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Weiner, Morris "Moe", 1909-1988 to Sylvia Weiner

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09414.1049 Author/Creator: Weiner, Morris "Moe", 1909-1988 Place Written: England Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 7 April 1944 Pagination: 7 p. : envelope Height: 14 cm, Width: 17.5 cm Order a Copy

Moe responds to the knowledge that Alvin washed out as a pilot. He writes that it may not be because he failed but because he may make a better navigator than a pilot.

Weiner, Morris "Moe," 1909-1988

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