tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9419780910773278902024-03-05T17:24:10.189-05:00The Gleasure LettersFull transcriptions of hundreds of letters from 1897-1955. Letters are from the Gleasures of Listowel, Ireland to Frank Gleasure in Massachusetts and from Frank's son George Gleasure (killed in D-Day) to his father during World War II.Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00097732881927204327noreply@blogger.comBlogger264125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-941978091077327890.post-31256863708670010462016-03-18T06:00:00.000-04:002016-03-18T06:00:01.999-04:00November 18, 1943From: Pvt. Geo. F. Gleasure, 31157709, Co. E 12th Inf. A.P.O.#4 U.S. Army, Camp Gordon Johnston, FL<br />
To: Mr. Frank Gleasure, 56 Gardner Street, Allston, Mass. (Boston)<br />
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U.S. ARMY </div>
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AMPHIBIOUS TRAINING CENTER</div>
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CAMP GORDON JOHNSTON, FLORIDA<br />
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Received your letter a couple of days ago but didnt get the chance to answer till just now. Have you had snow yet up there? Its pretty cold here & I figured from that, that it must be pretty cold up there. Glad that Martha got that job but isnt it sort of a dangerous place for her to be? Is Jimmy behaving himself at work or is he still the same way? I received a letter from Madeline the other day & have already answered it. I cant tell these people here that I cant do this or that because they pay absolutely no attention to you at all the story here is the same as every place else so we just have to see it through</div>
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Three fifty to pay for a fur coat is <u>too</u> much money she must be crazy. Yes Macks wife is working at that place where Martha was & somebody told me that he is working on the CI but that it was in the maintenance department. Well this is about all for now so till I hear from you again Ill close.</div>
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Luck</div>
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Geo</div>
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Kathleen O'Harahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06998207528481554149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-941978091077327890.post-80908596402093678242016-03-16T21:52:00.000-04:002016-03-16T21:52:01.011-04:00November 8, 1943From: Pvt. Geo. F. Gleasure, 31157709, Co. E 12th Inf. A.P.O.#4 U.S. Army, Camp Gordon Johnston, FL<br />
To: Mr. Frank Gleasure, 56 Gardner Street, Allston, Mass. (Boston)<br />
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U.S. ARMY </div>
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AMPHIBIOUS TRAINING CENTER</div>
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CAMP GORDON JOHNSTON, FLORIDA<br />
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Received your letter today also one from Martha, she tells me that she is going for a physical to work at the Navy Yard but I doubt if she will pass because those tests are pretty stiff. </div>
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It did take that registered letter about a week to get here but thats the best way to spend money into this place because if it had been a money order Id had to go one hundred and thirty miles to cash it so a few days delay isnt much as long as it gets here. The newspapers didnt arive till three days later & that is due to <u>very</u> poor railroad sceduals down here. The railroads here have the best of engines & cars but the speed is [???]. </div>
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We have had a couple of days of rain here & its pretty cold & we had to go for swimming lessons today but the air was too cold for us to stay very long so we got out of the water after we had all turned blue from the cold & you can bet that they wont get me in there again when its cold. Well this is all the news from here so till I hear from you again Ill close</div>
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Luck</div>
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George</div>
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Kathleen O'Harahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06998207528481554149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-941978091077327890.post-81041563686455133672016-03-14T06:00:00.000-04:002016-03-14T06:00:04.821-04:00October 30, 1943From: Pvt. Geo. F. Gleasure, 31157709, Co. E 12th Inf. A.P.O.#4 U.S. Army, Camp Gordon Johnston, FL<br />
To: Mr. Frank Gleasure, 56 Gardner Street, Allston, Mass. (Boston)<br />
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U.S. ARMY</div>
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AMPHIBIOUS TRAINING CENTER</div>
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CAMP GORDON JOHNSTON, FLORIDA</div>
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Dear Pa: -<br />
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Received your letter this afternoon and by it I see that you didnt get my last letter thanking you for that money you sent. It got here okay but you shouldnt have sent so much because you need it for things up there. Whats the matter with Jimmy? One time he wants a day job another time nights it looks to me like he dont know what he does want. You say you turned in some insurance policies on me & that there is more due next October - How many policies do you hold on me altogether? It seems to me that you have been spending quite a little money for insurance. That fellow Beck that you were talking to in the Harvey Steel is a friend of mine but dont say too much to him because he is an awful gossiper, just like a woman, I dropped my friendship with that girl I used to write to because she is married so <u>dont</u> say anything to him about that because there would be a hell of a lot of trouble.<br />
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I was thinking things over one day & decided to stop that affair before there was trouble.<br />
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Things here are about the same as usual, right now the weather is very hot in the day time & very chilly at night so we have to be careful of colds. They have us down in the Gulf of Mexico every day trying to teach us to swim but I havent gotten any place yet & I dont think Ill ever be able to swim because I havent the strength to keep it up very long. Do you ever hear from Madeline at all? I wrote to her about three weeks ago & never did get an answer from her so I was wondering if things are okay out there.<br />
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I received a letter from Martha the other day & a birthday card from Theresa on the 14th also I got one from Jimmy but his handwriting is so poor that I couldnt read it so if he writes again the thing for him to do is to have one of the kids in the house re write it so that its legible otherwise I cant read it at all.<br />
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As yet newspapers havent arrived here but should be here in a few days, anyway the postal service from Washington on through the South is very poor & unreliable so we here just have to wait for things to come through. Like yesterday I got a letter that was mailed from Boston one month ago it never got here till yesterday afternoon so thats an example of the mail service down through here. Well this is about all from here for now so will close till I hear from you again.<br />
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Luck<br />
George<br />
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P.S. You have made an error in addressing letters to me. You make is look like Johnston is a town here but it isnt, its part of the camps name.<br />
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Camp Gordon Johnston. FloridaKathleen O'Harahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06998207528481554149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-941978091077327890.post-9628707305716743692016-03-11T06:00:00.000-05:002016-03-11T06:00:07.870-05:00October 24, 1942From: Pvt. Geo. F. Gleasure, 31157709, Co. E 12th Inf. A.P.O.#4 U.S. Army, Camp Gordon Johnston, FL<br />
To: Mr. James F. Gleasure, 56 Gardner Street, Allston, Mass. (Boston)<br />
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U.S. ARMY </div>
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AMPHIBIOUS TRAINING CENTER</div>
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CAMP GORDON JOHNSTON, FLORIDA</div>
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I received your letter yesterday so Im answering it now while Ive got the chance to. Dont forget that oil drum. Well things here are going along okay, we go out on boats every day and we have quite a time of it as for what we do I cant tell you that. Boy you should see this gang when they get seasick boy what a mess. I wish I was up there instead of here because its hot as hell & the insects pester hell out of us all the time. Well this is about all for now so dont forget to write soon.</div>
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Luck</div>
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Geo.</div>
Kathleen O'Harahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06998207528481554149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-941978091077327890.post-54284762433040985112016-03-09T06:00:00.000-05:002016-03-09T06:00:05.419-05:00October 24, 1943From: Pvt. Geo. F. Gleasure, 31157709, Co. E 12th Inf. A.P.O.#4 U.S. Army, Camp Gordon Johnston, FL<br />
To: Mr. Frank Gleasure, 56 Gardner Street, Allston, Mass. (Boston)<br />
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U.S. ARMY AMPHIBIOUS TRAINING CENTER</div>
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CAMP GORDON JOHNSTON, FLORIDA</div>
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Dear Pa: -<br />
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I received your registered letter with money yesterday but you shouldnt have put so much in because you can use it more than I can but I got it safely anyway. I got a letter from Jimmy yesterday, he didnt have much to say & besides I couldnt read half of his handwriting in the first place. I wrote to Madeline about a month ago but as yet havent received an answer. I also got a card from Theresa on my birthday. Things here are going along as usual except that the boat training is getting tougher all the time but it will soon be over, we were out in the boats all night once last week and about 90 percent of everybody on board were sea sick, you never saw such a sorry looking bunch in your life, it didnt get me because I stood on my feet so that I could ride on an even keel, if you let yourself sway with the boat you get sick and I didnt do that so thats why it didnt effect me. Its Sunday here now & its so hot you cant breathe. Well this is about all for now so Ill close till I hear from you again.<br />
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Luck<br />
GeorgeKathleen O'Harahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06998207528481554149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-941978091077327890.post-49954647355249963102016-03-07T06:00:00.000-05:002016-03-07T06:00:03.756-05:00October 15, 1943From: Pvt. Geo. F. Gleasure, 31157709, Co. E 12th Inf. A.P.O.#4 U.S. Army, Camp Gordon Johnston, FL<br />
To: Mr. Frank Gleasure, 56 Gardner Street, Allston, Mass. (Boston)<br />
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I thought I had written to tell you that I arrived on time & okay but my mind & nerves are in such a state that I dont know whats going on half the time so Im writing this on to be sure. The weather here is hot & keeps one half dopey all the time & we had to go out on a 25 mile hike the day after I got back & before it was over there were plenty of them out at the side of the road, my feet were killing me but I kept on going because if you stop & fall out they make you get up & walk anyway so a guy is licked whatever way he turns here, you cant tell those people a darn thing & you cant beat them because its impossible. I could use a couple of dollars if you can spare it but if you cant dont bother because Ill get by some way but if you do send any just put it into a registered letter because Ive got to go over 100 miles to cash money orders or checks and thats too far.<br />
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Did Jimmy hear anymore about the money? Also tell the other to write me, Id write first only theres nothing of interest here so they have to ask the questions so that I can make the answers. Is it cold up there yet? Its hot as blazes here and I wish I was up there instead of in this hole. Well that is all for now so Ill close till I hear from you again.<br />
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Luck<br />
Geo<br />
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P.S. Im sorry to have to ask for money & I wouldnt if I didnt need itKathleen O'Harahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06998207528481554149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-941978091077327890.post-49227710719272993392016-02-17T02:30:00.000-05:002016-02-17T02:30:08.254-05:00October 13, 1943From: Pvt. Geo. Gleasure 31157709, CoE. 12th Inf. A.P.O. #4, U.S. Army, Camp Gordon, Johnston, Florida<br />
To: Mr. Frank Gleasure, 56 Gardner Street, Allston Mass. (Boston)<br />
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Dear Pa:-<br />
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Arrived here Monday afternoon about six after a very long and dirty train trip and was very tired so didn't feel much like writing so I washed up and went to bed & yesterday we made a twenty five mile hike & you should have seen them dropping out, the weather was very hot & we were walking on an asphalt highway with full field packs & they dropped off like flies, I made it all the way myself but my feet are so sore I can hardly walk & I don't intend to do a thing till they improve. How is the weather up there, is it cold yet? I got all the letters & papers when I got here so the mail is up to date. Well I don't know of much else to write about so I'll close till I hear from you again.<br />
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I didn't fall out of the hike myself because they only force you to get up and walk anyway, they all had to come in on foot no matter what the condition was, so you see there is nothing we can do but just take it because if we don't they make things damn hard for us if we try to buck against them. Well this is all for now. So write soon.<br />
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Luck<br />
Geo.<br />
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Tell the others I'll write after I get a little rest, and don't forget - Don't put 4th Inf. Div. on any mail.Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00097732881927204327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-941978091077327890.post-50126595632614045682016-02-16T02:30:00.000-05:002016-02-16T02:30:17.652-05:00September 26, 1943From: Pvt. Geo. F. Gleasure 31157709, CoE. 12th Inf. A.P.O. #4, Camp Gordon, Johnston, Florida<br />
To: Mr. Frank Gleasure, 56 Gardner Street, Allston Mass. (Boston)<br />
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Dear Pa:-<br />
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Well here I am again, stuck way down here in no man's land once again. The Gulf of Mexico is about one hundred yards from the barracks here & it's hot as blazes here. I don't know when I'll be able to come home again unless we move back up that way again which I hope we do. We are here for amphibious training & it's going to be about the hardest thing we've run up against yet. I received the newspapers today just after arriving here. Well this is about all for now so I'll close till I hear from you. I'll put the new address on the back of this sheet. Write just as it is, because if you add any thing to it I won't get it.<br />
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Luck<br />
GeorgeBenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00097732881927204327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-941978091077327890.post-83988131111817040892016-02-15T02:30:00.001-05:002016-02-15T02:30:12.790-05:00September 12, 1943From: Pvt. Geo. Gleasure 311577098, CoE 12th Inf. Reg. A.P.O. #4, 4th Infantry Division, U.S. Army, Fort Dix, N.J.<br />
To: Mr. Frank Gleasure, 56 Gardner Street, Allston Mass. (Boston)<br />
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Dear Pa:-<br />
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Received your letter about three days ago & haven't had the chance to answer untill now. It's getting pretty cold around here now & they tell me that Pennsylvania & Jersey weather is the coldest there is on the coast. I hope that we don't have to make that move to the South because I hate that damn place, one winter down there is enough I'd rather stay up here & freeze. I received all letters and newspapers up to date so far. How is Martha after her collapse? If you ask me, I think there is something shady about that one she was with. We had a big fire in the Pennsylvania Railroad station here last night & from what I hear the place is a wreck & it's a big place like the South Station. They have been having quite a few train wrecks & now this fire, it looks to me like somebody's dirty work. How is Jimmy doing at the engine house & how did he make out with the navy? he said something about signing up. I can't seem to think of anymore news to write up so till I hear from you again, I'll close.<br />
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Luck<br />
GeorgeBenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00097732881927204327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-941978091077327890.post-565299573941220542016-02-11T02:30:00.000-05:002016-02-11T02:30:17.982-05:00September 9, 1943To: Mr. Frank Gleasure, 56 Gardner Street, Allston, Mass. (Boston)<div>
From: Pvt. Geo. Gleasure 31157709, CoE. 12th Inf. A.P.O. #4, U.S. Army, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Dix, New Jersey</div>
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I received your letter a few days ago and the newspapers arrived here yesterday. Things are about the same as always with an exception of a possible move to Florida, it's not too definite yet & I hope they call it off because if we go down there, it will cost me plenty to get home & I haven't any too much as it is. Has Martha gone to work yet? I haven't heard from Madeline for some time now, so I think I'll write her when I finish this one.</div>
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Well, with Italy out of this mess, it looks as if the whole thing ought to be over this year, at least I hope so. Did you hear much in the news about those two railroad wrecks last week? All I could get was what the radio told about it. I couldn't get much from the papers here in the line of news or pictures because these papers here are not very much good for news. Well there isn't much more to write about so I'll close for now so don't forget to write soon so I'll get it before leaving here.</div>
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Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00097732881927204327noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-941978091077327890.post-2252883917984850342016-02-10T02:30:00.000-05:002016-02-10T02:30:04.606-05:00August 31, 1943To: Mr. Frank Gleasure, 56 Gardner Street, Allston, Mass. (Boston)<br />
From: Pvt. Geo. F. Gleasure 31157709, CoE 12th Inf. A.P.O. #4, 4th Inf. Div. Fort Dix, NJ, U.S. Army<br />
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Dear Pa:-<br />
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I wrote you just as soon as I got back into camp the nite I left & as yet I've received no answer so I'm writing again just in case you didn't get that letter. In fact I haven't heard from anybody at all back there at all. Martha doesn't write anymore or Theresa or Jimmy either, if they don't care to write once in a while I wish they would say so, so that I won't be looking for letters every time the mail man comes in. I'm not going to bother any further with writing to people who don't even answer your letters, this place is strain enough on the nerves without thinking about what's going on at home. <br />
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I received all newspapers & what few letters that were here when I came back so all the mail that I know of is here. We have been out on the rifle range pretty regular lately & one day last week while we were out there, one of the fellows in a target pit a little way from where I was stuck his head up too high & got a bullet right between the eyes and it passed in through the front of his helmet, through his head & out through the back of the helmet & as a result they have been after us ever since to keep our heads down.<br />
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Did you see anything about that train wreck up in New York the other day? They say that some dope locked a switch engine out onto the main line when that train come along. Well this is about all for now so I'll close till later. <br />
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Luck,<br />
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GeorgeBenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00097732881927204327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-941978091077327890.post-21038240446691538612016-02-09T02:30:00.000-05:002016-02-09T02:30:22.696-05:00August 24, 1943To: Mr. Frank Gleasure, 56 Gardner St., Allston, Mass. (Boston)<br />
From: Pvt. Geo. F. Gleasure 31157709, CoE. 12th. Inf. A.P.O. #4, 4th Inf. Div. U.S. Army, Fort Dix, New Jersey<br />
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Dear Pa:-<br />
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Just a short letter to let you know that I got back okay & it only took six hours for the whole trip so that was good time. I don't know what happened to me but when I got up this morning I had a sore neck & a sick stomach but feel better now & I think I'll be okay, for a while I thought that I might be going to have another dose of pleurisy but it's wearing off now so I'm not going to worry over it. Tell Martha & Theresa to write & also tell Martha to be sure that the letter I'm sending with this one is taken care of. Well I got the newspapers & all mail due me so far, it was all on my bed when I got here last night. Well I'll have to close now as the lights are going out so write again soon.<br />
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Luck, GeorgeBenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00097732881927204327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-941978091077327890.post-68224830973883987872014-04-28T09:00:00.000-04:002014-04-28T09:00:03.825-04:00August 9, 1943From: Pvt. Geo. Gleasure, 31157709, Co. E, 12th Inf., A.P.O. #4, 4th Inf Div, US Army, Fort Dix, NJ<br />
To: Frank Gleasure, 56 Gardner Street, Allston, Mass (Boston)<br />
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Dear Pa:-<br />
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I received your letter in yesterdays mail + didnt get the chance to answer till now. When you write again send the address of that place where Theresa and Martha are staying. Yes you told me that your received pictures from Madeline I also got one of her and she does appear to have put on weight. I didnt hear anything about that train wreck you spoke of as the only papers we get here are New York and Philadelphia papers and they only have local and war news in them I would like however to have some of the Boston papers sent about once a week because I cant get used to what papers we have here. Well this is about all there is from here for now except to tell you that the address here has been changed due to the fact that the vehicles have been taken from us. So the new address is<br />
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Co. E. 12th Inf<br />
A.P.O. #4<br />
4th Infantry Division<br />
U.S. Army<br />
Fort Dix N.J.<br />
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Luck,<br />
GeorgeKathleen O'Harahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06998207528481554149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-941978091077327890.post-53525185373435324142014-04-25T09:00:00.000-04:002014-04-25T09:00:11.020-04:00July 27, 1943From: George Gleasure, Fort Dix<br />
To: Frank Gleasure, 56 Gardner Street, Allston, Mass (Boston)<br />
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Dear Pa:-<br />
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I received your letter yesterday but didn't get the opportunity to answer till now because things have been pretty busy lately but I've got a couple of hours this afternoon so I'm using them to get caught up on my mail. I didnt see Jimmy at the South Station while I was there but I suppose it was due to the very large crowd that was there that day, the crowd was so large that they had to put on a second section to that train I took and it was "the Patriot" one of the New Haven and Pennsylvanias fast steamliners so thats why I was able to get to Trenton so fast. The cars were jammed full of soldiers and sailors and to make things more miserable than they were there was too damn many civilians pushing around and grabbing seats, there should be something done about them because they are a nuisance wherever the soldiers are. I received a picture of Madeline but as yet I didnt receive her husbands but she said she was sending one. Well Ive got to close now so I can get my stuff ready to go out to the rifle range, Ill be there for a couple of days so Ive got a lot of stuff to get together before I go so Ill close now till I hear from you again. Also tell Martha to write, she hasnt answered my letters yet.<br />
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Luck,<br />
George<br />
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Excuse pencil as pen is lost. Kathleen O'Harahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06998207528481554149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-941978091077327890.post-42875213802646975652014-04-24T09:00:00.000-04:002014-04-24T09:00:04.279-04:00July 12, 1943From: George Gleasure, Co. E, 12th Inf., 4th Mtzd Div. APO #4 US Army, Fort Dix, NJ<br />
To: Frank Gleasure, 56 Gardner Street, Allston, Mass. (Boston)<br />
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Dear Pa:-<br />
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Well Im back in camp again but I still would like to be home because there is a problem coming up where we will be running most of the time and it will last for three days. I got in on good time, I left the South Station at three o'clock and arrived here in Dix at 9.30 last night so that was pretty good time. I dont feel any too good after riding so long in the heat and that problem will probably knock hell out of me but there is nothing I can do but take it that's all. Well there isn't much to say so Ill close till I hear from you.<br />
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Luck,<br />
George Kathleen O'Harahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06998207528481554149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-941978091077327890.post-80871216243259884172014-04-23T09:00:00.000-04:002014-04-23T09:00:11.149-04:00June 13, 1943From: George Gleasure, Co. E, 12th Infantry, 4th Motorized Division, Fort Dix, NJ<br />
To: Frank Gleasure, 56 Gardner Street, Allston, Mass (Boston)<br />
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Dear Pa:-<br />
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Just a short note to let you know that I received the magazines and all letters to date and that so far everything is okay.<br />
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We are starting out on a 125 mile hike soon so I dont think we will feel very good after that, we just got in from one that was 40 miles and you should have seen some of the fort here. A lot of the gang staggered in like drunks but it didnt effect me too much so it looks like Im getting tough. I got a letter from Madeline yesterday and she says that she would like to come home for a visit but is afraid her husband would be shipped out while she is here. Well this is about all from here so will close till I hear from you again.<br />
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Luck,<br />
GeorgeKathleen O'Harahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06998207528481554149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-941978091077327890.post-63458166054424918802014-04-22T09:00:00.000-04:002014-04-22T09:00:05.967-04:00May 17, 1943From: George Gleasure, Co. E, 12th Infantry, 4th Mtzd Division, Fort Dix, NJ<br />
To: Frank Gleasure, 56 Gardner Street, Allston, Mass (Boston)<br />
<br />
Dear Pa,<br />
<br />
Received your letter a few days ago but have been so busy that I couldnt answer till now and at that Ive only a few minutes before the lights go out. Im sorry to hear that Martha is in the hospital again but I dont think that there is too much to worry about and I would bring her home because it looks to me like they are using her to make money on, so Id take her out, I think she will be okay. We have a fellow here who has five hundred tumors in various parts of his body and hes still just as good as any of the rest of us. Ill ask the doctor about that pulse rate as soon as I see him but personally I dont think that's true because if it was she would be sweating and have a red face. They told me that if x ray showed anything that they would call me in but I havent been called so it must be negative but I am going to see a civilian doctor and see what he says. Well this is about all from here so will close till I hear from you again.<br />
<br />
Luck,<br />
GeorgeKathleen O'Harahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06998207528481554149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-941978091077327890.post-47196078571809170052014-04-21T09:00:00.000-04:002014-04-21T09:00:04.507-04:00April 6, 1943From: Lt. Joe C. Leone, A-T Co. 158th Inf APO 3470 C/O PM San Francisco Cal. <br />
To: Pvt. George F. Gleasure, Co. E 12th Infantry, Camp Gordon, Augusta, GA.<br />
<br />
"Somewhere in New Guinea"<br />
<br />
Dear George,<br />
<br />
I received your letter dated December 18 a few days ago. I was surprised to hear from you, however, very pleased. Your letter did take a rather long time to reach me, however this is unusual, so we can blame it onto the fact that I have moved constantly, and I don't have such a thing as a station.<br />
<br />
I trust, that you are getting along as well as possible. As to my doings, you will be better informed, if you read the newspapers and magazines. As you know this is no bed of roses out here, but I'm not surprised, for I had a pretty good picture of what events were to occur.<br />
<br />
I hear from Martha quite often, which pleases me very much. As you probably already know, I'm very fond of her. Well George, keep your chin up and we'll finish this job over here, so that you probably won't have to leave the states.<br />
<br />
Your friend,<br />
Joe<br />
<br />
P.S. Why not write me?Kathleen O'Harahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06998207528481554149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-941978091077327890.post-29225844065572542042014-01-09T09:00:00.000-05:002014-01-09T09:00:02.184-05:00April 19, 1943From: Pvt. George F. Gleasure, 31157709, CoE. 12th Infantry, A.P.O. #4, U.S. Army, Fort Dix, N.J.<br />
To: Frank Gleasure, 56 Gardner Street, Allston, Mass.<br />
<br />
Dear Pa:-<br />
<br />
I received your letter today along with a couple of others from boston. I was beginning to wonder if you had been receiving my letters because its been some time since I heard from you. I get one from Martha occasionally but I never hear from either Theresa or Jimmy. I don't know whats the matter with them. I wouldn't get rid of the dog on that account I'd just help him off the struts & when you catch him doing wrong just wallop hell out of him & he won't try it again. He knows when he's wrong.<br />
<br />Before I left Gordon I sent you a picture book of the City of Augusta so let me know in your next letter if you received it or not. I think that Jimmy had better stay in his job because I doubt if he can get a release now that the manpower freeze has gone into effect. So he had better use his head or he will find himself in the army. As for Martha having heart trouble, you had better try to curb her of drinking as that will do more harm than anything else. THe doctor can put a scare into her if you tell him about it. Well this is about all from here so I'll close for now.<br />
<br />
Luck,<br />
<br />George.<br />
<br />
Here is the new address.<br />
<br />
Pvt. Geo. F. Gleasure 31157709.<br />
CoE. 12th Infantry. A.P.O. #4<br />
U.S. Army Fort Dix.<br />
New Jersey<br />
<br />
April 20, 1943 (both letters included in the same envelope)<br />
<br />
Dear Pa<br />
<br />
Just a note to tell you that this address has changed again so here is the new one & be sure you get it right because if you don't the letters will be censored. The address is on the back of this paper.<br />
<br />
Pvt. George F. Gleasure 31157709<br />
CoE. 12th Infantry. A.P.O. #4<br />
4th Motorized Division<br />
Fort Dix, New JerseyBenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00097732881927204327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-941978091077327890.post-33704960161081918372014-01-08T09:00:00.000-05:002014-01-08T09:00:02.817-05:00March 20, 1943From: Pvt. Geo. F. Gleasure, CoE. 12th Inf. A.P.O. #4, Camp Gordon, Augusta, GA<br />
To: Frank Gleasure, 56 Gardner Street, Allston, Mass. (Boston)<br />
<br />
Dear Pa,-<br />
<br />
I received your letter with the enclosed check but didn't get the time to take care of it untill now as we were very busy out in the woods getting ready to come back in, we got in at three thirty this afternoon as I just endorsed the check & am sending it along. All it did the whole time we were out there was rain & I was soaked most of the time, it was one of the toughest experiences a man could run up against but its all over now till later then we go out again. I haven't heard yet about the xray but I intend to go over there the first chance I get. Well there isn't much to write about so I'll close till I hear from you again.<br />
<br />
Luck, GeorgeBenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00097732881927204327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-941978091077327890.post-24551121145121778742014-01-07T10:00:00.000-05:002014-04-19T21:33:29.693-04:00January 10, 1943From: Pvt. Geo. Gleasure, CoE 12th Inf., Camp Gordon, Augusta, GA<br />
To: Frank Gleasure, 56 Gardner Street, Allston, Mass. (Boston)<br />
<br />
Dear Pa,-<br />
<br />
Just a few lines to let you know that everything is okay & to tell you that I sent you my camera & some photographs so put them away where Jimmy won't get hold of them, I don't want him to get that camera as I paid $4.00 for it & its a good one. Don't send any more of those railroad magazines till I tell you to. Did you hear from Madeline yet? Well there isn't much to say from here so I'll close for now so write & let me know if the pictures & camera get there alright. Well this is all for now.<br />
<br />
Luck, GeorgeBenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00097732881927204327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-941978091077327890.post-4459292045656344072014-01-07T09:00:00.000-05:002014-04-19T21:32:59.177-04:00January 3, 1943**George dated the letter 1942 by accident<br />
<br />
From: Geo. F. Gleasure, CoE. 12th Infantry, Camp Gordon, Augusta, GA<br />
To: Frank Gleasure, 56 Gardner Street, Allston, Mass. (Boston)<br />
<br />
Dear Pa,-<br />
<br />
I'm writing just a short letter to tell you that if you don't hear from me for a period of time, not to get alarmed as we probably will be on the move.<br />
<br />
The weather here has warmed up again & we had today off so it wasn't so bad, I spent the whole day sleeping, & I had a very much needed rest. As far a furlough it looks like a long time before I'll get it, the <u>favorite pets</u> have to get theirs first & we take whats left. Well there isn't much to say from here so I'll close for now.<br />
<br />
Luck,<br />
<br />
GeorgeBenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00097732881927204327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-941978091077327890.post-22830929650424631452013-11-20T09:00:00.000-05:002013-11-20T09:00:00.048-05:00March 14, 1943From: Pvt. Geo. F. Gleasure 31157709, CoE 12th Infantry A.P.O. #4, U.S. Army Camp Gordon, Augusta, Georgia<br />
To: Frank Gleasure, 56 Gardner Street, Allston, Mass. (Boston)<br />
<br />
Dear Pa.-,<br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
Luck<br />
GeorgeBenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00097732881927204327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-941978091077327890.post-68471416459095696742013-11-19T09:00:00.000-05:002013-11-19T09:00:06.194-05:00March 8, 1943From: Pvt. Geo. Gleasure, 31157709, CoE. 12th Infantry A.P.O. #4, U.S. Army, Camp Gordon, Augusta, Georgia<br />
To: Frank Gleasure, 56 Gardner Street, Allston, Mass. (Boston)<br />
<br />
Dear Pa.-<br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
Luck<br />
George<br />
<br />
Please excuse the pencil as my pen is packed away.Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00097732881927204327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-941978091077327890.post-54241614352203776292013-11-18T09:00:00.000-05:002013-11-18T09:00:04.299-05:00March 6, 1943From: Pvt. Geo. F. Gleasure 31157709, CoE. 12th Infantry, A.P.O. #4, U.S. Army Camp Gordon, Augusta, Georgia.<br />
To: Frank Gleasure, 56 Gardner Street, Allston Mass. (Boston)<br />
<br />
Dear Pa.-<br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
Luck<br />
<br />
GeorgeBenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00097732881927204327noreply@blogger.com0