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Harlan or Johnny? Mom called him Harlan for many years, partly because Dad’s father’s name was John and he also went by Johnie. When Dad went to San Francisco, everyone called him Johnny. We’re not sure when Mom agreed to call Dad John or Johnny.
Special: Harlan and Janie often speak of “Specials”. These were letters mailed “Special Delivery” and typically would travel from Des Moines Iowa to San Francisco Ca and visa-versa in 1-2 days It was a postal service paid for with additional postage for urgent letters and postal packets which are delivered in less time than by standard or first class mail service. Essentially it meant that a letter or a postal packet was delivered from a post office to the addressee immediately once it arrived at the post office responsible for delivering it, rather than waiting for the next regular delivery to the addressee.)
T & T? There is also mention in their letters of ‘T. & T.’ These initials stand for the twin boys they always planned on having, they were to be named them Timmy and Tommy.
Big Dipper: Before leaving for San Francisco Johnny (Harlan) made a promise to Janie that every night at 10:00 pm her time, 8:00 pm his time, he would look up at the Big Dipper and hope that she was looking too.
Letters from Harlan (Johnny): We are missing a few of his earliest letters, late August 1942 they really start showing up.
Johnny & Jane 
I was wondering when she started calling him John. I always knew your Dad as John.
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Around the end of April 1943, There are letters where they talk about Johnny vs Harlan and Janie vs Nan (Nancy was my Mother’s first name, but she always went by Jane or Janie)
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