From: Pvt. Geo. F. Gleasure 31157709, CoE 12th Infantry A.P.O. #4, U.S. Army Camp Gordon, Augusta, Georgia
To: Frank Gleasure, 56 Gardner Street, Allston, Mass. (Boston)
Dear Pa.-,
Received your letter day before yesterday but didn't get the oportunity to sit & answer till now & at that I haven't but very little time as I'm going on guard duty at four oclock. We are out in the South Carolina woods as you probably know from my last letter & we will be here for some time yet & its cold as blazes hear at nite sleeping in tents. How is Martha getting on now? she should be in pretty good condition by this time. Have you heard from Madeline yet? I haven't had a letter from her for about two months now. I got the magazines alright & you can forget about the pay book because I have a new one now. I haven't heard how my Xray come out yet because being out here things are pretty well primative but I hope to get results because in this nite air that pain in my side raises the devil with me & also I seem to be loosing strength so I'll have to go to the doctors again (Its not much use because they won't do a damn thing for you anyway) Well I don't know of any more news so I'll close for now I hope to hear from you soon.
Luck
George
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
March 8, 1943
From: Pvt. Geo. Gleasure, 31157709, CoE. 12th Infantry A.P.O. #4, U.S. Army, Camp Gordon, Augusta, Georgia
To: Frank Gleasure, 56 Gardner Street, Allston, Mass. (Boston)
Dear Pa.-
Writing to tell you that I received your letter & also the magazines & that I went to the doctor about my chest & had an Xray taken but haven't heard the results of it yet. The chances are that I won't either. We are going out for a few weeks to train out in the woods & we will be sleeping out & on the ground & its still a little chilly here so I hope my luck holds out & I don't get sick. I'm going to stop the Lt. when he comes in here for inspection & ask him if there can't be something done because I don't want to take the chance sleeping on the ground. How is Martha getting on? I got a letter from Jimmy today & he's still kicking about conditions at the roundhouse, well if he thinks he has grounds to kick he should be here. There isn't much to say so I'll close till I hear from you again & you can continue to write to the same address.
Luck
George
Please excuse the pencil as my pen is packed away.
To: Frank Gleasure, 56 Gardner Street, Allston, Mass. (Boston)
Dear Pa.-
Writing to tell you that I received your letter & also the magazines & that I went to the doctor about my chest & had an Xray taken but haven't heard the results of it yet. The chances are that I won't either. We are going out for a few weeks to train out in the woods & we will be sleeping out & on the ground & its still a little chilly here so I hope my luck holds out & I don't get sick. I'm going to stop the Lt. when he comes in here for inspection & ask him if there can't be something done because I don't want to take the chance sleeping on the ground. How is Martha getting on? I got a letter from Jimmy today & he's still kicking about conditions at the roundhouse, well if he thinks he has grounds to kick he should be here. There isn't much to say so I'll close till I hear from you again & you can continue to write to the same address.
Luck
George
Please excuse the pencil as my pen is packed away.
Monday, November 18, 2013
March 6, 1943
From: Pvt. Geo. F. Gleasure 31157709, CoE. 12th Infantry, A.P.O. #4, U.S. Army Camp Gordon, Augusta, Georgia.
To: Frank Gleasure, 56 Gardner Street, Allston Mass. (Boston)
Dear Pa.-
I received your letter the day before yesterday & received the magazines yesterday & was very glad to hear that Martha is home & alright so I hope that there won't be any more sickness up there, we have had quite a little of it here but I've been lucky so far I didn't get any of it. I went to the dispensary yesterday to see the doctor & he sent me up to the hospital for an Xray so I won't know what the story is for a couple of days till the reports get back but I'll let you know. It probably will be nothing but a big bluff like everything else they do here. Well there isn't much to say so I'll cut this short & get to bed as the lites go out pretty soon now. So write & let me know how Martha is getting along. & also if you here from Madeline, I write to her but don't get any answer.
Luck
George
To: Frank Gleasure, 56 Gardner Street, Allston Mass. (Boston)
Dear Pa.-
I received your letter the day before yesterday & received the magazines yesterday & was very glad to hear that Martha is home & alright so I hope that there won't be any more sickness up there, we have had quite a little of it here but I've been lucky so far I didn't get any of it. I went to the dispensary yesterday to see the doctor & he sent me up to the hospital for an Xray so I won't know what the story is for a couple of days till the reports get back but I'll let you know. It probably will be nothing but a big bluff like everything else they do here. Well there isn't much to say so I'll cut this short & get to bed as the lites go out pretty soon now. So write & let me know how Martha is getting along. & also if you here from Madeline, I write to her but don't get any answer.
Luck
George
Friday, November 8, 2013
March 1, 1943
From: Pvt. Geo. F. Gleasure 31157709, CoE. 12th Infantry. A.P.O. #4, U.S. Army, Camp Gordon, Augusta, Georgia.
To: Frank Gleasure, 56 Gardner Street. Allston, Mass. (Boston)
Dear Pa,-
I received your letter yesterday & have already answered it but right now I'm waiting to go on guard & haven't anything to do so I thought I'd use the oportunity to write again & find out how Martha is getting along. Keep me informed as to how she is because if she should become any worse than she is I want to know so that I can put in for an emergency leave & come home We are alowed to go home when there is serious illness at home but I hope that this letter will find things in better condition than they have been. No I didn't have to go right to work drilling when I got back here because I still had one day left and I took it so that I could sleep & on the next day we didn't work either so that's two days I had to rest. As yet I haven't talked to the medics about my trouble but I intend to just as soon as I get the chance to get over there. Well I'll close now because the next thing I have to do is fill out the income tax blank. It has to be done wethere we pay into it or not. (They get you coming & going in this place)
Luck
George
To: Frank Gleasure, 56 Gardner Street. Allston, Mass. (Boston)
Dear Pa,-
I received your letter yesterday & have already answered it but right now I'm waiting to go on guard & haven't anything to do so I thought I'd use the oportunity to write again & find out how Martha is getting along. Keep me informed as to how she is because if she should become any worse than she is I want to know so that I can put in for an emergency leave & come home We are alowed to go home when there is serious illness at home but I hope that this letter will find things in better condition than they have been. No I didn't have to go right to work drilling when I got back here because I still had one day left and I took it so that I could sleep & on the next day we didn't work either so that's two days I had to rest. As yet I haven't talked to the medics about my trouble but I intend to just as soon as I get the chance to get over there. Well I'll close now because the next thing I have to do is fill out the income tax blank. It has to be done wethere we pay into it or not. (They get you coming & going in this place)
Luck
George
Thursday, November 7, 2013
February 28, 1943
From: Pvt. Geo. F. Gleasure 31157709, CoE. 12th Infantry, A.P.O. #4, U.S. Army, Camp Gordon, Augusta, Georgia.
To: Frank Gleasure, 56 Gardner Street. Allston, Mass. (Boston)
Dear Pa,-
I got your letter today & was glad it came because I've been anxious to find out whats been going on up there. I'm glad to hear that Martha is coming along okay & hope that she continues to improve. Get the adress of the place where she is so that I can write to her. There is quite a few cases of that same disease here in the camp but there isn't much chance of it spreading because we are watched pretty close also we are being watched & have to go to the dispensary twice each day so there isn't much danger of any sickness getting ahead of them. As for those letters that you tried to deliver, just let them sit till Martha gets home or send them to me but I think Martha will look after them when she is well enough because the girl will be in to see her. I'm going over to the kitchen & see what I can get to eat I slept through supper & nobody woke me up. We don't get enough to eat half the time on account of that darn rationing, they tell you people back home to sacrifice foods so that the soliders can have it well we don't get it we even have to eat margarine in place of butter also we have a god damn rebel in the kitchen who hates like hell to give any body anything all he knows how to say is (no more) I had a couple of jams with him so far & if it helps me I'll get him outside someday & pound hell out of him. A lot of the other boys feel the same way too. Well there isn't much of interest to say from here so I'll close hoping to hear from you soon. If I go I've got to send those shields home because I'm not allowed to keep them but before I send them I'll clip the points.
Luck
George
To: Frank Gleasure, 56 Gardner Street. Allston, Mass. (Boston)
Dear Pa,-
I got your letter today & was glad it came because I've been anxious to find out whats been going on up there. I'm glad to hear that Martha is coming along okay & hope that she continues to improve. Get the adress of the place where she is so that I can write to her. There is quite a few cases of that same disease here in the camp but there isn't much chance of it spreading because we are watched pretty close also we are being watched & have to go to the dispensary twice each day so there isn't much danger of any sickness getting ahead of them. As for those letters that you tried to deliver, just let them sit till Martha gets home or send them to me but I think Martha will look after them when she is well enough because the girl will be in to see her. I'm going over to the kitchen & see what I can get to eat I slept through supper & nobody woke me up. We don't get enough to eat half the time on account of that darn rationing, they tell you people back home to sacrifice foods so that the soliders can have it well we don't get it we even have to eat margarine in place of butter also we have a god damn rebel in the kitchen who hates like hell to give any body anything all he knows how to say is (no more) I had a couple of jams with him so far & if it helps me I'll get him outside someday & pound hell out of him. A lot of the other boys feel the same way too. Well there isn't much of interest to say from here so I'll close hoping to hear from you soon. If I go I've got to send those shields home because I'm not allowed to keep them but before I send them I'll clip the points.
Luck
George
Wednesday, November 6, 2013
February 21, 1943
From: Pvt. Geo. F. Gleasure 31157709, CoE. 12th Infantry A.P.O. #4, U.S. Army, Camp Gordon, Augusta, Georgia.
To: Frank Gleasure, 56 Gardner Street., Allston Mass. (Boston)
Dear Pa,-
As yet I have received no reply from my last letter that I sent out to you over a week ago so I'm writing to find out if you got it or not. Well things are about the same as usual here, the same old thing day in & day out. I want you to get those two railroad magazines with the streamliner pictures & send them down. Well there isn't very much to say from here so I'll have to close now because I'm going out to go on guard in a few minutes so will look for those magazines.
Luck,
George
To: Frank Gleasure, 56 Gardner Street., Allston Mass. (Boston)
Dear Pa,-
As yet I have received no reply from my last letter that I sent out to you over a week ago so I'm writing to find out if you got it or not. Well things are about the same as usual here, the same old thing day in & day out. I want you to get those two railroad magazines with the streamliner pictures & send them down. Well there isn't very much to say from here so I'll have to close now because I'm going out to go on guard in a few minutes so will look for those magazines.
Luck,
George
Tuesday, November 5, 2013
February 18, 1943
From: Pvt. Geo. F. Gleasure 31157709, CoE. 12th Inf. A.P.O. #4, U.S. Army, Camp Gordon, Augusta, Georgia
To: Frank Gleasure, 56 Gardner Street. Allston (Boston) Mass.
Dear Pa,-
Just a few lines to see how everything is going up there & to ask if you received my letter because I sent it out the day I got back here & I haven't received a reply yet. There is a little more been added to our adress so I'll put the whole works on this letter so when you send letters use it the way that I have it because otherwise the letter may be turned back. Well things are pretty much the same with me down here except that Its very cold here for this section (18 above) so it must be real cold up there.
Get those Railroad magazines with the streamliners in them & send them to me as I forgot to take them when I left.
Also if you see a little black book around there with a soldiers pay book inside of it send the pay book but put the black one away. Well this is about all there is from here so I'll close for now.
Luck
George
To: Frank Gleasure, 56 Gardner Street. Allston (Boston) Mass.
Dear Pa,-
Just a few lines to see how everything is going up there & to ask if you received my letter because I sent it out the day I got back here & I haven't received a reply yet. There is a little more been added to our adress so I'll put the whole works on this letter so when you send letters use it the way that I have it because otherwise the letter may be turned back. Well things are pretty much the same with me down here except that Its very cold here for this section (18 above) so it must be real cold up there.
Get those Railroad magazines with the streamliners in them & send them to me as I forgot to take them when I left.
Also if you see a little black book around there with a soldiers pay book inside of it send the pay book but put the black one away. Well this is about all there is from here so I'll close for now.
Luck
George
Monday, November 4, 2013
February 14, 1943
From: Pvt. Geo. F. Gleasure, CoE. 12th Infantry, Camp Gordon, Augusta, GA
To: Frank Gleasure, 56 Gardner Street, Allston, Mass. (Boston)
Dear Pa,-
Well here I am back in the same old place again after a long & tiresome trip. I got the 6 o'clock train for New York & didn't get here till 5:30 Saturday morning. Everything was fine til we got on the Atlantic Coast Lines then the trouble started, they stop at every bodys back yard & they are very & dirty. I was a mess when I got here. Well I'm going to close for now because I'm too tired & nervous to write. Wrap up those two Railroad books that Jimmy has & send them down here. Also there is a little book called the Soldiers pay book up there someplace so if you find it send it too, if you can't find it I can get another. Well this is all for now.
Luck
George
To: Frank Gleasure, 56 Gardner Street, Allston, Mass. (Boston)
Dear Pa,-
Well here I am back in the same old place again after a long & tiresome trip. I got the 6 o'clock train for New York & didn't get here till 5:30 Saturday morning. Everything was fine til we got on the Atlantic Coast Lines then the trouble started, they stop at every bodys back yard & they are very & dirty. I was a mess when I got here. Well I'm going to close for now because I'm too tired & nervous to write. Wrap up those two Railroad books that Jimmy has & send them down here. Also there is a little book called the Soldiers pay book up there someplace so if you find it send it too, if you can't find it I can get another. Well this is all for now.
Luck
George
Friday, November 1, 2013
January 22, 1943
From: Pvt. Geo. F. Gleasure 7709, Co E 12th Inf. A.P.O. No 4, Camp Gordon, Augusta Ga.
To: Mr. Frank Gleasure, 56 Gardner Street, Allston Mass. (Boston)
Dear Pa, -
Received your letter yesterday & was glad to hear that you received the insurance papers, photographs & camera. I want that camera put where it won't be carried off by Jimmy. Before he reports to the board tell him that I said to do everything in his power to stay out of the Infantry because it's too tough. We do have to make application for furlough & I've done so but for different reasons they canciled them so I was unable to get there. Evidently that lieutenant that told you I should have saved a sum of money by this time hasn't been in a camp like this because $50 isn't much for a whole month & it don't take very long to go through it. I got the presents from Theresa & Martha okay and have written to thank them for them but don't know if they got the letters or not. Well I must close now as lites will be out soon.
Luck Geoge
To: Mr. Frank Gleasure, 56 Gardner Street, Allston Mass. (Boston)
Dear Pa, -
Received your letter yesterday & was glad to hear that you received the insurance papers, photographs & camera. I want that camera put where it won't be carried off by Jimmy. Before he reports to the board tell him that I said to do everything in his power to stay out of the Infantry because it's too tough. We do have to make application for furlough & I've done so but for different reasons they canciled them so I was unable to get there. Evidently that lieutenant that told you I should have saved a sum of money by this time hasn't been in a camp like this because $50 isn't much for a whole month & it don't take very long to go through it. I got the presents from Theresa & Martha okay and have written to thank them for them but don't know if they got the letters or not. Well I must close now as lites will be out soon.
Luck Geoge
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