Letter: 11 Jul 1943
Title
Letter: 11 Jul 1943
Description
P.F.C. R.O. SULLIVAN
3457th MED. A. M. CO. DETACHMENT
RANDOLPH PARK
TUCSON, ARIZONA
TUCSON ARIZ. JUL 12 1943 9 AM [Stamped in black on top-center of envelope]
[Red postage stamp on top-right of envelope, shows an airplane with “AIR 6¢
MAIL UNITED STATES OF AMERICA” at the bottom]
AIR MAIL
Mrs. D.O. Sullivan
2152 Senator St.
Mobile, Alabama
__
July 11 - 1943
My Dear Mama –
Well, by the time you get this it will have been a long time since you have heard from me but this is the army I guess. I have had a few letters from you in the ten days that we have been here and I sure hope you are well.
When we first got here I and a few others had trouble with our stomachs due to the change but I am just about O.K. now. We came came down in a convoy but I had to bring a liutenants wife down so I drove a nice car and got here a lot earlier so I rode around looking the town over. The days are awful hot here, but at night we have to cover up because it is so high above sea level. We are surrounded by some of the highest mountains in Arizona. Our camp is located in a big park right in back of a beautiful country club. There is quite a few swimming pools around here and we can go in free anytime.
This is supposed to be the healthiest spot out here but I am pretty sick of it all. We are on detached service and as yet we don’t know what we are going to do. Mama, I hope you listen to the news or else read about it because I don’t think this war will last much longer. It will be the happiest day of my life when I come back home to take care of you.
Our camp is close to a big bomber training field and they are flying all day and night every day and some of the biggest planes I have ever seen. We have new [type?] wooden beds with springs and mattresses so we can sleep pretty good and we work just about seven hours a day. We very seldom have to ride a bus anywhere as these people sure do pick you up. I’ll have to close now but please write often.
Lots & lots of love & kisses
Bill
3457th MED. A. M. CO. DETACHMENT
RANDOLPH PARK
TUCSON, ARIZONA
TUCSON ARIZ. JUL 12 1943 9 AM [Stamped in black on top-center of envelope]
[Red postage stamp on top-right of envelope, shows an airplane with “AIR 6¢
MAIL UNITED STATES OF AMERICA” at the bottom]
AIR MAIL
Mrs. D.O. Sullivan
2152 Senator St.
Mobile, Alabama
__
July 11 - 1943
My Dear Mama –
Well, by the time you get this it will have been a long time since you have heard from me but this is the army I guess. I have had a few letters from you in the ten days that we have been here and I sure hope you are well.
When we first got here I and a few others had trouble with our stomachs due to the change but I am just about O.K. now. We came came down in a convoy but I had to bring a liutenants wife down so I drove a nice car and got here a lot earlier so I rode around looking the town over. The days are awful hot here, but at night we have to cover up because it is so high above sea level. We are surrounded by some of the highest mountains in Arizona. Our camp is located in a big park right in back of a beautiful country club. There is quite a few swimming pools around here and we can go in free anytime.
This is supposed to be the healthiest spot out here but I am pretty sick of it all. We are on detached service and as yet we don’t know what we are going to do. Mama, I hope you listen to the news or else read about it because I don’t think this war will last much longer. It will be the happiest day of my life when I come back home to take care of you.
Our camp is close to a big bomber training field and they are flying all day and night every day and some of the biggest planes I have ever seen. We have new [type?] wooden beds with springs and mattresses so we can sleep pretty good and we work just about seven hours a day. We very seldom have to ride a bus anywhere as these people sure do pick you up. I’ll have to close now but please write often.
Lots & lots of love & kisses
Bill
Creator
Ruse Sullivan
Publisher
Mobile Public Library, Local History & Genealogy Division
Date
11 Jul 1943
Type
Correspondence
Identifier
War-Letters-11Jul1943
Original Format
Paper
Files
Citation
Ruse Sullivan, “Letter: 11 Jul 1943,” Mobile Public Library Digital Collections, accessed March 7, 2026, https://digital.mobilepubliclibrary.org/items/show/5749.