R. ground's Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 88) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/2c4dc51155181534043c35e8aa110b79.jpg 16ec03a0a89cb8ff2c76c41971f52896 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 89] [corresponds to page 4 of Letter 21 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] You are right about the old snags. I still have them, and that is not all, I am going to bring them home, that is, what I havent broken out eating hard tack, (every one else being willing) Got your Xmas box on the 27th O.K. the box Doris sent beat yours two or three days. dont send me any more tobacco am getting plenty now, all I can burn and carry. How are you getting along with collections give them h _ _ _, for the chance will soon be over, they will think I can get out and work for it, but that is where they will be fooled, for work Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 89) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/f3cd0186ddf2a729bcc634983b3daa93.jpg b2d5077201d40fca71bfe58c6ce146d2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 90] [corresponds to page 5 of Letter 21 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] and I will not be pardners for a time at least when I get home, and it take cash to buy gasoline & tires and I sure am go to use some. Well had to stop and eat dinner, very good too. We get lectures every forenoon and some practical work in afternoon only 30 min a day of squad east & west that is what sounds good, Am going down to Red Cross this afternoon and get some magazines to read. I havent read for so long a time I dont know as I can Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 90) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/3995aff245d7ea0826ac32f0eea2b3a3.jpg 22a4958796d825ccce95f438b6021b12 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 91] [corresponds to page 6 of Letter 21 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] Well I got a letter from you and a paper but was disappointed for it was written Nov 24 and was a little stale, but looked good at that, I think they are holding our mail for anothor move. Was out to one of the fine horse farms of France this afternoon, they had some very fine ones I must close for this time will try and not put off writing so long next time Your son Pvt Charlie C. Bricker Co M 362 Inf A.P.O. 776 Censored by Wm N. Hutchison 1st Lieut Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 91) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/39ca80cef73fef62dbc999451e4d03c7.jpg bf344ced8bec487fe04fcc10828ed0a0 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 92] [corresponds to Envelope of Letter 22 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] Doris Fuller Galena O. Pvt. Charlie C. Bricker 91 Division Co. M. 362 Reg. A.P.O. 776 U.S. Army American E.F. Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 92) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/a810a34d530438a45acd64d6cda10ffe.jpg a097025498475dfbc61761b5dafc778d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 93] [corresponds to page 1 of Letter 22 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] Galena, O Jan. 5, 1919 My dear Charlie: This is the first letter I have written you this year and hope you will receive it before next year. I received your letter written Dec. 11 containing the Souvernir de France and, believe me, I was some tickled to get it. It was the best Christmas present I received. Ethel and your Mother received their letters the same day, Jan. 3. Ralph Linnabary was discharged this week and is home They have never heard from Walter since he landed. Yesterday was the coldest Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 93) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/f138c828042d60a56c9b2f8c52d47a0e.jpg e90d92951c744fa8373e42e69987587b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 94] [corresponds to page 2 of Letter 22 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] morning. He had not been well for some time and he had brooded over the death of Quentin. There surely has been a lot of deaths since you went away. We commenced invoicing at the store to-day. It will be some job but I rather like it, all but the small articles. Things sure do count up now. I still hear quite a bit of complaint about Coons but Harry seems to like him and stays with him. His calendars this year are large hand painted ones costing $1.50 apiece which he gave to the business places and of course you know that doesn't suit the customers. Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 94) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/346f69ea7eff7f4d0799d83c584d6476.jpg 856eb65077b009d5a2e899d804d2726d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 95] [corresponds to page 3 of Letter 22 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] day we have had, 10° above zero in the morning but no snow and dusty. It is a beautiful day to-day. Lester Hancock and Grant Plumb are in Fiurne, Austria. Old Mr. Sanford was killed by the south bound morning passenger train Monday. He was walking up to Sunbury and saw the train coming, when it was even with him he stepped in front of it cutting his head off and throwing his body on the bank. His funeral was in Sunbury at Kettle's Monday. My letters are usually postponed waiting for something interesting to happen but that never comes. Theodore Roosevelt died this Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 95) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/b98f3a55736419b6a2aa7616eee624d2.jpg bf8652b4c39988629fd5c9c4c603d068 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 96] [corresponds to page 4 of Letter 22 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] I see by the papers that you are liable to come home before long but do not know whether to believe it or not for it may be contradicted in a day or so. Your folks are all right Cyrus was doing some work for your mother to-day. Lee Fontanell and Luther Johnson got mad at the school board and quit hauling the children. Charlie Gore and Ott Searles took their places. They were mad because they didn't draw their pay while the school was closed because of the "flu" and the teachers drew their salary. It is getting late so shall close and write later. Your old friend, Doris Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 96) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/bfcfcd512937df23e75ac5cbbdb3fc8d.jpg 0c0465578e4f6bef80414a64ed5c633c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 97] [corresponds to envelope of Letter 23 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] From Mrs V. Hancock Galena, Ohio Mr. Charles C. Bricker Co M. 362 Infantry. American Exp. Forces. A.P.O. 776 91st Div. Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 97) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/ca51672bfe6d32cec1c45b063f4cfe57.jpg 1a875ccac0c2cb4e1617ab3b2114892b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 98] [corresponds to page 1 of Letter 23 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] Galena O Jan 5 - 19 Hello, Chas How are you this fine Sunday evening the sun has shown here about all day and I hope it is the same over there well I was just over home and your mother has seen in the paper where the 91st has been ordered home and she said she was relieved now and was going to take a rest and your Father said he was keeping the flys off of her and went to sleep on the job. Well I am still at the Jews but my hair is still as it always was as far as I can see for I dont like it well enough to think of trying to be like them I am still Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 98) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/6260718964799710fc1d6ecd6dd520a9.jpg 0b47c046413f3faf1c228bc4c440180a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 99] [corresponds to page 2 of Letter 23 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] waiting for you to come home again and see if we can get together again just between you and I it is not a very good place to work for the way they run business dosent look good to and yet they seem to make money at it they are having a big sale now and some things are very good price they are selling overalls at 1.45 Red & Blue Hand 9 & 10% off on all shoes and about five $5.00 off on a suit of clothes that are very good deals if they will only pick them up groceries are 5% off excep soap and all laundry soaps are Six 6 the most of the soaps now cost 6.90 but the most of these cost less than Six but one or two cost kinds cost 6.35 but they ask enough on some other things to make up for it the coffee that is now selling for 25 cost 15 and one that sells for 35 cost 21 and then they mix them half and half and sell that for 30 and then you can get goods cheaper there than other places how does it sound to you they do not sell package coffee now at all. U.R. costs about 32¢ now and others at about the same. they sure have advanced some of the F.W. Co. at Cleveland has limited each customer to bag of bulk or one hundred pounds of package coffee Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 99) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/2fddb8735b1342a46b357340a5773e37.jpg 3c26b3bff56eccbed4a234c46371479a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 100] [corresponds to page 3 of Letter 23 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] Well you wanted to know how our old friend Coons was getting along I dont know very much about him for I have not been in there for some time but I suppose you heard he is running the truck him self and Harry and Henry Lee wife is working for him I dont know about his wife as she works in the store or not I hear several say that they do not like him very well for he has very little to say to any body. I seen Patterson and he said to tell you that there was no body that wanted to see you get back more than he did. Havent seen Ed Young for a long time but see Fribley about every time he comes he is not doing much business with J.N.C said it was a H --- of a place and did not care much about calling on him. Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 100) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/4fd0307feaa96d03b867821fadffb817.jpg 04ceb11fdf14ed072c07e1227e04a922 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 101] [corresponds to page 4 of Letter 23 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] after suppper, I had lrd milk and ribs do you get very much milk and such stuff as that over there if they work the cows I wouldent think they would give very much. Hobert Grey has been home from France but has gone some place now but dont know where I dont think he was discharged he was wounded in the arm On Christmas night I was coming home we had been up to Ethels Folks for dinner and at the end of School yard I went to turn up this way and he and two other boys was coming down behind me and tried to pass on the R. side and say what they did for me was a plenty there wheel hit my Running Board about even with the back door and stopped just back of my front wheel tore it all to pieces had to have a new R Board and fenders and a few weeks ago I hit a milk truck bent my Front wheel and bursted my Radiator to pieces talk about good luck that sure has been hasent it and I was not drunk at the time but the Grey boys tried to pass on the wrong side and I turned that way and he could not stop Clarence told me to put his name on here so you could see it said to tell you he went to school and Sunday school and could read out of his book pretty well got a basket ball shot gun watch and a tie for Xmas Joe W. gave us $5.00 gold piece. Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 101) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/a8e4f35dc75ba91959aacc0df2038962.jpg d2299fead44bd6a521df84fb2a57f877 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 102] [corresponds to page 5 of Letter 23 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] well will close for this time and hope to see you home in a short time but answer soon if you get this letter yours as ever John V. Hancock Galena Ohio 123456789 10 Hello Charley this is Skinner how are you I am feeling fine come home soon Good bye Skinner Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 102) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/1c54ce02d2988be7aa19bebdbd5f0493.jpg 9f52512d396001e179fd3a64322e9fca Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 103] [corresponds to page 6 of Letter 23 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] Hello Charlie: How are you and what are you doing this Monday morn? It is trying to snow here begin to seem like winter. We rec'd your letter last Thurs. sure did enjoy reading it. Haven't you ever got any of Jno's letters. I expect there is lots of mail lost. Arthur's got your letter Sat. (Jan 4) which you had written 15th of Dec. that sure come across quick. Well Charlie we were down to Franks New Years for supper and after supper we had a game of rook Frank and I were the best players. Haven't been to a rook gathering for nearly 2 mo. and that was at Dorris's house. Budd was my pard (as he call it and was a little top heavy as he had been to the city that day but never the less we got 3 out of 5 played with John and Mrs. Budd. I guess they that live one the square play real often. Frank said the other night when you got home we sure would haft to have a big blow out. Think what is coming and hurry home. Ethel Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 103) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/efbaa819b91567bd048a6b4b32eb15f2.jpg 8d67056fdfedc24b7f63f5760a28076d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource A.M. EX. F. Soldiers Mail Knights of Columbus OVERSEAS SERVICE FROM Pvt C.C. Bricker U.S. Army A. E. F. Mrs D.E. Bricker Galena Ohio U.S.A. Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 104) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/95ef7ad1a4dda1b941873efd54be6d6b.jpg ee68d5d8a2b67b93439cb6b38ca949da Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 105] [corresponds to page 1 of Letter 24 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] Knights of Columbus OVERSEAS SERVICE ON ACTIVE SERVICE WITH AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCES A.P.O. 776 DATE Jan 18 - 1919 Nance, France. Dear Mother - Well mother am back from college. we are all feeling fine, got two letters from you last night the latest Dec 30, that is making good time. We are all just waiting for orders to roll Jacks and start back to U.S. don't know how soon such orders will come. Sorry to hear of Dug Black's death, had a long talk with him & his wife last trip I made on the truck, but it dont take long for a fellow to die. Things sure must be slow in the states, from what you say of Xmas business may be a good thing I got out Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 105) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/db3970e180989b93971edbd3d63ad642.jpg 9204abdf945183bfa1d702e6ecc9878c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 106] [corresponds to page 2 of Letter 24 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] Knights of Columbus OVERSEAS SERVICE ON ACTIVE SERVICE WITH AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCES A.P.O. 2 Date when I did. Keep close to Platt and get all you can out of him. How about G.C. Bennett? it might be a good policy to keep an eye on him, keep after all of three and give them ----. Was glad to hear they had heard from the other boys over here, and all were O.K. Had a real IRISH letter from a real irish friend, and you bet I enjoy a letter from the Mc family, I feel when I read it, just like I was sitting on there back porch and it makes a fellow feel better, to think he has some real friends at home, and I sure feel that way towards them Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 106) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/343f348fa1fa86dbc84884955e2dc656.jpg 91c31c91fed4aa01b657935cf8cf8d5c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 107] [corresponds to page 3 of Letter 24 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] Knights of Columbus OVERSEAS SERVICE ON ACTIVE SERVICE WITH AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCES A.P.O. 3 Date We have quite a good time our bunch are a jolly crowd and darn good fellows. You, perhaps have already got the picture of the fellows that is the four or five, I for got to mark them, so you would know who they were but I can tell you when I get home, we have never had had the picture of all, taken. Remember me to Jno, Ethel & Clarence, will write them soon as I can Your son Pvt Charlie C. Bricker C. M 362 Inf APO 776 Censored by 1st Lieut. Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 107) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/3ddd16154109b0e143ed68fcebd2f11e.jpg 2dc16cf37dd79dc904c1eaeac91902ca Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 108] [corresponds to envelope of Letter 25 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] AM. EX. F. Soldiers Mail Knights of Columbus OVERSEAS SERVICE FROM C.C. Bricker U.S. Army Mr and Mrs D.E. Bricker Galena Ohio U.S.A. Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 108) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/b6dc129f8571ede3387695830ca283b8.jpg f0ff5121d5a2640c1a488bdaeba6fa24 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 109] [corresponds to page 1 of Letter 25 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] St Vincent, France Jan 29 - 1919 Dear Father and Mother Well I am still here and have no idea when we will start for home but from rumors, well be far on our way by time you get this, hope so at least Got your letter, saying you received your Xmas remembrance so did Doris, wish I could bring you something but have nearly all I can carry as it is, have a few souvenirs that came from the front. Was on parade Monday before Gen Pershing, he sure is some military man, had a good view of him to. Am sending you a card am marking hotel, we were over to this place last Wed. and had our dinners, there was only 8 of us had 53 eggs, beef, pota, brd & jam Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 109) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/c1963cdcd7025ee47f9f6f0ccd2662d2.jpg 42158d1c6a64c9bd68ddae5c85b31c89 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 110] [corresponds to page 2 of Letter 25 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] now wasent that some feed. Guess winter has just set in here it has snowed for two or three days, just a nice little skiff. we are in an old barn, have a fire in our old kittle every thing is as cozy as can be all crowd the fire so there is no waste heat, am writing this by the kettle on my knee, so may be it well be hard to read Had a good long letter from Jno Ethel & Skinner, have read ^ it till I nearly wore it out. Am feeling fine, eating three meals a day when I get up in time, but missed breakfast this morning, because I slept to long, dont you do anything you never say a word about what is being did, what did you do with Levi DeWitt, buy him out and we will do some farming this summer. I think Reed is barking up the wrong tree when he thinks he will sell me the hardware store, must have one better than that or not at all, I sure am up against it to know what to do when I do get home, but I should worry something will turn up. How is Mrs Hyde? I think of her often, and then look up my collection of pictures, have quite a collection, where are those you said were comming? I got two not long ago of three old girls I used to know in the states Ha! Recieved letter from Jap & Daisy, tell her I am going to expect that spring chicken. Did you get any money out of Bert Shaw? I would go easy, for he has been on the square Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 110) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/31aed316cabaf285f82eab5479e7a2e8.jpg 2a7cca6d688b2920d4611362e313bd9d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 111] [corresponds to page 3 of Letter 25 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] with me, he paid me once for waiting on him. Remember me to Sarah Johnson & Herbert. I have thought I would write to them but it seems I can't get around to it. Well mother dont worry one minute about me, take care of yourselves, and take good care, I am just feeling fine and can take care of myself, hope it wont be long till I see you. Your Son Pvt Charlie C. Bricker Co M. 362 Inf A.P.O. 776 Censored by 1st Lieut AR Briggs USA Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 111) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/51a3dd84a37f3e2adb98d21732d742b4.jpg 6bbf35487ad38b5cbc3cf1317e12a897 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 112] [corresponds to envelope of Letter 26 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] Pvt C.C. Bricker U.S. Army American E.F. Mrs. D.E. Bricker Galena Ohio U.S.A. Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 112) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/8e5eb8802aa09c36ccf22177e16f0709.jpg 1452d8b0f5319b797eb000d3a152e8cc Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 113] [corresponds to page 1 of Letter 26 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] ON ACTIVE SERVICE Y.M.C.A. WITH THE AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCES Feb 22 1919 St. Vincent des Pres. France. Dear Mother - Got two letters from you last night dated Jan. 27 and continued for some 10 days and another of Feb 5th not continued. Tell Leta Likes I sure did apreciate those pictures, they sure are fine of all three of the subjects. Harry, Skinner & Buttons This ^is a holiday in the army, there is to be nothing did today, except that which can not be helped, no formations of any kind. Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 113) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/25f5d9539464ece41fb51cc8998a1b0f.jpg 591b55ecd6fd1a3d467b24cc9db9e012 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 114] [corresponds to page 2 of Letter 26 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] ON ACTIVE SERVICE Y.M.C.A. WITH THE AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCES am glad to hear father is feeling fine, hope the weather continues good, and if he will take care of himself there is no reason why he can not continue to feel good. We are having some of the worst weather, it rains all the time, night & day, you talk of "Sunny France" but you have to show me. I havent seen much of the Sunny part part of the country. You wanted souveniers, well I have a few and they are the real thing, if I can get them home. Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 114) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/9d689bb8e545327c2c9dc9ebbb257c0d.jpg 894181220e74feeafc0e78b6f416093e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 115] [corresponds to page 3 of Letter 26 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] ON ACTIVE SERVICE Y.M.C.A. WITH THE AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCES We have about enough to carry without adding very much in the way of souvenirs Am going to send you a little poem of a souvenir I am going to bring home for you it wont be very much, but but [crossed out] it is none less than I took away. I will write you again a few days, you can look for us back in the States in March 1919. Pvt Charlie C. Bricker Co M 362 Inf A.P.O. 776 Censored by UR Briggs 1st Lieut USA Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 115) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/a302cbb6abb275469063a8e9ca0f92cf.jpg e5cba217c11fc1792a620f8cf595dc6f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 116] [corresponds to envelope of Letter 27 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] Doris Fuller Galena O Pvt. Charlie C. Bricker 91 Division Co. M. 362 Reg. A.P.O. 776 U.S. Army American E.F. Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 116) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/3e3991a92c4764e9279f0cb032e57cf4.jpg 96d93bfc5f8a734b62c2a3796f2f628c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 117] [corresponds to page 1 of Letter 27 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] Galena, Ohio Feb. 23, 1919. My dear Charlie: Another Sunday evening and I have again been entertained by Gladys Utley. We will be so near alike that I suspect you can not tell us apart when you come home. She received a letter from Wilson yesterday containing some pictures and of course she wanted to show them He expected to be on his way home by the time his letter reached here. Rev. Morris is going to take a vacation for a month or so to rest his throat. He has paralysis of the vocal cords. He cannot talk above a whisper to-day. Rev. Williams from Sunbury took his place today. A discharged Chaplain will fill his place while he is gone. It seems there has been something to put him back ever since he has been here. Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 117) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/9d3982118dba1090db64eeb6734d3850.jpg 85d8e0e8fa801c6aa9e53465023ccb6a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 118] [corresponds to page 2 of Letter 27 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] Somebody tried to get into Coons store last night. This morning a ladder was at the back window next to Dustins and the window was about half raised but nothing was taken. They must have been scared away. If you were home you would have some new neighbors. Gene Bostons have moved in the Weeks property and D.M. Higgins has bought the Baker place. That boy will take anything within his reach. John Ginn rented the place first and Baker backed up on him. Baughman's are going to move in the Harrison Johnson property. John Hancock traded his old flivver for a new one. Your folks received a letter the other day saying you thought you would be on your way home before it reached there so you may never get this but thought I would write fearing you might be mistaken. French Walker is in the hospital at Camp Sherman. He is paralyzed in one side and can hardly walk. He thinks he may have to stay there a year before he will be able to go home. The Weiser boy came home last week feeling fine also Dean Tippy is home. Henry Lee is here today but think only on a furlough. Hiram Van Fleet is very sick. He is at Ed Coles, is worse to-day for his heart is so bad. This probably will be his last sickness. There is sure to be one person alive when you come home and that is Mary Lawson. She is just the same as she has been for the last few years. Tuesday, I have been waiting for some more news or a letter but shall Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 118) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/2bbd747c92f1538196f50f199f267223.jpg 5581eae214f549f21dc41a72bd68a6a0 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 119] [corresponds to page 3 of Letter 27 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] try to finish this epistle to-day Your mother just called and said that Bessie Ferris Jennings died with the "flu" and Dan is very low. It surely is too bad for they had just gotten settled. Your friend Eva Smothers was just in and said Kelley Farman deserted the army about six months ago, stole three hundred dollars and escaped to Mexico. Some record. will close for this time looking for a letter or yourself but I prefer the latter. Your Friend Doris Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 119) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/33c5bd0bed0a8702946237d22c405b1b.jpg ea4770ce3414190947d01ff2b4ab9f51 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 120] [corresponds to envelope of Letter 28 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] Mrs. D.E. Bricker Galena, Ohio Pvt. Charlie C. Bricker, 91st Division Co. M. 362 Inf., A.P.O. #776, American E.F. Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 120) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/14aa80ae340661e8e832d850a7aad025.jpg 647778333afe300c4284f7832a937776 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 121] [corresponds to page 1 of Letter 28 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] [written at top of page upside down] You dont say whether you get the papers or not another wedding Glen Clapham & Lelia McElwee Galena, Oh. Jan. 5 1919. Dear Son I want to thank you for your remembrance of me in two ways where it came from and the one it came from. I was disapointed as there was no letter but I read all the others but George Armstrongs Abbie sent word for one to come in and read that. Nellie called one last night she was so pleased said she would answer it right away. Johnie is at the barn pumping up his tires we have our new tags it is 34015 maroon color with white figures, we havent them on yet we have been having some cold over Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 121) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/4480c3cfdbe50a332ab69e9cca806681.jpg b04e421ac263b99293513498de9a331f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 122] [corresponds to page 2 of Letter 29 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] 2 weather for a few days it is warmer this afternoon the sun is shining papa has had to stay pretty close he would go down town once a day and then he would stay by the fire. Frances Van Kirk was here Friday night all night she goes back Wednesday it sure takes some money to keep her going but it can last long at this rate she says when the money is all gone "Dad can take care of me" Harry wants to be Colonel before he comes back. Allie Willis & her mother called on us last week and asked about you Frank B. is lecturing gone all the time she said. she feel the defeat worse than he. Carrie Slack is here I mean Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 122) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/1e0c46cdaec9a650739f57df1fc55019.jpg 616675ec18ff28512df41b0142428a23 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 123] [corresponds to page 3 of Letter 29 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] 3 here he comes he is nice but awful bad he and Ethel are going to Columbus Tomorrow to be gone two days. Clarence caused a hault and in the mean time we got a letter from you dated Feb 5th papa said he thought Doris got one. the papers state the 91st is to come home in March. hope you can go to Spain if you cant come home, but you will half to cut expenses on eggs & sausage I suppose you have gotten so you can look a potatoe in the eye you use to tell me you couldnt About the collections they all stopped when the Armistice was signed Cupp was going after them but he is acting Prosecutor Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 123) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/7d70f2d0adcbce6053e80934e24facf1.jpg 5cb026f190a7ad858a8203cd4207b89a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 124] [corresponds to page 4 of Letter 29 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] [written at top of page upside down] Walter Grove is dead poor fellow he had an awful time to live. Glen Starks have a girl, and there is a young Whitney Bill says they will have a ball team of his own soon Snyder isnt out of the service yet they dont pay any attention to my writing and papa duns think when he see one, Goreys has gone to Col. Did you get the writing paper & envelopes that I sent I dont believe you have gotten half of my letters I have written every week and a greater part of the time twice beside what I wrote on the Sunbury I havent sent only two & three papers since Christmas. Aunt Lucy is all right now she was a long while getting over the flu its another case there not here, papa has woke up and I want him to take this to the P.O. hope your money will hold out and you can get all thats in it. With all best wishes for a quick return. Mother Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 124) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/d54b727dd101b7fd475704ad5a5d8518.jpg 74a591e1b89689e95e69dda515983dcd Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 125] [corresponds to envelope of Letter 30 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] Galena, O., Feb., 25 1919 Dear Son I was so sure you were coming home that Sunday I couldnt write we were along all day and of course papa slept. we ought to of felt good had new neighbors move in Saturday Gene Bostons are in the Weeks house and a man by the name of Higgins has bought where Rays lived not the Higgins on the Young place dont know where they came from. Bessie Farris died last night of the "flu" (and her husband is very bad) she was taken very bad at the first (over) Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 125) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/141cd0e8c80cff35467204ba3d705f12.jpg 19fcf4008e696dbd39906da0522326a0 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 126] [corresponds to page 2 of Letter 30 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] 2 the little girl is getting better. This is club day they are going to quilt a comfort for Lucy at Clara Vans this afternoon she is getting ready for Harrys coming home Lyda said her husband was on his way and Wesleys last letter said "I start tomorrow" Henry Lee is home but he hasn't been out of the U.S. Harry Loar came to Camp Sherman Sunday with colored troop mostly from Columbus they had a big parade. Doris was just in on her way to Club she didnt get any word from you so we dont know what to think Clarence is going to stay with me so it will be Clubs with us Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 126) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/ba9858f5b3062f2338d13c4df8b667b7.jpg f63be6ba3ecff611a024e8a12cf0a2e0 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 127] [corresponds to envelope of Letter 31 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] AM. EX. F. Soldiers Mail Knights of Columbus OVERSEAS SERVICE FROM Pvt C.C. Bricker U.S. Army American E.F. Mrs. D.E. Bricker Galena U.S.A. Ohio Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 127) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/6093983bde7f0fa472a5d0f59351bdd0.jpg 80a5f3c4447e8af41477caef7402ed48 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 128] [corresponds to page 1 of Letter 31 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] AMERICAN ON ACTIVE SERVICE Y.M.C.A. WITH THE AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCES Feb 28 1919 St Vincent des Pres France Dear Father & Mother, Got your letter of Feb 12 and paper sent on the 13th last night The boys had a shot for the Flu yest- erday and there arms are sore so we all policing up today, it has been raining all the time until today, and it sure is fine the sun is shining warm and the birds sing like spring, just like a May day. Am feeling fine and dandy, three square Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 128) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/02bdaa50b1710df27234436ab9b284ed.jpg 7ae49a90ad7ea4a72f0a1fa0d6fd10bf Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 129] [corresponds to page 2 of Letter 31 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] McCarty is charging city prices aint he, must be he don't want the business or is going to quit making trips for nothing. That is sad about Bert Whites wife. we are not having but very little sickness in our Bn. all the boys feel fine. Had a Co. picture taken a few days ago They are very good, will get one to bring home. Suppose Alva is a proud dad, will surly have to write to him. There are several boys from the Rainbow Div with us now some of them from the 166 but none of the boys from home. Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 129) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/fc2837383e02f59b624761ad6be73590.jpg a71a7a90ba2dca9468757e0907a1e0b4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 130] [corresponds to page 3 of Letter 31 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] meals and 12 hrs sleep every day, can you beat it. You spoke of Phil Weiser not having clothes to come home. we are having trouble getting there too, we have plenty to keep warm. I wrote Doris how to find out about Melvin and the more I think about it ^the more I think they should do it, if I hear from him I will let them or you know at once. I wrote him just as soon as I got his address. Have been thinking of writing Mrs Hyde for some time but seems I can't get at it. Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 130) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/c79d838b14ffd2302269ef790ced7ea5.jpg b31710cb07766e6c0005e8b6c714569a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 131] [corresponds to page 4 of Letter 30 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] We will be on the way soon for good old U.S.A. have seen all of France I care to. Hope you are getting along all right. dont worry about me for I am getting along fine, take good care of yourselves. Good-bye Pvt C.C. Bricker Co M 362 Nf APO 776 Censored by [illegible] 1st Lieut Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 131) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/3ac0bc22261e08bb2cbf7855122e28a8.jpg 3d9336567dfd5f0f124cc2f44bf5c431 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 132] [corresponds to envelope of Letter 31 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] D.E. Bricker, Galena, Ohio. Pvt. Charlie C. Bricker, 91st Division, Co M. 362 Inf., A.P.O. 776 American E.F. Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 132) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/843450fb14d55c527aefd1eaf0b5d1ab.jpg e1616b88d2f006bf21932e63d0d14bd5 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 133] [corresponds to page 1 of Letter 31 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] Galena, O., Mar., 2 1919 Dear Son This is a most beautiful day I was wondering if it was a nice with you we had quite a little storm Friday and cold but it is gone. Hope you have been to Spain and got the worth of your money it sure would be some trip, dont think Mr Copeland has gotten home yet Ruth said she would call as soon as he came. Charlie White is dead had parylasis of the throat starved to death was buried two weeks after Berts wife that makes three in the White family in three months Frank, Berts wife & Charlie Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 133) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/2382a11cc0cc427bf47c03e44d2e0d33.jpg a05ade29c3bc63f9a65959f94b935c67 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 134] [corresponds to page 2 of Letter 31 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] 2 Carl Furniss' wife died yesterday of flu the rest of the family including her mother are better Carl is in bed yet. Galena has been fortunate so far this winter but it may come yet. Carrie Whitney said she had brought up 26 doz of eggs she wished she had a market like you spoke off they are 34 now I wish I could send you some. I have my garden seeds and among them are sugar peas hope you will be here to help plant them papa bought another place yesterday the Fred Waters house we can have two gardens gave 700. for it Alva said "sisters like to live close" Alva liked to be called "papa". papa wanted to talk to Cripp Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 134) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/44caee3c12685b14db498b80604a1c79.jpg 9b2587205cdd9518e8de051de34f789d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 135] [corresponds to page 3 of Letter 31 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] [written upside down on top of page] Mr Adam's has quit the Bank since their last election Miss McMahon helps Fred she goes after school and Saturdays yesterday but he was in an awful hurry we want him to us up some he said he just wanted to get after Carl Dixon but if he has it didnt count Oscar promised to get some more money right away but he dont, he works in Col. Monday I had just got this writen and someone knocked and it was Oscar Dixon with $10.00 said he was going to try and pay that much every week they all had the flu and have a little baby papa went to Sunbury this morning with Johnie to have a talk with Cupp and see if the tax had been paid on his other farm in the north end Cap and Mrs Brown went for him Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 135) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/63ab2aa788f84d07cd882f3ceecf952e.jpg 9ecb6ee1909c812c2aa622f988cc3abb Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 136] [corresponds to page 4 of Letter 31 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] 4 [written upside on top of page] They think the Sheets boys are both dead the one that was taken prisoner was wounded before he was taken last night. Well Charlie this another beautiful day every good one is one less bad one we may have it bad later on I hope the pond wont be rough when you start back papa & Johnie have come he wants to go down to the P.O. so I will have to stop hoping you are on your way home. I will write until I hear you have landed in U.S.A. Be a good boy and Best Wishes Mother P.S. Papa found his new home all right tax paid next June will get the deed this week and then have it insured. Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 136) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/885605292ac008bc79307b62709f1efb.jpg f19e03e26b0c92dfdf4d10f09e167bb7 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 137] [corresponds to envelope of Letter 32 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] Doris Fuller Galena Ohio Pvt. Charlie C. Bricker Co. M. 362 Reg. A.P.O. 776 U.S. Army 91 Division American E.F. Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 137) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/e87a2bdfdc3995225b896770dc58de3c.jpg e18c3160c051721ec47f8ec57fb7795e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 138] [corresponds to page 1 of Letter 32 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] Galena, O. March 4, 1919 My dear Charlie: For the last few days I have been meditating whether I better write or not but decided to do so fearing you will not sail for home as soon as you expect. I received your good letter of Feb. 1st and wish to say that I have changed neither for better nor worse since you left for I learned to play cards on Sunday with you and hope to again soon. Ha! I also see where the army is going to ruin you for when you come home you will surely be a sleepy-head among us wide-awakes who only have from six to eight hours sleep, but I sure can Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 138) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/72049afa22f8c9eaa434bdac37ef7704.jpg acac6c366532438db329553b65dbc862 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 139] [corresponds to page 2 of Letter 32 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] do my share when I have a chance. Lyman Carpenters bought the Jim Budd property on the Westerville road. I suppose your mother has written you that your father bought the Peckham place. It was sold Saturday Harry Reed would like to have bought it. Mr. Campbell has a new Dodge. He probably will have an air ship next as he changes so often. Carl Furniss' wife died Monday with the flu. All of the family have it and Mrs. Furniss is down there. Mrs. Furniss will have some more to care for now as they have two little children. Clara Hancock received a card the other day from Melvin saying Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 139) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/bffda9607d82063a563d9cc0579e18d3.jpg 87742ac1ebd4444c622df2edc0f1591b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 140] [corresponds to page 3 of Letter 32 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] he is in England and feeling fine. It was a card furnished for the soldiers and printed to fill out so he was duty bound to write then. Floyd Barrows has bought his fathers farm, has a renter on the shares and is scouring the country buying cows. He gets so excited he can hardly hold himself. Mr. Phillips is in a very bad condition. He does not leave his room, can hardly see nor hear. The cancer is slowly eating him up. We are having lovely weather, warm and dusty. Rev. Morris is preparing to go south for a month or so. His throat is not better, not talking above a whisper, and he also has erysipelas. Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 140) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/014accdbdd7a67c99ce33de89cfb004a.jpg b909a279b9f040c6156bad1e762ed254 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 141] [corresponds to page 4 of Letter 32 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] You should have given that fellow in your company a more interesting subject to work on than my picture and maybe he would be more successful but would like to see it any way. Joe Closson moved in J.P's livery barn to-day and will work on the railroad. Another one of Abe Smothers girls died last week with the flu. I think it was Lily. Phyllis had died before. It is about bed time and I have run out of anything to write unless I make up something and don't approve of that so shall close. Write often. As ever You old friend Doris. Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 141) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/c7716a71416d866105bbe73a7a121c68.jpg d17d8cd86481c0187666d586bfec3262 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource Doris Fuller Galena Ohio Pvt. Charlie C. Bricker 91 Division Co. M. 362 Reg. A.P.O. 776 U.S. Army American E.F. Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 142) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/38a0025a1ccac63b544f29833a05d120.jpg 0e3fc1c98dc9c522571a3fc38e575cd1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 143] [corresponds to page 1 of Letter 33 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] Galena, O. Mch. 9, 1919 My dear Charlie: It is Sunday eve and just the kind that makes me want to play Rook but must wait a few weeks later. Thursday I received your letter of the twelfth and have come to the conclusion that I will not know you when I see you for you surely must look like Newman or W.F. Bennett. I fear when you come home you will wear shoes and gloves almost as large as mine. Ha! This has been a rainy, gloomy day but we have not had many of them Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 143) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/40819547fd4981d628c66d760543d8fe.jpg 1b01254b0050a23cd6bd0f9858a3e566 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 144] [corresponds to page 2 of Letter 33 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] Galena needs. Mrs. Claude Smythe just arrived home from Florida. Telephone Baker's son in Sunbury is very low from effects of the flu. Both of his lungs have been tapped so there does not seem to be much hopes for him. His father has always been such a wild fellow but now he has commenced think- ing. He prayed all night last night. Mrs. Bert Miller is looking for a place in town. She wants Mrs. Weeks place but that is rented and she has to move this week so don't know where she will go. Your mother was in the store last night and she thinks you are on your way home. Hope she is right. Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 144) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/1acce9a9ad1ac74f5505726a337000f0.jpg 120073313ab0ca2c4a9f81ffb878c153 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 145] [corresponds to page 3 of Letter 33 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] Old Mrs. Campbell was buried to-day. Her funeral was at Bill's. Rev. Houston preached this morning. It was the first time I ever heard him and liked him real well. Morris has gone to Shreveport, La. to his mothers. it seems our Sunday school class is poison to our teachers. Mrs. Beardslee died, Mrs. Griffith didn't care to teach us very long, Mr. Morris lost his voice, then Prof. Snyder took his place and now he has the flu. Some record. I think our intelligence is what fixes them. Luther Johnson has a new addition to his restaurant, a gasoline tank. It beats all what a man will do to keep from paying his grocery bill. But of course opposition is what a city like Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 145) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/96add08ced0e1b4fe5cd45b36fa82143.jpg 634ef0704cc5367050aa6c36112499ee Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 146] [corresponds to page 4 of Letter 33 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] I have not seen your friend, Linnie, for some time. I dont believe she cares about coming to town as often as she used to. Suppose you have moved from St. Vincent by this time and am wondering in which direction. I have about run out of anything to write but if I was Gladys Utley I could write a lot more for she says she writes four and five folders full to Wilson but she surely must be like Cyrus and repeat the same thing several times. As ever Your old friend Doris. Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 146) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/18312e31962898c5edef3b212befc4b1.jpg 91e1a7933d9f73817274b94e7bf60f49 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 147] [corresponds to page 1 of Letter 34 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] 3 at Campbells today she is some girl now. Forest is at home today his Mother is away so he had to go to Letas for dinner. Well we did have [torn paper] Blair & Jennie Shaw they say they are going to live in Sunbury you know he runs the "Blue Goose". Monday Morning Had a telephone from Frances she has to have $200 more her ticket is so much more & her clothes but she is thrown with girls that are millionares and she wants to keep up and Harry dont care she says he gets $400. a month now papa has gone to the office has taken a letter from Johnie & Ethel the last letter we had was written Nov 15 over Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 147) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/24820d19c5946445bfe311f28431118f.jpg fc2ff4b94c499c64a38ada18efe9641f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 148] [corresponds to page 2 of Letter 34 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] 4 [first five lines are illegible] boy ups I wish you would write her she is anxious thinks maybe she can see you as you come home the papers look favorable for the 91st coming home soon Ralph Linnaberry was mustered out New Years day he just looks fine they dont hear from Walter havent since he sailed, will half to stop this is better than you did wish you could get something from the battle field as a souvenir we certainly would appreciate it and so would Doris Well good bye & Write. Mother Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 148) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/22a2d13915e3e4d7116cb2e9631255ab.jpg e239e4e3b2a331b563c2ddbc63a99df1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 149] [corresponds to envelope of Letter 35 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] Mrs. D.E. Bricker, Galena, Ohio. Pvt. Charlie C. Bricker, 91st Division O.M. 366 Inf., A.P.O. 776 American E.F. Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 149) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/edb7b6c70dbeb99c70ac84e83d9172c6.jpg 94cd2f5495cb58270d61d74e4e84a8df Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 150] [corresponds to page 1 of Letter 35 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] Galena O. Mar 16 1919 Dear Son Charlie Well I do not know what to write I feel you are on the way home Daisy and I were at Columbus Friday we seen two troop trains come in one of white and one of colored troops the white ones didnt get off at the depot pulled through west under High St the boys looked so tired I talked with several at the depot that had just been mustered out and one that was on his way to Alabama to be mustered Daisy Dewitts husband came home that night he told me there was no one so tickeled as he it had been two Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 150) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/8e07cf57ae91b10c6ac58d920f07988b.jpg 16c4b54a1735f91d9cad6e5576e33353 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 151] [corresponds to page 2 of Letter 35 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] 2 weeks since he landed there are quite a number that went when you did that are back Mr Copeland is home. That Roy Smith that we gave the Guinea too was at Mrs Roberts Thusday & Friday has been at Camp Sherman has been there it seems a couple of years he is a Major I dont know what in he had on spurs I supposed he went on horseback he was here in a machine. It rained all day yesterday and all night and so far today but is warm the grass begins to look green down on the bottom they wernt short of water at the tank all they had to do was to pump. Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 151) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/620c19b2d50267e83a3e51815cf5d840.jpg da1dcc89185d10af453302fc3e9bcdeb Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 152] [corresponds to page 3 of Letter 35 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] 3 Monday Morning Mrs Brown & Cap came and I had to stop the creek is out of banks this morning and "going up" I never seen our barn when it was so wet I have it ditched out the south door it is dry around the stair way that is all turned off another customer this morning W.F. Bennet I hated to but had to, the cow doesn't fail but she must be dry will have to save some for you but never mind we will have milk. Papa is trying to get to see Smothers he is going after them Frank Cook hasnt paid all but I think may be we will get it Cap wanted to know if Frank had settled all she make him pay for the milk. Ben Ross seems Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 152) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/0d03fa8df357de28dc3ba665dd15ac41.jpg 60e0dcb64e5f82c6bab49f880ce623fe Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 153] [corresponds to page 4 of Letter 35 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] 4 to be holding his own the rest of the family are not so bad Jim Ross's wife is pretty bad and that Bill Love and his whole family are down with only the neighbors to look after them and a little tiny baby besides. Wise has been an awful "toot" he tells papa he will pay but he dont I expect you will half to call on E.C. Bennett yet even the machine is in Pearls name, well Charlie I feel as though you were on the road home and cant write good but will keep on writing until I hear you are in U.S. Orva got a letter from you & one from Lester Fri Lester thought they would start by Mar 4 he is in Genoa. Will have to stop so be a good boy and think of Mother Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 153) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/1daa731249de4725534980b76729367e.jpg d65ccacd18b258eb9001f5ba31e3b476 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 154] [corresponds to envelope of Letter 36 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] Doris Fuller Galena O Charlie C. Bricker 91 Division Co. M. 362 Reg A.P.O. 776 U.S. Army American E.F. Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 154) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/3eec95b717b80f206f957d18783e3e93.jpg 41b80046edb5bcff944024a5b793e1c9 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 155] [corresponds to page 1 of Letter 36 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] Galena, O. Mch. 23, 1919. My dear Charlie: This is another one of those nice "Rooky" Sunday evenings. Lucile was in the store last night and said Harold was looking forward to a high old time when you come home and we promised ourselves that we would show you fellows a time. I received your letter of Feb. 28 and if rumor was true you are nearing the states but fear it is a mistake although always hoping for the best. Your folks went up to see Copeland to-day and it did them good for he was looking Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 155) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/bc83791215aa2e829ddc550169baf2bc.jpg 21912773ea06b7d13fda29b477cf93f6 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 156] [corresponds to page 2 of Letter 36 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] Knight car. Mr. Vance has a new Dodge. Helen Justus was buried last week. She had the flu. I just heard to-day that Egg McKenzie and Agnes Ucker, those folks who worked for Welchs, were married about a month ago. She surely has an eye for beauty. Eva Smothers is going to be married the twenty-eighth of this month. she never saw him so maybe he will back out when they meet. He is a soldier and his home is in Oklahoma. I don't know how she found him but she has a knack at that. We are still having beautiful spring weather. Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 156) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/3258738c6b1f4a27dee4afa0c869c84c.jpg bb7f959ff8d37aadd6ad7d1bbb4100df Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 157] [corresponds to page 3 of Letter 36 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] so well. He is anxious to see you. When Ralph Linnabary came home from camp I thought he and Olive would be married but now I don't know. Blee seems to be writing oftener to her now, but believe she has a warmer spot in her heart for Ralph. Mr. Phillips was buried Thursday. He was in a terrible condition having a cancer on each cheek. Are you still buying eggs for $1.20 per dozen? I believe I will buy a lot and bring them over and sell them. Eggs are 39¢ and butter 68¢. A few things are gradually dropping. Mr. Coons has a new Willys Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 157) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/a3a013df92e193ac8cc892ecc9754dc9.jpg a0be05dd54db35524be687c20e3b1ff8 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 158] [corresponds to page 4 of Letter 36 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] Hope you will be home before this reaches France. No more news so shall close and watch the papers for news of the 91st. Your old friend Doris. Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 158) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/3f6c5d2459152153232cb64c7e0b57e8.jpg 15bbeeabd0a4c734fe2953fca443cbf5 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 159] [corresponds to envelope of Letter 37 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] Mrs. D.E. Bricker, Galena, Ohio. Pvt. Charlie C. Bricker, 91st Division, co. M. 362 Inf., A.P.O. 776. American E.F. Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 159) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/e3be3cb397853ea0da5f1385409402d3.jpg ddda96e6583865cea0380bc6324eb815 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 160] [corresponds to page 1 of Letter 37 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] Galena O, Mar. 24, 1919 Dear Son Well Charlie I feel as though you were on your way home and would never get this but for fear you are not "here goes" was over yesterday to see Mr. Copeland he sure looks fine has been home two weeks was never in a battle was in the hospital I think he said twice once with flu and once with Tonsilitis he said he would be down as soon as you came no difference what he was doing. The "flu" is awful bad up toward Eden a child Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 160) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/1896b80df900ca754ad07b6ba6af9f3d.jpg 987bbc35c479f2dc5a76d3ca9708eaea Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 161] [corresponds to page 2 of Letter 37 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] was dead there by Herms and Nort Bartons boy they said couldnt possible live hasnt known any thing for 5 days and hasn't eaten any thing at all for a week Daisy seen him last night she said he looked like a corpse. Bill Horn and his daughter are dead (I think I told you Love) I thought after I had sealed it I had the name wrong the rest of the family are very bad they live back in the woods in the old Smith Leak house its awful Mr Philips was buried Thursday and Mr. Van Fleet alive yet but very bad cant eat any thing Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 161) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/d0d5761b6c5e7f084b4d99153662bc43.jpg fc6ff1458a7de4771984cfdbe79b51b3 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 162] [corresponds to page 3 of Letter 37 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] [upside down at top of page] Mr Copeland said you would have to stay about six days when you get to Camp Sherman Mr Rauk had three graves dug at one Jess Justices oldest girl Joe Adams' (Young Joe) baby and Mr Philips Oatfield Whitneys baby is dead. Albert Lewis & his wife were over Saturday with their rent papa is going to take it Frances has to have the money she has spent eleven hundred (1100) dollars since the middle of September going some dont you think papa was after Smothers they said (or Eva said) her father would be over and pay that note but he hasnt come yet that has been almost a week ago Will Vance was here yesterday morning and thinks he will get that egg Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 162) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/d32af6dad26d0a2727536b4f28511858.jpg 574b12fb5cd200fb673fbb2cf43c196a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 163] [corresponds to page 4 of Letter 37 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] money soon. This is my last week for to sell milk she hasnt failed scarcly any but I have milked her to long now will only be about a month. Well Charlie I will hope you are on the way and I soon can talk and not use a pencil when you get to Camp Sherman let us know and I will come down I can get some one to take me Hoyt took us yesterday Harry Williams has driven several times and Harold Shockley once he drives John Rodgers truck Good Bye Mother Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 163) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/49c8f6ee0ac130964c58d0e39b9a3559.jpg d7d3efdd44fc1880798ad0ac26c4e777 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 164] [corresponds to envelope of Letter 38 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] Pvt. C.C. Bricker U.S. Army Soldiers Mail A.E.F. Mrs. D.E. Bricker Galena Ohio U.S.A. Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 164) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/79ee78de17bc91c3d6acac9487496ad5.jpg 1647523b29ce14fd4d1ec2433deafc57 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 165] [corresponds to page 1 of Letter 38 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] Mch 28 - '19 Saint Nazaire France Dear Mother - Well mother I got your letter last night also one from Bob and am glad you are able to do a little something, seems to me you are diving a little deep in real estate, you better keep closer to shore, or you may drown I had to laugh to my- self, when I read you had bough to Fred Watters property, but it ought to make money at that price, unless every thing has gone to sticks Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 165) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/8a0226a1463daace1af0b130bc9d5ae8.jpg 885c60c26efd3f6acf53c61163e89443 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 166] [corresponds to page 2 of Letter 38 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] We are in a big camp at Saint Nazaire, the camp is 7 or 8 mi from the city, this one is fully as large as C.S. there is another one down nearer town, that I never saw we left St. Vincent last Sunday and arrived here Monday about 8 a.m. Have had one inspection after another this week and are liable to leave just any day, and liable to stay for some time too you never can tell. The kitchen where we eat feed about 8000 men daily Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 166) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/e1e982f886a9a9cba502bb83493620c0.jpg 984f68c5790002394fba6d652e8889f8 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 167] [corresponds to page 3 of Letter 38 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] how would you like to cook for that bunch Am feeling fine and dandy, and all ready to feed the fish, if necessary, anything to get some place where it dont rain all the time it has rained all day and I guess all last night, but we have good barracks and a fire, bunks up off the ground, so you see we are sitting good. am back with the Co. now with the hdq. snipers are no longer needed Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 167) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/7a378fa20819ec83bd8ce6b2f65ed70b.jpg 183e77a1857082c5f8ed8220cd10869a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 168] [corresponds to page 4 of Letter 38 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] six of the boys and the Sgt are along, the others went back to there respective Co's in the Bn. The 363 & 4 are on there way home, so I imagine the 181 Brigade will be going very soon. but perhaps a little late to make garden, but not to help eat it. This perhaps will be my last letter from over here. Pvt Charlie C. Bricker Co. M 362 Inf Censored by 1st Lieut Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 168) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/5a5cba44d8a818b7b42993ec9f03fa81.jpg 81ca6c6debdd0a72d24c22b29dae5753 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 169] [corresponds to envelope of Letter 39 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS WAR ACTIVITIES FROM C C Bricker Co. M. 362 Inf. Camp Mills NY Mrs D.E. Bricker Galena Ohio Del. Co. Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 169) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/2846ff1e7b39e21874932d7f29ada44e.jpg a8b6fd956dc21735d214df70abee0964 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 170] [corresponds to page 1 of Letter 39 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS WAR ACTIVITIES Camp Mill N.Y. April 20 1919 Dear Mother, Am getting back to the starting place again we left Mills Sept 3d and sailed from Saint Nazaire on Apr 3d just seven months to the day, got into N.Y. last Monday, eleven days on the water, three less than it took us to go over, had a fine trip only two days of rough weather, your birthday was one of the most beautiful days on the water you could imagine, the sea was as smooth as any little brook could possibly be and the sun shown bright and warm, You can believe me or not I didnt feed any fish Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 170) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/28a850502a233e97883f08981cf9ccca.jpg e3af7e62fac06a58148640ff59a6b66b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 171] [corresponds to page 2 of Letter 39 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS WAR ACTIVITIES Was in Brooklyn last Thursday, a guest of Miss Cooke, she Mrs Otis and the chauffer all did there best to show me a good time, and they sure did toured Brooklyn in the afternoon and Jack and I went to N.Y. in the evening. had dinner at the Astor house and took in the show, at the Winter Garden they were showing Montee Cristo Jr. and it was fine. Was in the city again yesterday and last night, saw every thing at the Hippodrome and came back to camp on 12-30 train, it was about 2 oclock when I got in Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 171) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/40877a14d9714c4f24c1e198672fd722.jpg 229adce9377e00793ceadc2e89acde8d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 172] [corresponds to page 3 of Letter 39 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS WAR ACTIVITIES so you know how I wanted to get up this morning. Camp Mills is nothing what it was when I was here before we have good barraks and above all plenty to eat We hope to leave here for Camp Sherman either tomorrow or Tuesday I had planned to be home by next Sunday, but a week is not very long, yet when they do get started to do things, it is not like France take always to get some place. I sent you some pictures by mail yesterday, hope, they will reach you O.K. for I would not have them Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 172) http://www.delawarecountymemory.org/files/original/a3d0ed95a2cfb2e011a79d782d38cfe1.jpg 1ac2836c32f1cf8aec9c21da7e0d99ee Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource [page 173] [corresponds to page 4 of Letter 39 War Letters: Charlie C. Bricker 1918-19] KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS WAR ACTIVITIES lost for any thing, the small ones were taken in St Vincent de Pres France and the other will explain itself. I am going to send you a German blanket and perhaps a few other things in a day or so ever afraid to carry them for fear they take them from me, or I loose them. Must write to Daisy & Jap. so hope to see you in a few more days. Charlie Co M 362 Inf Camp Mills NY P.S. Have you got my telegram O.K. Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters (p. 173) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Military Description An account of the resource This collection contains personal letters and video relating to topics in US Military history and wars in which the US Army was engaged. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Charlie C. Bricker World War I Letters Description An account of the resource This is a collection of letters written during World War 1 by Charlie C. Bricker to his parents Nora Waldron and David E. Bricker, and to his girlfriend, Doris Fuller, whom he married after returning home from the war. These letters appear here courtesy of John L. Bricker. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1918-1919 Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Letters Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 92961138 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/ Language A language of the resource English Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Charlie C. Bricker; David E. Bricker Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence--Personal--Letters Village of Galena--Delaware County--Ohio World War 1--Ohio--1914-1918