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to Sharon E. West
17 May 1945
West, George A., 1921-2007
One letter addressed to Sharon E. West from George West dated May 17, 1945. Letter is expressed to Sharon to remind her of her father.
GLC09951.01.255
10 June 1945
One letter addressed to Sharon E. West from George West dated June 10, 1945. Explains how she may not know him because he was serving abroad when she was a newborn. Expresses that he loves her and thinks of her everyday.
GLC09951.01.261
to Mildred West
5 September 1943
One letter addressed to Mildred West from George A. West dated September 5, 1943. Pertains to daily life while stationed at an airbase. Asks if she received money and if she had seen their newly engaged friends Bill and Maxine.
GLC09951.01.057
13 September 1943
One letter addressed to Mildred West from George A. West dated September 13, 1943. Pertains to daily life while stationed at an airbase. Mentions his daughter, Sharon turning one year old.
GLC09951.01.060
18 October 1943
One letter addressed to Mildred West from George A. West dated October 18, 1943. Pertains to daily life while stationed in India. Mentions that his communication will be more limited being in India. Wants to make sure that she and the children...
GLC09951.01.061
20 October 1943
One letter addressed to Mildred West from George A. West dated October 20, 1943. Pertains to daily life while stationed at an airbase. Expresses that he has not fully formed an opinon on being stationed in India. Asks that she sends greetings to...
GLC09951.01.062
17 October 1943
One letter addressed to Mildred West from George A. West dated October 17, 1943. Pertains to daily life while stationed in India in the air corps. Mentions the Indian currency, learning the local dialect, and about writing to friends and family back...
GLC09951.01.063
24 October 1943
One letter addressed to Mildred West from George A. West dated October 24, 1943. Expresses missing her and that is often on his mind.
GLC09951.01.064
One letter addressed to Mildred West from George A. West dated October 24, 1943. Notifies that he received her letter and that he is well.
GLC09951.01.065
25 October 1943
One letter addressed to Mildred West from George A. West dated October 25, 1943. Expresses his regret that he wasn't able to celebrate Sharon's first birthday. Mentions that they are in the sea that the weather is cold.
GLC09951.01.066
One letter addressed to Mildred West from George A. West dated October 24, 1943. Asks about their daughter and for photographs.
GLC09951.01.067
One v-mail addressed to Mildred West from George A. West dated October 25, 1943. Mentions that they are still at sea with no word on where they are headed. Expresses missing her and the children.
GLC09951.01.068
7 November 1943
One v-mail addressed to Mildred West from George A. West dated November 7, 1943. Mentions that they are still in India, the death of Dr. Thompson and this friend Bill joined the army. States that the insects and mosquitoes annoy him and that most...
GLC09951.01.069
7 December 1943
One letter addressed to Mildred West from George A. West dated December 7, 1943. Mentions that he cannot divulge too much about their whereabouts and that he misses her.
GLC09951.01.070
Salaams from India
9 December 1943
One greeting card with the message "Salaams from India" with an illustration of Santa wearing a turban. On the inside of the card contains a message addressed to Mildred West from George A. West dated December 9, 1943. Mentions that he heard from...
GLC09951.01.071
[Collections of letters belonging to George A. West and Gerald Planck][Decimalized .01.001-.266, .02.01-.25]
1941-1945
Various
Collection of 291 letters belonging to two soldiers, George A. West and Gerald Planck dated 1941-1945. The collection has been divided between West's correspondence (GLC09951.01) and Planck's correspondence (GLC09951.02).
West's letters are dated...
GLC09951
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