Myers, William J., (1919-2002) to Mary Rose Myers
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09683.13 Author/Creator: Myers, William J., (1919-2002) Place Written: Columbia, South Carolina Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 7-8 May 1943 Pagination: 4 p. :envelope ; 20 x 16.6 cm. Order a Copy
A letter from William J. Myers to Mary Rose Myers dated May 7-8, 1943. This letter is half-typed and half-hand-written. William writes that he just got back from Myrtle Beach and he thought he did pretty good, even though he got air sick. He writes that it isn't unusual and that everyone gets sick. When he said he didn't like getting sick he was told, "It's not what I like, but what I have to get used too." William also mentions that the planes at the airfield are all in the woods. He mentions that it looked at first like there were only three planes, but then they all came out of the woods. After a break William continues this letter on the 8th with news that he has just been assigned to a combat crew. He starts flying on the 15th of the month. His pilot's name is Flannery and he is a seasoned pilot who has had three other radio men, one went to candidate school, another to cadet school, and the third got air sick. William asks for a few addresses and wishes Mary Rose's mother a Happy Mother's day. There is also a sketch of a "White Top" which according to William is what you get when make a bed and you fold back 6 inches of sheets from the pillow and create a collar of white. William signs the letter as "Tex."
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