Podcasts by Air Mail From Dip
Dorance "Dip" Alquist sent letters home during the entirety of WWII. They are now going to arrive in real-time over the next 4 1/2 years.
Further podcasts by Christian Olsen
Podcast on the topic Gesellschaft und Kultur
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November 6, 1945 (to Marion Sneen) from 2021-11-06T10:00
“The place is badly burned and bombed…”
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September 31, 1945 (to Marion Sneen) from 2021-10-01T10:00
“the typhoon also did an “about face” & caught us…”
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September 24, 1945 (to Marion Sneen) from 2021-09-24T10:00
“They told me it rolls heavily in a choppy sea…”
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September 15, 1945 from 2021-09-15T10:00
“We’re not training at all right now – instead we’re busy packing…”
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September 9, 1945 (to Marion Sneen) from 2021-09-09T10:00
“Marion – have you seen anyone wearing our Div. shoulder patch?”
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September 5, 1945 (to Marion Sneen) from 2021-09-05T10:00
“Last weekend in Manila we had quite a unique experience. We took in a real football game.”
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August 28, 1945 (to Marion Sneen) from 2021-08-28T10:00
“Let me commend you on your prompt letter writing…”
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August 19, 1945 from 2021-08-19T10:00
“I hope they get the news around the countryside in a hurry…”
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August 12, 1945 (to Marion Sneen) from 2021-08-12T10:00
“We went dancing at a night club called Cielito Lindo on the outskirts of Manila…”
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July 17, 1945 (to Marion Sneen) from 2021-07-17T10:00
“Today’s my anniversary – four long & barren years in the army”
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June 18, 1945 (to Marion Sneen) from 2021-06-18T10:00
“Today the mail finally caught up to the fightin’ soldiers…”
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June 16, 1945 (to Marion Sneen) from 2021-06-16T10:00
“You’ve probably heard of the battle of “Balette Pass” – I’ll never forget it…”
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June 7, 1945 from 2021-06-07T10:00
“I got a few pictures back from the army processors this week…”
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May 13, 1945 (Mother's Day) from 2021-05-13T10:00
“We’ve been at it now for 120+ days without rest…”
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April 30, 1945 (to Marion Sneen) from 2021-04-30T10:00
“I know better than to mess with poetry…”
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April 26, 1945 from 2021-04-26T10:00
“Marion you can’t realize how much you miss such things as radio & lights ‘till you do without them…”
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April 15, 1945 (to Marion Sneen) from 2021-04-15T10:00
“sorry I can’t help out on your “Men Wanted” request…”
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April 14, 1945 from 2021-04-14T10:00
“For the last 4 or 5 days I’ve been over my chin in legal papers…”
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April 5, 1945 from 2021-04-05T10:00
“Don’t be too shocked about my doing a little front-line fighting…”
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March 29, 1945 from 2021-03-29T10:00
“…at the moment I’m enjoying a cool bottle of Ruppert’s beer.”
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March 21, 1945 from 2021-03-21T10:00
“I’ve been up on the lines again in those nasty ol’ foxholes…”
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March 9, 1945 (to Marion Sneen) from 2021-03-09T11:00
“…I want to come home so bad I can taste it…”
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March 3, 1945 from 2021-03-03T11:00
“…I almost fell out of my foxhole when I realized my birthday was the day before…”
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February 13, 1945 (to Marion Sneen) from 2021-02-13T11:00
“I went up the front today, collared the General & told him to take time out…”
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January 31, 1945 from 2021-01-31T11:00
“We’re still busy as little bees here – moving all the time…”
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January 26, 1945 from 2021-01-26T11:00
“…we are going to be paid next time in Filipino pesos…”
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January 20, 1945 (to Marion Sneen) from 2021-01-20T11:00
“Wish I could tell you exactly where I’m at, but censorship forbids it…”
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January 18, 1945 (From Jenille Wicklund) from 2021-01-18T11:00
“I’m writing this letter in my history class…”
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January 16, 1945 from 2021-01-16T11:00
“The last two letters I wrote you were scribbled in a rush aboard ship…”
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January 9, 1945 from 2021-01-09T11:00
“Spose you’ve been wondering what the h—l happened to Dip…”
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January 1, 2021 (1944 Recap) from 2021-01-01T11:00
“Well, here comes the last year-end recap of this project!”
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December 29, 1944 from 2020-12-29T11:00
“At a later date I’ll tell you more about my Xmas of ’44…”
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December 22, 1944 (to Marion Sneen) from 2020-12-22T11:00
“Today was strictly a red-letter one for me…”
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December 11, 1944 (to Marion Sneen) from 2020-12-11T11:00
“Gee, those pictures your cousin took of you are really nice…”
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December 1, 1944 from 2020-12-01T11:00
“I said my letters might be a little bit farther between for a while…”
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November 10, 1944 (to Marion Sneen) from 2020-11-10T11:00
“Oh, I almost forgot, this has been a red-letter day for yours truly…”
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October 26, 1944 (to Marion Sneen) from 2020-10-26T10:00
“PS. Gee, five pages – even I’m impressed!!”
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October 22, 1944 from 2020-10-22T10:00
“Today was a lazy warm day – I just sorta slept it away…”
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October 17, 1944 from 2020-10-18T12:02:05
“Sun. morning we went to church and then took some pictures…”
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October 11, 1944 (to Marion Sneen) from 2020-10-11T10:00
“I promise I won’t keep you up late…”
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October 8, 1944 (to Marion Sneen) from 2020-10-08T10:00
“I had the job of creating an ammunition dump…”
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September 24, 1944 from 2020-09-24T10:00
“It’s Sunday afternoon – everyone else but me is asleep…”
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September 20, 1944 from 2020-09-20T10:00
“I imagine the leaves on the trees up there are now sporting all the colors of the rainbow…”
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September 12, 1944 (to Marion Sneen) from 2020-09-12T10:00
“S’cuze me for almost writing Mrs. on the outside envelope…”
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September 3, 1944 from 2020-09-03T10:00
“Say what d’ya know – I now have a dog, of all things…”
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August 29, 1944 from 2020-08-29T10:00
“…one of the jeep drivers drove over an embankment trying to avoid hitting a cow…”
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August 20, 1944 (to Marion Sneen) from 2020-08-20T10:00
“I’m writing this letter on a Life magazine…”
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August 16, 1944 (to Marion Sneen) from 2020-08-16T10:00
“Gee, this surely is a crazy letter so far…”
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August 7, 1944 from 2020-08-07T10:00
“Had a swell time in town just messing around with the boys…”
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August 4, 1944 (to Marion Sneen) from 2020-08-04T10:00
“Just to see if I could still do it; I developed a roll of film…”
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July 27, 1944 (to Marion Sneen) from 2020-07-27T10:00
“…let’s just relax on your front-room sofa and have a little chat.”
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July 7&10, 1944 (to Marion Sneen) from 2020-07-10T10:00
“P.S. Let me know if this has been censored!”
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June 18, 1944 from 2020-06-18T10:00
“…it’s Fathers Day… and I drink to your continued good health…”
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June 13, 1944 from 2020-06-13T10:00
“We officers play volley ball every night after training hours…”
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June 12, 1944 (to Marion Sneen) from 2020-06-12T10:00
“I spose my sarcasm has made you mad now…”
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May 27, 1944 (to Marion Sneen) from 2020-05-27T10:00
“…here I am all alone & lonely on this forsaken Pacific isle…”
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May 24, 1944 from 2020-05-24T10:00
“I meant to explain about that “grinning toothpaste ad” picture…”
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May 13, 1944 from 2020-05-13T10:00
“I think Hooks, the pilot, was trying to get me to “whoops my cookies”…”
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May 10, 1944 (to Marion Sneen) from 2020-05-10T10:00
“I really had a thrilling time this morning…”
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April 27, 1944 (to Marion Sneen) from 2020-04-27T10:00
“Listening to sweet music, smoking a cigar, & feeling very much “mellow”…”
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April 25, 1944 from 2020-04-25T10:00
“We took the gals to dinner & afterwards to an Officers Club dance.”
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April 21, 1944 (to Marion Sneen) from 2020-04-21T10:00
“P.S. Where’d you get those Nylons (in the pic) I heard they were rare back
there…”
April 13, 1944 from 2020-04-13T10:00
“…don’t tell me you’ve never heard of or seen a Fairchild!”
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April 2, 1944 from 2020-04-02T10:00
“…& last but certainly not least, a couple of lovely little blonds”
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March 29, 1944 from 2020-03-29T10:00
“…how thrilled I was to hear about Dorothy’s having a son!”
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March 22, 1944 (To Marion Sneen) from 2020-03-22T10:00
“By the way, Marion, if you have any pictures of yourself…”
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March 4, 1944 from 2020-03-04T11:00
“I sure wish I knew how the sister was faring at this writing…“
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March 3, 1944 from 2020-03-03T11:00
“Gosh – don’t I have the awfulest luck with my romances?”
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February 19, 1944 from 2020-02-19T11:00
“Poor Gene Eckroth… He’s kinda falling for one of the Langridge sisters…”
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February 6, 1944 from 2020-02-06T11:00
“Gene & I took our two farmerette friends to the golf course…”
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January 28, 1944 from 2020-01-28T11:00
“Just returned from playing three rousing sets of tennis…”
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January 15, 1944 from 2020-01-15T11:00
“This is going to be a short one cuz it’s late & I’m sorely in need of
sleep.“
January 8, 1944 from 2020-01-08T11:00
“Well, well – guess what – Nancy hasn’t forgotten me after all…”
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January 6, 1944 (to Marion Sneen) from 2020-01-06T11:00
“Well, well Marion, you’re turning out to be quite the faithful
correspondent – hope
this will continue.”
January 2, 1944 from 2020-01-02T11:00
“First thing we did was to plunk down about a dollar & a half on a horse to
win…”
January 1, 2020 (1943 Recap) from 2020-01-01T11:00
“It’s time again to look back on the year and remember what Dorance was up
to in 1943…”
December 27, 1943 (To Dorothy Jordan) from 2019-12-27T11:00
“Two of us officers go in for 2 or 3 days then they come back & the other
two take off…”
December 26, 1943 from 2019-12-26T11:00
“I’m a Battery Commander for the first time in my army career…”
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December 8, 1943 from 2019-12-08T12:00
“I’ve been on Quadalcanal. Can’t tell you just where I am now…”
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November 5, 1943 from 2019-11-05T12:00
“I suppose you’re surprised to get another letter from me so soon…”
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November 3, 1943 from 2019-11-03T13:00
“George sent me a miniature photo copy of the complete Star Journal…”
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November 2, 1943 (To Dorothy Jordan, Dip's Sister) from 2019-11-02T11:00
“Arlo – are you making another crib?”
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October 24, 1943 from 2019-10-24T12:00
“P.S. Nancy still writes to me so my morale hasn’t sagged any yet…”
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September 29, 1943 from 2019-09-29T12:00
“…Am gradually getting used to this “real army” life…”
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September 26, 1943 from 2019-09-26T12:00
“I’m on an island in the S.W. Pacific – can’t say which one…”
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Pacific Ocean (Part Two) from 2019-09-24T12:00
“We see flying fish every day now & every so often a school of porpoise…”
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Pacific Ocean (Part One) from 2019-09-17T12:00
“Am writing this at sea – somewhere in the wide Pacific…”
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