Hays letter to familyShow simple item record
| dc.creator | Hays, Joseph Warren | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-09-02T18:33:16Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2020-09-02T18:33:16Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1945-04-16 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://repository.tcu.edu/handle/116099117/40718 | |
| dc.description | Hays mentions sadness over President's death. Went to London with Tom on a pass. | |
| dc.format.medium | paper | |
| dc.language | en_US | |
| dc.relation | Joseph Warren Hays Papers (MS 159) | |
| dc.rights | Prior written permission from TCU Special Collections required to use any file. | |
| dc.source | Series I, Box 1, Folder 6 | |
| dc.subject | World War II | |
| dc.subject | United States Army | |
| dc.subject | United States Army Air Corps | |
| dc.title | Hays letter to family | |
| dc.type | Document | |
| dc.description.transcription | TO: MRS. E.A. HAYS 512 W MULKEY FT WORTH, 4 TEXAS FROM: F/O J.W.HAYS T-64121 707 52 446 68A.P.O. 558 C/O POST MASTER, N.Y. N.Y.4-16-45Dear Folks,Back again without a scratch, from another pass. I didn’t do anything of interest this time but I had a good time just relaxing. Truthfully I didn’t feel too much like kicking up my heels on account of the President’s death. I spent the first day like I said, at Hdqs. being interviewed. After that I met Tom in Norwich and we went to London together. We took in a couple of picture shows but spent most of the time sleeping. When I got back last night I had three letters waiting. Two from Amy and one from Mama. And today I finally got a package. The one from Mama containing the candy, soap, pecans, hair oil, and the socks you were knitting. If them socks ain’t fresh from Monnings I’ll eat ‘em. I haven’ eaten any of the other stuff yet as it is time for dinner, and I don’t want to spoil my meal. Everybody that believes that stand on their head. I haven’t eaten it yet but it is because there is a gang around and I at least want two pieces of candy. Out of paper so all my love, Joe.[V-MAIL] |
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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.