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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 P.F.C. R.O. SULLIVAN 3457th ORD. MED. A. M. CO. DETACHMENT RANDOLPH PARK TUCSON, ARIZONA TUCSON ARIZ. JUL 15 1943 11 AM [Stamped in black on top-right of envelope] FREE Mrs. D.O. Sullivan 2152 Senator St. Mobile, Alabama __ July 14 - 1943 Dear Mama – Just a few lines to let you know that I am feeling fine and hope you are the same. There is no one in the parts section today but me so I am writing this as I find time. I haven’t heard from you in a few days so I am waiting on the mail call to see if I have any letters which I hope I have. A lot of the fellows here are trying to get a transfer into another outfit and if things don’t change I might put in my application for something else. When we moved down here some of my equipment and money was lost so I will be out that I guess unless it happens to be found. One of our men just came by and told me that I had plenty of mail so I can hardly wait until 4:30 for mail call. The sky is getting cloudy back over in the mountains and I sure hope we have some rain tonight because it sure does make good sleeping. Some of the fellows that are married and come down with us are already having trouble with their wives running around back in Phoenix. I really feel sorry for some of these boys as they are just about Gene’s and Gerald’s age. Mama, I’ll bet Inez’s baby is cute and I would sure like to see her and by the way how is little old Janelle making out. Well, I guess when I get home the kids will hardly know me and I will hardly know them. One thing when I do get home I won’t be so heavy because you just seem to sweat your weight off out here but you also seem to feel better when you do sweat. I guess D is still making plenty of money and keeping it as usual and people like that are the very ones that talk about soldiers raising hell. Mama, from all I can gather by reading the Mobile papers it really must be some place since I left. Out of all the places I have been in if I had to pick a place out of Mobile to live in it would be Salinas, California. I will have to close now but say hello to everyone 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: 14 Jul 1943 #1 (Sent with 13 Jul 1943 letter) Description An account of the resource P.F.C. R.O. SULLIVAN 3457th ORD. MED. A. M. CO. DETACHMENT RANDOLPH PARK TUCSON, ARIZONA TUCSON ARIZ. JUL 15 1943 11 AM [Stamped in black on top-right of envelope] FREE Mrs. D.O. Sullivan 2152 Senator St. Mobile, Alabama __ July 14 - 1943 Dear Mama – Just a few lines to let you know that I am feeling fine and hope you are the same. There is no one in the parts section today but me so I am writing this as I find time. I haven’t heard from you in a few days so I am waiting on the mail call to see if I have any letters which I hope I have. A lot of the fellows here are trying to get a transfer into another outfit and if things don’t change I might put in my application for something else. When we moved down here some of my equipment and money was lost so I will be out that I guess unless it happens to be found. One of our men just came by and told me that I had plenty of mail so I can hardly wait until 4:30 for mail call. The sky is getting cloudy back over in the mountains and I sure hope we have some rain tonight because it sure does make good sleeping. Some of the fellows that are married and come down with us are already having trouble with their wives running around back in Phoenix. I really feel sorry for some of these boys as they are just about Gene’s and Gerald’s age. Mama, I’ll bet Inez’s baby is cute and I would sure like to see her and by the way how is little old Janelle making out. Well, I guess when I get home the kids will hardly know me and I will hardly know them. One thing when I do get home I won’t be so heavy because you just seem to sweat your weight off out here but you also seem to feel better when you do sweat. I guess D is still making plenty of money and keeping it as usual and people like that are the very ones that talk about soldiers raising hell. Mama, from all I can gather by reading the Mobile papers it really must be some place since I left. Out of all the places I have been in if I had to pick a place out of Mobile to live in it would be Salinas, California. I will have to close now but say hello to everyone 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 14 Jul 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-14Jul1943-#1 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Mobile Public Library, Local History & Genealogy Division army life sullivan Tucson AZ World War II https://digital.mobilepubliclibrary.org/files/original/f8121795cc889288d656193fef54c3e8.pdf ee90d773f1b4244c45307c7f2bb102fb 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 3457th ORD. MED. A. M. CO. DETACHMENT RANDOLPH PARK TUCSON, ARIZONA TUCSON ARIZ. JUL 16 1943 3 PM [Stamped in black on top-right of envelope] FREE Mrs. D.O. Sullivan c/o V.S. Cain Bayou La Batre, Alabama __ July 14 - 1943 Dear Mama – Just a few lines to let you know that I am feeling fine and I hope you are the same. I had two letters from you yesterday and I was sure glad to get them. We aren’t doing much or going many places so there isn’t very much to write about. Some of our bunch went down into Mexico today but I have been so much that I didn’t care to take the trip. Mexico is something like New Orleans, about all there is to do is have a good time and that is one place to go to have one. We take exercise and drill a little in the morning while it is cool and then go to work and just about spend the day sitting around shooting the bull. We quit work at 4:30 and either sleep or bathe or read until 5:30 when we go to eat. Lights aren’t turned out until 10 P.M. and it doesn’t get dark until around 9 P.M. There is a negro M.P. camp close to us and we have a lot of fun just watching them sing and dance. Two of them got into a fight with bayonets one night but were stopped before they could do much damage to each other. Mama, tell Ola that every chance she gets to send me a paper as that is about all the news I can get out here. If I don’t have any thing to tonight I am going to look up Gene’s address and write him a few lines as it might make him feel better. I had a letter from my old lieutenant yesterday and if things dont go better here I think I will transfer to his outfit over in California. His car is in our camp and if I get a furlough soon I am going to drive it to his home in Galveston, Tex. With my expenses paid. This will be a nice drive and the only thing bad about it is that I will be by myself but I will also save time and money. We should be straightened out in a few days and I will let you know more about it. Mama, I will close for now, 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: 14 Jul 1943 #2 (received 16 Jul 1943) Description An account of the resource P.F.C. R.O. SULLIVAN 3457th ORD. MED. A. M. CO. DETACHMENT RANDOLPH PARK TUCSON, ARIZONA TUCSON ARIZ. JUL 16 1943 3 PM [Stamped in black on top-right of envelope] FREE Mrs. D.O. Sullivan c/o V.S. Cain Bayou La Batre, Alabama __ July 14 - 1943 Dear Mama – Just a few lines to let you know that I am feeling fine and I hope you are the same. I had two letters from you yesterday and I was sure glad to get them. We aren’t doing much or going many places so there isn’t very much to write about. Some of our bunch went down into Mexico today but I have been so much that I didn’t care to take the trip. Mexico is something like New Orleans, about all there is to do is have a good time and that is one place to go to have one. We take exercise and drill a little in the morning while it is cool and then go to work and just about spend the day sitting around shooting the bull. We quit work at 4:30 and either sleep or bathe or read until 5:30 when we go to eat. Lights aren’t turned out until 10 P.M. and it doesn’t get dark until around 9 P.M. There is a negro M.P. camp close to us and we have a lot of fun just watching them sing and dance. Two of them got into a fight with bayonets one night but were stopped before they could do much damage to each other. Mama, tell Ola that every chance she gets to send me a paper as that is about all the news I can get out here. If I don’t have any thing to tonight I am going to look up Gene’s address and write him a few lines as it might make him feel better. I had a letter from my old lieutenant yesterday and if things dont go better here I think I will transfer to his outfit over in California. His car is in our camp and if I get a furlough soon I am going to drive it to his home in Galveston, Tex. With my expenses paid. This will be a nice drive and the only thing bad about it is that I will be by myself but I will also save time and money. We should be straightened out in a few days and I will let you know more about it. Mama, I will close for now, 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 14 Jul 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-14Jul1943-#2 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Mobile Public Library, Local History & Genealogy Division army life army unit transfer furlough Mexico sullivan Tucson AZ World War II https://digital.mobilepubliclibrary.org/files/original/b83e8f43fa0386b7350196c66cf7c680.pdf 5734d429b6696e97ad6ff1cd1e29310a https://digital.mobilepubliclibrary.org/files/original/bfc3f2f16e11f35a4e833b2f40da3f5e.jpg 6aa014f2dd417e90cd5ef54ccc841a4a https://digital.mobilepubliclibrary.org/files/original/0e090535088389f48d14c2927741fa9f.jpg b92bd0f7697e652d82fdeb8bb5ba2233 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 [Printed on the top-left of envelope in red, the national coat of arms symbol for the United States] P.F.C. R.O. SULLIVAN S.C.U. 1961 – 16 UNITED STATES ARMY [Printed in red] CAMP LOCKETT, CALIF. CAMP LOCKETT CALIF NOV 15 1943 1130 AM [Stamped in black on top-center-right of envelope] [Red postage stamp on top-right of envelope, shows an airplane with “AIR 6¢ MAIL UNITED STATES OF AMERICA” at the bottom] [A stamp, printed in black with lines and a “1”, covering the postage stamp] VIA AIR MAIL [Printed in blue on top-right side of envelope] Mrs. D.O. Sullivan 2152 Senator St. Mobile, 18 Alabama __ UNITED STATES ARMY [Printed on the top-center of first page in red, under the symbol of U.S. national coat of arms] Nov. 14-43 Dear Mama – Just a few lines to let you know that I am feeling good again and I hope this finds you well. I have regained nearly all my strength and outside of my legs being a little sore I am O.K. Yesterday I was a table waiter in the morning and in the afternoon I had to wash out some of my clothes as we still can’t send any laundry. Tell Ola to be on the lookout for a bag with some of my stuff in it, coming by express. The first time I get a chance to get to the post office I will send her a money order to pay for it. This afternoon I took up tickets at the movies and made $100 and also got to see the show. As there isn’t very much to do around UNITED STATES ARMY [Printed on the top-center of second page in red, under the symbol of U.S. national coat of arms] here I will take this job every time I get a chance. Well, last night was about the coldest night I have seen out here and most of the people are hoping for snow so it will get a little warmer. Everyone seems to complain about the cold but so far it hasn’t bothered me much. A civilian that I work with wants me to go down to Tia Juana with he, his wife and another girl to eat supper one night this coming week so I will probably go with them. Down in Mexicali, Mexico, that Mrs. Drago used to sing about so much, you can get the best steaks in the country for about 80 cents in our money. We are right close to San Diego and out of all the Sailors and Marines there, I never see anyone that I know. Mama, I would like to hear from Gene because this country is full of flying fields UNITED STATES ARMY [Printed on the top-center of third page in red, under the symbol of U.S. national coat of arms] and if he gets transferred out here I might get to see him before I start home. Mama, there isn’t much to write about and I still have to fix my bed so I will close for now hoping to hear that you are feeling a lot better, 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: 14 Nov 1943 Description An account of the resource [Printed on the top-left of envelope in red, the national coat of arms symbol for the United States] P.F.C. R.O. SULLIVAN S.C.U. 1961 – 16 UNITED STATES ARMY [Printed in red] CAMP LOCKETT, CALIF. CAMP LOCKETT CALIF NOV 15 1943 1130 AM [Stamped in black on top-center-right of envelope] [Red postage stamp on top-right of envelope, shows an airplane with “AIR 6¢ MAIL UNITED STATES OF AMERICA” at the bottom] [A stamp, printed in black with lines and a “1”, covering the postage stamp] VIA AIR MAIL [Printed in blue on top-right side of envelope] Mrs. D.O. Sullivan 2152 Senator St. Mobile, 18 Alabama __ UNITED STATES ARMY [Printed on the top-center of first page in red, under the symbol of U.S. national coat of arms] Nov. 14-43 Dear Mama – Just a few lines to let you know that I am feeling good again and I hope this finds you well. I have regained nearly all my strength and outside of my legs being a little sore I am O.K. Yesterday I was a table waiter in the morning and in the afternoon I had to wash out some of my clothes as we still can’t send any laundry. Tell Ola to be on the lookout for a bag with some of my stuff in it, coming by express. The first time I get a chance to get to the post office I will send her a money order to pay for it. This afternoon I took up tickets at the movies and made $100 and also got to see the show. As there isn’t very much to do around UNITED STATES ARMY [Printed on the top-center of second page in red, under the symbol of U.S. national coat of arms] here I will take this job every time I get a chance. Well, last night was about the coldest night I have seen out here and most of the people are hoping for snow so it will get a little warmer. Everyone seems to complain about the cold but so far it hasn’t bothered me much. A civilian that I work with wants me to go down to Tia Juana with he, his wife and another girl to eat supper one night this coming week so I will probably go with them. Down in Mexicali, Mexico, that Mrs. Drago used to sing about so much, you can get the best steaks in the country for about 80 cents in our money. We are right close to San Diego and out of all the Sailors and Marines there, I never see anyone that I know. Mama, I would like to hear from Gene because this country is full of flying fields UNITED STATES ARMY [Printed on the top-center of third page in red, under the symbol of U.S. national coat of arms] and if he gets transferred out here I might get to see him before I start home. Mama, there isn’t much to write about and I still have to fix my bed so I will close for now hoping to hear that you are feeling a lot better, 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 14 Nov 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-14Nov1943 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Mobile Public Library, Local History & Genealogy Division army life Mexicali Mexico San Diego CA sullivan World War II https://digital.mobilepubliclibrary.org/files/original/af0dea50ae260ab579382fc8fde14601.pdf 6e76b56975dbf2fb1accf0018f3c250e 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 3457TH ORD. A. M. CO. PHOENIX, ARIZONA 1 PHOENIX ARIZ. JUN 16 1943 1030 AM [Stamped in black on top-center of envelope] FREE BUY WAR SAVINGS BONDS AND STAMPS [Stamped in black on top-right of envelope] Mrs. D.O. Sullivan 2152 Senator St. Mobile, Alabama __ June 15 - 1943 Dear Mama – Gee, I just got your mail for the last two weeks and I was sure glad to hear from you. I am feeling fine, only worn out, and I hope you are well and feeling good. Well, I have really had a great trip but I won’t be able to tell you about it for awhile yet. Well, our company is splitting up and I am not going to California but will stay here for awhile with a skeleton outfit and then I think I will be sent down to Tucson, Arizona. I sure hope I go down there as I like the place better and it is closer home. After we are there for a few months I will probably be sent to a camp just seven miles from Hollywood. When I get my furlough I will be glad to be sent to Hollywood because it is about the best place in the U.S. for a soldier. Mama, I have drive through the desert, in places, where you can go far at least fifty miles without seeing a living thing, tree or house. Mama, all I want to make me happy is for you to live in good health until this war is over and (OVER) I can get back home to take care of you. I have lots of good times and don’t mind army life so much but I think a lot of being back with you. I am sorry the Gene is dissatisfied but there is only one thing to do and that is to make friends and obey orders and this lightens it up a lot. From the looks of things this war will probably wind up this year and right now lots of men are getting discharges that no one ever hears about. Everytime you get a chance you go for a visit and don’t worry about me as I always get along fine in the army. Mama, I am going to go to bed now but will write tomorrow so give my love to all and – 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: 15 Jun 1943 Description An account of the resource P.F.C. R.O. SULLIVAN 3457TH ORD. A. M. CO. PHOENIX, ARIZONA 1 PHOENIX ARIZ. JUN 16 1943 1030 AM [Stamped in black on top-center of envelope] FREE BUY WAR SAVINGS BONDS AND STAMPS [Stamped in black on top-right of envelope] Mrs. D.O. Sullivan 2152 Senator St. Mobile, Alabama __ June 15 - 1943 Dear Mama – Gee, I just got your mail for the last two weeks and I was sure glad to hear from you. I am feeling fine, only worn out, and I hope you are well and feeling good. Well, I have really had a great trip but I won’t be able to tell you about it for awhile yet. Well, our company is splitting up and I am not going to California but will stay here for awhile with a skeleton outfit and then I think I will be sent down to Tucson, Arizona. I sure hope I go down there as I like the place better and it is closer home. After we are there for a few months I will probably be sent to a camp just seven miles from Hollywood. When I get my furlough I will be glad to be sent to Hollywood because it is about the best place in the U.S. for a soldier. Mama, I have drive through the desert, in places, where you can go far at least fifty miles without seeing a living thing, tree or house. Mama, all I want to make me happy is for you to live in good health until this war is over and (OVER) I can get back home to take care of you. I have lots of good times and don’t mind army life so much but I think a lot of being back with you. I am sorry the Gene is dissatisfied but there is only one thing to do and that is to make friends and obey orders and this lightens it up a lot. From the looks of things this war will probably wind up this year and right now lots of men are getting discharges that no one ever hears about. Everytime you get a chance you go for a visit and don’t worry about me as I always get along fine in the army. Mama, I am going to go to bed now but will write tomorrow so give my love to all and – 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 15 Jun 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-15Jun1943 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Mobile Public Library, Local History & Genealogy Division army life Hollywood CA sullivan Tuscon AZ World War II https://digital.mobilepubliclibrary.org/files/original/63e25827b5b8dc652eae975166498d67.pdf c1a5829839f74ba3ceefac4967bbd112 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 [Printed on the top-left of envelope in red, the U.S. national coat of arms symbol] P.F.C. R.O. SULLIVAN S.C.U. 1961 – 16 UNITED STATES ARMY [Printed in red] CAMP LOCKETT, CALIF. CAMP LOCKETT CALIF OCT 16 1943 5 PM [Stamped in black on top-right of envelope] FREE Mrs. D.O. Sullivan [Partially covered by a stamp, printed in black, with lines and a “1”] 2152 Senator St. Mobile, Alabama (16) __ UNITED STATES ARMY [Printed on the top-center of first page in red, under the symbol of U.S. national coat of arms] Oct. 15-1943 Dear Mama – Just a few lines to let you know that I am feeling fine and I hope this finds you a lot better. I haven’t heard from you in two days so I hope you aren’t sick I heard today that we were going to be discharged about the 25th of this month but it might come through sooner than that. I have met a lot of new fellows here from the south and a lot of them are getting out. I would like to do something as I am getting fat with nothing to do. Some of the fellows here have been across in battles and been shot all to hell but they are pretty cheerful. I am laying here trying to decide whether to go to San Diego and Tia Juana over the week end or to stay in. UNITED STATES ARMY [Printed on the top-center of second page in red, under the symbol of U.S. national coat of arms] Sunday is the last bull fight in Tia Juana and I would like to see it. I also want to go to one of these towns and get me a traveling bag. A sgt. in charge of the warehouse gave me two good army blankets and if I get a way I will send them home. The army is cutting down on the amount of clothes you can take home but I will have enough to last awhile. We will also get a coupon so that we can buy a pair of civilian shoes. Well, I will close now hoping to hear from you soon. 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: 15 Oct 1943 Description An account of the resource [Printed on the top-left of envelope in red, the U.S. national coat of arms symbol] P.F.C. R.O. SULLIVAN S.C.U. 1961 – 16 UNITED STATES ARMY [Printed in red] CAMP LOCKETT, CALIF. CAMP LOCKETT CALIF OCT 16 1943 5 PM [Stamped in black on top-right of envelope] FREE Mrs. D.O. Sullivan [Partially covered by a stamp, printed in black, with lines and a “1”] 2152 Senator St. Mobile, Alabama (16) __ UNITED STATES ARMY [Printed on the top-center of first page in red, under the symbol of U.S. national coat of arms] Oct. 15-1943 Dear Mama – Just a few lines to let you know that I am feeling fine and I hope this finds you a lot better. I haven’t heard from you in two days so I hope you aren’t sick I heard today that we were going to be discharged about the 25th of this month but it might come through sooner than that. I have met a lot of new fellows here from the south and a lot of them are getting out. I would like to do something as I am getting fat with nothing to do. Some of the fellows here have been across in battles and been shot all to hell but they are pretty cheerful. I am laying here trying to decide whether to go to San Diego and Tia Juana over the week end or to stay in. UNITED STATES ARMY [Printed on the top-center of second page in red, under the symbol of U.S. national coat of arms] Sunday is the last bull fight in Tia Juana and I would like to see it. I also want to go to one of these towns and get me a traveling bag. A sgt. in charge of the warehouse gave me two good army blankets and if I get a way I will send them home. The army is cutting down on the amount of clothes you can take home but I will have enough to last awhile. We will also get a coupon so that we can buy a pair of civilian shoes. Well, I will close now hoping to hear from you soon. 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 15 Oct 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-15Oct1943 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Mobile Public Library, Local History & Genealogy Division army life army medical discharge San Diego CA sullivan Tijuana Mexico World War II https://digital.mobilepubliclibrary.org/files/original/f3e14e707a7177db95e985a89326be84.pdf 9b511ce30cf33cd6a640f4a0e985fe89 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 [Printed on the top-left of envelope in red, the U.S. national coat of arms symbol] P.F.C. R.O. SULLIVAN S.C.U. 1961 – 16 UNITED STATES ARMY [Printed in red] CAMP LOCKETT, CALIF. CAMP LOCKETT CALIF OCT 16 1943 5 PM [Stamped in black on top-right of envelope] [Red postage stamp on top-right of envelope, shows an airplane with “AIR 6¢ MAIL UNITED STATES OF AMERICA” at the bottom] [A partial stamp, printed in black with lines and a “1”, partially covering the postage stamp] VIA AIR MAIL [Printed on the top-right of the envelope, in blue] Mrs. D.O. Sullivan 2152 Senator St. Mobile, 18 Alabama __ UNITED STATES ARMY [Printed on the top-center of first page in red, under the symbol of U.S. national coat of arms] Oct. 15-1943 Dear Mama – Just a few lines tonight to let you know that I am feeling fine and I hope you are feeling better. I received two letters from you today and I was sure glad to get them. Mama, your letter yesterday in which you told me you were sick has had me worried all day. Please don’t do any work as I want you to be feeling fine when I get home. If I didn’t have you to come home to I would either stay in the army or else go to work out here on the coast. One fellow reported back to camp yesterday that had been A.W.O.L. for 114 days so I guess he will catch plenty of hell. Well, I weighed today and I have gained most of my weight back as I now weight 169 lbs. UNITED STATES ARMY [Printed on the top-center of second page in red, under the symbol of U.S. national coat of arms] There is a woman working in the trading post here that wants me to go over to her house so when I finish this I think will go meet her after she is through work. There is quite a few Mexican girls here, as we are right on the border, but very few white girls. I sure would like for Anna to see this country as it is awful mountainous with deep green valleys and all kinds of flowers and shrubs. It takes a train five hours to go seventy miles through these mountains and then it is down in the Imperial Valley, the second hottest place in the U.S. Well, Mom, I will close for now, hoping to hear that you are better. 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: 15 Oct 1943 #2 Description An account of the resource [Printed on the top-left of envelope in red, the U.S. national coat of arms symbol] P.F.C. R.O. SULLIVAN S.C.U. 1961 – 16 UNITED STATES ARMY [Printed in red] CAMP LOCKETT, CALIF. CAMP LOCKETT CALIF OCT 16 1943 5 PM [Stamped in black on top-right of envelope] [Red postage stamp on top-right of envelope, shows an airplane with “AIR 6¢ MAIL UNITED STATES OF AMERICA” at the bottom] [A partial stamp, printed in black with lines and a “1”, partially covering the postage stamp] VIA AIR MAIL [Printed on the top-right of the envelope, in blue] Mrs. D.O. Sullivan 2152 Senator St. Mobile, 18 Alabama __ UNITED STATES ARMY [Printed on the top-center of first page in red, under the symbol of U.S. national coat of arms] Oct. 15-1943 Dear Mama – Just a few lines tonight to let you know that I am feeling fine and I hope you are feeling better. I received two letters from you today and I was sure glad to get them. Mama, your letter yesterday in which you told me you were sick has had me worried all day. Please don’t do any work as I want you to be feeling fine when I get home. If I didn’t have you to come home to I would either stay in the army or else go to work out here on the coast. One fellow reported back to camp yesterday that had been A.W.O.L. for 114 days so I guess he will catch plenty of hell. Well, I weighed today and I have gained most of my weight back as I now weight 169 lbs. UNITED STATES ARMY [Printed on the top-center of second page in red, under the symbol of U.S. national coat of arms] There is a woman working in the trading post here that wants me to go over to her house so when I finish this I think will go meet her after she is through work. There is quite a few Mexican girls here, as we are right on the border, but very few white girls. I sure would like for Anna to see this country as it is awful mountainous with deep green valleys and all kinds of flowers and shrubs. It takes a train five hours to go seventy miles through these mountains and then it is down in the Imperial Valley, the second hottest place in the U.S. Well, Mom, I will close for now, hoping to hear that you are better. 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 15 Oct 1943 #2 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-15Oct1943#2 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Mobile Public Library, Local History & Genealogy Division army life 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/37a90ee3ea65f6d2b45477d648e0ea93.pdf 43597e84391243054b6d13e6e77ec51c 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 2ND PROV. CO. BAR.452 ATLANTA ORD. MTR. BASE ATLANTA, GA. 4 ATLANTA GA. NOV 17 1942 1130 AM [Stamped in black on top-center of envelope] FREE BUY DEFENSE SAVINGS BONDS AND STAMPS [Stamped in black on top-right of envelope] Mrs. D.O. Sullivan 2152 Senator St Mobile, Ala. __ U.S. ARMY [Printed on center-top of letter in black, under the symbol of the U.S. national coat of arms] Nov. 16, 1942 Dear Mama, Well, maybe I can write a few lines tonight without getting called out. Calling home yesterday made me feel about 100% better as I was getting kind of blue. I haven’t been paid yet but am expecting to sign the payroll one day this week. I will be able to send you some then and will have a pretty good pay day. I went to the Ala. & Georgia Tech football game Sat. [Saturday] and had a good time. This girl I met up here is really a swell girl and plenty good looking. I have a date with her Wed. [Wednesday] nite if I can get out of camp and have enough money. I had to stand guard duty last Wed. [Wednesday] nite but I didn’t do much but sleep. The war news we here now all seems to be pretty good. I am sending a little picture home of me and 2 fellows we had made Fri. nite. One sleeps on each side of me and both are yankees. (OVER) Mama tell Ella I will write her in a day or two as it is pretty hard to find time now. Mr Gunter sent me some real pretty handkerchiefs and a nice shoe shine kit. Our company commander called me out at inspection Sat. and complimented me on having such nice polished shoes. I am sorry to hear about Bud, I wonder what run him nuts. Most all the fellows in here are from the north but everyone gets along good. This is our fourth week here and it hasn’t rained yet, so everyone has a cold. Well, I guess Gerald will have to go in the army but I hate to see him do it. We have just been issued heavy comforts but it is to warm to use them. How is Mrs. Lil getting along and do you ever see Mrs. Ketchum. Out of all the fellow in the army I very seldom see one from Alabama. Mama Ill have to close tonight but will write plenty from now on. Godnight and Lots of love Bill xxxxxxxxxxxxx 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: 16 Nov 1942 Description An account of the resource P.F.C. R.O. SULLIVAN 2ND PROV. CO. BAR.452 ATLANTA ORD. MTR. BASE ATLANTA, GA. 4 ATLANTA GA. NOV 17 1942 1130 AM [Stamped in black on top-center of envelope] FREE BUY DEFENSE SAVINGS BONDS AND STAMPS [Stamped in black on top-right of envelope] Mrs. D.O. Sullivan 2152 Senator St Mobile, Ala. __ U.S. ARMY [Printed on center-top of letter in black, under the symbol of the U.S. national coat of arms] Nov. 16, 1942 Dear Mama, Well, maybe I can write a few lines tonight without getting called out. Calling home yesterday made me feel about 100% better as I was getting kind of blue. I haven’t been paid yet but am expecting to sign the payroll one day this week. I will be able to send you some then and will have a pretty good pay day. I went to the Ala. & Georgia Tech football game Sat. [Saturday] and had a good time. This girl I met up here is really a swell girl and plenty good looking. I have a date with her Wed. [Wednesday] nite if I can get out of camp and have enough money. I had to stand guard duty last Wed. [Wednesday] nite but I didn’t do much but sleep. The war news we here now all seems to be pretty good. I am sending a little picture home of me and 2 fellows we had made Fri. nite. One sleeps on each side of me and both are yankees. (OVER) Mama tell Ella I will write her in a day or two as it is pretty hard to find time now. Mr Gunter sent me some real pretty handkerchiefs and a nice shoe shine kit. Our company commander called me out at inspection Sat. and complimented me on having such nice polished shoes. I am sorry to hear about Bud, I wonder what run him nuts. Most all the fellows in here are from the north but everyone gets along good. This is our fourth week here and it hasn’t rained yet, so everyone has a cold. Well, I guess Gerald will have to go in the army but I hate to see him do it. We have just been issued heavy comforts but it is to warm to use them. How is Mrs. Lil getting along and do you ever see Mrs. Ketchum. Out of all the fellow in the army I very seldom see one from Alabama. Mama Ill have to close tonight but will write plenty from now on. Godnight and Lots of love Bill xxxxxxxxxxxxx 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 16 Nov 1942 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-16Nov1942 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Mobile Public Library, Local History & Genealogy Division Atlanta GA Gunter Ketchum Lil sullivan https://digital.mobilepubliclibrary.org/files/original/841c33100ac5abc3400e043466cf2ac4.pdf 465bf4bdfef26bb7da363cd25fa412ac 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 3457th ORD. MED. A. M. CO. DET. RANDOLPH PARK TUCSON, ARIZONA FREE TUCSON ARIZ. JUL 19 1943 11 AM [Stamped in black on top-center of envelope] Mrs. D.O. Sullivan c/o V.S. Cain Bayou La Batre, Alabama USO UNITED SERVICES ORGANIZATIONS [Stamped in blue on top-center on back of envelope] __ July 18 - 1943 Dear Mama – Just a few lines to let you know that I am feeling fine and hope you are the same. I was on guard Friday night and Saturday so when I got off last night went to the ball game. This is Sunday and besides laying around sleeping and eating there isn’t very much to do. I have just eaten supper and there is a ball game tonight so I will probably walk over there. I don’t go to town much as we have a nice P.X. swimming pool and ball park right here in the camp. I haven’t had much mail lately but today I got the papers from home and just about wore them out reading them. We had a little rain last night and today and the weather is real nice and cool. I am sending your letters to Meg’s so I hope you are getting them. I was glad to see that letter from Art Smith because I never knew what had become of that bunch. Norma should meet him as he is one of the nicest boys that I have met in the army and he is also a nice looking boy. I don’t know for sure but I think my furlough is coming up in a few weeks and I need every cent I can rake and scrape. Sometimes I get to thinking about it and it seems that I can hardy[hardly] wait to get home and see you. You be sure and take good care of yourself so when this war is over I will have someone to come home to. Most of these fellows get nice letters from their brothers and then ask me if I ever hear from mine. This makes me feel like telling them sometime that I don’t even have a brother. Mama, you don’t have anything to make you stay at home so why don’t you stay down on the coast until you are well rested up. I guess Inez’s boys are just about big enough now to take me down. I am having another one of my eating spells and eat enough to fill a horse. We have more peaches, cantaloups[cantaloupes] and watermelons than we can do away with. One of our men let a 45 pistol go off in his hand and it blowed the end of his thumb off, just missing two other men that were watching him. Mama, if I don’t get my furlough by Aug. 1 I am going to transfer to headquarters in Camp Lockett, Calif. Down there they do everything to get you to take a furlough. The Lt. that wants me to take his car to Galveston sent me coupons for eighty gallons of gas and thirty dollars to pay for it, my eats and sleeping place but it will just about take all of that to get there. Mama, I will close for now, so, Goodnight Lots & lots of love & kisses Bill Tell everyone hello for me. 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 Jul 1943 Description An account of the resource P.F.C. R.O. SULLIVAN 3457th ORD. MED. A. M. CO. DET. RANDOLPH PARK TUCSON, ARIZONA FREE TUCSON ARIZ. JUL 19 1943 11 AM [Stamped in black on top-center of envelope] Mrs. D.O. Sullivan c/o V.S. Cain Bayou La Batre, Alabama USO UNITED SERVICES ORGANIZATIONS [Stamped in blue on top-center on back of envelope] __ July 18 - 1943 Dear Mama – Just a few lines to let you know that I am feeling fine and hope you are the same. I was on guard Friday night and Saturday so when I got off last night went to the ball game. This is Sunday and besides laying around sleeping and eating there isn’t very much to do. I have just eaten supper and there is a ball game tonight so I will probably walk over there. I don’t go to town much as we have a nice P.X. swimming pool and ball park right here in the camp. I haven’t had much mail lately but today I got the papers from home and just about wore them out reading them. We had a little rain last night and today and the weather is real nice and cool. I am sending your letters to Meg’s so I hope you are getting them. I was glad to see that letter from Art Smith because I never knew what had become of that bunch. Norma should meet him as he is one of the nicest boys that I have met in the army and he is also a nice looking boy. I don’t know for sure but I think my furlough is coming up in a few weeks and I need every cent I can rake and scrape. Sometimes I get to thinking about it and it seems that I can hardy[hardly] wait to get home and see you. You be sure and take good care of yourself so when this war is over I will have someone to come home to. Most of these fellows get nice letters from their brothers and then ask me if I ever hear from mine. This makes me feel like telling them sometime that I don’t even have a brother. Mama, you don’t have anything to make you stay at home so why don’t you stay down on the coast until you are well rested up. I guess Inez’s boys are just about big enough now to take me down. I am having another one of my eating spells and eat enough to fill a horse. We have more peaches, cantaloups[cantaloupes] and watermelons than we can do away with. One of our men let a 45 pistol go off in his hand and it blowed the end of his thumb off, just missing two other men that were watching him. Mama, if I don’t get my furlough by Aug. 1 I am going to transfer to headquarters in Camp Lockett, Calif. Down there they do everything to get you to take a furlough. The Lt. that wants me to take his car to Galveston sent me coupons for eighty gallons of gas and thirty dollars to pay for it, my eats and sleeping place but it will just about take all of that to get there. Mama, I will close for now, so, Goodnight Lots & lots of love & kisses Bill Tell everyone hello for me. 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 Jul 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-18Jul1943 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Mobile Public Library, Local History & Genealogy Division army life army unit transfer baseball Camp Lockett CA furlough sullivan Tucson AZ World War II https://digital.mobilepubliclibrary.org/files/original/ca083e2b538193911f64095c79e5e20d.pdf eb46ef8561ec1dcc1ce0d60b2c801dfc 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 [Printed on the top-left of envelope in red, the U.S. national coat of arms symbol] P.F.C. R.O. SULLIVAN S.C.U. 1961 – 16 UNITED STATES ARMY [Printed in red] CAMP LOCKETT, CALIF. CAMPO CALIF 12 PM OCT 19 1943 [Stamped in black on top-center-right of envelope] [Red postage stamp on top-right of envelope, shows an airplane with “AIR 6¢ MAIL UNITED STATES OF AMERICA” at the bottom] VIA AIR MAIL [Printed on the top-right of the envelope, in blue] Mrs. D.O. Sullivan 2152 Senator St. Mobile, Alabama Zone 18 __ UNITED STATES ARMY [Printed on the top-center of first page in red, under the symbol of U.S. national coat of arms] Oct. 18-1943 Dear Mama – Just a few lines to let you know that I am doing fine and I hope this finds you well. I received a letter from you today and I was sure sorry to hear that you had mashed your finger. It has been raining here all day and the weather is pretty close to freezing tonight. This is the rainy season and it is liable to rain for two weeks without stopping. I was sorry to hear about Austin getting into trouble and I hope he got out of it O.K.. We have but very little excitement in this camp as it is pretty well isolated up here in the mountains. I was on K.P. yesterday and was pretty well tired when I got off so I didn’t lose much time getting into bed. This will probably be my last K.P. duty for this stretch in (2)[Page 2] UNITED STATES ARMY [Printed on the top-center of second page in red, under the symbol of U.S. national coat of arms] the army. Well, I guess Gene and ToTo are married by this time and I am glad for both of them. I can’t understand why her parents were so down on him as I think they were lucky for her to get such a good boy. Mama, I believe you wrote me that Carrie was in Alaska, well if she went it cost somone[someone] besides Uncle Sam a good pile of money, probably Francis. We really eat good in this camp and there is more fruit and milk than we ever use. I still haven’t found me a bag and now my billfold is shot but I can get one of them in the Trading Post. We have a railroad station right on the past as the past takes in the town of Campo. Mama, I hope Ola isn’t sick as I think everyday that maybe I will hear from her or else Anna or Norma. Although I don’t write I still think UNITED STATES ARMY [Printed on the top-center of third page in red, under the symbol of U.S. national coat of arms] of them and I will be home pretty soon and can tell them more than I can write. Tell Anna I have her a nice little book if I can hold on to it until I get there. Well, I am getting chilly so I think I will close and go to bed, 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: 18 Oct 1943 Description An account of the resource [Printed on the top-left of envelope in red, the U.S. national coat of arms symbol] P.F.C. R.O. SULLIVAN S.C.U. 1961 – 16 UNITED STATES ARMY [Printed in red] CAMP LOCKETT, CALIF. CAMPO CALIF 12 PM OCT 19 1943 [Stamped in black on top-center-right of envelope] [Red postage stamp on top-right of envelope, shows an airplane with “AIR 6¢ MAIL UNITED STATES OF AMERICA” at the bottom] VIA AIR MAIL [Printed on the top-right of the envelope, in blue] Mrs. D.O. Sullivan 2152 Senator St. Mobile, Alabama Zone 18 __ UNITED STATES ARMY [Printed on the top-center of first page in red, under the symbol of U.S. national coat of arms] Oct. 18-1943 Dear Mama – Just a few lines to let you know that I am doing fine and I hope this finds you well. I received a letter from you today and I was sure sorry to hear that you had mashed your finger. It has been raining here all day and the weather is pretty close to freezing tonight. This is the rainy season and it is liable to rain for two weeks without stopping. I was sorry to hear about Austin getting into trouble and I hope he got out of it O.K.. We have but very little excitement in this camp as it is pretty well isolated up here in the mountains. I was on K.P. yesterday and was pretty well tired when I got off so I didn’t lose much time getting into bed. This will probably be my last K.P. duty for this stretch in (2)[Page 2] UNITED STATES ARMY [Printed on the top-center of second page in red, under the symbol of U.S. national coat of arms] the army. Well, I guess Gene and ToTo are married by this time and I am glad for both of them. I can’t understand why her parents were so down on him as I think they were lucky for her to get such a good boy. Mama, I believe you wrote me that Carrie was in Alaska, well if she went it cost somone[someone] besides Uncle Sam a good pile of money, probably Francis. We really eat good in this camp and there is more fruit and milk than we ever use. I still haven’t found me a bag and now my billfold is shot but I can get one of them in the Trading Post. We have a railroad station right on the past as the past takes in the town of Campo. Mama, I hope Ola isn’t sick as I think everyday that maybe I will hear from her or else Anna or Norma. Although I don’t write I still think UNITED STATES ARMY [Printed on the top-center of third page in red, under the symbol of U.S. national coat of arms] of them and I will be home pretty soon and can tell them more than I can write. Tell Anna I have her a nice little book if I can hold on to it until I get there. Well, I am getting chilly so I think I will close and go to bed, 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 18 Oct 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-18Oct1943 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Mobile Public Library, Local History & Genealogy Division army life sullivan World War II