Letters from the Past
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The Arcadian
24 Aug 1944
Under date of Aug. 12th, Pfc. George D. Johnson,
USMC, writes to have his address on The Arcadian mailing list changed.
His former address was Camp Pendleton, Ocean Side, Calif., but the new
address is in care of Fleet Post Office at San Francisco, so we have an
idea that he has started on his journey overseas, or soon will. "Please
send my copies of the Arcadian" he writes, "to the new address, and I'll
appreciate it alot, for I don't want to lose contact with home and friends
and through my home town paper I will not. Any friends who would like to
write, I'd only be too glad to answer for there's no friends like the old
ones," he continued.
Pfc. Johnson, who is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. A. D. Johnson of Nocatee, works in the pay office of the Fifth Marine
Division. His picture, together with three brothers also in the service,
appeared in a recent issue of The Arcadian. Any friends wishing to write
this Arcadia boy may address him: Pfc. George D. Johnson USMC (405983),
5th Mar. Div. Pay Office, c/o Fleet PO San Francisco, Calif.
The Arcadian
08 Feb 1945
From George D. Johnson of the Marines writes
under date of January 31, from somewhere in the Pacific: "This is the first
time I've written in quite sometime, and I do hope you and yours had a
very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, and many more to come. I am
sure all of us fellows were home in thoughts and dreams and I know all
of you were thinking of us also. We thank you and are hoping that next
year we may all celebrate the holidays together.
"I want you to know that I have been receiving
The Arcadian OK, of course it has been a few weeks late, but any news from
home is good news, so I do want to keep on receiving your paper, so please
notify me on the expiration of my subscription. I read your editorials
with greatest of interest and some of them are very good, in fact most
of them. Now for the main purpose of this letter. I've had a change of
address and ask that you please change it on your mailing list."
For any friends wishing to write to the
home-town Marine in the Pacific, we will be glad to furnish you his address
upon request, as the office of censorship prevents us from publishing the
addresses of overseas men in this column. Glad to hear from you Johnson
and hope you will write us again sometime.
The Arcadian
05 Apr 1945
"Hi You All", writes Pfc. George D. Johnson
of the Marines under date of March 22, from somewhere in the Pacific. "This
means all my relatives and friends back in dear Ole Desoto," he continues.
"Having moved quite recently and my mail not having reached me as yet,
thought this would be a good way of letting everyone know my new address.
Just finished reading my latest edition of The Arcadian, which was the
January 18 issue, so there's probably been quite abit happened since that
time. So glad to see that the 'home-team' is doing so well in basketball,
and keep up the good work. I'm rooting for you anyway and I know all of
you are doing the same for us over here. Since writing last I have been
transferred again. I am now with the Marine Aircraft Wing, but still in
the Paymaster Department. Wishing everyone the best of luck and am really
looking forward to the day when I can return to good old Arcadia and DeSoto
County." |
These articles were contributed by Kenneth
Johnson, a nephew of George D. Johnson. Kenneth adds that George is a native
of Nocatee and that he is the son of
Augustus Dansby & Lula Prescott Johnson.
George is still living in Arcadia, FL.
George spent 27 years in the military serving
in WWII, Korea and Vietnam
(It is my opinion that George is a true American
hero!)
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