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In 1944 my grandfather crossed the Atlantic to join the European Campaign of World War 2. Season 1 of this podcasts covers that letters from my grandfather to my grandmother during the war. This was t... more
FAQs about Letters from the Past:How many episodes does Letters from the Past have?The podcast currently has 101 episodes available.
September 19, 2020World War 2: Episode 81: October 2-7, 1945This episode centers around the correspondence from an U.S. Army Captain deployed in Germany to his wife in Three Oaks, Michigan. Betty today I was offered the job of Div. Quartermastor, it calls for a major, I turned it down. I want to get out of this army. If I got that type of a job I would be sure to have to stay for many months.You see there is an order that no men who held a Nazi Party job or Public job from 1933-1945 may remain in office. Well all the rest of the men were in the army. And no army man was allowed to belong to any Political party, so they are the only people now eligible to hold public jobs.Letters are slowly getting posted to Gintherscott.com. ...more9minPlay
September 18, 2020World War 2: Episode 80: September 23-30, 1945This episode centers on the correspondence from an U.S. Army Captain deployed in Germany to his wife in Three Oaks, Michigan.We had roast chicken for dinner today. Sure was good. Geo and I ate all we could. Then at three this afternoon we ate baked potatoes. Our stove in the living room has an oven, so it is no job to bake them at all. Well by supper time neither of us could eat. And it is about nine o’clock now, we still aren’t hungry.This afternoon I saw Major Brown about the provisional battery they are forming. All the batteries except HQ are coming to my town and I’m to command this battery. In it will be 28 jeeps, 28 6x6, and 9 ¾ ton trucks. About ten times too much transportation. Well that is my job for tomorrow. So I’ll be quite busy again.Letter are slowly getting posted to GintherScott.com....more11minPlay
September 17, 2020World War 2: Episode 79: September 14-22, 1945This episode focuses on the correspondence from an U.S. Army Captain deployed in Germany to his wife in Three Oaks, Michigan. Nally the other day decided to drive a tank. Well he came hell bent into the Service Battery area and started to skid. Well when he stopped, he was in the living room of a house with everything on top of the tank.This is one reason I want to get home so badly. I want to get our married life started again. It isn’t any good to be away from each other so long. Letters are slowly getting posted to Gintherscott.com. ...more10minPlay
September 15, 2020World War 2: Episode 78: September 6-11, 1945This episode centers around the correspondence from an U.S. Army Captain deployed in Germany to his wife in Three Oaks, Michigan. As the column of tanks went thru there, the number two tank ran up over the back of a jeep parked on the side of the road. Well there is nothing left of the jeep but junk.Capt Shelton, White, Wallace and myself took the sedan and went to Nuremberg to see the final game of the baseball season. Shelton did a little too much hollering, so wasn’t able to talk much the rest of the day.Letters are slowly getting posted to Gintherscott.com....more9minPlay
September 13, 2020World War 2: Episode 77: September 1-6, 1945This episode centers around the correspondence from an U.S. Army Captain deployed in Germany to his wife in Three Oaks, Michigan. Slept most of the afternoon and tonight the mess sgt had banana cream pie for me. So you see I got this new man on the ball.Wednesday I start turning equipment in. It will mean a ride of about 75 miles to turn in the m-7s, 105 hand guns. But every time I turn in something it is just that much closer home.Letters are gradually being posted on Gintherscott.com....more8minPlay
September 12, 2020World War 2: Episode 76: August 26th-31st, 1945This episode centers on the correspondence from an U.S. Army Captain deployed in Germany to his wife in Three Oaks, Michigan. Everyone is getting terrible. Today we have a pair of 10 ouce binoculars out watching the couples walk back to the woods. It is so damn obvious what they are going into the woods for.I was surprised that you got the book “Forever Amber” In desperation to have something to do I read a little of that book. I gave up where Bruce shipped out and Amber was in the prison for debt. At that time I became so disgusted with the immorality of the book I gave it up.While a little behind, letters are being posted at Gintherscott.com...more9minPlay
September 11, 2020World War 2: Episode 75: August 17th - 24th, 1945This episode focuses on the correspondence from an U.S. Army Captain deployed in Germany to his wife in Three Oaks, Michigan. All morning we sat around talking about nothing in particular. And this afternoon I slept until now. It 4:00 P.M. with all this time on my hands.All day today we stayed in the house and just looked at each other. We did play a fun game of hearts. They are playing hearts right now, only I got out, and I’m going to bed.Janey I sure wish I could get home before Xmas. There are rumors we may ship in either November or December.While I'm behind, letters are being posted to Gintherscott.com....more10minPlay
September 10, 2020World War 2: Episode 74: August 10-16, 1945This episode focuses on the correspondence from an U.S. Army Captain stationed in Germany to his wife in Three Oaks, Michigan. Do you think the war with Japan is over. I hope so. Then I can come home to you. Return to normal life.Well honey it is all over. It really don’t seem possible. Thank god I out lived this war, but Janey many of times I thought it was all over for me. I really hope I never have to go thru anything like this again.I'm a little behind, but posting letters on my website, Gintherscott.com...more9minPlay
September 09, 2020World War 2: Episode 73: August 5-9, 1945This episode focuses on the correspondence from an U.S. Army Captain deployed in Germany to his wife in Three Oaks, Michigan. Had very nice billets there and had a bath, a evening meal and breakfast. Saturday morning left there and stopped in Heidelberg and went thru the castle. It is completely destroyed.Betty I miss you terribly tonight. I think I would do anything to be home in your arms. I just don’t know what to do with myself. Please write often cause I’m going to have to depend on you for plenty now.I’m writing this sitting in a soft chair and it makes my writing worse.Letters are being posted at Gintherscott.com...more9minPlay
September 08, 2020World War 2: Episode 72: July 16-26th, 1945This episode focuses on the correspondence from an U.S. Army Captain in Germany to his wife in Three Oaks, Michigan. Betty it is awful hard to do anything now. You just feel like saying the hell with every thing and go about with some thing that will give you some enjoyment.The ride from the autobahn to Berchtesgaden, was beautiful. Very steep hills and usually they had a stream of water coming down the side in water falls fashion.Letters at Gintherscott.com...more9minPlay
FAQs about Letters from the Past:How many episodes does Letters from the Past have?The podcast currently has 101 episodes available.