Dunn, Thomas J. Copyright (c) 2013 Bryant University All rights reserved. http://digitalcommons.bryant.edu/dunnt_war Recent documents in Dunn, Thomas J. en-us Mon, 18 Mar 2013 16:57:35 PDT 3600 Letter Written by Thomas J. Dunn to the Bryant College Service Club Dated June 13, 1943 http://digitalcommons.bryant.edu/dunnt_war/2 http://digitalcommons.bryant.edu/dunnt_war/2 Tue, 03 May 2011 12:06:11 PDT [Transcription begins]

ARMY FINANCE SCHOOL
WAKE FOREST COLLEGE
Wake Forest, N. C.

June 13, 1943

Dear Bryant Service Club,

I wish to thank you from the bottom of my heart for the lovely social treat you sent me. You can’t imagine how much it means to a soldier to hear from home and know that his friends are 100% behind him. I really hope that the service club will continue its good work of helping keep the boys happy.

Wake Forest is the hardest institution I ever expected to land at. We really don’t have a minute to ourselves accept [sic] Sunday. Our work here consists mainly of paying the Army boys every thirty days + on time. I have been studying pay of enlisted men, pay of officers, travel pay, pay of civil service employees and the accounting course is yet to come. I am assigned to the air corps + consequently I’ll be sent back to our air base after my course here.

Yours truly
Cpl. Tommy Dunn

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]]> Thomas J. Dunn Letter Written by Thomas J. Dunn to Miss Blaney http://digitalcommons.bryant.edu/dunnt_war/1 http://digitalcommons.bryant.edu/dunnt_war/1 Wed, 30 Mar 2011 08:49:57 PDT [Transcription begins]

U. S. ARMY AIR FORCES

Dear Miss Blaney,

I received the Christmas package from the Bryant Service Club on the 1st of Jan. 1944.

It was indeed a welcomed gift, I assure you and I want to express my sincere appreciation from way up here in Alaska.

The reason for the delay of the package was caused through my shipment from Seymour Johnson Field, N. C. I have been stationed live in Alaska some two months + probably will be here for the duration.

The country live is really “ruff”, although we do have some of the conveniences of the camps back in the states.

Since I’ve been in the service I have seen some really beautiful scenery, but nothing cam compare with this!

However it does get quite cold here, stays between 25° + 50° below zero most of the time! We are well dressed for this kind of climate + so we don’t mind it too much!

I am stationed at Ladd Field, somewhere near Fairbanks Alaska.

Just recently I have been transferred into an Air Transport Command, and as yet have not been assigned.

I suppose there aren’t many of the old Bryant boys + girls around now, but I send all my old friends there, my best.

We do have women here though, but not my kind! Mostly natives- (Indians + Eskimos).

The town of Fairbanks is not bad, considering it is so far from the states.

I believe my College education will really help me when I get assigned to my new job.

I would really like to hear from some of the students, so as I can know what’s going on there + still feel that I am part of the college.

Sincerely yours,
Tommy Dunn

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