Red and Navy: How it all Happened:::Their Timeline:::

Red & R.S. Timeline

Introduced

Introduced by June Reed, roommate to Alla Pearl Frost to her brother Robert S, Reed
Date unknown, but referred to in a letter stating that they had known each other for a year before they got married.
4 July 1943 In Lordsburg, (Nolas)Byrd said “lets go to El Paso”— they ended up in a tourist camp with some friends “ You know honey we wasn’t getting much sleep then, we were either in a car or in a bar”
- Somehow R.S., hit Red in eye with a beer bottle, she had a cut and a black eye, but seemed to be laughing about it. His friends (at Morenci) gave him a bad time about it.
These memories recounted in July 4, 1944 letter from R.S. to Red

Married

8 July 1943 Married In Lordsburg, N. M. By justice of the peace Nolas Byrd drove them or was with them and so was Nellie Reed Brownell. – it seems to have been an elopement on a dare
No letters still exist from Red to R. S. during 1943. It is assumed that they were lost or destroyed. Red tells Robert to burn them and apparently he did destroy them.

LETTERS BEGIN!

1^st letter –18 August, 1943 R.S. to Red from Clifton to St. Joseph’s Hospital, Phoenix
13 September, 1943 R.S. to Red from Clifton to St. Joseph’s Hospital, Phoenix

EVENT 13 September 1943, Resignation of Senior Class from St. Joseph’s Hospital . The entire class move to Fresno, California to finish their studies at Fresno General Hospital.

22 September, 1943, R.S. to Red from Clifton to Fresno General Hospital, Fresno, CA
23 September, 1943, R.S. to Red from Clifton to Fresno General Hospital, Fresno, CA
24 September, 1943 , R.S. to Red from Clifton to Fresno General Hospital, Fresno, CA
28 September 1943, R.S. to Red from Clifton to Fresno General Hospital, Fresno, CA
29 September, 1943, R.S. to Red from Clifton to Fresno General Hospital, Fresno, CA
30 September, 1943, R.S. to Red from Clifton to Fresno General Hospital, Fresno, CA
01 October, 1943 , R.S. to Red from Clifton to Fresno General Hospital, Fresno, CA.
04 October, 1943, R.S. to Red from Clifton to Fresno General Hospital, Fresno, CA
05 October, 1943, R.S. to Red from Clifton to Fresno General Hospital, Fresno, CA
06 October, 1943, R.S. to Red from Clifton to Fresno General Hospital, Fresno, CA
07 October, 1943, R.S. to Red from Clifton to Fresno General Hospital, Fresno, CA
11 October, 1943, R.S. to Red from Clifton to Fresno General Hospital, Fresno, CA
12 October, 1943, R.S. to Red from Clifton to Fresno General Hospital, Fresno, CA
13 October, 1943, R.S. to Red from Clifton to Fresno General Hospital, ,Fresno, CA
15 October, 1943, R.S. to Red from Clifton to Fresno General Hospital, Fresno, CA
19 October, 1943, R.S. to Red from Clifton to Fresno General Hospital, Fresno, CA
22 October, 1943, R.S. to Red from Clifton to Fresno General Hospital, Fresno, CA
27 October, 1943, R.S. to Red from Glenwood, N,M., to Fresno General Hospital
6 November, 1943 postcard R.S. to Red from Winslow, AZ. To Fresno General
8 November, 1943, R. S. to Red from Glenwood to Fresno General
8 November, 1943, R. S. to Red from Glenwood to Fresno General
10 November, 1943, R.S. to Red from Buckhorn, N.M. to Fresno General
11 November, 1943, R.S. to Red from Glenwood N.M. to Fresno General
15 November, 1943, R.S. to Red from Glenwood (Buckhorn) N.M. to Fresno General
16 November, 1943 R.S. to Red from Buckhorn, N.M. to Fresno General
21 November, 1943, R.S. to Red from Glenwood N.M. to Fresno General Hospital
23 November, 1943, R.S. to Red from Buckhorn N. M. to Fresno General Hospital
25 November, 1943, R.S. to Red from Buckhorn N/M. to Fresno General
28 November 1943, R.S. to Red from Buckhorn, N.M. to Fresno General Hospital
30 November 1943 R.S.to Red from Glenwood (Silver City) to Fresno General

EVENT- R.S.in Fort Bliss Texas taking physicals & waiting to join the Army or Navy

3 December 1943, R.S. to Red from Fort Bliss ,Texas (Somewhere in Texas)
4 December 1943 R.S to Red from Fort Bliss, Texas
6 December 1943 R.S to Red from Fort Bliss, Texas

EVENT- R.S.in Fort Bliss Texas taking physicals & waiting to join the Army or Navy

3 December 1943, R.S. to Red from Fort Bliss ,Texas (Somewhere in Texas)
4 December 1943 R.S to Red from Fort Bliss, Texas
6 December 1943 R.S to Red from Fort Bliss, Texas

EVENT- “IN THE NAVY NOW”

8 December 1943 R.S to Red Postcard from Deming N.M.
8 December 1943 R.S to Red from Glenwood, N.M.
1 January 1944, R.S. to Red from San Diego (Camp Decator---Boot Camp)
5 January- move to Camp Farragut
January 26- Boot camp over—now Seaman 2^nd Class
JANUARY 27 TELEGRAM: from Dick to Miss Alla Pearl Frost, Fresno General Hospital SEE IF YOU CAN COME TO LA SUNDAY MORNING I HAVE A ROOM 4 A M SUNDAY UNTIL 11 AM MONDAY OFF LET ME KNOW BY SATURDAY NOON . TRY TO GET OFF LOVE DICK
JANUARY 28 1944 TELEGRAM from Red to Robert S. Reed S 2/C USNT (Radar Operator) 6d Point Loma San Dieogo, Calif ARRIVE 5;30 SUNDAY/ MEET GREYHOUND BUS LOS ANGELES LOVE RED
Jan 30, 1944—Spent night together (mentioned in letter on Jan 31 from RS to Red.)
Feb. 16- graduated from Radar school
“Honey I tare your letters up or burn them as soon as I read them about twice or three times and no one gets to read them. Does that help your feelings any and you had better do the same for mine.” 25 Nov. 1943 RS to Red
1^st Saved letter from Red to R.S.
20 February 1944 from Miss Alla Pearl Frost from Fresno General Hospital to Navy address( marked out and changed twice by military post
20 February letter from R.S. to Red from United States Naval Repair Base, San Diego, 37 CA
16 February1944 letter, mentions graduation from Radar School
21 February, 1944 R.S, to Miss Alla Pearl Frost from Receiving Station, Balboa Park .
San Diego, CA to Fresno General Hospital
16 July 1944- R.S, to Miss Alla Pearl Frost at Fresno General Hospital- gives the name of his ship as A.P.c. 12. “I think it stands for Auxiallry Patrol Cargo. And the 12 is the number of the ship. I don’t know if they will censor that or not. But I heard some of the boys say they could tell what it stands for.”
24 February 1944 Graduation from School of Nursing of General Hospital
27 March 1945 Red received “orders” to report to Tacoma, Washington for basic training. Afterwards to report to Barnes General Hospital in Vancouver, Washington
30 March 1945 Sgt. Guy I. Frost killed in action in Germany, buried in American military cemetery in Germany. (Memorial services to be held June 10, 1944)
8 Oct 1945 Red writes (last letter?) about 48 replacements (nurses) expected in the next few days & she could be out (of the army) fast.
(fire destroyed the Army records of 1912 through 1959 which include those of (Alla Pearl) Red Reed) An alternate document NA Form 13038, Certification of Military Service verifies military service and may be used for official purposes. A seal has been affixed to this document to attest to its authenticity. National Personnel Records Center
letter sent November 7, 2008.
Alla P. Reed N786 212