Letter, F. Warren Oakley to his Parents, December 1, 1944
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Correspondence from F. Warren Oakley to his his parents, Mr. & Mrs. G. S. Oakley. Oakley enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1942. He served as an infantry man and radio operator in the Northern France and the Rhineland Campaigns. He was wounded twice in action. In this letter, Oakley speaks of his injuries he has sustained in action. He also writes to request that his parents purchase his wife, Mary, a Christmas gift.
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2020-09-22
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War and families
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945
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Dec 1 England
Dear Mother & Daddy,
It has been some time since I wrote you a letter. I guess you have been hearing from me through Mary.
I can write a little better now that they have the case off me. Still haven’t got the use back of hand, but with a little exercise it will be O. K.
I have been in England since the first part of the week. I guess maybe you will be surprised to hear that. I didn’t mention it in my letter to Mary, but I was here then.
Get Mary something for Christmas. About $10 or $15 will be O. K. I’ll send a money order when I get paid again to repay you.
I wrote Mary my address as soon as I got here and mainly just to send the address. I’ll be getting mail directly from you before my other mail catches up. I guess Mary told you I missed getting my mail when I got back to my Company. But I’m sure I’ll be here long enough for it to catch me this time. This will be a good place for I can take my time reading it.
Another thing I’ll leave up to you and to Mary is Christmas cards. I guess though by the time you get this, that will have been tended to. But anyway wish the Okolona folks a Merry Christmas for me.
I guess may this will be my last letter that you’ll get from me before Christmas, so I’ll take this space to wish my Mother & Daddy a very Merry Christmas.
Love
Warren
Dear Mother & Daddy,
It has been some time since I wrote you a letter. I guess you have been hearing from me through Mary.
I can write a little better now that they have the case off me. Still haven’t got the use back of hand, but with a little exercise it will be O. K.
I have been in England since the first part of the week. I guess maybe you will be surprised to hear that. I didn’t mention it in my letter to Mary, but I was here then.
Get Mary something for Christmas. About $10 or $15 will be O. K. I’ll send a money order when I get paid again to repay you.
I wrote Mary my address as soon as I got here and mainly just to send the address. I’ll be getting mail directly from you before my other mail catches up. I guess Mary told you I missed getting my mail when I got back to my Company. But I’m sure I’ll be here long enough for it to catch me this time. This will be a good place for I can take my time reading it.
Another thing I’ll leave up to you and to Mary is Christmas cards. I guess though by the time you get this, that will have been tended to. But anyway wish the Okolona folks a Merry Christmas for me.
I guess may this will be my last letter that you’ll get from me before Christmas, so I’ll take this space to wish my Mother & Daddy a very Merry Christmas.
Love
Warren
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Oakley, Francis Warren, 1923-2013
, “Letter, F. Warren Oakley to his Parents, December 1, 1944,” Mississippi State University Libraries, accessed April 18, 2024, https://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/items/show/87.
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