Idle Gossip Sinks Ships
Sunday (September, 7? 1942?)
Dear Mom,

I received your letter and was very glad to hear that all is well at home. I would have called up this morning but I couldn’t quite understand from your letter whether or not you would be home and also as there isn’t much new that has happened I’ll now wait until next week some time.

I think you are right in not going away for Yontif. Your place and home is there and I think that you will feel better by being home for the Holy Days. I probably will stay in camp for the two days as Augusta will be very crowded. A special service is going to be held in camp. So I’ll have to make allowances for it if it isn’t the kind of service I’d like to attend.

I asked the Rabbi here about saying Yizker. He said it isn’t said during the first year. I suppose he knows but I would hate to find out later that I should have said it.

Things in camp are the same. I get quite a little work some days and then I get a few easy ones. If we are here long enough, and it looks right that we will be here some time, I will get a few days furlough. But all this depends on what takes place.

Well, Mom, there isn’t much else I can say other than that I hope that from now on the Holidays will be much happier ones and that we all enjoy a lot more of them.

Best regards to Ellie, Millie + Sam and Best wishes to them all for a Happy New Year. Love Louie


American Red Cross Thursday, Sept 18, 1942
Dear Mom and All,
I just received yours and Millie’s letter and am glad to hear that you all came thru the holidays so nicely.
I am glad that you like the picture but I really think that it flatters me as I don’t think I am as thin as I might look in that picture.
As I told you over the phone, I spent Rosh Hashanah in Augusta and I plan to do the same thing for Yom Kippur.
I would have rather been home but that couldn’t be so will have to make the best of things.
I got your box of cookies and things and thanks a lot for them.
If we are still here the latter part of October I might then get a furlough but no one knows what’s going to happen so I am not planning on anything.
Not much else to write give my regards to all. I’ll try to call Mon. nite after Shul.
Until then Love Louie

Augusta, GA Sept 23, 1942
Dear Mom,
Just a few lines to let you know that I am O.K. and that not much here that is new has happened.
I was very glad to know how well you sounded last Mon. I know that things will come around for you after a little while.
Not much else to write. Regards to all. Love Louie

Idle Gossip Sinks Ships
Sat. Sept 26 (1942?)
Dear Folks,

As there is nothing new of great importance that has happened in the last few days I have decided to write you instead of spending your money on a telephone call.

This morning we went on a picnic and had a real nice time laying around and eating like pigs.

My sergeant asked me if I would like a furlough and of course I jumped at it but when he found out that I had been home in May he said I’d have to wait until 6 months had passed although he felt that I should be allowed to go now. He also said that there is a slim chance of the rule being changed. I hope so.

I just came to town and am writing this before going to Shul.

I hope your labor troubles are pretty nearly settled.

Not much else to write give my regards to the John St. division. Love to all Louie

P.S. I’ll write again soon.