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Title A name given to the resource War Letters: Ruse "Bill" O'Neil Sullivan to Isabel "Dolly" Neel Sullivan, 1942-1943 Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence Army Life WWII Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ruse O'Neil Sullivan Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Mobile Public Library, Local History & Genealogy Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1942-1943 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Gabrielle Jones, Transcriber Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This file may be freely used for educational and research purposes as long as it is not altered in any way. No commercial reproduction or distribution of this file is permitted without written permission from this institution. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf jpeg Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Correspondence Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context War-Letters-Sullivan-1942-1943 Description An account of the resource This collection primarily features a collection of handwritten letters by PFC Ruse O'Neil Sullivan to his mother, Isabel, in Mobile, during his service in the U.S. Army, specialty Automotive Parts Clerk. Born in Perkington, MS, on 1/30/1911, Ruse O. Sullivan had been a resident of Mobile, AL, for 77 years when he passed away on 9/15/1989 at the age of 78, according to his obituary in The Mobile Register, 9/16/1989. He served in the army from 8/7/42 - 12/3/43, at which time he was honorably discharged at Camp Lockett, California, by reason of Sec II AR 615-360, signifying a physical disability that rendered him unfit for military service, according to his enlistment record. His character was listed as “Excellent.” This collection was donated to the Local History & Genealogy Division of Mobile Public Library by the family of Ruse Sullivan’s daughter, Marcia Ann Sullivan Biggs, after her passing in 2023. Ann Biggs was a Mobile Public Library retiree and a Local History & Genealogy Division supernumerary who was passionate about history and researching family ancestry. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Aug. 9 - 1943 Dear Mama – Just a few lines to let you know that I am feeling fine and I hope you are the same. I would have written sooner but I have been nearly sick with a head cold and I just came off guard duty. My cold is a lot better and I can’t imagine how I caught one in this climate. Well I guess I will get my teeth fixed now as I have an appointment with the dentist at 10:30 in the morning. I kind of half way think that I will get a furlough this month and if I do I will put my teeth off until I come back. If I leave before the first I will probably drive that car to Galveston, Texas and then take a train home from Houston. Mama, you shouldn’t do so much sewing and just stay down on the coast and take things easy. This place is so full of flies that I can hardly write for knocking them off. You asked me if I got Gene’s picture, yes I got it but he looks awfully thin to me unless it has just been so long since I have seen him. I wrote him a letter but I still don’t know whether he ever got it or not. This is the rainy season out here and according to the natives there is more rain than usual but it sure makes the nights nice for sleeping. I just spilled ink slapping at flies as you can see by this paper. I received a letter from you this afternoon and I hope Ola is feeling a lot better by this time. If I should happen to get in Mobile before the busses start running I will probably go by her house on my way home. If I have time tomorrow night I will try and write all my sisters a letter but I don’t guess I know Dees[Dee’s] address. Tell Vance that when I come home I want some shrimp as I haven’t seen any in nearly a year. We have fish about twice a month but I don’t especially care for them. Tell the boys that I want them to take me swimming and fishing also. I was glad to hear Rich got a new car and he shouldn’t have much trouble paying for it. I will have to close now so tell everyone hello for me. Goodnight Lots & lots of love & kisses Bill Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data paper Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter: 9 Aug 1943 Description An account of the resource Aug. 9 - 1943 Dear Mama – Just a few lines to let you know that I am feeling fine and I hope you are the same. I would have written sooner but I have been nearly sick with a head cold and I just came off guard duty. My cold is a lot better and I can’t imagine how I caught one in this climate. Well I guess I will get my teeth fixed now as I have an appointment with the dentist at 10:30 in the morning. I kind of half way think that I will get a furlough this month and if I do I will put my teeth off until I come back. If I leave before the first I will probably drive that car to Galveston, Texas and then take a train home from Houston. Mama, you shouldn’t do so much sewing and just stay down on the coast and take things easy. This place is so full of flies that I can hardly write for knocking them off. You asked me if I got Gene’s picture, yes I got it but he looks awfully thin to me unless it has just been so long since I have seen him. I wrote him a letter but I still don’t know whether he ever got it or not. This is the rainy season out here and according to the natives there is more rain than usual but it sure makes the nights nice for sleeping. I just spilled ink slapping at flies as you can see by this paper. I received a letter from you this afternoon and I hope Ola is feeling a lot better by this time. If I should happen to get in Mobile before the busses start running I will probably go by her house on my way home. If I have time tomorrow night I will try and write all my sisters a letter but I don’t guess I know Dees[Dee’s] address. Tell Vance that when I come home I want some shrimp as I haven’t seen any in nearly a year. We have fish about twice a month but I don’t especially care for them. Tell the boys that I want them to take me swimming and fishing also. I was glad to hear Rich got a new car and he shouldn’t have much trouble paying for it. I will have to close now so tell everyone hello for me. Goodnight Lots & lots of love & kisses Bill Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ruse Sullivan Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 9 Aug 1943 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Correspondence Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context War-Letters-9Aug1943 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Mobile Public Library, Local History & Genealogy Division army life furlough Galveston TX Houston TX Mobile AL sullivan Tucson AZ World War II https://digital.mobilepubliclibrary.org/files/original/7f25d36d186f8d753870956ca1d39043.pdf 5d4e4defb6686a61520e125f8f0b633b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource War Letters: Ruse "Bill" O'Neil Sullivan to Isabel "Dolly" Neel Sullivan, 1942-1943 Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence Army Life WWII Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ruse O'Neil Sullivan Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Mobile Public Library, Local History & Genealogy Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1942-1943 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Gabrielle Jones, Transcriber Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This file may be freely used for educational and research purposes as long as it is not altered in any way. No commercial reproduction or distribution of this file is permitted without written permission from this institution. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf jpeg Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Correspondence Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context War-Letters-Sullivan-1942-1943 Description An account of the resource This collection primarily features a collection of handwritten letters by PFC Ruse O'Neil Sullivan to his mother, Isabel, in Mobile, during his service in the U.S. Army, specialty Automotive Parts Clerk. Born in Perkington, MS, on 1/30/1911, Ruse O. Sullivan had been a resident of Mobile, AL, for 77 years when he passed away on 9/15/1989 at the age of 78, according to his obituary in The Mobile Register, 9/16/1989. He served in the army from 8/7/42 - 12/3/43, at which time he was honorably discharged at Camp Lockett, California, by reason of Sec II AR 615-360, signifying a physical disability that rendered him unfit for military service, according to his enlistment record. His character was listed as “Excellent.” This collection was donated to the Local History & Genealogy Division of Mobile Public Library by the family of Ruse Sullivan’s daughter, Marcia Ann Sullivan Biggs, after her passing in 2023. Ann Biggs was a Mobile Public Library retiree and a Local History & Genealogy Division supernumerary who was passionate about history and researching family ancestry. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document P.F.C. R.O. SULLIVAN 3457 ORD. A.M. CO CAMP LOCKETT, CALIF. CAMP LOCKETT CALIF. SEP [Illegible]” [Stamped in black on top-right of envelope] FREE [Covered with a black illegible stamp, at top-right of envelope] Mrs. D.O. Sullivan 2152 Senator St. Mobile, Alabama. USO UNITED SERVICES ORGANIZATIONS [Stamped in blue on top-center on back of envelope] 555 [Illegible] __ Aug – 13 – 1943 Dear Mama – I can’t write much tonight but I want you to know that I am feeling fine and I hope you are well and enjoying your visit. Mama, when you get this letter don’t write any more until I tell you as I might have a good big surprise for you. We aren’t working very much so I think I will walk over to the ball game in a few minutes. I was supposed to go down to San Diego after some parts this morning but I got out of it by some smooth talking. I never hear from Meg anymore so I guess she spends all of her time playing with (2)[Page 2] the new baby. I am going in to town tomorrow afternoon and try to buy me a new cap and some other little things. Mama, Gerald is foolish to want to get in the army with a wife and child to take care of. I was sorry to hear of Francis ear but I don’t see how you found it out unless someone else told you. We had some pretty good fish for dinner today but I have been drinking water all afternoon. We are getting quite a bit of meat lately, also plenty of pie and ice cream. Mama, I will close for now so, Goodnight Lots & lots of love & kisses Bill __ Tuesday PM Mama Honey This letter come today and dont you [illegible] you better come home by Fri? Its [illegible] mighty like I’m coming home so if they can’t bring you let us know & some body will come for you, I know you will need to put groceries in & clean up. Now be sure and come on let us know. We are all rit[right?] & miss you. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data paper Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter: 13 Aug 1943 Description An account of the resource P.F.C. R.O. SULLIVAN 3457 ORD. A.M. CO CAMP LOCKETT, CALIF. CAMP LOCKETT CALIF. SEP [Illegible]” [Stamped in black on top-right of envelope] FREE [Covered with a black illegible stamp, at top-right of envelope] Mrs. D.O. Sullivan 2152 Senator St. Mobile, Alabama. USO UNITED SERVICES ORGANIZATIONS [Stamped in blue on top-center on back of envelope] 555 [Illegible] __ Aug – 13 – 1943 Dear Mama – I can’t write much tonight but I want you to know that I am feeling fine and I hope you are well and enjoying your visit. Mama, when you get this letter don’t write any more until I tell you as I might have a good big surprise for you. We aren’t working very much so I think I will walk over to the ball game in a few minutes. I was supposed to go down to San Diego after some parts this morning but I got out of it by some smooth talking. I never hear from Meg anymore so I guess she spends all of her time playing with (2)[Page 2] the new baby. I am going in to town tomorrow afternoon and try to buy me a new cap and some other little things. Mama, Gerald is foolish to want to get in the army with a wife and child to take care of. I was sorry to hear of Francis ear but I don’t see how you found it out unless someone else told you. We had some pretty good fish for dinner today but I have been drinking water all afternoon. We are getting quite a bit of meat lately, also plenty of pie and ice cream. Mama, I will close for now so, Goodnight Lots & lots of love & kisses Bill __ Tuesday PM Mama Honey This letter come today and dont you [illegible] you better come home by Fri? Its [illegible] mighty like I’m coming home so if they can’t bring you let us know & some body will come for you, I know you will need to put groceries in & clean up. Now be sure and come on let us know. We are all rit[right?] & miss you. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ruse Sullivan Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 13 Aug 1943 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Correspondence Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context War-Letters-13Aug1943 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Mobile Public Library, Local History & Genealogy Division army life Camp Lockett CA furlough San Diego CA sullivan World War II https://digital.mobilepubliclibrary.org/files/original/4292b2ec14af4675439634a375b5c928.pdf b1c8b08f151b26b79083c713eda0eb38 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource War Letters: Ruse "Bill" O'Neil Sullivan to Isabel "Dolly" Neel Sullivan, 1942-1943 Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence Army Life WWII Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ruse O'Neil Sullivan Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Mobile Public Library, Local History & Genealogy Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1942-1943 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Gabrielle Jones, Transcriber Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This file may be freely used for educational and research purposes as long as it is not altered in any way. No commercial reproduction or distribution of this file is permitted without written permission from this institution. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf jpeg Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Correspondence Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context War-Letters-Sullivan-1942-1943 Description An account of the resource This collection primarily features a collection of handwritten letters by PFC Ruse O'Neil Sullivan to his mother, Isabel, in Mobile, during his service in the U.S. Army, specialty Automotive Parts Clerk. Born in Perkington, MS, on 1/30/1911, Ruse O. Sullivan had been a resident of Mobile, AL, for 77 years when he passed away on 9/15/1989 at the age of 78, according to his obituary in The Mobile Register, 9/16/1989. He served in the army from 8/7/42 - 12/3/43, at which time he was honorably discharged at Camp Lockett, California, by reason of Sec II AR 615-360, signifying a physical disability that rendered him unfit for military service, according to his enlistment record. His character was listed as “Excellent.” This collection was donated to the Local History & Genealogy Division of Mobile Public Library by the family of Ruse Sullivan’s daughter, Marcia Ann Sullivan Biggs, after her passing in 2023. Ann Biggs was a Mobile Public Library retiree and a Local History & Genealogy Division supernumerary who was passionate about history and researching family ancestry. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document P.F.C. R.O. SULLIVAN 3457 ORD. A.M. CO. CAMP LOCKETT, CALIF. CAMP LOCKETT CALIF. SEP 11 1943 5 PM [Stamped in black on top-right of envelope] FREE [A partial stamp, printed in black, with lines and a “1”] Mrs. D.O. Sullivan 2152 Senator St. Mobile, Alabama USO UNITED SERVICES ORGANIZATIONS [Stamped in blue on top-center on back of envelope] MONTGOMERY ALA. SEP 15 1943 130 AM [Stamped in black on bottom-center on back of envelope] __ 9-10-43 Dear Mama – I know you are anxious to hear from me and I would have written sooner but I have really been on the move since I got back. I had an awful tiresome trip back and I felt awful blue for a few days when I had time to think. Two of us were transferred to this camp and got here yesterday afternoon after driving about sixteen hours. Well, I thought that I had been in some high mountains until I came down here. Sometimes it seemed like we were driving in the clouds and this camp is in a valley high up in the mountains. It is a beautiful place and at (2)[Page 2] night it is darn near freezing cold. We are two miles from the Mexican border and about sixty miles from San Diego. It was sure good to get here and see some of my old friends that have been down here a pretty good while. Some of the men I know are getting out with On. D’s now and some time I think I will get another exam. I haven’t got my pay yet so I guess I will have to wait until the first of the month. There is lots of talk of this company splitting up and if it does I will probably go up to Los Angeles. Down here the closest town is 28 miles from camp and it is a small (3)[Page 3] place. One of the boys and myself just went to a show tonight so I feel some better now. It is getting late so I will have to close until tomorrow. Goodnight Lots & lots of love & kisses Bill Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data paper Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter: 10 Sept 1943 Description An account of the resource P.F.C. R.O. SULLIVAN 3457 ORD. A.M. CO. CAMP LOCKETT, CALIF. CAMP LOCKETT CALIF. SEP 11 1943 5 PM [Stamped in black on top-right of envelope] FREE [A partial stamp, printed in black, with lines and a “1”] Mrs. D.O. Sullivan 2152 Senator St. Mobile, Alabama USO UNITED SERVICES ORGANIZATIONS [Stamped in blue on top-center on back of envelope] MONTGOMERY ALA. SEP 15 1943 130 AM [Stamped in black on bottom-center on back of envelope] __ 9-10-43 Dear Mama – I know you are anxious to hear from me and I would have written sooner but I have really been on the move since I got back. I had an awful tiresome trip back and I felt awful blue for a few days when I had time to think. Two of us were transferred to this camp and got here yesterday afternoon after driving about sixteen hours. Well, I thought that I had been in some high mountains until I came down here. Sometimes it seemed like we were driving in the clouds and this camp is in a valley high up in the mountains. It is a beautiful place and at (2)[Page 2] night it is darn near freezing cold. We are two miles from the Mexican border and about sixty miles from San Diego. It was sure good to get here and see some of my old friends that have been down here a pretty good while. Some of the men I know are getting out with On. D’s now and some time I think I will get another exam. I haven’t got my pay yet so I guess I will have to wait until the first of the month. There is lots of talk of this company splitting up and if it does I will probably go up to Los Angeles. Down here the closest town is 28 miles from camp and it is a small (3)[Page 3] place. One of the boys and myself just went to a show tonight so I feel some better now. It is getting late so I will have to close until tomorrow. Goodnight Lots & lots of love & kisses Bill Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ruse Sullivan Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 10 Sept 1943 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Correspondence Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context War-Letters-10Sept1943 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Mobile Public Library, Local History & Genealogy Division army unit transfer Camp Lockett CA furlough San Diego CA https://digital.mobilepubliclibrary.org/files/original/1f04af40c5f23925030a06f26ce2aa46.pdf d07f784793236720985034e0756ed8f4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource War Letters: Ruse "Bill" O'Neil Sullivan to Isabel "Dolly" Neel Sullivan, 1942-1943 Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence Army Life WWII Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ruse O'Neil Sullivan Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Mobile Public Library, Local History & Genealogy Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1942-1943 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Gabrielle Jones, Transcriber Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This file may be freely used for educational and research purposes as long as it is not altered in any way. No commercial reproduction or distribution of this file is permitted without written permission from this institution. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf jpeg Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Correspondence Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context War-Letters-Sullivan-1942-1943 Description An account of the resource This collection primarily features a collection of handwritten letters by PFC Ruse O'Neil Sullivan to his mother, Isabel, in Mobile, during his service in the U.S. Army, specialty Automotive Parts Clerk. Born in Perkington, MS, on 1/30/1911, Ruse O. Sullivan had been a resident of Mobile, AL, for 77 years when he passed away on 9/15/1989 at the age of 78, according to his obituary in The Mobile Register, 9/16/1989. He served in the army from 8/7/42 - 12/3/43, at which time he was honorably discharged at Camp Lockett, California, by reason of Sec II AR 615-360, signifying a physical disability that rendered him unfit for military service, according to his enlistment record. His character was listed as “Excellent.” This collection was donated to the Local History & Genealogy Division of Mobile Public Library by the family of Ruse Sullivan’s daughter, Marcia Ann Sullivan Biggs, after her passing in 2023. Ann Biggs was a Mobile Public Library retiree and a Local History & Genealogy Division supernumerary who was passionate about history and researching family ancestry. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document FROM [Stamped in blue on top-left of envelope] P.F.C. R.O. SULLIVAN 3457 ORD. A.M. CO. CAMP LOCKETT, CALIF. CAMP LOCKETT CALIF. SEP 14 1943 [Illegible date] [Stamped in black on top-right of envelope] FREE [Partially covered by a stamp, printed in black, with lines and a “1”] Mrs. D.O. Sullivan 2152 Senator St. Mobile, Alabama USO UNITED SERVICES ORGANIZATIONS [Stamped in blue on top-center on back of envelope] __ 9-13-43 Dear Mama – Just a few lines to let you know that I am feeling fine and I hope you are the same. I haven’t heard from you since last Wed. but I guess my mail got mixed up in moving. We are pretty busy packing so I don’t guess we will be here very much longer. We move around so much that I don’t even bother to unpack all my clothes. Mama, we are right in Pancho Villa’s old hideout and the tree is still here that he was hung from. People come from all over (2)[Page 2] the country here to hunt bear, mountain lions and bob cats. From where I am sitting I can see flags flying that show where Old Mexico begins. There is a couple of large cavalry outfits here and it is a pretty sight to see these horses drill to music. Our barracks is situated on the side of a mountain surrounded by large oak trees. Anna likes beautiful scenery and she should try and see some of these valleys between here and San Diego. There is a valley about fifteen miles from here where 500,000 acres have been burning for over a week. Some 600 soldiers are kept busy day and night fighting this. I have met another bunch of new men and like them and the camp pretty well. At night you can sleep under two blankets and a comfort with ease. I am going to try and get an exam tomorrow to see if my knee is fit for active duty or else quit the whole thing. I will close now hoping to hear from you soon. Lots & lots of love & kisses Bill Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data paper Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter: 13 Sept 1943 Description An account of the resource FROM [Stamped in blue on top-left of envelope] P.F.C. R.O. SULLIVAN 3457 ORD. A.M. CO. CAMP LOCKETT, CALIF. CAMP LOCKETT CALIF. SEP 14 1943 [Illegible date] [Stamped in black on top-right of envelope] FREE [Partially covered by a stamp, printed in black, with lines and a “1”] Mrs. D.O. Sullivan 2152 Senator St. Mobile, Alabama USO UNITED SERVICES ORGANIZATIONS [Stamped in blue on top-center on back of envelope] __ 9-13-43 Dear Mama – Just a few lines to let you know that I am feeling fine and I hope you are the same. I haven’t heard from you since last Wed. but I guess my mail got mixed up in moving. We are pretty busy packing so I don’t guess we will be here very much longer. We move around so much that I don’t even bother to unpack all my clothes. Mama, we are right in Pancho Villa’s old hideout and the tree is still here that he was hung from. People come from all over (2)[Page 2] the country here to hunt bear, mountain lions and bob cats. From where I am sitting I can see flags flying that show where Old Mexico begins. There is a couple of large cavalry outfits here and it is a pretty sight to see these horses drill to music. Our barracks is situated on the side of a mountain surrounded by large oak trees. Anna likes beautiful scenery and she should try and see some of these valleys between here and San Diego. There is a valley about fifteen miles from here where 500,000 acres have been burning for over a week. Some 600 soldiers are kept busy day and night fighting this. I have met another bunch of new men and like them and the camp pretty well. At night you can sleep under two blankets and a comfort with ease. I am going to try and get an exam tomorrow to see if my knee is fit for active duty or else quit the whole thing. I will close now hoping to hear from you soon. Lots & lots of love & kisses Bill Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ruse Sullivan Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 13 Sept 1943 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Correspondence Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context War-Letters-13Sept1943 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Mobile Public Library, Local History & Genealogy Division army cavalry army life Camp Lockett CA forest fire Pancho Villa sullivan World War II https://digital.mobilepubliclibrary.org/files/original/64a59f9bc7c6e185ebd2283abbd9a712.pdf 5891f08aaf770303a47a7e9ed688168a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource War Letters: Ruse "Bill" O'Neil Sullivan to Isabel "Dolly" Neel Sullivan, 1942-1943 Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence Army Life WWII Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ruse O'Neil Sullivan Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Mobile Public Library, Local History & Genealogy Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1942-1943 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Gabrielle Jones, Transcriber Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This file may be freely used for educational and research purposes as long as it is not altered in any way. No commercial reproduction or distribution of this file is permitted without written permission from this institution. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf jpeg Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Correspondence Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context War-Letters-Sullivan-1942-1943 Description An account of the resource This collection primarily features a collection of handwritten letters by PFC Ruse O'Neil Sullivan to his mother, Isabel, in Mobile, during his service in the U.S. Army, specialty Automotive Parts Clerk. Born in Perkington, MS, on 1/30/1911, Ruse O. Sullivan had been a resident of Mobile, AL, for 77 years when he passed away on 9/15/1989 at the age of 78, according to his obituary in The Mobile Register, 9/16/1989. He served in the army from 8/7/42 - 12/3/43, at which time he was honorably discharged at Camp Lockett, California, by reason of Sec II AR 615-360, signifying a physical disability that rendered him unfit for military service, according to his enlistment record. His character was listed as “Excellent.” This collection was donated to the Local History & Genealogy Division of Mobile Public Library by the family of Ruse Sullivan’s daughter, Marcia Ann Sullivan Biggs, after her passing in 2023. Ann Biggs was a Mobile Public Library retiree and a Local History & Genealogy Division supernumerary who was passionate about history and researching family ancestry. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document 9-15-43 Dear Mama – Just a few lines to let you know that I am feeling fine and I hope you are feeling well. I havent had but one letter from you so far but I guess they are being held up in my moving. Our entire company is pulling out next week for a new camp many, many miles from here but I am not going. I went up for a discharge today and I have to go before the C.O.O.[C.D.D.?] in the morning. Don’t be surprised if you hear of me getting out within the next few weeks. I am not working this afternoon but just waiting (2)[Page 2] around to see if I get moved over to S.C.U. in this camp or whether I have to get to the general hospital in L.A. for another check up. I hate like the devil to leave this outfit but I don’t care to take another 5,000 mile trip. As it is if I get out I will have one heck of a long train or bus ride but I am pretty sure that I will take a train. Mama, I am too excited to write so I will close until I hear more about what is going to happen to me. Lots & lots of love & kisses Bill Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data paper Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter: 15 Sept 1943 Description An account of the resource 9-15-43 Dear Mama – Just a few lines to let you know that I am feeling fine and I hope you are feeling well. I havent had but one letter from you so far but I guess they are being held up in my moving. Our entire company is pulling out next week for a new camp many, many miles from here but I am not going. I went up for a discharge today and I have to go before the C.O.O.[C.D.D.?] in the morning. Don’t be surprised if you hear of me getting out within the next few weeks. I am not working this afternoon but just waiting (2)[Page 2] around to see if I get moved over to S.C.U. in this camp or whether I have to get to the general hospital in L.A. for another check up. I hate like the devil to leave this outfit but I don’t care to take another 5,000 mile trip. As it is if I get out I will have one heck of a long train or bus ride but I am pretty sure that I will take a train. Mama, I am too excited to write so I will close until I hear more about what is going to happen to me. Lots & lots of love & kisses Bill Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ruse Sullivan Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 15 Sept 1943 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Correspondence Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context War-Letters-15Sept1943 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Mobile Public Library, Local History & Genealogy Division army life army medical discharge Camp Lockett CA Los Angeles CA sullivan World War II https://digital.mobilepubliclibrary.org/files/original/fb4e22f7f1b80f36277ef38f2a6bce7e.pdf c6e2d810c10b2b6d8b13208f25246a20 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource War Letters: Ruse "Bill" O'Neil Sullivan to Isabel "Dolly" Neel Sullivan, 1942-1943 Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence Army Life WWII Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ruse O'Neil Sullivan Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Mobile Public Library, Local History & Genealogy Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1942-1943 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Gabrielle Jones, Transcriber Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This file may be freely used for educational and research purposes as long as it is not altered in any way. No commercial reproduction or distribution of this file is permitted without written permission from this institution. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf jpeg Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Correspondence Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context War-Letters-Sullivan-1942-1943 Description An account of the resource This collection primarily features a collection of handwritten letters by PFC Ruse O'Neil Sullivan to his mother, Isabel, in Mobile, during his service in the U.S. Army, specialty Automotive Parts Clerk. Born in Perkington, MS, on 1/30/1911, Ruse O. Sullivan had been a resident of Mobile, AL, for 77 years when he passed away on 9/15/1989 at the age of 78, according to his obituary in The Mobile Register, 9/16/1989. He served in the army from 8/7/42 - 12/3/43, at which time he was honorably discharged at Camp Lockett, California, by reason of Sec II AR 615-360, signifying a physical disability that rendered him unfit for military service, according to his enlistment record. His character was listed as “Excellent.” This collection was donated to the Local History & Genealogy Division of Mobile Public Library by the family of Ruse Sullivan’s daughter, Marcia Ann Sullivan Biggs, after her passing in 2023. Ann Biggs was a Mobile Public Library retiree and a Local History & Genealogy Division supernumerary who was passionate about history and researching family ancestry. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document FROM [Printed in blue in top-left corner of envelope] P.F.C. R.O. SULLIVAN S.C.U. 1961 -- 16 CAMP LOCKETT, CALIF. CAMP LOCKETT CALIF SEP 20 1943 5 PM [Stamped in black on top-right of envelope] FREE [Partially covered by a stamp, printed in black, with partial lines and a “1”] Mrs. D.O. Sullivan 2152 Senator St. Mobile, Alabama USO UNITED SERVICES ORGANIZATIONS [Stamped in blue on top-center on back of envelope] __ 9-18-43 Dear Mama – Mama, I hope this finds you feeling fine as I am doing O.K. Well, I still haven’t heard from you but I guess my mail is all messed up. I am no longer in the 3457 ORD. and am one step nearer to being out of the army. I have a bad knee, shoulder and eye and I am pretty sure of getting a discharge. Nearly all of this company I am in now is just waiting around to get out. My old outfit is leaving Tuesday for Ft. Lewis, Washington and it makes me kind of (2)[Page 2] blue not to be going with them. Some of our outfit has already been discharged an there is seven of us down here together waiting to see what happens. My new address is S.C.U. 1961, CAMP LOCKETT, CALIF. I haven’t done much the last few days but lay around and get different examinations and X rays. There is a big stage show here tonight so when I finish this I will probably walk over. Well, there isn’t any new so I will close for now. Goodnight Lots & lots of love & kisses Bill Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data paper Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter: 18 Sept 1943 Description An account of the resource FROM [Printed in blue in top-left corner of envelope] P.F.C. R.O. SULLIVAN S.C.U. 1961 -- 16 CAMP LOCKETT, CALIF. CAMP LOCKETT CALIF SEP 20 1943 5 PM [Stamped in black on top-right of envelope] FREE [Partially covered by a stamp, printed in black, with partial lines and a “1”] Mrs. D.O. Sullivan 2152 Senator St. Mobile, Alabama USO UNITED SERVICES ORGANIZATIONS [Stamped in blue on top-center on back of envelope] __ 9-18-43 Dear Mama – Mama, I hope this finds you feeling fine as I am doing O.K. Well, I still haven’t heard from you but I guess my mail is all messed up. I am no longer in the 3457 ORD. and am one step nearer to being out of the army. I have a bad knee, shoulder and eye and I am pretty sure of getting a discharge. Nearly all of this company I am in now is just waiting around to get out. My old outfit is leaving Tuesday for Ft. Lewis, Washington and it makes me kind of (2)[Page 2] blue not to be going with them. Some of our outfit has already been discharged an there is seven of us down here together waiting to see what happens. My new address is S.C.U. 1961, CAMP LOCKETT, CALIF. I haven’t done much the last few days but lay around and get different examinations and X rays. There is a big stage show here tonight so when I finish this I will probably walk over. Well, there isn’t any new so I will close for now. Goodnight Lots & lots of love & kisses Bill Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ruse Sullivan Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 18 Sept 1943 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Correspondence Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context War-Letters-18Sept1943 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Mobile Public Library, Local History & Genealogy Division army life army medical discharge army unit transfer Camp Lockett CA Fort Lewis WA sullivan World War II https://digital.mobilepubliclibrary.org/files/original/01073635537ba9ea14e002d1f874ea2e.pdf 3e55afa6740cc04f3a8a32b44c098ddb Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource War Letters: Ruse "Bill" O'Neil Sullivan to Isabel "Dolly" Neel Sullivan, 1942-1943 Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence Army Life WWII Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ruse O'Neil Sullivan Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Mobile Public Library, Local History & Genealogy Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1942-1943 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Gabrielle Jones, Transcriber Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This file may be freely used for educational and research purposes as long as it is not altered in any way. No commercial reproduction or distribution of this file is permitted without written permission from this institution. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf jpeg Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Correspondence Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context War-Letters-Sullivan-1942-1943 Description An account of the resource This collection primarily features a collection of handwritten letters by PFC Ruse O'Neil Sullivan to his mother, Isabel, in Mobile, during his service in the U.S. Army, specialty Automotive Parts Clerk. Born in Perkington, MS, on 1/30/1911, Ruse O. Sullivan had been a resident of Mobile, AL, for 77 years when he passed away on 9/15/1989 at the age of 78, according to his obituary in The Mobile Register, 9/16/1989. He served in the army from 8/7/42 - 12/3/43, at which time he was honorably discharged at Camp Lockett, California, by reason of Sec II AR 615-360, signifying a physical disability that rendered him unfit for military service, according to his enlistment record. His character was listed as “Excellent.” This collection was donated to the Local History & Genealogy Division of Mobile Public Library by the family of Ruse Sullivan’s daughter, Marcia Ann Sullivan Biggs, after her passing in 2023. Ann Biggs was a Mobile Public Library retiree and a Local History & Genealogy Division supernumerary who was passionate about history and researching family ancestry. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document P.F.C. R.O. SULLIVAN S.C.U. 1961 -- 16 CAMP LOCKETT, CALIF. CAMP LOCKETT CALIF SEP 23 1943 5 PM [Stamped in black on top-right of envelope] FREE [Partially covered by a stamp, printed in black, with partial lines and a “1”] Mrs. D.O. Sullivan 2152 Senator St. Mobile, Alabama USO UNITED SERVICES ORGANIZATIONS [Stamped in blue on top-center on back of envelope] __ 9-22-43 Dear Mama – Just a few lines to let you know that I am doing fine and I hope this finds you well. I am still hanging around here to see what happens and am now working in the D.M. clothes warehouse. My old outfit pulled out yesterday for [illegible] Falls, Wash. And it sure made me want to go with them. As things stand now I will either be discharged or else stay here for quite a while. One thing I don’t like about this outfit is that we will never go across. My leg wasn’t considered strong enough for a line outfit so (2)[Page 2] I am stuck here with six of my friends. Sometime between now and the first of the month I will know what I am going to do. We went on an all day picnic Sunday up in the mts. to Laguna National Forest and we really had a good time. Mama, I saw some trees up there so big that it just didn’t seem possible. Today I received three letters from you and one from Ola so that made me feel a heck of a lot better. I got the papers yesterday and that news about Joe Mitchell (3)[Page 3] serves him right. I sure am sorry to hear about little Janelle not liking school and if she belonged to me I wouldn’t send her. Well, a new bunch moved in here last night waiting for a discharge and a lot of them are from Alabama but I don’t know any of them. There is a big forest fire up in the mountains not far from here and we don’t have any lights tonight. Mama, there is so many squirrels out here that they are darned near tame. Sunday if I don’t have anything to do a friend and myself will probably ride up to San Diego or Tia Juana and spend the day. If I am lucky enough to get a discharge I am going to either San Diego or Los Angeles and take a train home from there. This is one fine campy for a rest cure as there is nothing to do but sleep or go to a show as there is no towns close by. Well, Mom its getting dark so I will have to close until later, so, Goodnight Lots & lots of love & kisses Bill Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data paper Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter: 22 Sept 1943 Description An account of the resource P.F.C. R.O. SULLIVAN S.C.U. 1961 -- 16 CAMP LOCKETT, CALIF. CAMP LOCKETT CALIF SEP 23 1943 5 PM [Stamped in black on top-right of envelope] FREE [Partially covered by a stamp, printed in black, with partial lines and a “1”] Mrs. D.O. Sullivan 2152 Senator St. Mobile, Alabama USO UNITED SERVICES ORGANIZATIONS [Stamped in blue on top-center on back of envelope] __ 9-22-43 Dear Mama – Just a few lines to let you know that I am doing fine and I hope this finds you well. I am still hanging around here to see what happens and am now working in the D.M. clothes warehouse. My old outfit pulled out yesterday for [illegible] Falls, Wash. And it sure made me want to go with them. As things stand now I will either be discharged or else stay here for quite a while. One thing I don’t like about this outfit is that we will never go across. My leg wasn’t considered strong enough for a line outfit so (2)[Page 2] I am stuck here with six of my friends. Sometime between now and the first of the month I will know what I am going to do. We went on an all day picnic Sunday up in the mts. to Laguna National Forest and we really had a good time. Mama, I saw some trees up there so big that it just didn’t seem possible. Today I received three letters from you and one from Ola so that made me feel a heck of a lot better. I got the papers yesterday and that news about Joe Mitchell (3)[Page 3] serves him right. I sure am sorry to hear about little Janelle not liking school and if she belonged to me I wouldn’t send her. Well, a new bunch moved in here last night waiting for a discharge and a lot of them are from Alabama but I don’t know any of them. There is a big forest fire up in the mountains not far from here and we don’t have any lights tonight. Mama, there is so many squirrels out here that they are darned near tame. Sunday if I don’t have anything to do a friend and myself will probably ride up to San Diego or Tia Juana and spend the day. If I am lucky enough to get a discharge I am going to either San Diego or Los Angeles and take a train home from there. This is one fine campy for a rest cure as there is nothing to do but sleep or go to a show as there is no towns close by. Well, Mom its getting dark so I will have to close until later, so, Goodnight Lots & lots of love & kisses Bill Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ruse Sullivan Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 22 Sept 1943 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Correspondence Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context War-Letters-22Sept1943 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Mobile Public Library, Local History & Genealogy Division army life army medical discharge Camp Lockett CA Cleveland National Forest Joe Mitchell Los Angeles CA San Diego CA sullivan Tijuana Mexico World War II https://digital.mobilepubliclibrary.org/files/original/49efb0d005e73723fe6f433902d1a07f.pdf 2905c1e723cd591dab348172278cd911 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource War Letters: Ruse "Bill" O'Neil Sullivan to Isabel "Dolly" Neel Sullivan, 1942-1943 Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence Army Life WWII Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ruse O'Neil Sullivan Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Mobile Public Library, Local History & Genealogy Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1942-1943 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Gabrielle Jones, Transcriber Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This file may be freely used for educational and research purposes as long as it is not altered in any way. No commercial reproduction or distribution of this file is permitted without written permission from this institution. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf jpeg Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Correspondence Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context War-Letters-Sullivan-1942-1943 Description An account of the resource This collection primarily features a collection of handwritten letters by PFC Ruse O'Neil Sullivan to his mother, Isabel, in Mobile, during his service in the U.S. Army, specialty Automotive Parts Clerk. Born in Perkington, MS, on 1/30/1911, Ruse O. Sullivan had been a resident of Mobile, AL, for 77 years when he passed away on 9/15/1989 at the age of 78, according to his obituary in The Mobile Register, 9/16/1989. He served in the army from 8/7/42 - 12/3/43, at which time he was honorably discharged at Camp Lockett, California, by reason of Sec II AR 615-360, signifying a physical disability that rendered him unfit for military service, according to his enlistment record. His character was listed as “Excellent.” This collection was donated to the Local History & Genealogy Division of Mobile Public Library by the family of Ruse Sullivan’s daughter, Marcia Ann Sullivan Biggs, after her passing in 2023. Ann Biggs was a Mobile Public Library retiree and a Local History & Genealogy Division supernumerary who was passionate about history and researching family ancestry. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document FROM [Printed in black on top-left corner of envelope] P.F.C. R.O. SULLIVAN S.C.U. 1961 – 16 CAMP LOCKETT, CALIF CAMP LOCKETT CALIF SEP 27 1943 5 PM [Stamped in black on top-right of envelope] FREE 1[Stamped in black, along with eight lines] Mrs. D.O. Sullivan 2152 Senator St. Mobile, Alabama USO UNITED SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS [Stamped in blue on top-center of back of envelope] __ 9-23-43 Dear Mama – Just a few lines to let you know that I am feeling fine and I hope you are the same. I received a letter from you today that was mailed last Saturday so you can see how my mail is mixed up. Well, winter time is setting in up here in the mountains and it is getting pretty cool. If Ola was up here I know she would nearly freeze to death. Mama, I am pretty sure of getting a discharge now so maybe I will be home between now and this coming Christmas. Last night the Camel Caravan was here and it was a really a good show. A bunch of us were going up to (2)[Page 2] Los Angeles & Hollywood for the week end but on account of the strike up there no passes are being issued. I am still working in the clothing warehouse but about all we do is to sit around. There is about 100 men here waiting on a discharge and you can’t see anything wrong with about 99% of them. Mama, you should be getting some mail from me as I have been writing pretty regular. This morning we had a heavy fog and you could hardly see fifty feet away from you. I was on K.P. Thursday and this one was one of the hardest I have ever put in. One good (3)[Page 3] thing about this camp is that we have the best food and cooks that I have seen in the army. I didn’t know until today that I was sleeping in a graveyard but we have one right beside our barracks. Three pioneer men and one woman are buried here and their graves are well taken care of and also fenced in. Tomorrow is Sunday and I have nothing to do so I might go over to San Diego or Tia Juana and see a bull fight. Mom, I will close now but I should know some time this coming week what I am going to do. Goodnight Lots & lots of love & kisses Bill Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data paper Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter: 23 Sept 1943 Description An account of the resource FROM [Printed in black on top-left corner of envelope] P.F.C. R.O. SULLIVAN S.C.U. 1961 – 16 CAMP LOCKETT, CALIF CAMP LOCKETT CALIF SEP 27 1943 5 PM [Stamped in black on top-right of envelope] FREE 1[Stamped in black, along with eight lines] Mrs. D.O. Sullivan 2152 Senator St. Mobile, Alabama USO UNITED SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS [Stamped in blue on top-center of back of envelope] __ 9-23-43 Dear Mama – Just a few lines to let you know that I am feeling fine and I hope you are the same. I received a letter from you today that was mailed last Saturday so you can see how my mail is mixed up. Well, winter time is setting in up here in the mountains and it is getting pretty cool. If Ola was up here I know she would nearly freeze to death. Mama, I am pretty sure of getting a discharge now so maybe I will be home between now and this coming Christmas. Last night the Camel Caravan was here and it was a really a good show. A bunch of us were going up to (2)[Page 2] Los Angeles & Hollywood for the week end but on account of the strike up there no passes are being issued. I am still working in the clothing warehouse but about all we do is to sit around. There is about 100 men here waiting on a discharge and you can’t see anything wrong with about 99% of them. Mama, you should be getting some mail from me as I have been writing pretty regular. This morning we had a heavy fog and you could hardly see fifty feet away from you. I was on K.P. Thursday and this one was one of the hardest I have ever put in. One good (3)[Page 3] thing about this camp is that we have the best food and cooks that I have seen in the army. I didn’t know until today that I was sleeping in a graveyard but we have one right beside our barracks. Three pioneer men and one woman are buried here and their graves are well taken care of and also fenced in. Tomorrow is Sunday and I have nothing to do so I might go over to San Diego or Tia Juana and see a bull fight. Mom, I will close now but I should know some time this coming week what I am going to do. Goodnight Lots & lots of love & kisses Bill Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ruse Sullivan Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 23 Sept 1943 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Correspondence Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context War-Letters-23Sept1943 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Mobile Public Library, Local History & Genealogy Division army life army medical discharge Camel Caravan Camp Lockett CA Hollywood CA Los Angeles CA San Diego CA sullivan Tijuana Mexico World War II https://digital.mobilepubliclibrary.org/files/original/5461d5ae2d3e862f0c47c3ecea4f4545.pdf 5db7eef8f20d6c0ad95fbfc2e0bac52a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource War Letters: Ruse "Bill" O'Neil Sullivan to Isabel "Dolly" Neel Sullivan, 1942-1943 Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence Army Life WWII Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ruse O'Neil Sullivan Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Mobile Public Library, Local History & Genealogy Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1942-1943 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Gabrielle Jones, Transcriber Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This file may be freely used for educational and research purposes as long as it is not altered in any way. No commercial reproduction or distribution of this file is permitted without written permission from this institution. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf jpeg Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Correspondence Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context War-Letters-Sullivan-1942-1943 Description An account of the resource This collection primarily features a collection of handwritten letters by PFC Ruse O'Neil Sullivan to his mother, Isabel, in Mobile, during his service in the U.S. Army, specialty Automotive Parts Clerk. Born in Perkington, MS, on 1/30/1911, Ruse O. Sullivan had been a resident of Mobile, AL, for 77 years when he passed away on 9/15/1989 at the age of 78, according to his obituary in The Mobile Register, 9/16/1989. He served in the army from 8/7/42 - 12/3/43, at which time he was honorably discharged at Camp Lockett, California, by reason of Sec II AR 615-360, signifying a physical disability that rendered him unfit for military service, according to his enlistment record. His character was listed as “Excellent.” This collection was donated to the Local History & Genealogy Division of Mobile Public Library by the family of Ruse Sullivan’s daughter, Marcia Ann Sullivan Biggs, after her passing in 2023. Ann Biggs was a Mobile Public Library retiree and a Local History & Genealogy Division supernumerary who was passionate about history and researching family ancestry. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document P.F.C. R.O. SULLIVAN S.C.U. 1961 – 16 CAMP LOCKETT, CALIF CAMP LOCKETT CALIF SEP 29 1943 5 PM [Stamped in black on top-right of envelope] FREE [Partially covered by a stamp, printed in black, with lines and a “1”] Mrs. D.O. Sullivan 2152 Senator St. Mobile, Alabama USO UNITED SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS [Stamped in blue on top-center of back of envelope] __ 9-27-43 Dear Mama – I hope this finds you feeling fine as I am getting along O.K. We hardly have any work to do but I have an appetite like a horse. We are having some pretty cool weather but it sure makes you feel a whole lot better. Mama, you asked me what size sweater I wore well, don’t send me one until I het you know as I will probably be out of the army before then. If I happen to get discharged from here I will probably go up to L.A. for a day or two to visit some friends that I will probably never see again. Mama, it is kind of hard to (2) [Page 2] write as there is not very many places to go and we don’t get to see very much. There is a guy sleeping close to me that has a wife living in Whistler. He said her father works at the Alabama and is a foreman named Hames. There is another fellow in here named Graves from Troy, Ala. that has a car and if we get out at the same time he wants me to ride back with he and his wife. I wrote Ola a letter yesterday so I guess she will be surprised. Tell Anna that I was glad to hear from her and I will try to answer it tomorrow. (3) [Page 3] We have one fellow in here getting a discharge for being crazy and we nearly die laughing at him. When it comes down to sense though, he as[has] as much brains as any of us. Well, there isn’t anything else to write so I will close for now. Goodnight Lots & lots of love & kisses Bill Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data paper Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter: 27 Sept 1943 Description An account of the resource P.F.C. R.O. SULLIVAN S.C.U. 1961 – 16 CAMP LOCKETT, CALIF CAMP LOCKETT CALIF SEP 29 1943 5 PM [Stamped in black on top-right of envelope] FREE [Partially covered by a stamp, printed in black, with lines and a “1”] Mrs. D.O. Sullivan 2152 Senator St. Mobile, Alabama USO UNITED SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS [Stamped in blue on top-center of back of envelope] __ 9-27-43 Dear Mama – I hope this finds you feeling fine as I am getting along O.K. We hardly have any work to do but I have an appetite like a horse. We are having some pretty cool weather but it sure makes you feel a whole lot better. Mama, you asked me what size sweater I wore well, don’t send me one until I het[let] you know as I will probably be out of the army before then. If I happen to get discharged from here I will probably go up to L.A. for a day or two to visit some friends that I will probably never see again. Mama, it is kind of hard to (2)[Page 2] write as there is not very many places to go and we don’t get to see very much. There is a guy sleeping close to me that has a wife living in Whistler. He said her father works at the Alabama and is a foreman named Hames. There is another fellow in here named Graves from Troy, Ala. that has a car and if we get out at the same time he wants me to ride back with he and his wife. I wrote Ola a letter yesterday so I guess she will be surprised. Tell Anna that I was glad to hear from her and I will try to answer it tomorrow. (3)[Page 3] We have one fellow in here getting a discharge for being crazy and we nearly die laughing at him. When it comes down to sense though, he as[has] as much brains as any of us. Well, there isn’t anything else to write so I will close for now. Goodnight Lots & lots of love & kisses Bill Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ruse Sullivan Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 27 Sept 1943 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Correspondence Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context War-Letters-27Sept1943 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Mobile Public Library, Local History & Genealogy Division army life army medical discharge Camp Lockett CA sullivan Troy AL World War II https://digital.mobilepubliclibrary.org/files/original/beb831e1e8035b8eccbd5fb6088293bb.pdf 50d30141abfbd85d5bc7d4a3ccb311e8 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource War Letters: Ruse "Bill" O'Neil Sullivan to Isabel "Dolly" Neel Sullivan, 1942-1943 Subject The topic of the resource Correspondence Army Life WWII Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ruse O'Neil Sullivan Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Mobile Public Library, Local History & Genealogy Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1942-1943 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Gabrielle Jones, Transcriber Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This file may be freely used for educational and research purposes as long as it is not altered in any way. No commercial reproduction or distribution of this file is permitted without written permission from this institution. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf jpeg Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Correspondence Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context War-Letters-Sullivan-1942-1943 Description An account of the resource This collection primarily features a collection of handwritten letters by PFC Ruse O'Neil Sullivan to his mother, Isabel, in Mobile, during his service in the U.S. Army, specialty Automotive Parts Clerk. Born in Perkington, MS, on 1/30/1911, Ruse O. Sullivan had been a resident of Mobile, AL, for 77 years when he passed away on 9/15/1989 at the age of 78, according to his obituary in The Mobile Register, 9/16/1989. He served in the army from 8/7/42 - 12/3/43, at which time he was honorably discharged at Camp Lockett, California, by reason of Sec II AR 615-360, signifying a physical disability that rendered him unfit for military service, according to his enlistment record. His character was listed as “Excellent.” This collection was donated to the Local History & Genealogy Division of Mobile Public Library by the family of Ruse Sullivan’s daughter, Marcia Ann Sullivan Biggs, after her passing in 2023. Ann Biggs was a Mobile Public Library retiree and a Local History & Genealogy Division supernumerary who was passionate about history and researching family ancestry. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document A.S.N. 34336941 P.F.C. R.O. SULLIVAN S.C.U. 1961 – 16 CAMP LOCKETT, CALIF. CAMP LOCKETT CALIF SEP 30 1943 5 PM [Stamped in black on top-right of envelope] FREE [Partially covered by a stamp, printed in black, with lines and a “1”] Mrs. D.O. Sullivan 2152 Senator St. Mobile, Alabama 18 USO UNITED SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS [Stamped in blue on top-center of back of envelope] __ 9-29-43 Dear Mama – Just a few line to let you know that I am feeling fine and I hope this finds you well. I received three letters from you today and I was sure glad to get them. Out here we have one heck of a time getting our mail. Well, I am almost certain of getting a discharge and I should have it before the middle of next month. Tomorrow is pay day but I doubt very much whether I will get paid here as I don’t belong to this company but am just attached here. One of our boys has a radio so we are (2)[Page 2] listening to Kay Kyser tonight. It is just 9 P.M. back home. Last night another fellow and myself got out an electric iron and gave our winter clothes a good pressing. If I get out anyways soon I am going to wear my winter clothes even if it is warm weather. I’ll wear these because the ones we wear home are the ones we get to keep. One of our boys got a fractured leg last week so I went to see him tonight and he reminded me of little Janelle. He is just a kid and already has the bottom of the cast broke from trying to walk on it. Mama, there isn’t anything to write about so I will close for now. If any mail comes home for me don’t open it but put it in another envelope and send it here. Goodnight Lots & lots of love & kisses Bill Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data paper Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter: 29 Sept 1943 Description An account of the resource A.S.N. 34336941 P.F.C. R.O. SULLIVAN S.C.U. 1961 – 16 CAMP LOCKETT, CALIF. CAMP LOCKETT CALIF SEP 30 1943 5 PM [Stamped in black on top-right of envelope] FREE [Partially covered by a stamp, printed in black, with lines and a “1”] Mrs. D.O. Sullivan 2152 Senator St. Mobile, Alabama 18 USO UNITED SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS [Stamped in blue on top-center of back of envelope] __ 9-29-43 Dear Mama – Just a few line to let you know that I am feeling fine and I hope this finds you well. I received three letters from you today and I was sure glad to get them. Out here we have one heck of a time getting our mail. Well, I am almost certain of getting a discharge and I should have it before the middle of next month. Tomorrow is pay day but I doubt very much whether I will get paid here as I don’t belong to this company but am just attached here. One of our boys has a radio so we are (2)[Page 2] listening to Kay Kyser tonight. It is just 9 P.M. back home. Last night another fellow and myself got out an electric iron and gave our winter clothes a good pressing. If I get out anyways soon I am going to wear my winter clothes even if it is warm weather. I’ll wear these because the ones we wear home are the ones we get to keep. One of our boys got a fractured leg last week so I went to see him tonight and he reminded me of little Janelle. He is just a kid and already has the bottom of the cast broke from trying to walk on it. Mama, there isn’t anything to write about so I will close for now. If any mail comes home for me don’t open it but put it in another envelope and send it here. Goodnight Lots & lots of love & kisses Bill Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ruse Sullivan Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 29 Sept 1943 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Correspondence Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context War-Letters-29Sept1943 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Mobile Public Library, Local History & Genealogy Division army life army medical discharge Camp Lockett CA Kay Kyser sullivan World War II