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Susan Rinehart Wilson to Frank O. Wilson, 1944 July- August

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 1-2

Scope and Contents

Frank celebrates his 24th birthday (July 4, 1944) while still a 1st. Lt. at the 325th Field Artillery Battalion, 84th Division, Camp Claiborne, Louisiana. Susan, her sister Virginia, and her mother went to Nags Head, North Carolina, for a vacation and Susan decribes the trip in detail (July 24-30, 1944). Frank's Dad gives the couple five hundred dollars to hire a nurse to help Susan when the baby comes.

Susan's sister Jane and Fred are apparently wealthy enough during the war to ship horses across the United States and have the use of a whole railroad box car during the war. Her brother William shipped out for military duty on September 4, 1944.

Dates

  • Creation: 1944 July- August

Extent

2 folder(s)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library Repository

Contact:
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
P.O. Box 400110
University of Virginia
Charlottesville Virginia 22904-4110 United States