Letters From Dick

By Michèle L. Patterson

While growing up, the author was aware of 2 large, black WWII trunks stored in the eaves of the family home. Twice in her lifetime, she remembers her father, Richard, dragging out the trunks and sharing their secrets with the family: WWII American and German uniforms, medals, badges and newspapers. However, never did she remember anyone opening and reading the nearly 300 letters written by her father to his parents from 1943-1951. His mother saved every letter and Richard stored them for posterity in the black trunks. After the death of both parents, the author compiled the letters into this book.These letters, while at times containing the mundane affairs of life, give the reader a glimpse of life during the War years and those immediately following. Ration stamps for food and gas, the difficulties and expense involved in making telephone calls, the anxious awaiting of packages from home and the dependency of letters through the postal service as the main form of communication are examples of a time gone by. So sit back and be transported to an eight year period in the life of one man as he sees the world and puts his life back together.This book is archived as part of the Veteran's History Project at The Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1530967724
• ISBN13: 9781530967728
• Release Date: May 2016
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 458 Pages
• Weight: 1.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 1.1" x 6.0"