George [last name unknown] Second World War correspondence

Collection — Box: WWII 111, Folder: 6, Folder: 1

Identifier: 2019-105-w-r

Staff Only

Content Description

This collection contains one letter from George [last name unknown] to Otto [Hardt?] during the Second World War. The letter was written from Davis-Monthan Field in Tuscon, Arizona and describes George's training as a navigator on B-24 bombers during the first of three phases of combat training; heavy bombardment. George also mentions that a plane went down, "crashed and burned up about a week ago. Only myself, the bombardier, and guy that AWOL were missing from the crew that day." He asks about Otto's business and mentions he has been in the Army for about a year and has yet to take a photograph due to camera restrictions on the bases to which he has been assigned, but he likes Army life "pretty well."

According to the donor, George was an employee of Otto's driving tee (golf) business in Minnesota.

Dates

1942 December 13

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

There are no restrictions on the use of this material except where previously copyrighted material is concerned. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain all permissions.

Extent

0.01 Linear Feet (1 folder)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Overview

This collection contains one letter from George [last name unknown] to Otto [Hardt?] during the Second World War.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of the Hardt Family, MN, donated by Paul Hardt.

Subjects

B-24 (Bomber) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Bombardier aircraft Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Military training camps Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
United States -- Army -- Air Forces -- Bombardier Subject Source: Local sources
World War, 1939-1945 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title: Finding Aid for the George [last name unknown] Second World War correspondence
Status: Completed
Author: Andrew Harman
Date: 10/29/2019
Description rules: Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description: English
Script of description: Latin