Letter: 23 Feb 1943
Title
Letter: 23 Feb 1943
Description
FROM [Printed in blue]
P.F.C. R.O. SULLIVAN
3457TH ORD. AUTO. MAINT. CO.
PHOENIX, ARIZONA
2 PHOENIX ARIZ. MAR 24 1943 1230 PM [Stamped in black on top-center of envelope]
FREE
GIVE + RED CROSS WAR FUND [Stamped in black on right-top of envelope]
Mrs. D.O. Sullivan
2152 Senator St.
Mobile, Alabama.
USO UNITED SERVICES ORGANIZATIONS [Printed in blue on center-top section, back of envelope]
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USO UNITED SERVICES ORGANIZATIONS [Printed in blue and red on top-left of page]
Feb. 23, 1943
Dear Mama -
I hope this finds you feeling fine and the weather a lot better. Yesterday I pulled a muscle loose in my back but the doctor fixed me up so I am kind of sore today. I worked today but about all I do is sit around and check parts out. The clouds are awful black this afternoon but I doubt if we get more than a sprinkle of rain. I have been going to bed early for the last four nights so I think I will just stay in until about Sat. [Saturday] or Sunday night. I spent more than I intended to on my trip so I am just about broke and payday isn’t until next week sometime. Tell Norma and Janelle that I appreciated their letter and if I don’t feel too sore tomorrow night I will send them one back.
The Young Men’s Christian Associations · The National Catholic Community Service · The Salvation Army · The Young Women’s Christian Associations · The Jewish Welfare Board · The National Travelers Aid Association [Printed in blue on center-bottom of page]
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USO UNITED SERVICES ORGANIZATIONS [Printed in blue and red on top-left of page #2]
Well, I finally got my dog tags yesterday and am wearing them on the necklace Mr Gunter sent me. I also see that they put me down as being Catholic on them. Out of about every 100 people you meet out here only about half of them are from Arizona. I have just finished eating supper and I am so full that I feel like I will explode. We had sauerkraut and weiners, cabbage, boiled irish potatoes, carrots, bread and [Illegible] butter, iced tea and either cherry jello or ice cream.
We eat only the best of everything but I still can’t eat beets or liver and thank goodness we very seldom have it. Mama, I am really proud of my fountain pen and all that have used it want to buy it but I wouldn’t sell it for any amount.
The Young Men’s Christian Associations · The National Catholic Community Service · The Salvation Army · The Young Women’s Christian Associations · The Jewish Welfare Board · The National Travelers Aid Association [Printed in blue on center-bottom of page]
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USO UNITED SERVICES ORGANIZATIONS [Printed in blue and red on top-left of page #3]
There is an old guy here trying to talk to me that has been in the army for over 20 years and once served in the Russian Army. He doesn’t do much of anything but they are just letting him get in enough time for a pension. Mama, what ever happened to Jennie Dee, does she work or does anyone every see her? Not that I care too much, as I have a sweet one out here, but I would just like to know. Mama, I would like for you to meet this one out are as she is a real sweet girl of 25 and a brunette. I like her a lot but as for staying in the west, well I’d rather be in Mississippi. Well, I will close now and play a little ping pong before bedtime, so
Goodnight Lots & lots of love & kisses, Bill
The Young Men’s Christian Associations · The National Catholic Community Service · The Salvation Army · The Young Women’s Christian Associations · The Jewish Welfare Board · The National Travelers Aid Association [Printed in blue on center-bottom of page]
P.F.C. R.O. SULLIVAN
3457TH ORD. AUTO. MAINT. CO.
PHOENIX, ARIZONA
2 PHOENIX ARIZ. MAR 24 1943 1230 PM [Stamped in black on top-center of envelope]
FREE
GIVE + RED CROSS WAR FUND [Stamped in black on right-top of envelope]
Mrs. D.O. Sullivan
2152 Senator St.
Mobile, Alabama.
USO UNITED SERVICES ORGANIZATIONS [Printed in blue on center-top section, back of envelope]
__
USO UNITED SERVICES ORGANIZATIONS [Printed in blue and red on top-left of page]
Feb. 23, 1943
Dear Mama -
I hope this finds you feeling fine and the weather a lot better. Yesterday I pulled a muscle loose in my back but the doctor fixed me up so I am kind of sore today. I worked today but about all I do is sit around and check parts out. The clouds are awful black this afternoon but I doubt if we get more than a sprinkle of rain. I have been going to bed early for the last four nights so I think I will just stay in until about Sat. [Saturday] or Sunday night. I spent more than I intended to on my trip so I am just about broke and payday isn’t until next week sometime. Tell Norma and Janelle that I appreciated their letter and if I don’t feel too sore tomorrow night I will send them one back.
The Young Men’s Christian Associations · The National Catholic Community Service · The Salvation Army · The Young Women’s Christian Associations · The Jewish Welfare Board · The National Travelers Aid Association [Printed in blue on center-bottom of page]
__
USO UNITED SERVICES ORGANIZATIONS [Printed in blue and red on top-left of page #2]
Well, I finally got my dog tags yesterday and am wearing them on the necklace Mr Gunter sent me. I also see that they put me down as being Catholic on them. Out of about every 100 people you meet out here only about half of them are from Arizona. I have just finished eating supper and I am so full that I feel like I will explode. We had sauerkraut and weiners, cabbage, boiled irish potatoes, carrots, bread and [Illegible] butter, iced tea and either cherry jello or ice cream.
We eat only the best of everything but I still can’t eat beets or liver and thank goodness we very seldom have it. Mama, I am really proud of my fountain pen and all that have used it want to buy it but I wouldn’t sell it for any amount.
The Young Men’s Christian Associations · The National Catholic Community Service · The Salvation Army · The Young Women’s Christian Associations · The Jewish Welfare Board · The National Travelers Aid Association [Printed in blue on center-bottom of page]
__
USO UNITED SERVICES ORGANIZATIONS [Printed in blue and red on top-left of page #3]
There is an old guy here trying to talk to me that has been in the army for over 20 years and once served in the Russian Army. He doesn’t do much of anything but they are just letting him get in enough time for a pension. Mama, what ever happened to Jennie Dee, does she work or does anyone every see her? Not that I care too much, as I have a sweet one out here, but I would just like to know. Mama, I would like for you to meet this one out are as she is a real sweet girl of 25 and a brunette. I like her a lot but as for staying in the west, well I’d rather be in Mississippi. Well, I will close now and play a little ping pong before bedtime, so
Goodnight Lots & lots of love & kisses, Bill
The Young Men’s Christian Associations · The National Catholic Community Service · The Salvation Army · The Young Women’s Christian Associations · The Jewish Welfare Board · The National Travelers Aid Association [Printed in blue on center-bottom of page]
Creator
Ruse Sullivan
Publisher
Mobile Public Library, Local History & Genealogy Division
Date
23 Feb 1943
Type
Correspondence
Identifier
War-Letters-23Feb1943
Original Format
Paper
Files
Citation
Ruse Sullivan, “Letter: 23 Feb 1943,” Mobile Public Library Digital Collections, accessed March 7, 2026, https://digital.mobilepubliclibrary.org/items/show/5745.