Pemberton, John M., fl. 1950-1957 Letters to Mrs. John M. Pemberton [Decimalized .01-.20]

To Mrs. John M. Pemberton

Letter dated Seoul, October 26, 1950 addressed to his wife, "Darling." Describes missing her and his loneliness, how difficult it is to keep clean, the weather and how time is spent on base. Pemberton goes into detail of a 2-hour show given by Bob...

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To Mrs. John M. Pemberton

Letter dated Seoul, October 27, 1950 addressed to his wife, "Darling." Describes the military efforts in Seoul, "boys are still getting killed," and that radio relay teams are sent out frequently and carrying out other garrison duties. Inquires about...

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To Mrs. John M. Pemberton

Letter dated Seoul, November 1, 1950 addressed to his wife, "My Dear Sweet Darling." Describes life on base. Thanks her for the delivered package and several letters. Pemberton describes the rolls of film that he would be sending to her, consists of...

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To Mrs. John M. Pemberton

Letter dated Seoul, November 15, 1950 addressed to his wife, "My Dearest Baby." Describes his adoration of her and expresses missing her. Admits that he hadn't sent as much mooney to her as he should have and promises to send something by the end of...

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To Mrs. John M. Pemberton

Letter dated Seoul, November 18, 1950 addressed to his wife, "My Darling." Describes his adoration of her and expresses missing her. Admits that he hadn't sent as much mooney to her as he should have and promises to send something by the end of the...

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To Mrs. John M. Pemberton

Letter dated Seoul, November 24, 1950 addressed to his wife, "My Darling, My Darling," regarding copies of letters he was missing from her. Expresses condolence of the loss of his wife's kitten, mentions that his troop picked up a puppy. Ends letter...

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To Mrs. John M. Pemberton

One letter dated Seoul, November 27, 1950, addressed to his wife. Contains information regarding military personel transfers and 50 men advancing onto Pyongyang with 50,000 lbs of equipment. Mentions an acquaintance contracting T.B. from his visit in...

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To Mrs. John M. Pemberton

Letter dated Seoul, December 1, 1950 addressed to his wife. Relays discontent and that he never arrived to Pyongyang as stated in a previous letter, due to an overwhelming amount of soldiers fighting with the Chinese army. Enscribes on the back of...

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To Mrs. John M. Pemberton

Letter dated Seoul, December 1, 1950, addressed to his wife. Writes his feelings regarding their relationship and describes it as "perfect." Mentions that their captain expressed that his squardon was the best in the air force. Also goes into...

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To Mrs. John M. Pemberton

Letter dated Seoul, December 19, 1950, addressed to his wife. Notifying her that he is safe in Seoul, believes his Air Force unit may be the only left. Describes impact of cannon explosions causing tents to shake.

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To Mrs. John M. Pemberton

Letter dated Seoul, June 21, 1951, addressed to his wife, regarding peace talks and a cease fire. Expects that negotiations would commence which lead to be sent off home. Describes the warm climate and expects to see action until August.

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To Mrs. John M. Pemberton

One letter dated Seoul, August 20, 1951, addressed to his wife, regarding financial matters of money owed to her, the hot weather, a community center built for the soldiers, and his hunger for barbeque, cheeseburger and a chocolate malt.

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To Mrs. John M. Pemberton

One letter dated Seoul, August 25, 1951, addressed to his wife regarding news of an option to be stationed at the states for 6 months, and unaware of what use her old clothes would be to anyone there.

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To Mrs. John M. Pemberton

One letter dated Seoul, September 8, 1951, addressed to his wife; thanks her for his pen and pencils received from her, query behind purchasing a car and questioning his impulse to buy a car without figuring out the logistics.

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To Mrs. John M. Pemberton

One letter dated Seoul, September 11, 1951, addressed to his wife; mentions his promotion to rank of Major of the 502nd, affirms that this will give them financial security "for the next 12 or 15 years without having to sweat out another jump." Also...

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To Mrs. John M. Pemberton

One letter dated Seoul, September 17, 1951, addressed to his wife. Mentions an enclosed clipping from "Stars and Stripes," which describes the Air Force's rotation policy, whether or not he receives his magazine subscriptions and will not be needing...

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To Mrs. John M. Pemberton

One letter dated Seoul, October 3, 1951, addressed to his wife. Describes the feeling of wearing clothes other than his uniform; found a picture from a movie camera that came with three types of lenses (a wide angle lens, a telephoto lens, and a...

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To Mrs. John M. Pemberton

One letter dated Seoul, October 5, 1951, addressed to his wife. Responds to the difficulty of their being able to conceive a child and worries about her needing an operation. Mentions recording about 10 feet worth of footage on the camera but that it...

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To Mrs. John M. Pemberton

One letter dated Seoul, October 16, 1951, addressed to his wife. Relays his interaction with a chaplain who recalls Mrs. Pemberton flying out but Pemberton never met him. Mentions that Willet was kicked out making it two soldiers that Pemberton got...

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To Mrs. John M. Pemberton

One letter dated Seoul, January 24, 1952, addressed to his wife. Relays that he will be shipping out of Korea on the 28th of Janury to rest at a hotel until February 5th. Lists where other soldiers are heading to in the states. Asks his wife to stop...

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