Dear Bryant,

It was indeed a surprise and a pleasure to receive that nice package of candy you sent. I really enjoyed it immensely as did the other boys in the Office that helped me eat it.

I imagine old Bryant has changed considerably since we left it. I heard that Scott House noted for the "wolves" when we were there has changed over to the more sedate side now and has girls there. Quite a change, I imagine!

Some of the boys still write from all over the world; Jim La Russa is on Tinian & Donald Rubenstein is on Saipan--both in the Marianas. Dave Kaufman is now a Lt. as a bombadier-navigator training in Texas and Jerry Goldberg is at Ft. Louis, Washington. I imagine I'm about the farthest away from Bryant here in India half way around the world.

Give my regards to the faculty. Thanks again!

Bob Bernstein
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Dear Bryant,

After quite a few delays your package finally arrived here. It was quite a pleasure, naturally, to find that the College still remembered!

When you sent that muffler I was still en route so the address was still the same as back in the States where I could have used it to good advantage. You will undoubtedly agree with me as to the humor of receiving a heavy wool muffler here in the blazing heat in India.

Nevertheless, it's not so much the gift as the urge behind it that makes it so welcome to me; I'm really very very pleased!!

Sincerely,
Bob Bernstein

P.S. Regards to all the alumni and staff.
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Cpl. Robert Bernstein
305^th Serv. Gp. Hq Hq Sq
APO 690, c/o PM, NYC
12 APRIL 1944

BRYANT SERVIE CLUB
BRYANT COLLEGE
PROVIDENCE
R.I.
U.S.A.

Dear Bryant,

It has been a long time since I’ve heard from Bryant, but that was because mail had a hard job catching up to me. I’ve been traveling around so fast. However, I finally did come to a stop and at a very nice spot too.

Before I go further, I may as well tell you that I am somewhere in that strange land – India. Here everything seems to be the reverse of everything in the States – no rationing, plenty of everything, low prices (if you argue long enough!) AND the woman does all the work while the husband watches!! Most of the barracks have “[?]” boys (Indian servant boys) who do everything for them for the huge ([?]!!) sum of approximately 50 cents a week!!!

I consider myself lucky as I’m still doing work I trained for at Bryant. I’m in the main Finance Office on this post and still assigned to the Finance Department.

It would really be nice to get back to see the old school again, but, I guess, I’ll have to wait awhile.

Until then- as ever,
Bob Bernstein

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Thursday
Sept. 16, 1943

Dear Bryant,

I was very pleased to receive your letter and especially the addresses of many of the fellows with whom I've lost all contact with. Perhaps I can supply some information to some of the fellows on the list--Ed Rosner is now a Sgt. and still at Fort Jackson, S. C. and Don Roshenstein's [?] address is Btry A, 102nd, C. A. Trg Bn, Camp McQuaide, Calif. and as you can see I'm no longer at Wake Forest, N. C.

Upon my graduation from Army Finance School I was sent to Jefferson Barracks in an ORTC unit. We're now training for overseas replacements in our respective fields and I can assure the program is tough. During the past two weeks we've marched almost 55 miles, fired a carbine all day, slept in tents for two nights (and boy! was it cold!!!), and had several problems where we had to crawl on our stomachs through the grass for long distances. However, it is for our own benefit; admitedly [sic] it's tough, but we'll never be sorry we had all of it!

We're just a half hour's ride from St. Louis and the town really treats the serviceman royally. There's nothing to ask for--all kinds of facilities, entertainments, exhibits are all free and the people are the kindest and most considerate of any I've known since I've been in the Army.

Please give my regards to the student body and the faculty, and keep up the good work, Bryant.

Sincerely,

Bob Bernstein,'42
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Pvt. Robert Bernstein
A.A.F.T.T.C.
Sq. 14 Flt. C.
901st T. G., B.T.C. #9
Miami Beach, Florida

April 8, 1943 [Postmark date]

Bryant Service Club
Bryant College
1 Young Orchard Ave.
Providence, R. I.

U. S. ARMY AIR FORCES

Dear Bryant:

I'm having a swell time down here in Florida as much as I see it as the Army keeps me pretty busy. I'm stationed at the Basic Training Center of the Army Air Corp Technical Training Corp. It's the strictest basic training center in the country but I like it a lot! Would you write me the names & addresses that you know of of the boys that left with the E.R.C.

Sincerely--Bob Bernstein
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