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dc.creatorThompson, Beverley V., Jr.
dc.date.accessioned2020-04-13T14:25:54Z
dc.date.available2020-04-13T14:25:54Z
dc.date.issued1943-03-27
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.tcu.edu/handle/116099117/39370
dc.descriptionLetter from Lt. Beverley V. Thompson, Jr. to Amon Carter expressing sympathy at the news that his son, Amon, Jr., had been reported missing in action in North Africa.
dc.format.medium7.25x10.5 paper
dc.relationAmon G. Carter Papers (MS 014)
dc.rightsPrior written permission from TCU Special Collections required to use any document or photograph
dc.sourceBox 141, POW - Capture (March 23-31) 6 of 11 folder, Item 079
dc.subjectCarter, Amon G., Jr.
dc.subjectPrisoners of war
dc.subjectWorld War II
dc.titleLetter re: Amon Carter, Jr.
dc.typeDocument
dc.description.transcriptionMarch 27, 1943 Mr. Amon G. Carter Ft. Worth Star-Telegram Bldg Ft. Worth, Texas Dear Mr. Carter, Because I am generally out of touch with news of my friends in other branches of the service, I have only just received word that Amon has been reported missing in action. The little that I, as his friend, can say concerning my affection and regard for AMon would be trivial and superfluous of expression compared to the feelings that you, his father, must hold, and I feel that anything I might say would serve only to deepen your grief and anxiety. Even at this risk, however, I would like you to know that among the many friends in the various theaters of war of whom I have received adverse reports, there is not one who concerns me more deeply than Amon. I think that I can speark for all his many friends when I say that all of us join you in the most fervent hope that news of his well-being reach you soon, and that some happy day after this bitter war has run its course, we may all be together again, laughing at what will then be only an ugly dream. Sincerely- Beverley V. Thompson Jr. 1st Lt. AC. C.O. Training Sq. #6


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    The Amon G. Carter Papers consist of correspondence, photographs, newspapers, scrapbooks, and artifacts. The papers document the history of Fort Worth and the Southwest, as well as Carter's personal and business interests.

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