Letter from Elizabeth Nelson to her husband, Manning, March 4, 1945
Title
Letter from Elizabeth Nelson to her husband, Manning, March 4, 1945
Description
Elizabeth wrote this letter to her husband, Manning, while he was stationed in the Pacific. These letters reached Manning after he had been killed and hence, were returned to Elizabeth. They were still sealed and unopened when they arrived at The Citadel Archives.
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The Citadel Archives and Museum
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Language
English
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Text
Identifier
https://citadeldigitalarchives.omeka.net/items/show/1519
Coverage
Richland (S. C.)
Text
[Page 1]
March 4, 1945
My Darling,
I’m afraid there won't’ be much news for me to write about as I haven’t done anything but chat with the girls and eat and sleep since writing to you last night. One of the girls did tell me that she has a sister living in North and I can go down with her to see your folks sometimes. That’ll be nice.
Today is my first day of 230 - 1100 duty and it’s so nice out ‘till I hate to be pinned up. Slept until almost 10 o’clock this morning. That was nice for a change, but don’t want to get in the habit of sleeping so late. Have you caught up with yours? Suppose the hot weather there makes you drowsy most of the time.
One of the girls here went with me to visit Beverly Carey the other night.
[Page 2]
We had such a nice long visit and fun talking over the good old days. Beverly is getting ready for the Navy. In fact, she’s already had her physical. I tried to talk her out of it. Don’t know if my little lecture helped or not. She’s going to spend the weekend with Sam’s folks. They still hear from each other often and Sam doesn’t want her to join the Navy. Most all of the girls who have been working for the Columbia Hospital are leaving for the service. Don’t know what they’ll do around there.
By the way, the name of Jake’s ship is the U.S.S. Gentry - a Destroyer Escort. If you should happen to run accross [sic] it at any time, look him up. You can’t ever tell about those things. I hadn’t told Mother and Dad about your being transfered [sic], but now that I know where you’ve gone, I’ll let them know. Please take care of yourself for me. I love you with all my heart.
All my love,
“Lib”
[Page 3]
[See original document for envelope.]
March 4, 1945
My Darling,
I’m afraid there won't’ be much news for me to write about as I haven’t done anything but chat with the girls and eat and sleep since writing to you last night. One of the girls did tell me that she has a sister living in North and I can go down with her to see your folks sometimes. That’ll be nice.
Today is my first day of 230 - 1100 duty and it’s so nice out ‘till I hate to be pinned up. Slept until almost 10 o’clock this morning. That was nice for a change, but don’t want to get in the habit of sleeping so late. Have you caught up with yours? Suppose the hot weather there makes you drowsy most of the time.
One of the girls here went with me to visit Beverly Carey the other night.
[Page 2]
We had such a nice long visit and fun talking over the good old days. Beverly is getting ready for the Navy. In fact, she’s already had her physical. I tried to talk her out of it. Don’t know if my little lecture helped or not. She’s going to spend the weekend with Sam’s folks. They still hear from each other often and Sam doesn’t want her to join the Navy. Most all of the girls who have been working for the Columbia Hospital are leaving for the service. Don’t know what they’ll do around there.
By the way, the name of Jake’s ship is the U.S.S. Gentry - a Destroyer Escort. If you should happen to run accross [sic] it at any time, look him up. You can’t ever tell about those things. I hadn’t told Mother and Dad about your being transfered [sic], but now that I know where you’ve gone, I’ll let them know. Please take care of yourself for me. I love you with all my heart.
All my love,
“Lib”
[Page 3]
[See original document for envelope.]
Collection
Citation
Nelson, Elizabeth, “Letter from Elizabeth Nelson to her husband, Manning, March 4, 1945,” The Citadel Archives Digital Collections, accessed May 17, 2024, https://citadeldigitalarchives.omeka.net/items/show/1519.