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[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to John T. Willis, Sr., May 9, 1943]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to John T. Willis Sr. on May 9, 1943. He asks after the farm, and talks about the food the soldiers are served.
Date:
May 9, 1943
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to Clara Evans Willis, May 9, 1943]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to Clara Evans Willis on May 9, 1943. He wishes her a happy Mother's Day, asks if his father has gone fishing recently, discusses his dinner, and informs her that V-mail is delivered faster than air mail.
Date:
May 9, 1943
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, March 9, 1944]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on March 9, 1944. On his day off, Willis brought Wilbur Crawford to his camp, and they went to a U. S. O. show in the evening. Willis heard that his cousin Jimmie Kendrick landed in New Guinea.
Date:
March 9, 1944
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to Sallie Letitia Willis, June 9, 1943]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to Sallie Letitia Willis on June 9, 1943. He details the improvements he and his tent mates have made to their tent, and promises to send her pictures now that the ban on sending them has been lifted.
Date:
June 9, 1943
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, August 9, 1943]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis Sr. on August 9, 1943. He has received a package of V mail paper and a couple magazines, and he asks for more rolls of film. He also talks about race horses.
Date:
August 9, 1943
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letters from Lizzie Evans to Brother and Ma - August 9, 11, 1877]
Letters written by Lizzie Evans to her brother and mother, updating them on her life and recent events and asking for them to write more often.
Date:
[1877-08-09,1877-08-11]
Creator:
Evans, Lizzie
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, June 9, 1944]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on June 9, 1944. Beaches are off limits to soldiers, and his battalion is trying to get an EM Club for the soldiers. The Waco newspapers Willis receives from his parents are passed around the troops and eventually make their way to the Red Cross.
Date:
June 9, 1944
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, June 9, 1943]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on June 9, 1943. He tells them about his baseball team, and complains that spam is all they have to eat overseas.
Date:
June 9, 1943
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Hector Suyker to Emma Riecke - December 9, 1918]
Letter from Hector Suyker to Emma Riecke discussing the weather,lack of news for his discharge and a psychological test given to him and his company. He explains why other soldiers have been sent home but he has not and asks Emma to be patient.
Date:
December 9, 1918
Creator:
Suyker, Hector
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - November 9, 1943]
Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife discussing his encounter with Frank Thomas, who he had not seen in years.
Date:
November 9, 1943
Creator:
Smith, Merrill
System:
The Portal to Texas History