Letter Written by Robert N. Fowler to the Bryant College Service Club Dated December 30, 1943

[Transcription begins]ARMY AIR BASEWILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA 30 December 1943 Dear Bryantites, Hail to the Service Club! There is no better morale builder than a letter with news of old friends and associates not to mention a welcome box of candy, yes, there is a fine organization. There isn\u27t much of interest for we military men of the home front. Can you imagine, in the Army twenty-three months and thirteen of those spent in North Carolina. There is little chance that our letters can equal those of the men who have been in Italy or Africa. In spite of the fact that my fate seems to be to fight the battle of Wilmington, North Carolina and am still in the U.S.A., I don\u27t have much contact with my friends of the pleasant days at Bryant and enjoy your long newsy letters to the fullest extent. I want to wish each and every man and woman of Bryant College and Bryant Service Club a Happy and Victorious New Year. Sincerely,S/Sgt. Robert N. Fowler[Transcription ends

Letter Written by Aaron Kapit to the Bryant College Service Club Dated July 20, 1943

[Transcription begins]NASHVILLE ARMY AIR CENTERNASHVILLE, TENNESSEE July 20, 1943 Dear Friends, This will just be a short note to let you know that I received your gift, and wish to thank you for it. I am now in Nashville to take my classification exams, which will classify me as either pilot, bombadier or navigator. I have already finish[ed] my exams, and now I am just waiting for the results. I have my fingers crossed. I wish to thank you again, and want you to know that the gift was greatly appreciated. Respectivly [sic]Aaron Kapit[Transcription ends

Letter Written by Joseph J. Riella to the Bryant College Service Club Dated 1943

[Transcription begins] CAMP CROWDERMISSOURI Dear Bryant Service Club, I was very happy to receive your letter and the list of addresses. It is swell of you to write to us boys and let us know what is going on back at Bryant. Though we are fare away from school, we are happy to hear of the happenings at school. I am glad to hear that Tau Epsilon still exists as a fraternity. I was afraid that all the members would go into the service. I am going to Radio Operator School, and so far everything is okay. I have about a month or slightly more to go. I hope that I can come back to Bryant again and see some of the Professors and students. Thanks again for the addresses. I sure will make use of them. An X StudentCpl. Joseph Riella [Transcription ends

Letter Written by John Robert Ramsay to the Bryant College Service Club Dated March 18, 1943

[Transcription begins]RECEIVING STATIONNAVY YARDWASHINGTON, D. C. March 18, 1943 Bryant Service Clubc/o Bryant CollegeProvidence, R. I. Gentlemen: I wish to acknowledge and thank you for the gift of cigarettes I received recently. I am sure, like myself, everyone appreciates the fine work you are doing. Yours very truly Bob Ramsay ‘37[Transcription ends

Letter Written by William A. Bliven, Jr. to the Bryant College Service Club Dated April 8, 1943

[Transcription begins]Camp Niantic, ConnApril 8, 1943 ChairmanBryant Service Clubc/o BRYANT COLLEGEProvidence, Rhode Island An informal letter just to let you know that I received you [sic] most welcomed gift. I received it the other day during our movement from our former station to our present location. It brings me a little nearer to home and also brings all of the company at least closer to connections for travel facilities, that is the one grand thing about our present station. I am working in the office of the Battalion and am, at present an understudy to the present Company Clerk. The work is really interesting and is of the nature which makes you want to really work at it once you get started. I want to take an opportunity to thank the BRYANT Service Club for the gift because when you get something like that, then you have a [sic] attitude that there are groups that actually aren’t in the service but at least are doing thier [sic] best for those in the Service. The only reason for no previous correspondence was because of the amount of work which we have been doing lately has kept me fairly busy. I want to be remembered to those classmates of mine who are left and also, if possible, I would like to have the address of one classmate of mine who recently left if you have it. His name ‘Philip Cornell’; he left and I didn’t have the chance to really know he was going, and I have had no correspondence from him. The weather here has been cold but during this summer we expect to have real warm weather and go swimming right on the post. The fellows in the service like to write, but there isn’t too much to write about, so, until next time, there is no more. Yours in the Service Pvt 1cl William A. BlivenHdq 706th Military Police Bn.Camp Niantic, Connecticut.[Transcription ends

Letter Written by Carlo Conte to the Bryant College Service Club Dated March 23, 1943

[Transcription begins] March 23, 1943 To the Bryant Service Club: The other day I received your most enlightning [sic] letter and I wish to thank you very much for it. There is really no other event I look forward to more than receiving letters for it brings back sweet memories to me. Since I have been in the Army I have been very lucky for I have seen Miami Beach, Florida and from there I was sent to Los Angeles, California for training in the Administrative and Technical School. There I studied to be an Engineering and Operations Clerk which deals mainly in forms and the preparation of them for planes and their flights. It is really most interesting and I only hope that I can continue in this type of work. After Los Angeles I was shipped to the Army Air Base at Colorado Springs, Colorado where I was put through thirty days of overseas training which every one who comes on this field must go through. My thirty days has just ended and now I am in the 11th Photographic Mapping Squadron for additional training in my type of work. However, so far they have me in the supply department, but this is only temporary as we are waiting for our Line Passes so that we can go on the field and work in either the Engine ring or the Operations offices. I believe that by the end of next week I will be stationed in the office where I shall get trained for the type of work I shall do. Receiving your letters brought back many of the events that happened to me during the years 1938-1940 and started me thinking about the many friends I had made during the time I spent there. It really was the best two years of my life, and I shall never forget the good times I had there. I only hope that some day I will be able to get near enough to Providence so that I will be able to come in and say hello to all of you. I must at this time convey my best wishes to Prof. Shors and Prof. Lee for their commissions in the armed forces. I am sure they will go just as far in their new endeavor as they did as professors. I had both of them and they did much in getting over to me the complicated subject of Accounting. Also, I wish to send my regards to all the other professors that I had at the time I was in Bryant and hope they have continued success in whatever they are doing. Well, I guess I must end this letter now as work never stops in the Army. However before I do I wish to say that the Bryant Service Club is one of the best organizations I have found since I have been in the Army, and congratulations are really in order for all you have done and will do. Your former student, Carlo Conte My new address: Pvt. Carlo Conte 11th Photo Sqdn (H) Peterson Field, AAB Colorado Springs, Colorado [Transcription ends

Letter Written by Charles A. Nofal to the Bryant College Service Club Dated February 5, 1943

[Transcription begins] A A F F G S Kingman, Ariz. Feb. 5, 1943 Dear Friends, Thanks very much for the Christmas package you sent me. I am still looking forward to an Alumni reunion after this mess is over. Please note that I have again been transferred. Sincerely yours, Lt. Charles A. Nofal Class of ‘40 [Transcription ends

Letter Written by David O. Larson to Miss Blaney Dated January 3, 1943

[Transcription begins] January 3rd Dear Miss Blaney: Thank you for your letter of December 1 which just arrived today. It certainly was a thrill to receive the Bryant Alumni Bulletin, and read all the news of reunions, engagements, marriages, positions, etc., of some of my former classmates. Although I appreciate the honor of being the first Bryant Alumni to write from Ireland, I hope that you have not used my letter fully, in the Alumni Bulletin. It really was just a personal letter, dashed off on the spur of the moment to Mr. Handy, whom I regarded as one of the best Professors at Bryant. Well, so much for that. I really hope that you understand that I am not the type of person to go about advertising his whereabouts, but just the same do like to receive letters from friends, especially when so far away from home. Now, to answer your request for information about myself. Really, there isn’t much to be said. We all are working here, quite hard, and about the only thing that bothers us is the climate. No doubt you have heard of the dampness. Well, it is just as it has been written about. It rains continually, cloudy or not, and raincoats are quite in fashion, to be worn day and night, weekday, Sunday or Holiday. The scenery is very beautiful—that is, from a distance. Close to, some sections of the town looks like the lower East side of Boston on a foggy day. Horses and donkies are quite common here as a means of trucking, and with the rationing of petrol (Excuse me, I meant gasoline) some people have taken to them as a means of transportation. Please excuse this horrible typing, which is being done on a portable—it might not be up to Bryant standards, but it’s readable. Best regards to all—including Professor Handy, who has not, up to the present day, answered my letter. Most sincerely David O. Larson [Transcription ends

V-Mail Written by Bernard C. Mullen, Jr. to the Bryant College Service Club Dated April 16, 1943

[Transcription begins] CAPT. B. C. MULLEN, JR. A. P. O. 485 N. Y. C. 79 FTR. Gp., 85 FTR. Squad. APR. 16, 1943 BRYANT SERVICE CLUB BRYANT COLLEGE PROVIDENCE R. I. Your “V” letter of March 14th was received out here on this Western Desert [?] April 5th. That makes 22 days—and it ain’t bad! Many thanks. Things are going well out here as you’ve seen in the papers—we’re moving around all the time. We miss most: fresh meat and sodas, candy, movies and all those things we took so much for granted while in the states. Your mail and bulletins are more than welcome. What marks did Shors get at Harvard!! Wow! those new courses and time scare me, I’m glad I’m out of school. That would be to [sic] much to “sweat out.” Hey—those chocolate covered cherries arrived (in good condition)—thanks. Your proud alumnus was promoted recently for some reason or other and am now a Capt. Bernard C. Mullen, Jr. Evenings ‘39 [Transcription ends

Letter Written by Americo L. Novo to the Bryant College Service Club

[Transcription begins] Co. F-T259- 6th of M T R CAMP LEE, VIRGINIA Dear Friends, It is only after one is in the service and the happy day comes when a Bryant package arrives that you realize how sincere and truthful all the letters on the Bryant Service Club bulletin board in South Hall really are. Like the fellows who wrote the letters I use to read when I was at Bryant, I can’t find a way of really expressing my appreciation for the package, so I’ll just say “thanks a lot” and I’m sure you’ll all understand. As far as army life is concerned, it’s great. Outside of a 16 hour day six days a week we often get K P on Sunday, as a sort of relaxation. Result: Everyone keeps right “on the ball”. So far I’ve been very fortunate in that I’ve only landed there twice. Now for some real news. Leo Blais, Maurice Cofman, Mario Roque and myself have been accepted for A S T P training. We will leave for Washington DC in about three weeks were [sic] we will be assigned to some college for training. Like myself, all the boys are raring to go. Lets hope it turns out to be as good a school as Bryant. Well, this is about all I can write just now, and may I once more add my sincere thanks for the package. A classmate Americo L. Novo Mickey [Transcription ends