Camp Gordon
4/5/43
Augusta, GA Mon. April 5
Dear Mom,

After talking to you yesterday, I came back to the barracks and received your latest letter.

Today we went out in the woods and ran around and had a good time was had by all.

We won’t leave here until the 15th of the month and as it will take us two days to get to where we are going and then it will take us about three days to get settled it doesn’t look very good about getting home for Passover. I write this not knowing what will happen. I may be able to get one day off and that won’t be enough for me to go home on. If I get this day off I will go either to N.Y. or Red Bank for the day.

It has been so very warm here that I am getting afraid of going north as it might be quite cold but I guess I’ll be able to live throu it.

You wrote about them taking 125 more men from home. I am beginning to wonder where they are getting all the men from.

Well, not much else to write will close with regards to all Love Louie

Camp Gordon
4/7/43
Augusta, GA Wed April 7
Dear Folks,

I am in the U.S.O. waiting to go to Shul and so I am taking good advantage of a few minutes by dropping you a few lines.

There isn’t much new to write. Today we completed our regular schedule and tomorrow we start cleaning up our barracks and packing up the few odds and ends that haven’t been packed.

We have to leave this place spic and span and they aren’t kidding. We will be able to eat off of the floors when we leave! Now that we are getting ready to go I am beginning to feel a little bad about it as I have gotten used to the place and the people in Augusta.

We were told that our mail going out from Dix would be censored so that means writing a little more carefully.

Well, I guess there isn’t much more to write so regards to all Love Louie


Camp Gordon
4/9/43
Augusta, GA Thursday7
Dear Mom,

I just received your letter and thanks for sending the money. I hope it will last so that I can come home for a day or two after we get up to Dix.

Today we scrubbed our barracks twice and I began to feel and smell and groan like old lady Couniharn used to and she sure did smell didn’t she?

Give Mrs. Cohen a Mazel Tov for me because of her walking daughter.

Is Henry (Humpy) still in Colorado? If so, please send me his address as I really ought to write him once in a while.

Well, I haven’t anything else to say so will close with best regards to all Love Louie

Camp Gordon
4/11/43 Sunday
Augusta, GA April 11, 1943
Dear Mom + All,

Just a few lines to let you know that I am still here in Gordon and will be here until the 15th.

We will leave at about 1pm on the 15th and arrive at our new camp at about midnite on the 16th. Some of the outfits have all ready left so we will be among the last to leave here.

When you write use the old Camp Gordon address until I let you know to change it.

I will call from the new place as soon as is possible.

Well, I hope that I’ll be able to get home soon from there. I guess I’ll be able to as we were told that we would be stationed there a while.

I think I have covered everything that I can write so I’ll close with best regards to all. Love Louie

I will write in a day or two and that will most likely be my last letter from Camp Gordon. Louie


Dear Folks, (April?, 1943?)

Enclosed find very (crossed out) very funny pictures.

Went to the Seder last nite. It was very nice the boys conducted it and everybody took a turn at saying a little of the Hagodah.

Thursday I made a minion for a Brooklyn boy whose girl came down here and they were married. This town has only 30 Jewish families and for the size they do a nice job.

Last Sunday I went to services in camp conducted by a Reform rabbi. He was quite good and I enjoyed it a lot. I am going to try to go each Sunday. Other than that we are still training quite hard and steady but that is to be expected. My mail business picked up quite a lot before Easter. I am glad to hear that all feel well and I know that you had a nice seder even without a big turkey.

I think that Grand Rapids idea is O.K. As long as it will be your building the stores would look as nice as can be under circumstances.

Will close with love to all Louie

Fort Dix, NJ (April? 1943?)
Dear Mom,
Just a few lines to let you know that I am well and that I am still on that job and expect to take it easy for a few more days.

I got back here at 4:30 in the morning and so had to make up a lot of sleep.

Not much else that’s new so will write later.

Regards to all, Louie

Fort Dix, NJ (April? 1943?)
Dear Folks,

Just a few lines to let you know that I am well and hope that you all at home are the same.

Nothing new to tell you. It has been and still is very warm.

I don’t know where I will go this week-end.

Will call maybe Sunday morning.

Regards to all
Yours Louie

4/28/43
Fort Dix, NJ
Dear Mom and all,

Just a few lines to let you know that everything is O.K. and that I am well and hope and expect that you are the same at home.

I have my doubts as to being able to get home or to N.Y. this week-end as they are tightening up on us going out. They are trying to get each man his share of week-ends off and that means we won’t be able to go any time that we want to.

I guess it was to much to expect that we could be able to go anytime we planned but I still don’t think I ought to kick as it still is better than being down south where you had one chance to go anywhere.

In case I can get off this week-end I am going to try to go home.

Not much else to write regards to all Love Louie
P.S. Did Mayo Cohen go to Camp Gordon? Let me know if he did Louie

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