Pop made a list of all the mail he received from his family. The date it was sent, who sent it (Kate-his wife, Christie -youngest son, Fay-oldest daughter, Hilda and George- twins. George is my father. The list starts on Dec. 1942 and ends Aug. 25 1945 as sent. The letters were received between April 19, 1943 four months after the first letter was sent and Sept 16, 1945. The waiting in between mail must have been extremely hard to take, never knowing if he got it or maybe even the worst case scenario.