Letter re: Amon Carter, Jr.
- Title
- Letter re: Amon Carter, Jr.
- Creator
- Reardon, Patrick H.
- Institution
- TCU
- Link
- https://repository.tcu.edu/handle/116099117/45252
- Description
- U.S. Navy Yard Portsmouth, N.H. 1 May, 1944 Dear Katrine, I received your letter last Saturday and really did appreciate it. I enjoyed reading Amon's letter so very much, as it made him seem so much nearer. I showed them to Maxine and four or five of my friends who have heard so much about him that they feel as if they know him. I noticed that the German censors shipped up a little bit when they did not allow for the imprint of the pencil. I can't imagine why they marked out the words "black pepper" and "Mexico and Colorado Springs." I also noticed that Amon receives mail faster by putting a 30 (cent) air mail stamp on. I didn't know this made a difference, but I will make use of this information from now on. Maxine and I are getting along fine. The winter has been nice, but I am really looking forward to summer as I have had enough snow for quite a while. I am engaged in engineering work on the submarine up here, and although I go to sea with them on about 1 day this cruise most of my work is on shore. I guess someone has to stay here in the States, but when I think f the sacrifice of Amon and the rest of my friends I sometimes get pretty low. However, I have enjoyed being with Maxine as long as I have. I want to thank you again for sending me Amon's letters. Is there anything I can do for him or send him? Give my best regards to Mr. Carter and Ruth. They have always been so nice to me, and I think about them a lot. Love Pat.
- Date
- 1944-05-01
- Decade
- 1940s
- Subjects
- Prisoners of war
- World War II
- Carter, Amon G., Jr.
- Source
- Box 147, POW - R-Miscellaneous, Item 020
- Type
- Document
- Formats
- 8x10.5 Paper
- Rights
- Prior written permission from TCU Special Collections required to use any document or photograph