Letter: 3 Oct 1943
Title
Letter: 3 Oct 1943
Description
P.F.C. R.O. SULLIVAN
S.C.U. 1961 – 16
CAMP LOCKETT, CALIF.
CAMP LOCKETT CALIF OCT 4 1943 1130 AM [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)
USO UNITED SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS [Stamped in blue on top-center of back of envelope]
__
10-3-43
Dear Mama –
Just a few lines to let you know that I am doing fine and I hope this finds you well. I still haven’t gotten paid or heard anything new about getting out but some are leaving this week and maybe my papers will be in that bunch. Friday night, this company had a dance with girls from El Cajon an La Meso[La Mesa] and Saturday I was a table waiter in the mess hall so I have been pretty busy these last few days. There is also an awful forest fire about 12 miles from here and the camp has been on
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the alert for the last two days. At this time there is a bunch of negroes from here and a bunch of marines fighting it but we can see the flame and smoke coming up above the mountains. The hospital here is overloaded with injured and some have already died. One good thing, this company doesn’t have to fight fire but once in awhile we have to take a load of soldiers out there to fight it. Right now I am pretty hot as I just got through with my washing. We can’t send any laundry out so that is a pretty good sign that we won’t be here very much longer.
Tell Anna that I really appreciate her letters and I am going to write her if I don’t head for home in the next few days. I was sorry to hear about Meg’s baby and I hope she is better by now. The first chance I get I will get some post cards for D. and I also want to send Janelle one. Mama, there is about three thousand cavalry horses here and the[they] sure are pretty especially when they parade. Well, it is nearly time for early chow so I will close, hoping to see you real soon.
Goodnight
Lots & lots of love & kisses
Bill
S.C.U. 1961 – 16
CAMP LOCKETT, CALIF.
CAMP LOCKETT CALIF OCT 4 1943 1130 AM [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)
USO UNITED SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS [Stamped in blue on top-center of back of envelope]
__
10-3-43
Dear Mama –
Just a few lines to let you know that I am doing fine and I hope this finds you well. I still haven’t gotten paid or heard anything new about getting out but some are leaving this week and maybe my papers will be in that bunch. Friday night, this company had a dance with girls from El Cajon an La Meso[La Mesa] and Saturday I was a table waiter in the mess hall so I have been pretty busy these last few days. There is also an awful forest fire about 12 miles from here and the camp has been on
(2)[Page 2]
the alert for the last two days. At this time there is a bunch of negroes from here and a bunch of marines fighting it but we can see the flame and smoke coming up above the mountains. The hospital here is overloaded with injured and some have already died. One good thing, this company doesn’t have to fight fire but once in awhile we have to take a load of soldiers out there to fight it. Right now I am pretty hot as I just got through with my washing. We can’t send any laundry out so that is a pretty good sign that we won’t be here very much longer.
Tell Anna that I really appreciate her letters and I am going to write her if I don’t head for home in the next few days. I was sorry to hear about Meg’s baby and I hope she is better by now. The first chance I get I will get some post cards for D. and I also want to send Janelle one. Mama, there is about three thousand cavalry horses here and the[they] sure are pretty especially when they parade. Well, it is nearly time for early chow so I will close, hoping to see you real soon.
Goodnight
Lots & lots of love & kisses
Bill
Creator
Ruse Sullivan
Publisher
Mobile Public Library, Local History & Genealogy Division
Date
3 Oct 1943
Type
Correspondence
Identifier
War-Letters-3Oct1943
Original Format
paper
Files
Citation
Ruse Sullivan, “Letter: 3 Oct 1943,” Mobile Public Library Digital Collections, accessed March 6, 2026, https://digital.mobilepubliclibrary.org/items/show/5771.