Category Archives: 1944

There are no more letters, either because of military censorship, the mail, their moving or simply just some were lost. Their story continues with information from Janie’s 1945 journal. Jane traveled by train on her birthday May 14, she was 21, and wrote in her journal “Happy Birthday to me”. Johnny met her in SanContinue reading “Johnny & Janie’s Life”

Janie received notice from Johnny that he was coming come and they were to be married. She only had 5 days’ notice to get ready for the wedding. Johnny only had 2 weeks leave from July 13 through July 25, including the train ride to Des Moines and back to San Francisco. Johnny arrived inContinue reading “July & August 1944”

Letters were few and far between. 12:30 AM March 9, 1944 Hello Darlin’: Darling you have such a nice voice. I sure was good to hear it again. I know how my letters and and I know there haven’t been very many. I will try to do better in this one. It is a funnyContinue reading “Feb Thru June 1944”

Johnny was aboard the USS Santa Ana.  Fun Fact: USS Santa Ana (ID # 2869), 1919-1919. Served in 1941-1946 as the U.S. Army Transport and U.S. Army Hospital Ship John L. Clem. Was assigned U.S. Navy hull number AP-36 in 1941. USS Santa Ana, an 4942 gross ton (8890 tons displacement) transport, was built in 1918 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, asContinue reading “January 1944”