Cecil Cokonougher Letters
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These three letters were written by my uncle, Cecil Lloyd Cokonougher (1917-1966), during World War II. Cecil was drafted in 1942, assigned as a truck driver in Africa and Italy, and served his country as a soldier until the end of the war. Cecil was the son of John Henry (1883-1963) and Amelia Cokonougher (1900-1963) . They lived on Wisecup Hill, Ross County, Ohio, where Cecil died in 1966.
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5 Sept. 1943
P.F.C. Cecil L. Cokonougher
Hqs. Btry. 185th F.A. Bn.
A.P.O. 34, N.Y.City
Mrs. Norvel Royse
805 Purcell Ave.
Cincinnati, Ohio
Some-where in North Africa
Dear Friends
I will write you a few lines this evening to say hello. I am feeling fine and
still getting along alright. I hope you are all well and O.K.
I received your letter quite a while ago, but I just never seem to get around to
writing. You know how it is I guess. I hope Pearl is making it alright and tell
him I said hello. Tell Dean and Alice I 2 said hello. I sure would like to see
all of you. Its been a long time since I saw anyone I know at home. Pearl was
the last one and that was quite a long time ago.
Yes I got that letter from Bessie but we had a little war to attend to at that
time, so I didn't get it answered. But I have written since.
You all must be doing a good job on your work because that stuff you are all
making is doing a good job for us. It is showing Hitler what a nation like ours
can do and you don't just know what a swell place our country is till you see
the rest of the world and have to stay away from your own country.
Well you know we over here are wondering just how long it will be before we can
get home and hoping it won't be too long. Well I'll have to say so-long to all
of you now.
Your friend
Cecil Cok.
23 Jan 1944
P.F.C. Cecil Cokonougher
Hqs. Btry. 185th F.A. Bn.
A.P.O. 34, c/o P.M.
N.Y. City
Mrs. Margaret Royse
805 Purcell Ave.
Cincinnati, Ohio
Some-where in Italy
Dear Friends,
I will write you a few lines this evening to say hello. I am writing this under
a little different circumstances than usual. I am writing this in a bed in a
hospital. I got wounded by a piece of German bomb shapnel a few weeks ago. It
wasn't too bad and I am getting along fine. It hasn't never bothered me too much
and I have got along fine. I sure have got a good rest in a soft bed with a
matress, springs, and sheets something I haven't had since I left the States.
But I'll be O.K. and out before very long. I don't think there will be any
trouble from it afterward.
Well it is wintery over here now as you probably know from the news. We had a
lot of turkey Christmas and New Years. Well I hope you are all O.K. Tell
everyone I said hello and write when ever you can. I'll try and answer too.
Your Friend As Ever
Cecil Cok.
06 Apr 1944
P.F.C. Cecil L. Cokonougher 35038267
Hqs. Btry. 185th F.A. Bn.
A.P.O. #34 % P.M.
N.Y. City
Mrs. Norvel Royse
805 Purcell Ave.
Cincinnati, Ohio
Some-where in Italy
Dear Friends,
I will write you a few lines this evening to say hello. I am feeling fine now
and getting along fine. I returned to duty February 20. I am just as good as
ever now. I am sorry I didn't get around to writing sooner but you know how this
writing is. I just never seem to catch up with it.
I bet the kids are sure growing big. I sure would like to see them and all of
you too. You know I haven't seen any one I know for a long time. Pearl was the
last one I saw I guess. You know I bet Alice I. and Dean did look funny with
their teeth out. I have quite a few out now my self. You know I am beginning to
get old too. I will be 27 in two weeks.
Well I hope Norvell and Dean don't get drafted. There are sure a lot of married
men though and have been all the time. But they'll be lucky if they get drafted.
Well tell everyone hello for me. I'll have to be signing off now as I am about
out of space.
Good-by for now.
Your friend as ever,
Cecil Cok.