Sept. 11, 1942 - My Dear Mrs. Main

Jan Palson

11 Sep 2026 — 1 min read

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Damn the luck!

Just a short note to confirm arrival along with some housekeeping.

Original Letter

Transcript follows.

Transcript - September 11, 1942

Bat H - 9^th C.A., Fort Ruckman

My Dear Mrs. Main:

Left East Hartford - arrived at Fort Ruckman. Damn the luck!

Signed Mr. Main

PS – You were only supposed to pay for the admission the other night so here is your change $.35 Any bank will be glad to honor it if you have a gun.

PPS – I love you.

PPSS – I love you more than I do golf.

PPPSS – Isn’t this silly

The Boston Evening Globe - War Update

I like using the Globe sometimes. Especially the evening edition. Sweet story about the soldier's wife having twins and the newspaper flying pictures of the babies for the new dad to see. At least 18 year olds can rest easy - for a year anyway. The war wages on so who knows. I'm rooting for Russia to "Hold or Die". And Alsop vs Whirlwind is tomorrow!!!!

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