Jul 13, 2026 · 19 min · 5 segments
Somewhere in England Gerald pens letters back home, fresh back from his furlough. **CREDITS & LINKS** **MUSIC COURTESY OF:** Bobby Mackey - “Johanna” **CITY SHOUT OUTS:** 🏴…
Tessa MorrowHost
Corporal Gerald Morrow writes back home on February 17th, 1944, somewhere in England.
Dearest Mom, I received your letter of the 21st of January on the 11th of February, and I think it was delivered in darn good time considering that you left off my APO number when you addressed it.
We had many cases where plain, ordinary air mail letters have arrived a lot faster than V-mail.
So what do you say that unless we haven't got very much to write about, we'll just forget about the crumpled up, eye-straining V-mail things? And while we're on the subject of eyes, I might add that in a day or so, I am to report to the hospital to have my eyes examined for glasses.
It was certainly a relief to receive your letter because quite a while had elapsed before I had heard from you after Josephine had written that you had fell on the ice.
I think it is a darn shame that they are taking all those fellows with families and places of businesses.
What's to become of their business that they have worked so hard to establish? You asked if I ever received letters from Isabel.
I did receive two from Uncle Bruno, which, of course, I answered, and incidentally, I have established contact with Ralph, and I hope by the time you get this, he and I will have gotten together.
Corporal Gerald Morrow writes back home on February 17th, 1944, somewhere in England.
Dearest Mom, I received your letter of the 21st of January on the 11th of February, and I think it was delivered in darn good time considering that you left off my APO number when you addressed it.
We had many cases where plain, ordinary air mail letters have arrived a lot faster than V-mail.
So what do you say that unless we haven't got very much to write about, we'll just forget about the crumpled up, eye-straining V-mail things? And while we're on the subject of eyes, I might add that in a day or so, I am to report to the hospital to have my eyes examined for glasses.
It was certainly a relief to receive your letter because quite a while had elapsed before I had heard from you after Josephine had written that you had fell on the ice.
I think it is a darn shame that they are taking all those fellows with families and places of businesses.
What's to become of their business that they have worked so hard to establish? You asked if I ever received letters from Isabel.
I did receive two from Uncle Bruno, which, of course, I answered, and incidentally, I have established contact with Ralph, and I hope by the time you get this, he and I will have gotten together.
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