LETTER #38 13 SEPT 1944

My Little Notes:
Well a short little letter.  Now Louie is in the same squadron with his Army buddy Al.  Seems pretty tired with doing detail and schooling.  Here is some military humor to lighten up!


Link to bio on Bill Mauldin ~ Pulitzer Prize winner editiorial cartoonist

Bill Mauldin was in the Army himself in 1940.  During his time in the war he created two war-weary “dogfaces” named Willie and Joe.  Here are some examples of his work:

LETTER #37 - 5 SEPT 1944

My Little Notes:
Not much to add but at least he is in the same shift with Alvin.  Hopefully soon he will  be in the same squadron.  Sounds like he is getting settled in and seems to like that region.  I don't think my Uncle and Al went back there.  I know my Uncle after he got married, settled in the Carpentersville and Geneva, Illinois areas.  Alvin Lloyd was originally from Tennessee and I know in his later life he moved to Florida. 

He mentions the Point System or also known as the Advanced Service Rating Score.  A soldier would receive points for each month of service, each month overseas, each award received, and points for each child under the age of 18.  The needed number to be discharged was 85.  Later it went down to 75 after Japan surrendered.  Here is a good link that explains and outlines the point system better:

Brief explanation of the Military Point System in WWII