Graeff, Leonard Eugene, (1920-2016) to Susan Prowell Graeff and Raymond James Graeff
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09611.160 Author/Creator: Graeff, Leonard Eugene, (1920-2016) Place Written: Great Lakes, Illinois Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 2 December 1943 Pagination: 4 p. : envelope ; 24.6 x 15.8 cm. Order a Copy
One letter from Leonard Eugene Graeff to Susan Prowell Graeff and Raymond James Graeff dated December 2, 1943. Leonard writes that he is glad to recieved Susan's previous mail. He was waiting for the letter before writing back. He is getting a lot of mail again, six letters the day before and three that day. He has attended school for four days. He is enrolled in math, mechanical drawing, coppersmith, gas welding, and electrical welding theory classes. He is glad he already knows a bit about welding but is worried about the math. The service school gets out a 4:30 pm right before dinner. He and a few guys went to a dance put on by the W.A.V.E.S. they snuck in as only O.G.U. (Out Going Unit) men were invited. He talked to a woman from Wisconsin that had an accent similar to Pennsylvania Dutch. He was paid 60 dollars which is more than his normal pay of 25 dollars. He believes it is because he hasn't been paid in over a month. Reccomends that Susan doesn't send his Christmas savings check to him and should instead cash it and pay garage rent for his car. The rest should go into his savings account. Leonard reports that he heard from Dottie "from the Hoover's" and she told him about Wolverton being sick. He has heard from Robert Winemiller who is in Arizona; and from Mrs. Stouffer that Moyer is in Florida.
W.A.V.E.S. stands for Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service it was the women's branch of the United States Naval Reserve during World War II. It was established on July 21, 1942 by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on July 30. This authorized the U.S. Navy to accept women into the Naval Reserve as commissioned officers at the enlisted level, so that officers and men that were determined to be fit could be placed on sea duty and replaced with women in shore establishments.
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