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Thomas Burns Letters
Date Range: 1941-1985
264 items

 

 

Biographical Note:
Thomas Burns (76th Air Base Squadron) stationed at Hendricks Field, Sebring, Florida during world War II wrote to Mary Donnelly in Massachusetts, whom he eventually married.

Scope and Content:
This is a collection of personal letters mostly dated from 1942 through 1943 written by Thomas Burns (76th Air Base Squadron) during World War II. Burns wrote from Hendricks Field, Sebring, Florida to Mary Donnelly in Massachusetts. He mostly wrote of his experiences and activities on the base. While the letters do not deal with Florida or World War II, they do offer a glimpse into courtship during that era and life on an air base.

Source: Charles Apfelbaum, Rare Manuscripts and Archives 551 Ridge Road Watchung, NJ 07060
Manuscript Number: MSS 98:02

 

 

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