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dc.creatorCarter, Amon Gary, 1919-1982
dc.date.accessioned2021-02-05T21:19:51Z
dc.date.available2021-02-05T21:19:51Z
dc.date.issued1943-08-30
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.tcu.edu/handle/116099117/43730
dc.descriptionAmon writes to his father about daily life at camp.
dc.format.medium5.75x13 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 143, POW - Correspondence 1943 2 of 7 Folder, Item 020
dc.subjectCarter, Amon G., Jr.
dc.subjectPrisoners of war
dc.subjectWorld War II
dc.titleLetter re: prisoner of war
dc.typeDocument
dc.description.transcriptionDear Dad, My first parcel form home arrived last week along with first two boxes of cigars. The cigars didn't last long because they were the first we had seen in 6 moths. My package was swell, but I still don't have any pants or hat. I was captured in coveralls, which weren't any good after the Arabs got through with me and for the last 6 months I have been wearing an old British pair. I need a new armored Force Overseas Green Cap, Size 7 3/8. I think you can order one from Knox. Some of the parcels that are arriving are twice the size of mine. I think some post offices allow them to come through that way. Also some of them don't have labels on them. In some packages the US censors have taken the chocolate out while some arrive with 48 bars in them. There are absolutely no restrictions by the Germans on what you can send in the line of food and clothes. Please start sending mostly food from now on, with razor blades because some of the things you have been told are not true. I have received 6letters from you , 3 from Katrine, and 2 from mother & Jean so far. I am fine. Although I only weigh 148 lbs. Give Ruth, mother, Jean, Bertice, Carl & Katrine and all my love. Thanks a lot again for the cigars and clothes. I will write again soon. Love, Amon JR


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  • Amon G. Carter, Sr. Collection [19320]
    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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