Post by connie on Mar 9, 2007 22:35:25 GMT -5
Captain John Pitts - A- Battery 590th FA BN
When I had been working daily for months on the transcription of Dad's letters from the war, I think I came close to living in that time period awaiting daily letters from the front... Names weren't sprinkled liberally through the letters. So, those mentioned became important to me. And, I wondered about the owners of those names.
From England, Dad wrote to Mom that Jack Pitts often asked about her. So, I knew he was someone they both knew and liked. And, I felt a bond. It hit like a fist in the gut when I read in a note dated December 20th: "I know it will be a blow to you. I couldn't believe it myself. but it is true. Jack Pitts is dead..." It felt like fresh news. It hit with the impact of a fist in the gut.
Later I wondered if he had family and if they knew he was loved and missed by others...
When I had been working daily for months on the transcription of Dad's letters from the war, I think I came close to living in that time period awaiting daily letters from the front... Names weren't sprinkled liberally through the letters. So, those mentioned became important to me. And, I wondered about the owners of those names.
From England, Dad wrote to Mom that Jack Pitts often asked about her. So, I knew he was someone they both knew and liked. And, I felt a bond. It hit like a fist in the gut when I read in a note dated December 20th: "I know it will be a blow to you. I couldn't believe it myself. but it is true. Jack Pitts is dead..." It felt like fresh news. It hit with the impact of a fist in the gut.
Later I wondered if he had family and if they knew he was loved and missed by others...