Category Archives: Miscellaneous

With Memorial Day in the United States tomorrow, I have put together a tape of my uncle Edward Thomas’ cousin Leonard Tomaszewski, who will be 98 this summer. I have two sides of audio you can listen to. I decided … Continue reading →

I was able to migrate my blog to the new address. So I will send a new message, and say Welcome Back!

This is a test of the Blog. Do not try to comment. I have been having technical problems with this blog.

I see that Google is changing the way people that host their blogs on their own servers is going to stop, at least that is what I am hearing. On May 1, 2010 the change will be in effect. I … Continue reading →

I thought I would show what boot camp was like for Eddie. Eddie being 10 years older than most of the recruits, was like a father to many of the soldiers. They looked up to him. I think.

Happy New Year As the new year 1945 appears Edward has extra money to spend for cultural events in Memphis . Memphis concerts

Edward spends his second WWII Christmas in Memphis.

I have written a new letter on my website: Dick Vasley in Germany – May 10, 1945 It is written by Richard Vasley on May 10, 1945, two days after V-E Day. Since he has been stationed in the southeastern … Continue reading →

I checked my uncle’s letters for any remembrance of Pearl Harbor, and only found his letter of Dec. 6, 1944 while stationed in Memhis. 68 years ago, it was truly a ‘Day of Infamy’. http://lettersfromasoldier.com/edward_thomas/memphis/eddie_backin_memphis_6dec44.php

Greetings this Thanksgiving eve, from Michigan, Edward’s home state. In lettersfromasoldier.com Eddie’s only Thanksgiving spent on base, as he was on furlough the next year, was in Alaska. Check out this page, http://lettersfromasoldier.com/edward_thomas/aleutians/thanksgivingday_1943.php Also, here is a picture of Eddie … Continue reading →