Harry Lubin

Last Name: Lubin
First Name: Harry
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Branch of Armed Services: United States Army Air Force/United States Army
Armed Services Serial Number: 12012573
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Training Grounds/Domestic Locations: Fort Dix, NJ; Shaw Field, Sumter, SC; Crookston, MN; George Field, Lawrenceville IL; Davis and Elkins College, Elkins WV; Laredo Army Air Field, TX; Camp Howze, TX

Unit(s): Co. B, 1229th R.C.; 445th School Squadron; 679th School Squadron; 454th School Squadron; 77th Air Base Squadron; 12th Army Air Force Glider Training; Detachment; 327th Air Base and Hedquarters Squadron; Co. C, 48th Btn, 12th Rgmt. Inf.; Company E, 309th Infantry

Rank(s): Pvt.; A/s; Pfc; Cpl.; Sgt.

Theater(s) of Operation: Europe

Locations: England (London); Belgium; Germany (Lamerden); Scotland (Glasgow) ; Ireland; France; Luxembourg

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Military Occupation/Specialty: Typewriter Pilot; Laboratory Technician; Battalion Vocational Adviser;

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Of Interest: 12/18/41 - First job is inoculating new arrivals; 2/27/42 - Request for reference for Officer's Training School; 3/9/42 - "This airfield is certainly a variety of Americanism. There are at least fifteen or more states represented in my barrack alone.": 3/21/42 - "I discovered one of my bunk-mates is a full blooded Apache Indian who's relatives fought against Gen. Custard..."; 5/24/42 - Describes pleasure at being moved from a medical to a fighting unit; 8/9/42 - Describes a fatal training crash; Describes a riot in the "negro area".; 9/8/42 - Military "We Can Take 'em" postcard modified to "We Will Take 'em"; 9/8/42 - Describes visiting the 'Y' on furlough and day dreaming in his favorite chair; 9/21/42 - Describes life as an aviation student; 9/29/42 - List of coursed being studied as an aviation (glider) student; 11/16/42 - Describes the places he has been and the methods he has used writing to Mollye; 12/31/42 - Provides a detailed example of the process for administering and reviewing a blood test: 1/14/1943 - Describes temporary barracks and planning to celebrate his birthday by purchasing a war bond; 5/22/43 - Describes desire to transfer back to the army; 1/28/44 - Response to Mendel Fine letter in the Recorder about "so called USO Commando's back in the States". "Some of us are kept here due to the fact that we are experienced enough to train fellows like him to go over and come back alive instead of feet first...this is a rather sore spot for some of us who have been refused combat servicer due to the job we are doing here."; 5/16/44 - "Please tell Mendell I didn't take offense at his remark. I guess I just blew off steam. Maybe I'll be soldiering with him in he near future and that is ok with me." 9/26/44 - Being released from traiing program and applying for overseas combat; 9/20/44 - Describes concerns that people believe the war will be over sooner than it actually will; asks for a column in the Recorder on engagements and marriages "some of us might be interested in who will be left when we get home".; 12/14/44 - Describes daily training schedule and acting as platoon sergeant; 3/9/45 - From Belgium "We can't say much, as you know, but if you could see some of the damage we did in convincing certain people that we mean business you would not worry about who is winning this war."; 5/24/45 - Describes the Belgium 32 caliber pistol he took off a dead German soldier; 3/29/45 - "I have also had the singular pleasure of telling a few (German soldiers) at the point of a gun that I am a Jew...; 4/20/45 - Shares that he was wounded in Germany but is now in good shape; 6/16/45 - Describes how he was wounded; 7/18/45 - Describes chances of being sent to the Pacific; 8/20/45 - Selected to attend an Army University; 9/3/45 - Shares that he has not met anyone from Wilmington while oversees; 10/12/45 - Chance to go to school in England won't happen; 12/5/45 - Met and spent time with Dave Lundy

Delaware Connection(s): Nate Goberman; David Lundy; Noran Caney; Ed Spiller; Izzy Salus

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First Letter to Mollye: 12/18/1941
Last Letter to Mollye: 12/5/1945
Number of Items in Mollye Collection: 118
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