Box 1
Container
Contains 8 Results:
Ward family letters, 1949-1964
File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Ward Family letters containing less than one document box, approximately 100 letters, and .02 cubic feet consist of letters from Robert P. Ward (“Bobby" or "Bob"), Lawrence ("Larry") Ward, and David (“Duke”) Ward and his wife, Aldine, to their mother, Dona E. Ward in Richford, New York. Robert is in the Navy on the U. S. S. Missouri during the Korean War, Lawrence is entering naval training at the United States Naval Training Center at Great Lakes, Illinois, and David ("Duke") Ward and...
Dates:
1949-1964
Robert P. Ward (Bobby) to his mother, Dona E. Ward, 1950
File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Identifier: MSS 16097
Scope and Contents
U. S. S. Missosuri is called the "Mighty Mo"; description of daily duties on the ship, rammed by a destroyer, spotted a mine; Japanese fishing float; and mention of Vice Admiral Charles Turner Joy
Dates:
1950
Robert P. Ward to his mother, Dona E. Ward, 1951 January-May
File — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Identifier: MSS 16097
Scope and Contents
Bob passes his seaman examination; feels homesick; describes blowing up explosives and shells in Japan; firefighting school; and looking forward to coming home
Dates:
1951 January-May
Robert P. Ward to his mother, Dona E. Ward, 1951 June-December
File — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Identifier: MSS 16097
Scope and Contents
Leave Japan for Norway and Scotland; mention Cherbourg, France, Cuba, and offshore of Norfolk, Virginia; and an injury affecting his arm and face.
Dates:
1951 June-December
Robert P. Ward to his mother, Dona E. Ward, 1952 January-May
File — Box: 1, Folder: 5
Identifier: MSS 16097
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Ward Family letters containing less than one document box, approximately 100 letters, and .02 cubic feet consist of letters from Robert P. Ward (“Bobby" or "Bob"), Lawrence ("Larry") Ward, and David (“Duke”) Ward and his wife, Aldine, to their mother, Dona E. Ward in Richford, New York. Robert is in the Navy on the U. S. S. Missouri during the Korean War, Lawrence is entering naval training at the United States Naval Training Center at Great Lakes, Illinois, and David ("Duke") Ward and...
Dates:
1952 January-May
Robert P. Ward to his mother, Dona E. Ward, 1952 June-December
File — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Identifier: MSS 16097
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Ward Family letters containing less than one document box, approximately 100 letters, and .02 cubic feet consist of letters from Robert P. Ward (“Bobby" or "Bob"), Lawrence ("Larry") Ward, and David (“Duke”) Ward and his wife, Aldine, to their mother, Dona E. Ward in Richford, New York. Robert is in the Navy on the U. S. S. Missouri during the Korean War, Lawrence is entering naval training at the United States Naval Training Center at Great Lakes, Illinois, and David ("Duke") Ward and...
Dates:
1952 June-December
Robert P. Ward to his mother, Dona E. Ward, 1953 January-February
File — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Identifier: MSS 16097
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Ward Family letters containing less than one document box, approximately 100 letters, and .02 cubic feet consist of letters from Robert P. Ward (“Bobby" or "Bob"), Lawrence ("Larry") Ward, and David (“Duke”) Ward and his wife, Aldine, to their mother, Dona E. Ward in Richford, New York. Robert is in the Navy on the U. S. S. Missouri during the Korean War, Lawrence is entering naval training at the United States Naval Training Center at Great Lakes, Illinois, and David ("Duke") Ward and...
Dates:
1953 January-February
Lawrence C. Ward (Larry) to his mother, Dona E. Ward, 1952-1953
File — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Identifier: MSS 16097
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Ward Family letters containing less than one document box, approximately 100 letters, and .02 cubic feet consist of letters from Robert P. Ward (“Bobby" or "Bob"), Lawrence ("Larry") Ward, and David (“Duke”) Ward and his wife, Aldine, to their mother, Dona E. Ward in Richford, New York. Robert is in the Navy on the U. S. S. Missouri during the Korean War, Lawrence is entering naval training at the United States Naval Training Center at Great Lakes, Illinois, and David ("Duke") Ward and...
Dates:
1952-1953