From: Pvt. Geo. Gleasure, Co E 12th Inf. Camp Gordon, Augusta, Ga.
To: Mr. Frank Gleasure, 56 Gardner Street, Allston Mass. (Boston)
Dear Pa:,
Here is the application I got for my insurance, I'm sending it to you as I think it will be safer with you because I'm liable to lose it. The government was supposed according to this application to have sent you the policy so if you didn't get it, go to a U.S. Army finance office in town & find out about it because there is no way that I can do it because it takes too long. You don't have to pay anybody any money as that is being taken care of by me. Well this is all for now.
Luck George
I'm sending some photos if I can get hold of stamps so be on the watch for them.
Thursday, October 31, 2013
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
January 1, 1943
From: Pvt. Geo. F. Gleasure, CoE. 12th Infantry, Camp Gordon Augusta, GA
To: Frank Gleasure, 56 Garder Street, Allston, Mass. (Boston)
Dear Pa,-
Received your letter today & I'm just dropping a line to tell you that I've received all the mail to date, it was late but I finally got it so there is no need to talk to anybody about it. Well today was new years day & it was just another day for us, there is no enjoyment here at all just work and plenty off it. We earn every cent of the fifty dollars a month that we get. I've got another cold & it bothers my chest again but I think its due to this climate because its warm during the day & its cold at nite. How did the holiday go off up there? better than it did here I hope because we had to work so our Christmas wasn't anything to talk about. Well this is about all there is from here so I'll close for now. Tell Theresa if she is going to send any mail to me to send it as soon as she can because there is danger of floods here in the south & it may not get through for some time.
Luck
George
To: Frank Gleasure, 56 Garder Street, Allston, Mass. (Boston)
Dear Pa,-
Received your letter today & I'm just dropping a line to tell you that I've received all the mail to date, it was late but I finally got it so there is no need to talk to anybody about it. Well today was new years day & it was just another day for us, there is no enjoyment here at all just work and plenty off it. We earn every cent of the fifty dollars a month that we get. I've got another cold & it bothers my chest again but I think its due to this climate because its warm during the day & its cold at nite. How did the holiday go off up there? better than it did here I hope because we had to work so our Christmas wasn't anything to talk about. Well this is about all there is from here so I'll close for now. Tell Theresa if she is going to send any mail to me to send it as soon as she can because there is danger of floods here in the south & it may not get through for some time.
Luck
George
December 30, 1942
From: Pvt. Geo. Gleasure, Co E. 12th Inf, Camp Gordon, Augusta Ga.
To: Mr. Frank Gleasure, 56 Gardner Street, Allston Mass. (Boston)
Dear Pa, -
Just a short note to let you know that the railroad magazines have arrived & I have received all cards & letters from home. I also received a Christmas gift from Madeline & Tom, a pen & pencils set & some handkerchiefs which were just what I needed as they are so high priced here, we can't buy them Well this is about all for now so -
Happy New Year.
Luck George
To: Mr. Frank Gleasure, 56 Gardner Street, Allston Mass. (Boston)
Dear Pa, -
Just a short note to let you know that the railroad magazines have arrived & I have received all cards & letters from home. I also received a Christmas gift from Madeline & Tom, a pen & pencils set & some handkerchiefs which were just what I needed as they are so high priced here, we can't buy them Well this is about all for now so -
Happy New Year.
Luck George
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
December 27, 1942
From: Pvt. Geo. F. Gleasure, Co E. 12th Infantry, Camp Gordon, Augusta, Ga.
To: Mr. Frank Gleasure, 56 Gardner Street, Allston Mass. (Boston)
Dear Pa, -
I received your letter & card & was glad to hear that everything is okay up there. I also got a package from Madeline & Tom yesterday, it had a military pen & pencil set in it & some handkerchiefs, both of which I needed. I went up to the post exchange to buy some handkerchiefs the other day & they wanted $1.65 for six of them so I didn't by, so you can see from that what things cost here. Today is Sunday & its a duty day so we have to remain here & can't go out anywhere they are getting worse & worse all the time, Friday was Christmas & it also was a day of work, its getting so that when it comes Sunday or a holiday you can expect work & plenty of it. As yet there is no sign of the railroad magazines, I'll write & let you know when they come, the only way to send anything to this place is by air mail then it will get here otherwise you take a gamble on it getting through, this part of the country is 60 years behind the times. Well there isn't much to say so I'll close now hoping that you had a good holiday up there.
Luck
George
To: Mr. Frank Gleasure, 56 Gardner Street, Allston Mass. (Boston)
Dear Pa, -
I received your letter & card & was glad to hear that everything is okay up there. I also got a package from Madeline & Tom yesterday, it had a military pen & pencil set in it & some handkerchiefs, both of which I needed. I went up to the post exchange to buy some handkerchiefs the other day & they wanted $1.65 for six of them so I didn't by, so you can see from that what things cost here. Today is Sunday & its a duty day so we have to remain here & can't go out anywhere they are getting worse & worse all the time, Friday was Christmas & it also was a day of work, its getting so that when it comes Sunday or a holiday you can expect work & plenty of it. As yet there is no sign of the railroad magazines, I'll write & let you know when they come, the only way to send anything to this place is by air mail then it will get here otherwise you take a gamble on it getting through, this part of the country is 60 years behind the times. Well there isn't much to say so I'll close now hoping that you had a good holiday up there.
Luck
George
Monday, October 28, 2013
December 24, 1942
From: Pvt. Geo. F. Gleasure, Co E. 12th Infantry, Camp Gordon, Augusta, Ga.
To: Mr. Frank Gleasure, 56 Gardner Street, Allston Mass. (Boston)
Dear Pa, -
I received your letter yesterday and also the Christmas card but as yet there is no sign of the railroad magazines There have been three or four packages sent to me from Boston & I never got any of them so there is dirty work going on someplace I don't know wether its up there or in this camp but I don't get half of my mail and it don't do any good to say anything about it because these people in this area don't know any more about it than I do. I don't know how long it will be before I get a furlough as we have a new commanding officer and everything is all balled up, so I'll just have to wait but as usual the favorites went home for Christmas while the rest of us have to work. I received an Xmas from Madeline and her husband today but they didn't say anything about the baby so we will have to write to get the story on what caused its death. Well this is about all there is from here for now so I'll close.
Luck
George
I can't send any holiday cards as we are unable to get them here.
To: Mr. Frank Gleasure, 56 Gardner Street, Allston Mass. (Boston)
Dear Pa, -
I received your letter yesterday and also the Christmas card but as yet there is no sign of the railroad magazines There have been three or four packages sent to me from Boston & I never got any of them so there is dirty work going on someplace I don't know wether its up there or in this camp but I don't get half of my mail and it don't do any good to say anything about it because these people in this area don't know any more about it than I do. I don't know how long it will be before I get a furlough as we have a new commanding officer and everything is all balled up, so I'll just have to wait but as usual the favorites went home for Christmas while the rest of us have to work. I received an Xmas from Madeline and her husband today but they didn't say anything about the baby so we will have to write to get the story on what caused its death. Well this is about all there is from here for now so I'll close.
Luck
George
I can't send any holiday cards as we are unable to get them here.
Friday, October 25, 2013
December 13, 1942
From: Pvt. Geo F. Gleasure, CoE. 12th. Infantry. Camp Gordon Ga.
To: Mr. Frank Gleasure, 56 Gardner Street. Allston, Mass. (Boston)
Dear Pa,-
I received your letter Friday but have been so busy that I didn't get a chance to answer it so I'm doing it now while I've a couple of hours to myself. As for getting a railroad pass, there is no use in trying because we get a [redward?] rate & we are not alowed to use passes, and if I could it wouldn't be advisable to go to the trouble of getting one because we haven't any idea of when we can go because the only alow ten percent of the company to be absent from the post at one time so when the time comes they will tell us, we also have to pass a written test before we can qualify to go on furlough & being new in this division its going to be hard I can't give you the name of the commanding officer or any numbers the address you have is sufficient. You want to be sure that your fire insurance is okay because I think that block is a fire trap & you have some way picked to get out of the building that you could be sure nobody else would use, the best way is a long rope with a row of knots on it & wrap it around the wall between the two kitchen windows. Yes I read about the Coconut Grove fire & I also know about a dozen people who were killed there. If I could connect with the streamliner out of Columbia South Carolina I would be able to reach New York in 17 hrs. but the travel is so heavy that I doubt it and the railroads down here are slower than cold molasses but if there is a possible chance I'll get that one. If you should send any reading matter, send some of those railroad magazines as I'm interested in them more than any others. Well this is about all there is from here so I'll close now & hope to see you soon.
Luck George
To: Mr. Frank Gleasure, 56 Gardner Street. Allston, Mass. (Boston)
Dear Pa,-
I received your letter Friday but have been so busy that I didn't get a chance to answer it so I'm doing it now while I've a couple of hours to myself. As for getting a railroad pass, there is no use in trying because we get a [redward?] rate & we are not alowed to use passes, and if I could it wouldn't be advisable to go to the trouble of getting one because we haven't any idea of when we can go because the only alow ten percent of the company to be absent from the post at one time so when the time comes they will tell us, we also have to pass a written test before we can qualify to go on furlough & being new in this division its going to be hard I can't give you the name of the commanding officer or any numbers the address you have is sufficient. You want to be sure that your fire insurance is okay because I think that block is a fire trap & you have some way picked to get out of the building that you could be sure nobody else would use, the best way is a long rope with a row of knots on it & wrap it around the wall between the two kitchen windows. Yes I read about the Coconut Grove fire & I also know about a dozen people who were killed there. If I could connect with the streamliner out of Columbia South Carolina I would be able to reach New York in 17 hrs. but the travel is so heavy that I doubt it and the railroads down here are slower than cold molasses but if there is a possible chance I'll get that one. If you should send any reading matter, send some of those railroad magazines as I'm interested in them more than any others. Well this is about all there is from here so I'll close now & hope to see you soon.
Luck George
Thursday, October 24, 2013
December 6, 1942
From: Pvt. Geo. F. Gleasure. CoE. 12th. Infantry. Camp Gordon. Augusta Ga
To: Mr. Frank Gleasure, 56 Gardner Street. Allston Mass. (Boston)
Dear Pa,-
I received the magazines today and was glad to get them as I've read about everything we have here with the exception of a few books in the reading room which are very uninteresting. We had a parade here Friday and were viewed by General Ben Lear and he liked it so well that we got Saturday off. You heard of Gen Lear, he's the one who was in the papers about a year ago over that yoo hoo business that they had some trouble over; It's getting warm here again today and probably when we get up in the morning it will be cold again, that's the way this climate is, one day warm and the next freezing and due to that a lot of us have colds. Well there isn't any more news so I'll close now.
Luck
George
To: Mr. Frank Gleasure, 56 Gardner Street. Allston Mass. (Boston)
Dear Pa,-
I received the magazines today and was glad to get them as I've read about everything we have here with the exception of a few books in the reading room which are very uninteresting. We had a parade here Friday and were viewed by General Ben Lear and he liked it so well that we got Saturday off. You heard of Gen Lear, he's the one who was in the papers about a year ago over that yoo hoo business that they had some trouble over; It's getting warm here again today and probably when we get up in the morning it will be cold again, that's the way this climate is, one day warm and the next freezing and due to that a lot of us have colds. Well there isn't any more news so I'll close now.
Luck
George
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
December 4, 1942
From: Pvt. Geo. F. Gleasure., CoE. 12th Infantry, Camp Fordon, Augusta Ga.
To: Mr. Frank Gleasure, 56 Gardner Street. Allston, Mass (Boston)
Dear Pa.
I'm writing this short letter to tell you that I have received that Christmas package from the New York Control. It came yesterday & it has every kind of toilet article for me that they could think of, also a carton of cigaretts & candy, writing paper, pencils peanuts & a lot of other stuff that I can't name off hand. I already sent out a card acknoleging the receipt of it & thanking them. They say that there are 11000 men from the N.Y.C. spread all over the world, so that will cost them quite a little money. Well there isn't anything to say from here so I'll close for now. Send me the story on the death of Madeline's baby in your next letter as I didn't know anything about it till you mentioned it.
Luck
George
To: Mr. Frank Gleasure, 56 Gardner Street. Allston, Mass (Boston)
Dear Pa.
I'm writing this short letter to tell you that I have received that Christmas package from the New York Control. It came yesterday & it has every kind of toilet article for me that they could think of, also a carton of cigaretts & candy, writing paper, pencils peanuts & a lot of other stuff that I can't name off hand. I already sent out a card acknoleging the receipt of it & thanking them. They say that there are 11000 men from the N.Y.C. spread all over the world, so that will cost them quite a little money. Well there isn't anything to say from here so I'll close for now. Send me the story on the death of Madeline's baby in your next letter as I didn't know anything about it till you mentioned it.
Luck
George
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
December 1, 1942
From: Pvt. Geo. F. Gleasure, CoE. 12th. Inf. Camp Gordon, Augusta, Georgia
To: Mr. Frank Gleasure, 56 Gardner Street, Allston, Mass.
Dear Pa-
I received your letter yesterday but didn't answer till now as I've been very busy. I don't know what the racket is with the mail but I don't get half of what I should & half what I send out don't get to its destination. There isn't any reason to keep letters from you as I don't put any thing in them any different than an ordinary letter. No I didn't get any letter from Madeline & I haven't heard from her since just after the baby was born. No, as yet I haven't put on any weight, I lost for a while then I got it back, now I'm losing again. I don't know how long the furlough will be for but if its long enough for me to get home & be back here on time I'll be home. It won't take me three days to get home from here it can be done in about 27 hours on the Silver Meteor, a streamliner that runs from Columbia S.C. to New York & if it stops at Providence I can change to the Comet & get there sooner. We will get what is called a furlough rate I don't know how much but I'm going to find out. As for the card from Waldon, I never got it. Well I think this is about all the news there is so I'll close & get to bed as I have a heavy cold.
Luck
George
To: Mr. Frank Gleasure, 56 Gardner Street, Allston, Mass.
Dear Pa-
I received your letter yesterday but didn't answer till now as I've been very busy. I don't know what the racket is with the mail but I don't get half of what I should & half what I send out don't get to its destination. There isn't any reason to keep letters from you as I don't put any thing in them any different than an ordinary letter. No I didn't get any letter from Madeline & I haven't heard from her since just after the baby was born. No, as yet I haven't put on any weight, I lost for a while then I got it back, now I'm losing again. I don't know how long the furlough will be for but if its long enough for me to get home & be back here on time I'll be home. It won't take me three days to get home from here it can be done in about 27 hours on the Silver Meteor, a streamliner that runs from Columbia S.C. to New York & if it stops at Providence I can change to the Comet & get there sooner. We will get what is called a furlough rate I don't know how much but I'm going to find out. As for the card from Waldon, I never got it. Well I think this is about all the news there is so I'll close & get to bed as I have a heavy cold.
Luck
George
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