Letter re: prisoner of warShow simple item record
| dc.creator | Tucker, Mrs. Silas | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-06-11T19:09:52Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-06-11T19:09:52Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1945-04-11 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://repository.tcu.edu/handle/116099117/47049 | |
| dc.description | Letter from Mrs. Silas Tucker to Amon Carter regarding her brother, Lt. William M. River, who was a prisoner of war with Amon, Jr. | |
| dc.format.medium | 8x10 paper | |
| dc.relation | Amon G. Carter Papers (MS 014) | |
| dc.rights | Prior written permission from TCU Special Collections required to use any document or photograph | |
| dc.source | Box 148, POW T Misc 1943-45, Item 073 | |
| dc.subject | Prisoners of war | |
| dc.subject | Carter, Amon G., Jr. | |
| dc.subject | World War II | |
| dc.title | Letter re: prisoner of war | |
| dc.type | Document | |
| dc.description.transcription | Kerrville Texas Apr. 11, 1945 Dear Sir: Have you heard anything fro your son Amon Carter since the 20th of Jan? we haven't heard one word from my nephew since then and I am so worried. Lt. Col. Yardly of that camo was liberated by the Russian and has arrived back in the USA If you iknow anything please untile then, Mrs. Silas Tucker Park Motel Kerrville Tex. |
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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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