No Letters - 3-Day Pass

Jan Palson

27 Oct 2026 — 1 min read

When he gets back from his 3-day pass, he has a furlough to look forward to. That starts November 3rd - but things could change. She's pregnant with their first child, they're buying a used trailer, and amid the rationing, shortages, and hardships caused by the war - WINTER IS COMING.

The Boston Evening Globe - Oct 26, 1942

Nationwide coffee rationing and do you really need heating oil??

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3-DAY PASS STARTS OCTOBER 26, 1942!

FURLOUGH STARTS NOVEMBER 3RD!!!

Next letter Thursday, November 12, 1942

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November 1942

So back from furlough on the 12th which happens to be Dad’s birthday. You wouldn’t know it from the letter. From all accounts, sounds like the time off was swell and the idea of a new addition to the family is sinking in. Thanks to a proclamation by

Oct. 24, 1942 - Dear Serena

Like the cool soft wind whistling in the pines... This is the last letter for a couple of weeks. It starts poetically but then gets to Hatchet-face and goes completely off the rails. I guess that's to be expected when he not only gets a 3-day

Oct. 23, 1942 - Dear Audrey

Are you really getting fat? Can you believe he asks her that? And throwing a young lady's bathing suit out a car window is exactly how you get in this situation. He's walking guard and playing football while Mom carries all the responsibilities. Their tire worries

Oct. 22, 1942 - Dear Sternsie

I’m lucky I have such a wonderful wife. How nice of the Little Nahant Women's Club to bring coffee out to the soldiers patrolling the beaches. Considering how it's in short supply. Really short supply. A sandwich wouldn't hurt though. It's