Championhilz Posted March 9, 2008 Share #1 Posted March 9, 2008 I recently picked up a grouping of letters from Ebay - the seller just took one group picture of the eleven different letters, and did't mention anything about who wrote them or what units they belonged to. The opening bid was $5, so I put in a bid of $6 and I won the lot for $5 plus shipping. Well, I got the letters in, and they are written by about four different people - no great combat content, but they are interesting. There is one in particular that I wanted to share - it is a letter written by Mollie Mottola to her husband Jerome. He served in the H&S Company, 649th Engineer Battalion in Europe. Here is the letter: "Merry Christmas" Nov. 19 - 1944 Hello Sweetheart: Your little baby is writing this letter in "our" bed. It feels goog to sleep in one but its very funny I miss you there too. I am sleeping on your side with your pillow and before I go to sleep I say a prayer & kills your pillow - It sounds silly and I know you will laugh Sweetheart, enclosed you will find a money order for twenty five dollars. It isn't much and you must promise me something or else I will be hurt. You must take this money and on your day off take "Moe" & yourself to the nearest place & have a good time. Not with girls now for I will brain you. Please, Please don't put it away in the saving plans. Won't you be a good boy and do me this one favor? You probably would like to know what I intend to do for the holidays. You may not like the idea but I am going out to get drunk. The only time I had too much and that was back in the year of 1941. Remember? I was knocked out cold the minute I put my head down on your lap at Dean's house. Don't worry because I am going out with girls. I could go out with boys for so many have asked me to go out with them to enjoy myself. But I rather by by my self or with girls. The girls called me crazy and give me names such as a dead duck, old relic & etc. Just because I won't go out with your kind of sex. Sweetheart, I can't go out with no one. How could anyone take your place and I can't enjoy myself without you. I am very much in love with you & I can't think of going out with anyone but you. They think I'll be the "loser" in the end by being so goody. I told them I didn't care at least I could proudly say to my husband that I am true to him then some of you girls could say. They claim that you are going out whenever you could & have a good time with girls. My answer was I know my husband, and if he does let him have a good time because they don't know from one day to another what will happen to them. Since I feel the way I do they put it in such away that I should buried myself. Sweetheart darling, people are such a funny thing If you want to be good they can't stand it & if you want to be bad they still can't stand it. The world is allright but its the people in it. I know that someday when this war is over and you come back to me - Then I know that you will continue on to give me the happiness for the future years. Your such a wonderful husband and indeed I am proud to have you. Honey it is going to be the third Christmas that I am without you. That is why I am so blue. I am going to be very lonely for I have no one but my mother. I never thought I could love anyone the way I do for you. I'll be waiting here for you on Concord Ave. with open arms. So long my husband soldier boy and please be at all times my little goody boy. I want you to be different than other men. If you get what I mean. Love & kisses to you always, Your wife Mollie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
O.G-Palmer Posted March 9, 2008 Share #2 Posted March 9, 2008 So simple yet so touching make’s you wonder did he ever make it home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeeper704 Posted March 9, 2008 Share #3 Posted March 9, 2008 Let's hope he did and had the chance to grow old with his beloved one. Erwin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brig Posted March 9, 2008 Share #4 Posted March 9, 2008 if you learn any more about either, my girlfriend is interested in hearing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEAST Posted March 10, 2008 Share #5 Posted March 10, 2008 Looks like they may have had a long life together. There is a listing of cemetary records with both Jerome and Mollie's name. It's in the Saint Mary of the Lake Catholic Cemetery & Mausoleum, Lakewood, Ocean County, New Jersey. http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/nj/oc...maryslake03.txt Mollie passed away in 2007, Jerome may still be alive, as he does not show up in the SSDI. Take a look at his NARA record. When he went in he only had two years of high school education. However on a different website, in 2004 his name shows up as a contributor to a college in New Jersey. Sounds like they did all right together! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brig Posted March 10, 2008 Share #6 Posted March 10, 2008 great research Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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