[Heading:]Form 9, 300M 6-37

Seaboard Air Line Railway

L.R. Powell, Jr. and Henry W. Anderson, Receivers

 

Battery F, 57th C.A.

Camp Pendleton, Va.

Dec. 11, 1941

Dear Carrie, Fred, Gary, and Gene,

            Received your letter yesterday and am rather surprised myself that I have time and energy enough to answer so soon.  Yes, an official order came through canceling all Christmas and New Year’s furloughs.  But yesterday I heard a rumor that we might get home for a short time during the holidays.  So, while this is only a rumor I still have hopes of getting home even if only on a weekend.  It’s right nice to know that I am going to receive a gift – this far ahead I mean.  So, keep your fingers crossed and wish me luck.

            We are on guard now at the Norfolk dock and Portsmouth railroad yards.  Most of us are here at Portsmouth.  I am still doing plenty of driving.  I drew one guard “trick” but haven’t been on guard since.  Just driving.  I got about three hours sleep Tuesday night but caught up last night.  We are quartered in a building (one room and office) that is railroad property.  It has a concrete floor, plenty of steam pipes for heat, toilets, and folding canvas cots to sleep on.  It certainly is a lot better than maneuvers.  I don’t know how long we will be here.  But meanwhile our address is the same as before, though the mail maybe a little delayed in reaching us at times.

            Russ and the rest [of] the group that I told you about that were to go to Hawaii shoved off last night for the west coast.  I happened to be at Pendleton just before they left.  It sure was tough to say good-bye to them again.

            Have you noticed the change in radio programs or these stations around here anyhow.  Everything is patriotic stuff.  I’m listening to “Any Bond Today” now for the second time today and “God Bless America” and others are also very popular.  There goes “Yankee Doodle”.   Not that I dislike it, but it is just interesting to notice how the trend of music follow circumstances.

            The railroad company gave us a lot of this stationary so you can overlook the business look of it.

            I believe that is about the news of the time.  So just help me keep hoping to get home one of these days.

            And about the worrying.  I’m doing all right.  After all, come what may, we can take it.  That’s what we are here for.  Don’t you all worry either.  We’ll all just hope for the best, huh?

 

                                                                                                Lots of love,

                                                                                                            Glenn

P.S.  By the way.  What is your route number,

            if you have one.  I guess you’ve noticed the way

            I address your envelopes.                     Glenn

 

 

 

 

[Envelope addressed as follows:]

                        Mr. and Mrs. Fred J. White

                                                Laurel,

                        Route               Delaware

 

 

 

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