Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana

I found a scrapbook that was kept by Aunt Geraldine in the bottom of a box that sheds some light on the beginning of Dad’s military journey. Glued in the scrapbook were a few post cards that are below. (It was a little hard to get them out of the scrapbook, scanned and returned to the scrapbook without ruining them, but mission accomplished). The first two are dated July 28 and 29, 1943, and addressed from Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana. The third post card is dated August 23, 1943 from Camp Haan, California. So, evidently his 4 day and night train trip was from Fort Benjamin Harrison and not Washington. Still not sure what the trip to Camp Howze, Texas was about. Maybe we will figure that out later.

Since we are so close to the actual dates that Dad’s letters were originally postmarked, I am going to try and make my posts on the same dates that he sent his letters. The first few posts have been off just a few days here and there, but starting after the Labor Day holiday, I will begin posting his letters on the same dates has he originally sent them…just 74 years later.