1 November 1950

Pemberton, John M., fl. 1950-1957

Autograph letter signed

Title: 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 photos of sunsets while en route to Pusan. Letter delves into the efforts of the army to "clean up the streets a little," by removing North Korean tanks.

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15 November 1950

Pemberton, John M., fl. 1950-1957

Autograph letter signed

Title: 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 the month. Mentions having fired his Senior Controller for drinking, relays who took over the position.

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18 November 1950

Pemberton, John M., fl. 1950-1957

Autograph letter signed

Title: 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 month. Mentions having fired his Senior Controller for drinking, relays who took over the position. Mentions losing a bet with another soldier that the song "Goodnight Irene," would be No. 1 on the Hit Parade.

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24 November 1950

Pemberton, John M., fl. 1950-1957

Autograph letter signed

Title: 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 noting that they were moving at that moment and when to expect his next batch of letters.

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27 November 1950

Pemberton, John M., fl. 1950-1957

Autograph letter signed

Title: 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 Japan, and expresses sympathy regarding the health of his wife's grandmother.

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1 December 1950

Pemberton, John M., fl. 1950-1957

Autograph letter signed

Title: 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 the letter, "Don't believe all you hear over the radio."

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1 December 1950

Pemberton, John M., fl. 1950-1957

Autograph letter signed

Title: 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 financial matters.

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19 December 1950

Pemberton, John M., fl. 1950-1957

Autograph letter signed

Title: 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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25 June 1951

Pemberton, John M., fl. 1950-1957

Autograph letter signed

Title: 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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20 August 1951

Pemberton, John M., fl. 1950-1957

Autograph letter signed

Title: 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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25 August 1951

Pemberton, John M., fl. 1950-1957

Autograph letter signed

Title: 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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8 September 1951

Pemberton, John M., fl. 1950-1957

Autograph letter signed

Title: 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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11 September 1951

Pemberton, John M., fl. 1950-1957

Autograph letter signed

Title: 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 writes of his requested appearance before a court in Japan regarding a case of a soldier who he tried to kick out for excessive drinking.

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17 September 1951

Pemberton, John M., fl. 1950-1957

Autograph letter signed

Title: 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 another. Advises her to sell the camera, Graphic, for a Land camera which did not require waiting for printing.

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3 October 1951

Pemberton, John M., fl. 1950-1957

Autograph letter signed

Title: 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 normal lense); details owning a Contex-S on the base; mentions a soldier, Jake Bosseler, who returned to the states for 15 days.

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5 October 1951

Pemberton, John M., fl. 1950-1957

Autograph letter signed

Title: 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 might not print well due to accidental overexposure to the sun.

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16 October 1951

Pemberton, John M., fl. 1950-1957

Autograph letter signed

Title: 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 fired from the service, describes them as "stinking sorry characters."

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24 January 1952

Pemberton, John M., fl. 1950-1957

Autograph letter signed

Title: 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 writing letters since he would be en route home shortly. Mentions the possibility of checking out a movie if there were any free seats.

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13 November 1957

Pemberton, Kay, fl. 1950-1957

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John M. Pemberton

One letter dated Wednesday, November 13, 1957 from Kay Pemberton to her husband, John M. Pemberton. Needs address to send mail to him directly which Major Richardson has not given her yet. Describes watching his plane take off and wishing that it had been cancelled, feeling listless and wandering aimlessly around the house on Monday, doing laundry and running errands in New Brounfels on Tuesday. Goes over a mistake made at "Ol' Zipps" [the dry cleaners] who blames it on a new secretary that Kay has not seen.

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14 November 1957

Pemberton, Kay, fl. 1950-1957

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John M. Pemberton

One letter dated November 14, 1957 from Kay Pemberton. Details her restless evenings, drinking several cups of coffee, cleaning, taking her clothes to the cleaners. She writes about machinery maintenance that cost $150, other daily errands, and socializing wtih friends while he is off at the Air Force.

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16-21 November 1957

Pemberton, Kay, fl. 1950-1957

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John M. Pemberton

Two letters from Kay Pemberton dated November 16 and 21, 1957 to her husband John M. Pemberton. One ten-paged letter dated Monday, November 16, 1957 regarding a postcard received that reminded her of their trip to Hong Kong, men who came by the house to install plugs and a dryer which upset her because of the mess they made the day after her maid cleaned the house. Also mentioned in the letter is her interaction with neighbors, a phone call with Major Richardson notifying her where she can pick up her mail, and updates about their pet, Ching-ching. One letter dated Thursday, 21st, 1957,…

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17 November 1957

Pemberton, John M., fl. 1950-1957

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Kay Pemberton

One letter dated Kadena, November 17, 1957 addressed to Kay Pemberton from her husband, John M. Pemberton. Details chores to be completed on the base which consisted of cleaning and surveillance. Gives rundown of a 15-hour schedule leading up to a 10 1/2 hour flight. Pemberton relays that the work hours were similar to those he was accustomed to during the Korean War.

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18 November 1957

Pemberton, Kay, fl. 1950-1957

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John M. Pemberton

One letter dated Monday, November 18, 1957 from Kay Pemberton to her husband, John M. Pemberton. Describes her day as wandering "aimlessly." Notes that the price of a flight with American Airlines costs $112.31, her concern for their dog, Ching-ching, "she wouldn't eat a thing -- didn't play, scratch, cry or do anything but crawl under the freezer" ; receiving a call from Major Richardson regarding Pemberton's station and duties that were coming up.

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19 November 1957

Pemberton, Kay, fl. 1950-1957

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John M. Pemberton

One letter dated Thursday, November 21, 1957 from Kay Pemberton to her husband, John M. Pemberton. Expresses her excitement at receiving a phone call from him. Describes interaction with friends and neighbors, shopping and purchasing a winter coat from Jaske's, drinking and staying up late, deciding whether to send for something for Putty and her father in Hong Kong or to put that money towards a Christmas present. Promises to not "drink more than a bottle a day" if he were to call soon.

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20 November 1957

Pemberton, Kay, fl. 1950-1957

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John M. Pemberton

One letter dated Okinawa, November 20, 1957, addressed to his wife, Kay Pemberton. Writes about typhoon "Lola" missing them, a storm that carried winds travelling up to 225 mph, encountering Colonel Timmons, an old acquaintance from Hong Kong; hanging out with his friend Jerry Marlowe for five days, stopping by the Post Exchange and lists what is available for purchase. Includes a drawing of an envelope with an address to get ahold of him directly.

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