Letter: 13 Jul 1943
Title
Letter: 13 Jul 1943
Description
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
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July 13 - 1943
Dear Mama –
I hope you are feeling fine and not worrying about me as I haven’t had any mail in the last few days. It is hard for me to write tonight as we are listening to the All-Star ball game and it is pretty noisy in here. It is night there but the sun is still shining out here. Mama, this is one oft of the prettiest shots I have seen so far. Last night we had one of the worst dust storms that I have ever seen, so bad in fact that you could hardly see 100 ft. After all this it started to rain, which is a surprise out here, and then it was just like fall of the year back home.
As we are on detached service we don’t have very much work to do except keeping things straightened out. We have a pretty nice bunch of men here and my little buddy X. Johnson still sleeps in the barracks with me. From where I am sitting I can look across at the El Conquistador Hotel that charges $300 per week board. This is also the place the Gen. Pershing stayed so long for his health. We are eating out of our mess kits but I don’t mind as we really eat pretty good.
There is a boy from Mississippi sleeping next to me and when I got the papers from home yesterday he enjoyed them as much as I did. I haven’t heard from Ola, Ivey or Anna in a long time so I guess they must be pretty busy. I have kind of lost my desire to go to town as we have so many things to do in camp so I stay in most every night. We have a ball park nearby in our backyard and there is a game nearly every night.
I still haven’t heard from my furlough but I am pretty sure it will be quite soon so just keep praying that I do. Mama, I will close for now and maybe I will have more news next time.
Goodnight
Lots & lots of love & kisses
Your loving son
Bill
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 13 - 1943
Dear Mama –
I hope you are feeling fine and not worrying about me as I haven’t had any mail in the last few days. It is hard for me to write tonight as we are listening to the All-Star ball game and it is pretty noisy in here. It is night there but the sun is still shining out here. Mama, this is one oft of the prettiest shots I have seen so far. Last night we had one of the worst dust storms that I have ever seen, so bad in fact that you could hardly see 100 ft. After all this it started to rain, which is a surprise out here, and then it was just like fall of the year back home.
As we are on detached service we don’t have very much work to do except keeping things straightened out. We have a pretty nice bunch of men here and my little buddy X. Johnson still sleeps in the barracks with me. From where I am sitting I can look across at the El Conquistador Hotel that charges $300 per week board. This is also the place the Gen. Pershing stayed so long for his health. We are eating out of our mess kits but I don’t mind as we really eat pretty good.
There is a boy from Mississippi sleeping next to me and when I got the papers from home yesterday he enjoyed them as much as I did. I haven’t heard from Ola, Ivey or Anna in a long time so I guess they must be pretty busy. I have kind of lost my desire to go to town as we have so many things to do in camp so I stay in most every night. We have a ball park nearby in our backyard and there is a game nearly every night.
I still haven’t heard from my furlough but I am pretty sure it will be quite soon so just keep praying that I do. Mama, I will close for now and maybe I will have more news next time.
Goodnight
Lots & lots of love & kisses
Your loving son
Bill
Creator
Ruse Sullivan
Publisher
Mobile Public Library, Local History & Genealogy Division
Date
13 Jul 1943
Type
Correspondence
Identifier
War-Letters-13Jul1943
Original Format
Paper
Files
Citation
Ruse Sullivan, “Letter: 13 Jul 1943,” Mobile Public Library Digital Collections, accessed March 7, 2026, https://digital.mobilepubliclibrary.org/items/show/5750.