1942

Lecturing the padre on being thankful

Dec 13, 1942 Dear Annilea: This morning my hand is the least bit shaky after arriving home from a few days scheme at 8 O’Clock & then...

1942 October Indian Summer

Oct 5, 1942 Dear Annilea: This my Darling is being written with me lying flat on my stomach on the lawn in the sun. Well My Sweet! “D”...

1942 September Battle School

9/ Battle School Sept 4, 1942 Dearest Sweetheart: Your Darling husband still lives, but boy oh boy, he certainly died a thousand...

August 1942 Training

(note to reader: these letters were from a small notepad he carried with him. One per page.) Aug 3, 1942 Dear Annilea: Just a few lines...

July 1942, Training & Marching

P.S. Dad may enjoy this letter also. Please confide this letter to the family. Love Arnold Nova Scotia Highs July 2, 1942 Dear Annilea:...

May 30, 1942 Beautiful & Contented Love

Dear Annilea: As I sit writing this, the strains of a Dance Band come streaming in through the window (Duty Officer must remain in Adjt...

May 25, 1942 Piccadilly Circus

REGENT PALACE HOTEL, PICCADILLY CIRCUS, LONDON, W.1. May 25, 1942 Dear Annilea: Well my vacation is coming quickly to a close. Took...

May 17, 1942 A Poem

Letter 5 England Part 14 May 17, 1942 Dear Sweetheart: And so a nice bright day & off to church we go & a very good sermon we...

May 12, 1942 Arrival England

Letter 2 Somewhere in England Part 10 May 12, 1942 Hello Darling: Time is 0330 hrs & we’re on the move to get the lads up, eat...

May 3 1942 On the Atlantic

No. 1 Letter 1. On the Atlantic Part 1 May 3, 1942 My Darling Wife: My Congratulations to the most beloved wife from her charming...