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[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - January 13, 1944]
Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife informing her that he is no longer in Fiji and is now on a different island that he cannot disclose.
Date:
January 13, 1944
Creator:
Smith, Merrill
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - January 17, 1944]
Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife updating her on the weather and life on deployment.
Date:
January 17, 1944
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 - January 21, 1944]
Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife discussing the completion of the showers in his area and that he is still working hard in the camp's construction.
Date:
January 21, 1944
Creator:
Smith, Merrill
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - January 27, 1944]
Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife about life on his deployment and the beach.
Date:
January 27, 1944
Creator:
Smith, Merrill
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, January 1, 1944]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on January 1, 1944. He thinks back about believing the war would be over soon when he joined the army, and hopes it will end this year. He also asks for more pecans.
Date:
January 1, 1944
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, January 3, 1944]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on January 3, 1944. He says he went into town and stopped by the Red Cross. He also received a letter from Wilbur Crawford, and asks for a box of shortbread cookies.
Date:
January 3, 1944
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, January 18, 1944]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on January 18, 1944. He discusses letters he's received, and asks to be sent candy and pecans.
Date:
January 18, 1944
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, January 21, 1944]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on January 21, 1944. He received a letter from his uncle, and went to the Red Cross in town recently. He gives his opinion on weekly inspections.
Date:
January 21, 1944
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, January 30, 1944]
Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on January 30, 1944. A man from the Red Cross brought the soldiers donuts, and Willis says Wilbur Crawford may be down to see him soon.
Date:
January 30, 1944
Creator:
Willis, John Todd, Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History