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Letter from Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, October 5, 1941
Ralph Mouw
Ralph enjoyed a worship service at the base chapel. He detailed his different job assignments: Military Police, Induction Station, and Kitchen Police.
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Letter from Fort Sill, Oklahoma, October 19, 1941
Ralph Mouw
Ralph described the “brain-work” involved in Battery E, 32nd Battalion.
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Letter from Fort Sill, Oklahoma, October 25, 1941
Ralph Mouw
Ralph described his days in training, including on the rifle range. He also mentioned that one of the Negro soldiers was killed from an unexploded shell.
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Letter from Fort Sill, Oklahoma, November 2, 1941
Ralph Mouw
Ralph attended the dedication of the new chapel which he described as "a very beautiful little church.” He detailed training and also discussed his first pay in the U.S. Army.
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Letter from Fort Sill, Oklahoma, November 12, 1941
Ralph Mouw
Ralph went through the “gas chambers” and sniffed “poisonous gases.”
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Letter from Fort Sill, Oklahoma, November 15, 1941
Ralph Mouw
Ralph was busy with Guard and KP Duty. His name was called for eligibility into the Air Corps. Though good pay, he felt the job was too dangerous.
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Letter from Fort Sill, Oklahoma, November 23, 1941
Ralph Mouw
Ralph described church, Thanksgiving dinner, and exams.
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Letter from Fort Still, Oklahoma, November 30, 1941
Ralph Mouw
Ralph stood in church because the service was full. He commented on the President’s speech about the military seeing action in the next year.
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