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
Thursday, November 7, 2013
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
Thursday, October 31, 2013
January 6, 1943
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.
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.
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
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