March 25, 1919-James Anderley

Mar 26 1919

Hoboken, N.J.

Miss Rose Kraynik,

1336 Michigan Ave,

Manitowoc, Wisc.

U.S.S. Susquehanna

March 25-1919

Dear Rose:

Received your letter today and was very glad to hear from you say Rose I was tryin my best to (step? stay?) in but you know what I would got if I was over leave when I got back hear from my (furlough?) night after that I went a shore and was only 10 minutes over leave and lost 5 libertys for that if I would be couple hours over leave I would rest of my life in brig. they are awful strick on that I got couple of letter today but didn’t get a letter from Anton Flegel yet. I heard he is discharge I expect I will have a letter from hom tomorrow I thought I was goin to be discharged this trip but by the looks I thing I will have to make another one I dont mind it here for we are in a good State I gess I will have to draw to an end give Mary Stodols my best regards when you meet her and tell her to write. I remain

James Anderley

U. S. S. Susquehanna

c/o Postmaster N.Y.

dont get angry at me

and write again

March 24, 1919

March, 1919

U.S.S. New Jersey

Virginia

Miss Rose Kraynik,

1336 Mich. Ave.,

Manitowoc, Wisconsin.

U-S-S- New Jersey

March-24-1919.

My Dearest Rose,-

I am just going to write you a few lines, to let you know I got your most loving letter a few day’s ago and have answered it. hope you received the letter by now.

Well Rose I am leaving in the morning for France again. But expect to be in a white man’s town when we get back. It sure will seem nice to get back to Boston again. better still will not be satisfied until I get back to Manitowoc to stay. Than I can see you most every day. than I may be able to get a little sleep. to-night I am on watch until twelve-o-clock. and To-morrow night I have to stand watch from 12 to 4 in morning. have to get up at five thirty just the so you see I don’t get much sleep.

I just wrote a letter to my sister. My eyes are beggining to feel heavy. there isn’t much to write so won’t promice you a very big letter this time. I sure love to write to you but it seems there isn’t any news.

I sure would seem funny if I could get back to the old life again. go to shows stay out as late as I please. get up in the morning any time. Here it is a big job getting ashore for a few hours with-out staying over night. it sure is hard to stay on this ship months without liberty.

I got a letter from Ida a few day’s ago she said she was planning on going down to Manitowoc for a visit. I guess I know her too well. she has ben going down there ever sence she left.

Well Rose I am sleepy, there isn’t any thing to write so will close hopping this letter finds you well and happy.

Am well and getting along fine hope you are the same.

Good-Bye-with the greatest of love. hope this little letter will satisfy you until I get back. Will be in Boston 24^th of April.

As ever-

Dan-

4^th Div. U-S-S- New Jersey,

c/o Boston Navy Yards.

Boston,

Mass.

March 22, 1919

March 22, 1919

U.S.S. New Jersey

Virginia

Miss Rose Kraynik,

1336 Michigan Ave.,

Manitowoc, Wisconsin

U-S-S New Jersey

c/o P.O. master New York

March-22-1919

My Dearest Rose,-

I received your letter yesterday, and will answer it now. Was going to write anyway. There isn’t much to write but you know. I never would get any back if I didn’t do any writing.

Well Rose we are leaving March the 25^th for France than we are coming back to Boston. This ship is going in the navy yards for repairs. We will be in Boston twelve day’s. every one sure is ancious to get there. That is a nice city.

Well I may be discharged from there. Hope so anyway. I have a request in for a discharge so may get out when we get back to Boston. But I am not planning very much.

It sure seems funny that there hasn’t ben any snow here all winter. All I saw this winter was when I was in Boston befour Christmas. And of course there was a little when I was home.

I suppose there is a lot of soldiers comming home now? Do you see very many Sailors? I don’t suppose there is very many from that town anyway?

Do they seem to be building very many boats in the shipyards now? I want to go back there when I get back if you are still in Manitowoc, if you are home I will go home and stay there two. There isn’t any one else I care for so there won’t be any use staying.

I suppose you would go back to Manitowoc in the winter? And on the farm in the summer? That is about the way I will do if I ever got out of the navy.

This old navy wouldn’t be half bad if one could go ashore once in awhile. We are about five or six miles from shore. And can only go ashore once or twice a week. Some times not for a month. So you can just about guess how nice it is.

I got a letter from Ida the other day. She said every body were getting along fine. And that she was going to write to you. I suppose you got the letter by now. That was the first letter I got from her in a long while.

You were asking me if my brothers were back from France. I only had the one over there. The other was just in the camps. And didn’t get to go across at all. Well I beat them all. I have ben acrost twice now. And may go twice more. But hope I only have to go once. I sure am getting tired of this out fit.

I am not worrying about you not writing anymore. Because I can trust you now. My sister mailed me a letter in Fond du Lac Wisconsin October 19^th. I just got it the 19^th of March. it sure maid some (????) comming. I mailed you a letter or a card in France. Did you get it. you didn’t say anything. Did you get the picture I mailed you from Newport News, Va. I sent one home they thought I was fat. I can’t see that I am. Did you get fatter sence you were sick? It has ben a long time sence I got a picture from you if you have any taken lately please don’t forget I would like one.

I think I will have to see this letter to a finish. there isn’t much to write. And am a bit sleepy.

So Good-Bye- be good. hope you are still in Manitowoc when I get there.

Will close now with very Best love. Wishing you good-luck.

Good-Bye

Now and ever your friend-Dan.

4^th Div. U-S-S. New Jersey,

c/o POmaster New York.

xxxxxx

March 17, 1919

March 18, 1919

U.S.S. New Jersey

Fort Monroe, Virginia

Miss Rose Kraynik,

1336 Michigan Ave.

Manitowoc, Wisconsin

U-S-S- New Jersey.

Fortress Monroe, VA

March-17-1919

Dearest Friend,-

I am going to try and answer your most loving letter. I started to answer it befour but did not have time to finish so will start another one.

We got back from France the fifteenth of March. We had a much more nicer trip than befour. the weather was warmer and wasn’t near so rough.

We got back on Saturday, started to coal ship on Sunday. There is most always some thing to do on Sunday I sure will be glad when I can get discharged. There is no chance of being discharged this time a we are going to get our old Captain back the one we used to have last summer.

We are leaving for France again on the 20^th of this month. bringing back 2000 soldiers instead of one thousand. we are going to land them in Boston than our ship will be in navy yards about a mounth for repairs. I sure will be glad than, there wont be much work to do, and can go ashore nearly every night. I hope I will be discharged by that time.

We go to the Azores every trip that is sure a nice place. there large mountains higher than the clouds. with snow on the tops. The weather is real hot there hotter than it gets up there in summer.

They can keep all there pretty places. if I could only get back with my sweet little girl. I can not forgit the night when I left you to enlist. I sure was proud of you that night. I never thought you cared much for me until that night than I knew you cared a little for me. I wished more than once that I could get back to stay.

I could have went on a five day leave but I would not have time to go see you so may as well stay on ship.

If we go in Boston navy yards I will try and get a fifteen day leave. to go home.

I am glad the girls are still in Manitowoc. so that you do not have to go out alone nights. I don’t suppose you will be there much longer. I hope so anyway. You just can’t imagine how mean I would feel if I could not see you when I get back.

Next best I like to get mail. When we got back we got 70 bags I got 10 letters. I would like very well to have a few more letters next time. I got a big box of candy from my Aunt in Chicago. And one from my mother it sure was fine. but I didn’t last very long. There were three or four different kinds. Most all was home maid.

The letter you wrote was not a bit late. You thought I wouldn’t get it very soon. but you mailed it March 2^nd I got back on the 15^th so was waiting a long time.

I havn’t seen much snow this winter or coald weather. the last snow I saw was in Boston on Dec. 5. And a little in the Azor Islands on a mountain top. I suppose there was plenty of snow and coald weather up there?

I was ashore to night over to Newport News. from six-until nine-o-clock. I just got a real supper and some other things I needed.

I think I will have to chop off as there isn’t any more trash to write. you sure are tired of reading this letter I can almost see you.

If you don’t get a letter real often please don’t think I have forgotten to write. it is just because I am gone to France And there is no chance to mail letters at sea. I will write you a letter in France but you wont get it much sooner than if I wait until I get back to mail it.

This will be all for this time.

So Good-Bye With Best Love And Thousands of Kisses.

Hope to remain your loving friend- Dan.

(On back of envelope: From- David Martin. 4^th Div. U-S-S. New Jersey, c/o Post Master Fortress Monroe Va.)