[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, March 9, 1944] (open access)

[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 his Parents, June 9, 1944] (open access)

[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