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[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, May 13, 1945]

Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr., on May 13, 1945, detailing his time overseas. He worked in a plant for a while, then in a battery shop. After a while he broke his foot, and had it put in a cast, so he worked in a supply room until it healed. They were on their way to Oran when Italy fell, so they went on to Italy instead. After the invasion of southern France, his company moved to northern Italy and built the largest maintenance shop in Italy. In … more

Date: May 13, 1945

Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Cecile Kempner, May 13, 1945]

Letter to Cecile Kempner from her father about issues in Europe being solved, but there still being issues in Asia.

Date: May 13, 1945

Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967

Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - January 13, 1945]

Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing spending the day building tents and buildings, listening to records after his shower, and reading the Luling newspaper.

Date: January 13, 1945

Creator: Davis, Joseph Emmett

Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Letter from Corporal Park B. Fielder to his family, October 13, 1945]

Letter from Corporal Park B. Fielder to his family, on October 13, 1945. He discusses his settling in at Shanghai, getting caught up in a dragon parade, and the rate of exchange.

Date: October 13, 1945

Creator: Fielder, Park B.

Partner: Arlington Historical Society’s Fielder House Museum

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Frances Yerkes, April 13, 1945]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to her mother discussing getting letters and packages, her assignment to the Red Cross canteen in Washington DC for a week, a uniform inspection and a cancelled graduation ceremony, getting a fountain pen fixed, getting cigarettes, recent correspondence, and her reaction to the president's death. Typed on Hotel Frances (Monroe, LA) stationary.

Date: April 13, 1945

Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes & Yerkes, Frances

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, September 13-14, 1945]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing her friend Phyl, exploring a B-29, a leaky warehouse, delivering food, trying to get disinfectant, being put in charge of Red Cross warehouse operations for the day, and low morale among troops trying to get home with the end of the war.

Date: 1945-09-13/1945-09-14

Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes