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[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, January 19, 1943]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr., on January 19, 1943, asking them not to send any socks as he already has too many clothes. He sends his condolences upon the death of a Mrs. Naylor, and says he was sorry to hear about a friend losing his leg in an airplane crash.
Date:
January 19, 1943
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, November 19, 1944]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on November 19, 1944, detailing his day. Since it was Sunday he slept late, and he says he may go to church that night. He also says that he got a call from a Lieutenant who told him he could have an Eversharp Lifetime pen that Robert Evans, Jr. sent with him.
Date:
November 19, 1944
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, May 19, 1944]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on May 19, 1944. His friend Wilbur Crawford now works at the hospital and gets Thursdays off, so Willis takes Thursday off as well. He looks forward to going swimming with Crawford, although it rains frequently. He wishes his mother well.
Date:
May 19, 1944
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, April 19, 1943]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on April 19, 1943. He details an "American dinner" he and his friends had in town.
Date:
April 19, 1943
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, January 19, 1944]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on January 19, 1944. He talks about his day in town where he saw a Red Cross show, and explains how he made himself a spring bed.
Date:
January 19, 1944
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, June 19, 1943]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on June 19, 1943. He discusses a girl from Waco who knows his family.
Date:
June 19, 1943
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, August 19, 1943]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis Sr. on August 19, 1943. He asks them to tell him if anything bad happens to them without delay, due to his friend Harmon's family informing him that one of them needed an operation only after it was done.
Date:
August 19, 1943
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - December 19, 1943]
Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife discussing their daughter's upcoming birthday and the upcoming holiday.
Date:
December 19, 1943
Creator:
Smith, Merrill
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - August 19, 1943]
Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife telling her that he loves her and the kids.
Date:
August 19, 1943
Creator:
Smith, Merrill
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - January 19, 1944]
Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife discussing construction going on in his area.
Date:
January 19, 1944
Creator:
Smith, Merrill
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - November 19, 1943]
Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife updating her on life on deployment and what he has been up to.
Date:
November 19, 1943
Creator:
Smith, Merrill
System:
The Portal to Texas History