tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post1312874893650087605..comments2024-03-26T12:01:39.690-07:00Comments on A Family Tapestry: A Long Letter Meets the CensorJacqi Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-76831024565215677802013-09-19T10:34:06.553-07:002013-09-19T10:34:06.553-07:00Dani, it was strange seeing a letter like this for...Dani, it was strange seeing a letter like this for the first time--with the sections actually cut out where the censor felt the need to remove anything that might compromise their security. Those gaps really sent the message home in a powerful way, even though the words were removed...Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-48077327500016286622013-09-18T07:13:48.960-07:002013-09-18T07:13:48.960-07:00That is so cool. I have every letter that my grand...That is so cool. I have every letter that my grandpa wrote to his fiance, my grandma during WWII. It has been interesting to see sections cut out and words missing through out the letters. Sometimes I can guess what was said, but others are a complete mystery. It is so neat to have these treasures from the past. Dani Oldroydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02141702882020853315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-20304229083472881262011-11-22T04:56:38.862-08:002011-11-22T04:56:38.862-08:00This account - of the Morrison sinking says four l...This account - of the Morrison sinking says four landing craft ships were nearby <br /><br />http://destroyerhistory.org/fletcherclass/ussmorrison/<br /><br />...and that "Ingraham and LCS 31 were hit, LSM(R)-194 was sunk and LCS-21 was also damaged"...Intense Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441598926026727682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-89867145931640075672011-11-22T04:51:16.576-08:002011-11-22T04:51:16.576-08:00Sounds like Frank had a narrow call with trouble -...Sounds like Frank had a narrow call with trouble - and was briefly on a ship with a patient friend of his that met a bad end.<br /><br />Hmm... I wonder if a hospital ship was sunk around May, 1945... perhaps we can identify it.<br /><br />Hmmm... USS Morrison: Sank after four hits by kamikaze aircraft on 4 May 1945 while on picket duty off Okinawa. This might be what Frank is writing about. 152 men died.<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Morrison_(DD-560)Intense Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441598926026727682noreply@blogger.com