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dc.creatorHays, Joseph Warren
dc.date.accessioned2020-09-02T18:26:12Z
dc.date.available2020-09-02T18:26:12Z
dc.date.issued1945-04-20
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.tcu.edu/handle/116099117/40558
dc.descriptionHays and his buddies won a 5 day pass for contributing most money for a library in Norwich.
dc.format.mediumpaper
dc.languageen_US
dc.relationJoseph Warren Hays Papers (MS 159)
dc.rightsPrior written permission from TCU Special Collections required to use any file.
dc.sourceSeries I, Box 1, Folder 6
dc.subjectWorld War II
dc.subjectUnited States Army
dc.subjectUnited States Army Air Corps
dc.titleHays letter to family
dc.typeDocument
dc.description.transcription4-20-45Dear Folks,After the invigorating game of catch Tom and I just played I’m in the mood to dash off a note. I’m afraid that a note will be all that it will be because nothing of interest worth relating has happened.The big news is that we have another 5 day pass coming up the 3,4,5,6, & 7thof May. Getting monotonous isn’t it. We won this one by contributing more money than any other crew toward a library that our division is buying for Norwich. Every crew was expected to give so much anyway so we thought that we might as well try for the prize since one was being given within our group. It cost us a few extra lbs. but I don’t think anyone on the crew regrets it. The only thing about so many passes is that it is rather difficult to complete a tour when you are on leaves all of the time. I won’t tell you how many missions I have but it ain’t many more than it was the last time I reported.My mail situation is still holding up splendidly. Mama I got your package with thecomb and the chapsticks. I already had a tube of camphor-ice but the little ones were taken off my hands pronto.I hate to quit so quick but there is no news and besides that it’s bed time and I’m tard. By the way, what’s the latest news from Rollen.Goodnight,I love you,Joe


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  • Joseph Warren Hays Papers [162]
    The collection includes a complete set of letters written by Joseph Warren Hays to his family while serving in the Army Air Corps during World War II. The letters detail his aviation training across the United States and his service in Europe toward the end of the war. In his later years, Mr. Hays wrote recollections of his missions over Europe. The collection also includes printed publications, newspaper clippings, a scrapbook, a photograph of Hays, and ephemera.

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