Written by Felix Swehla on January 25, 1942
I’ll sure be glad when I can wash my car instead of these trucks.
Fort Lewis . U.S.Dear Ben and All! How are you all feeling? I am still ok. Even with out a cold. I can’t figur it out, me with out a cold. I am mad this morning it is Sun 9:30 o’clock. They just made us put our over-halls on and we have to go out and wash trucks.
Written by Felix Swehla on January 16, 1942
This is the fogeyest state I have ever seen
Fort Lewis . U.S.Jan 16, 1942 Dear Ben and All. How are you all? I am fine. This is Fri night and its always a mad house on Fri. For we always have to get everything clean up for Sat inspection. And boy I mean cleaned up. They sure are strick here in this camp every thing has
Written by Felix Swehla on January 13, 1942
Dear Ben and All
Fort Lewis . U.S.Jan 10, 1942 Dear Ben and All Read your letter yesterday, was glad to here that you are feeling better and that everything else is on the up and up. That was a nice picture of the kids. Jim looked nice, seems as if he grew quite a bit. Everything is running along about the
Written by Felix Swehla on December 29, 1941
they picked me and a friend of mine for K.P.
Fort Lewis . U.S.Dear Ben, Helen, all I will start this letter tonight but it is late, so I no I won’t finish it. There are two fellows sitting right next to my bed they keep talking to me, and if they aren’t I keep listening to them, half the time I don’t no what I am writing
Written by Felix Swehla on December 21, 1941
Somewhere in Washington
U.S. . WashingtonSun. P.M. Dec. 21, 1941 Somewhere in Wash. Dear Ben, Well write you a few lines and try to tell you the news from around here. We are being moved around like sheep. From Roberts we were sent to Ft. Lewis, Wash. Stay there 3 day then we were trucked to Seattle, Wash. To guard