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Jack Hyde correspondence, 1930-1976
Jack Hyde to Pearl Hyde Page 2
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take my bus tonite. The last few days we've spent in camp have been slow and uneventful. We loaded the vehicles Monday, and have just been marking time ever since. It's taking 20 trains of 120 cars to a train, to move our vehicles to Tennessee. It's quite a job for the rail-roads every time a division moves. It must be a headache for the various transportation agencies all over the United States, during war time. I don't know how many trains it will take to move the personnel up there, but I imagine it will be quite a few. We could only put 2 half-tracks on each flat car, and it was the same for most other vehicles except the Field artillery, medium tanks, and tank destroyers. They could only put one of them on each car. Don't know when I'll get a chance to pen another letter to you. Don't guess I'll have much time to do much of anything once we arrive in Tennessee. They tell me I'll be lucky if I get much sleep. Hope it's not true, but I'm afraid it is. I'll say, so long now, and take care of yourself, Mom. Until I get back home for good. May that day come soon. All my love to you, Mom, and look out for Sally for me, too. Your ever-loving son, Jack [X's surrounding signature and last line; row of X's below] Be sure to eat your 3 meals every day & do not lock the door
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take my bus tonite. The last few days we've spent in camp have been slow and uneventful. We loaded the vehicles Monday, and have just been marking time ever since. It's taking 20 trains of 120 cars to a train, to move our vehicles to Tennessee. It's quite a job for the rail-roads every time a division moves. It must be a headache for the various transportation agencies all over the United States, during war time. I don't know how many trains it will take to move the personnel up there, but I imagine it will be quite a few. We could only put 2 half-tracks on each flat car, and it was the same for most other vehicles except the Field artillery, medium tanks, and tank destroyers. They could only put one of them on each car. Don't know when I'll get a chance to pen another letter to you. Don't guess I'll have much time to do much of anything once we arrive in Tennessee. They tell me I'll be lucky if I get much sleep. Hope it's not true, but I'm afraid it is. I'll say, so long now, and take care of yourself, Mom. Until I get back home for good. May that day come soon. All my love to you, Mom, and look out for Sally for me, too. Your ever-loving son, Jack [X's surrounding signature and last line; row of X's below] Be sure to eat your 3 meals every day & do not lock the door
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