Written by Felix Swehla on July 17, 1942
By Gosh thats a fine thing
Fort Lewis . U.S. . WashingtonDear Helen and All: Fri night 7:00 P.M. A good time to answer your letter. I got your letter a few day ago and was glad to read such a long letter. By Gosh that’s a fine thing buy a hay loader the first year I am not there. But I am glad he got
Written by Felix Swehla on July 20, 1942
I guess he is doing ok for himself.
Fort Lewis . U.S. . WashingtonJuly 20th Monday nit 7:45. Well I will write to you one more from Wash. we are being transferred to Texas. I believe it will be to Camp Hood. don’t know just when we are leaving but the last report is it might be Sat or Sun. I am glad of the transfer but they
Written by Felix Swehla on August 2, 1942
Spiders are thick and rattle snakes are plentyfull too.
Camp Hood . Texas . U.S.August 8, 1942 Dear Ann; Will write you a few lines while I am waiting for our freight train to come in with our trucks, we got here yesterday morning about 9:30 Sat all of us trucks drivers were left here to bring the trucks to camp about 14 miles we have to stay some
Written by Felix Swehla on August 16, 1942
I’ll bet he played plenty of suck ass to make Sgt.
Camp Hood . Texas . U.S.Aug 16 Dear Ann, I thought I would drop you a line on this free paper. Ha. Ha. This is where we stayed last nit and are making use of the room today. Erwin and a fellow by name of Newton, and I got this room together, has a bath and a shower, boy we
Written by Felix Swehla on August 21, 1942
Boy it sure makes a big boom noise.
Camp Hood . Texas . U.S.Aug 21, Camp Hood Dear Ben and All: I rec’d your letter and box of Apples got the apples this evening. They were beat up a little but not bad they are good sorta juice the peaches were all smashed to hell can’t even tell if it was peaches if I didn’t fine the pits.