Dec. 17, 1944: Our WWII Soldier Sends A Birthday Telegram To His Sweetheart

WESTERN

UNION

1944 DEC 2 PM 3 36

KQ70 INTL=CD SANS ORIGINE VIA MACKAY RADIO

EFM MISS MARGARET MINGHINI=

1606 WEST 39=

LOVING BIRTHDAY GREETINGS. YOU ARE MORE THAN EVER IN MY THOUGHTS AT THIS TIME. ALL MY LOVE=

         JOHN JAMBROSIC.

The Telegram

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Our WWII Soldier Can't Get Leave For His Sweetheart's Visit

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Camp Polk, Louisiana

Dec. 30, 1943

Wed. Eve

My Darling Mark –

Hello Sweetheart ! !

No letter today! I got one from Cec. & Ralph Mitchell tho.

Honey – I’m very very blue & down hearted! I just talked with the 1^st Sargeant about a pass & its no go, but for a good reason. We all have to be here Sunday, & I can’t get a pass Fri. or Sat. because we’ll be drawing & turning in equipment. As soon as I finish this letter I’m going up & send you a telegram - which you’ll already have by the time your reading this.

Gosh – honey I’m sorry – but that’s the way it goes in the Army! I was counting so much on seeing you & I could already feel your kisses! Maybe we’ll get to see each other yet – you can never tell.

I don’t know how true this is but – when we get to a P.O. they’re going to transfer the ones out that have the least amount of service in because we’re over-strength now. Most of the guys have been in 2-3 years in this outfit – so I might get transferred & get a chance at Air Cadets. Don’t plan too much on this tho honey – cause I’m not. Mostly wishful thinking.

Honey – I miss you so much & love you so much it hurts – but nice!

Honey don’t feel as bad as I do about not being able to come down.

I’d better go send that telegram now. Honey I love you!

Goodnite Darling – Please write soon & often.

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X       X       X               All My Love        Johnny

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Honey sometime in the near future our letters will be censored & I won’t be able to write on the flap & send XX’s at the end of my letters but they’ll be there anyway honey even if you can’t see them. You can send them tho.

Darling I love you.

Love & kisses      Johnny

Western Union Telegram from Soldier to His Sweetheart, WWII

He must have been sick with disappointment!  Do you think he was?

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Our Soldier Gets a Telegram from His Sweetheart

Camp Polk, Louisiana

Dec. 29, 1943

Wed. Eve

(inside envelope flap)

Hello

Darling!

I Love you!

I Miss You

Write Soon      X X X                   Love

X O X

My Darling Mark –

Hello Sweetheart ! !

I got your nice long & sweet letter today.

I didn’t get a letter yesterday from you & I didn’t write last nite. Not because I didn’t get a letter tho, honey – we had an inspection today & last nite we were marking clothes & sewing chevrons on.

I got your telegram last nite honey & I just about passed out when you said you wanted to come down.

I’m sweating a pass out now & I’ll let you know by wire tomorrow nite.

Honey – if you could catch a train Friday nite & get here Sat. afternoon & I could meet you in Shreveport. That’s the only place that’s decent & most likely to get a hotel room.

Honey – I want to see you so much I hope everything works out.

I’m glad you liked the ring honey & I wish I could have put it on myself & with a special kiss.

Yes honey – I’ve told my folks & they approved of you long ago – as if it would make any difference if they didn’t. You don’t think I’d forget about you – do you?

We didn’t do a thing today – just had our clothes inspected again. Most of the time we were fighting (in a friendly way) as we usually do.

It’s still pretty cold here – but I hope it warms up.

Honey (I’m not excited). What do I expect you to do while I’m away?  Well I want you to stay home every nite & read ! !  No, honey you can do anything you want to, I wouldn’t expect you not have fun & go places. In the first place it just wouldn’t be fair to you honey. If you love me & I love you I can surely trust you in whatever you do. I want you to have all the fun you can honey – for both of us. I don’t think I’ll get in much dancing from now on. Maybe it won’t seem so long till I come back if you have a lot of fun. Besides honey – you know how war is – maybe?

All in all honey – I want you to go out & have a hell of a good time! But you can still think of me tho!

Honey – I’ll be thinking of you constantly.

I hope I get to see you soon!  Honey I love you!

Goodnite Darling      Write Soon.

X O X                 All My Love                 Johnny

I love you honey I love you.

Millions

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Be careful honey

May 7, 1943 WESTERN UNION TELEGRAM

WESTERN UNION TELEGRAM

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MISS MARGARET MINGHINI=
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CANCEL TRIP WEVE BEEN PLACED ON GUARD THIS WEEKEND LOVE=
JOHNNY

April 23, 1943

WESTERN UNION TELEGRAM

1943 APR 23 PM 8 23

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MISS MARGARET MINGHINI=
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SORRY I CANT BE WITH YOU THIS WEEKEND HONEY. LOVE=
JOHNNY.