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Letter to Margie (Hall) Moerbe from Ruby Lea Melvin, November 25, 1944. Reports on personal news, including her husband's recent transfer to Oxnard, California. Three handwritten pages with envelope.
Letter to Norman B. Moerbe from Lieutenant Ralph Mohr, October 9, 1944. Congratulates Moerbe on his marriage and shares news about former classmates from flight training. Three handwritten pages with envelope.
Letter to Norman B. Moerbe from Lieutenant Wallace L. Page, September 16, 1945. Reports on personal news. Four handwritten pages with envelope.
V-mail letter to Mr. and Mrs. Donald Wallace from their son, Kenneth D. Wallace, postmarked December 29, 1943. Sends holiday greetings from the China-Burma-India Theater. One page with envelope.
Telegram to Helen Jane Jackson, wife of Thomas Walter Jackson, September 18, 1942. Notifies her that her husband is missing in action. One typed page with envelope.
Letter from Hortense Barr to Julius Barr's parents, September 24, 1937. Discusses the family's move back to Hankou, Julius teaching aerial bombardment, and activities related to the Sino-Japanese War, which she fears will grow into a world conflict. Six handwritten pages and envelope.
Letter from William Orthman to his wife, written while stationed in Shanghai, China, January 14, 1945. Discusses his recent job transfer to public relations, American and Chinese protests in Shanghai, a recent visit by Secretary of War Robert P. Patterson, and clashing views regarding communism and democracy. Three typed pages with envelope.
[Letter to Helen Jackson, wife of Thomas Walter Jackson, from Leola McDonald, October 20, 1942]
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Letter to Helen Jackson, wife of Thomas Walter Jackson, from Leola McDonald, October 20, 1942. Sends condolences regarding the death of her husband and forwards a photograph of Jackson, other servicemen, and their families eating dinner together. Three handwritten pages.
[Letter to Erwin, Doris, and family from "Little Remi" (Remi Charles O'Connor), July 23, 1944]
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Letter to Erwin, Doris, and family from "Little Remi" (Remi Charles O'Connor), July 23, 1944. Describes his tour of duty in the Pacific Theater, including the line-crossing ceremony aboard ship, his impression of the South Pacific, and leisure activities on an unspecified island when not on duty. Four handwritten pages with envelope.
First flight air mail cover addressed to William E. Boeing, Seattle, Washington, from the Glenn L. Martin Company, Baltimore, Maryland, July 3, 1942.Stamped cachet: "First Flight - This cover carried on first official flight of the 'Mars,' built by the Martin Co. for the U.S. Navy - World's Largest Flying Ship."