In June of 1960, USMC Major Robert G Scribner was away from his family and 4-months into a remote duty tour to Iwakuni, Japan. Bob and Ann wrote each other letters daily, and their letters were mostly about missing each other and about their children – Bobby (10 yrs), Jane (7 yrs), Jeff (4 yrs) and David (1 yr). Bob fretted knowing that Ann had her hands full with four young children back home in Yuma, Arizona.
That year, Bob assumed responsibility for buying all of the Christmas gifts needed for not only the children and Ann, but also for Bob’s mother, and Ann’s parents, as well as three in-law families including nieces and nephews. Ann and the children had recently traveled to Norfolk, Virginia in December to spend the holidays with her parents, Charles & Nina Hughes.
Below is Bob’s letter to Ann written on Christmas Day in
1960. It is longer than most, but gives
a window into that time for the Scribner family…
Below is the photo mentioned above that Ann sent to Bob as his
Christmas gift in 1960 while he was away from the family.
Merry Christmas to you all from me in this year of 2022, sixty-two years later!
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Notes:
The military career of Robert G Scribner was the subject of an earlier blog in May 2020. And his ranching career will be the subject of a blog post that I am planning for later this year. My next blog post will be about the Scribner family time in Japan when everyone joined Bob in 1961.
Key Individuals:
Robert Gordon
Scribner (1923 – 2006)
Ann Hart Hughes Scribner (1921 – 2006)
- Jane
Scribner McCrary
