WILCOX - TURNER COUNTY, GA - MILITARY WWII letters Charles Martin

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From:
Pvt C.A. Martin 18020023
Co G 67 A R
APO 252 c/o Post Master
New York City, USA


To his sister:
Mrs. Rebecca Johnson
Ashburn, Georgia
R.F.D. #2               Passed by #05525 Army Examiner


Sicily
Oct 26, 1943


Dear Sister,
Will anc your letter I rec today.  Was glad to
hear from you hope you and the rest are well. For
my self I am o.k. geting along find. I have just
got through writing ------ and ----- --- a
letter. I was glad to hear from them. I like to
get mail from them all.


I wrote you a letter a few days ago and I thought
I had done mailed it and got to looking through
my old letters and found it.  I didn't no what to
think about it.  Well I will see that this one
will go for I will take it over as soon as I get
through writing it.


Beckie I am glad to hear that you like down there
I think it will be better for you and the kids.
For you are where you can get lots of fresh air
and that means a lot in the country.  I got a
letter from James the other day he wrote me a
long letter and sent me one of his picture he
sure do look lots better than he used to he is
geting fat.  I wish I could have a picture made
of my self so I could mail you one but don't
guess you would no me.


Beckie I have ben through H---  I still have my
waght but I feel like I am geting old in wich I
will soon be 29.  I haven't ben sick sence I have
ben over here but I have saw so much over here
that it take a good man to stand and I thank I am
as good of a man as any body can be. It take a
good man to go though what I have ben through
with and that is why I say it. I have sen my part
of the world and now I am ready to go home.  I
wish I could write you and tell you what I have
ben through with since the time I landed in SAFI
NORTH AFRICA Nov 8 1942 up intill now you would
be surprise to no but I cant write much about it
but maby some day I can tell you all about it.
Well we ar having lots of rane over here now and
it make us feel better for it has ben dry so long
over here. Beckie I sent mama to packages with
some thing in thear for you it not nothin much
but just something to rember me by. Tell --------
I am fixing to start on her letter wright away
Well as news is short I will close hoping to hear
from you very soon give my Love to all. your
Brother Charlie    over I got the cigarettes mama
sent me  Was glad to get this I was Smoking my
last one in my pack when thay had mail call.
havent got the other things yet.  anc soon


(------ means still living)


Charlie was born Nov 23, 1914 near TyTy,Ga, and
died July 12, 1991 in Dallas, Texas and buried
there.


He was finally coming home. Most of the men were
in their bunks the night the ship was torpedoed.
His back, legs and feet were injured and he was
in a cast for a long time.  He said it was really
rough trying to get topside.


There was an article about him in newspapers in
White Springs, FL, Abbeville and Atlanta, Ga in
July or August of 1944. I wish I could have seen
the articles.


Jeanette Martin
Telfair Co.GA