Brooklyn in Love & at War

My grandparents' World War 2 Love Letters

Oh… It’s a memoir?

When I started this blog, I was 24. I felt that my primary duty was to relay the stories from the letters, with a tidbit of commentary. My role, was … Continue reading

February 2, 2026 · Leave a comment

Do you remember how I proposed to you? Oct 8, 1943 (Alex)

In this letter, written throughout the course of a day at training camp, Alex can’t sleep and tells Sylvia about how he went over, in minute detail, the two years … Continue reading

November 7, 2025 · Leave a comment

Impatient wife and daughter are we! Sept 29, 1943 (Sylvia)

Ohhh, Popeye – a reference I get! A short and sweet note written in three parts from Sylvia about Adrienne’s new clothes and rattles, and her dreaming about Alex’s furlough. … Continue reading

April 15, 2025 · Leave a comment