Sgt. Frank T. Addario
Hq. 74^th Tac. Rcn. Gp.
DeRidder Army Air Base,
DeRidder, Louisiana.

December 30, 1944.

Bryant Service Club
Bryant College
Providence, Rhode Island.

Dear Club Members:

I am writing to express my appreciation for the Christmas gift received from your organization. You may be sure that all of us former Bryant students, now in the service, appreciate the efforts of your fine organization in making our Christmas day a bit brighter.

In closing, I wish you all a happy and progressive New Year.

Sincerely,

Frank T. Addario.
Frank T. Addario.

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January 9, 1944

Sunday, 9:20 PM.

Dear Friends of Bryant:

It was a pleasure indeed to hear from you again. I have been traveling about the country quite a bit, seeing most of our nation through a train window. At the present time, I am stationed here at the Campbell Army Air Base in Kentucky. July and August were spent going through a desert manuever [sic] under the extremely warm sun of Arizona. La Guna, Arizona to be more definite. We were actually fighting three enemies there, the Red Army, the rattlesnakes and the scorpions. Temperatures reached as high as 154 degrees with the usual temperature varying between 135-145°. It was wonderful experience for hardships to come. From Arizona we headed for North Carolina. After but three weeks there, we were on our way again. We have been manuevering [sic] here for two months now and we are thoroughly accustomed to all kind of conditions. The boys are anxious to make the big move across the water. We will have to wait for Uncle Sam's orders however. I have kept in contact with several of the friends made at Bryant. All are doing very well and all of them, sometime or another, mentioned the Bryant Service Club. We want you to know that we deeply appreciate your efforts and we all hope to visit our grand school again someday. To all you students at Bryant, I want to say, Thanks a million for the fine spirit shown and keep up the good work, all of you.

Sincerely,
Cpl Frank Addario.
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DESERT TRAINING CENTER
CALIFORNIA

April 1, 1943
Thursday 8:00 PM

Dear Friends of Bryant:

Well it’s another very quiet and lonesome evening here on the desert. I am located away out here on the California desert. It certainly makes a fellow feel grand to here from old friends. I wish to thank my friends at Bryant who are making the Bryant Service Club a success. Your gifts and letters play a big part in keeping the morale of former Bryant students at a high level. I am going through a period of desert training out here and it is really rough. We are all located sixty fine miles from the nearest town. There is no entertainment to speak of out here and the heat is terrific. The temperature has reached 115° several times already. I am receiving letters from many of my former classmates and they are all well and happy. In closing I wish to express my thanks once more and wish the Bryant Service Club continued success.

Sincerely,
Cpl Frank Addario [Transcription ends]