Guest Post - gpcox - American Family Life in the 1940's
I've invited gpcox to share another post with us. This one concerns the life of an American Family during the 1940's. I learned a few things myself.
Gpcox of pacificparatrooper.wordpress.com
Judy’s collection of letters from her grandfather is an excellent example of what the American family endured during the Second World War.
With the onset of war, patriotism certainly skyrocketed as well as marriages, job opportunities and salaries.
I recall my mom "double-dutch" jumping rope and my dad describing "kick-the-can" as a soccer/tag "you're "It" sort of game and singing a cappella with your buddies in "Jersey Boys" style and he could still hit the high notes later in life using a falsetto voice.
As Judy said, let us know how your family recall those times.
Personal note - correction for "Enemy they faced" post of mine. www.allworldwars.com/Japanese-in-Battle.html, very sorry.
Posted on January 7, 2013, in Uncategorized and tagged Army, Military History, Pacific War, veterans, war, WWII. Bookmark the permalink. 10 Comments.
I still have my parents ration books for gas and sugar.
A look into the past, isn’t it great?
Great mag that features this stuff mostly written submissions – Reminisce
I’ll look for it, I always enjoy this kind of story.
Thank you for re-posting my blog. I liked reading the comments on your post and will check for more later. It is an honor to share your extensive research with my readers. It adds another dimension to my letters. Thanks.
Thank you, but it works both ways.
I remember my gran telling me stories about the war purely from the English side, the high notes, like the uncle that got a medal, he was in North Africa with the LRDG under Montgomery, the sad ones, another uncle (big Yorkshire families) that survived the North Atlantic crossings (Merchant Navy), had three ships torpedoed underneath him and survived somehow and then got killed just before the end by a V1.
Yet another died of Blackwater Fever, having been interned for several years in dire circumstance by the Japanese.
My father watched dog fights over the South Downs as a child, before he was sent to the coast. His father (my Grandfather) was at Monte Casino
Cat dressed as rabbit in the local butchers shop, rashion cards, every last saucepan went to the war effort.
It was a war that touched everyone in it. And everone out of it too. Lets hope the likes of it never happens again..
Thanks adding the stories. Always – add what you know.
Its all second hand and mostly not relevant to the Pacific. Only my Great Uncle jack went to that campaign..
It is still history that will be forgotten if it is not repeated.