Letter re: prisoner of war
- Title
- Letter re: prisoner of war
- Creator
- Pearce, Arma
- Institution
- TCU
- Link
- https://repository.tcu.edu/handle/116099117/44526
- Description
- Crisp, Texas 11/11/1943 Dear Sir: I appreciate you keen interest and nice letter of sympathy in these sad hours. Everyone is so nice til it helps a lot. I can say the same words to you that you said to me. I am praying that you have already heard or will hear soon that your son is alive. I got a telegram the 14th of Feb. that my soon was a prisoner so that was 9 months and 7 days of anxiety. he was on Corregidor. Everyone praises my courage. I know that Jesus has given me this courage. My oldest son is in camp Carson Colo. I have one sone 22 and one 18 waiting to be called. Also have one son 14 and 12 that might even see service. I pray for all of our boys everywhere or my boys it seems that everone in uniform is so dear to me. Sincerely, Arma Pearce.
- Date
- 1943-04-11
- Decade
- 1940s
- Subjects
- Prisoners of war
- Carter, Amon G., Jr.
- Source
- Box 146, POW P Misc 1943-45, Item 009
- Type
- Document
- Formats
- 8x11 paper
- Rights
- Prior written permission from TCU Special Collections required to use any document or photograph