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[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - July 13, 1944]

Description: Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing flying a gunnery mission, plans to see a performance from Bob Hope the next day, and expecting to move to another part of the island when he and his squadron finish gunnery school in a week.
Date: July 13, 1944
Creator: Davis, Joseph Emmett
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - June 13, 1944]

Description: Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing the mail service, his approval of Catherine making cotton dresses, asking her to send a photo of her and Teddy, eating dinner at the post exchange, and his joy that Catherine has heard from their friends in Tonopah.
Date: June 13, 1944
Creator: Davis, Joseph Emmett
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

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

Description: 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 Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - October 13, 1944]

Description: Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including a trip to Gonzales with Sue Merle, a plan to do yardwork, Mr. Davis's return to New York, and Mother mailing him a Christmas present.
Date: October 13, 1944
Creator: Davis, Catherine Dawe
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

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

Description: 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]

Description: 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 to Fred G. and Frances Yerkes, April 13, 1943]

Description: Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes to her parents discussing letters from them, a visit from Phil Kafka, transitioning from primary to basic flight training, flying, discipline and routine, finishing the course faster than male cadets, washouts, weather, and her health. Typed on USO Seasons Greetings stationary.
Date: April 13, 1943
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, November 13, 1943]

Description: Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes discussing flying from Camden AK to Dallas, waiting for clearance to continue on from Dallas but being delayed, and flying open-cockpit aircraft.
Date: November 13, 1943
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, September 13, 1944]

Description: Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing being grounded in Atlanta by bad weather. Written on Hotel William Penn stationary.
Date: September 13, 1944
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, June 13, 1943]

Description: Letter from WASP Cornelia Yerkes, most likely to her parents, discussing stationary, gifts, finding a lamb, sleep, flight training, where she will be stationed, graduation exercises, her car and car insurance, a letter from her friend Howard Boice, and not getting any leave time. Typed on USO "Easter Greetings" stationary.
Date: June 13, 1943
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to Frances Yerkes, May 13, 1943]

Description: Letter from Cornelia Yerkes to her mother discussing plans to incorporate the WASPs into the Army, snakes at Avenger Field, news from home, a student pilot being held back, a new pair of shoes, a new instructor pilot, and a new class of students. Typed on USO Seasons Greetings stationary.
Date: May 13, 1943
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

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

Description: 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
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - November 13, 1944]

Description: First page of an incomplete letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including the fact that she has been busy but is planning to go visit Jenny after the 7:00 mail and that Mathew has bought half interest in the market.
Date: November 13, 1944
Creator: Davis, Catherine Dawe
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Letter from Catherine Davis to Joe Davis - June 13, 1944]

Description: Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including photos she is having copied, Mr. Keith's death, Shorty Ward's discharge, mowing the lawn, losing weight, and postcards she is having made of her and the pets.
Date: June 13, 1944
Creator: Davis, Catherine Dawe
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Letter from Joe Davis to Catherine Davis - September 13, 1944]

Description: Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing his most recent mission and the dinner of cold soup that followed it. A portion of text has been removed from the letter.
Date: September 13, 1944
Creator: Davis, Joseph Emmett
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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