1942

September 21 Mother to Emmett: Montana State University

September 27 Father to Emmett:   Mother's Illness, laundry, rationing

September 30 Father to Emmett: Mother's illness; thriftiness

October 11  Father to Emmett:  Thriftiness; laundry

October 29  Mother to Emmett:  Topping beets; fraternity; roommate

November 15 Cousin Jim Maloney to Emmett:  Wild college life; alcohol; sororities

November 22  Father to Emmett: Draft; reserves, laundry; thriftiness
November 23  Father to Emmett: Grades; Air corps reserve; enlistment; Thanksgiving

December 11 Brother Jack to Emmett: Tommy Dorsey; Phonograph; paper route

 

1943

January 25  Father and Jack to Emmett:  Gas rationing; newspaper delivery in snow

February 4      Father to Emmett:  OCD classes; reserves

February 15  Mother to Emmett:Grades; Jimmy Moran; Frank Forgerty; Fraternities; USO, Mary Helen Matheison

March 8 Mother to Emmett: Illness; Jack; finances; Jim Maloney; income tax

April 3    Emmett to parents: IQ test

April 10  Emmett to parents: Uniform - Army Air Corps

April 29  Mother to Emmett: Catholic faith

May 1  Mother to Emmett: Catholic church; Methodist church; Tess McMeel

May 29 Emmett to Brother Jack: Jeep; Chevrolet truck

June 6 Sister Mary Ann to Emmett: Catholicism

July 12 Emmett to Father: Finances; Army mental test

July 14 Emmett to Mother: Army; finances;Military aeronautics

September 27  Emmett to Mother: Music- Army Air Corps

September 30  Emmett to parents: Race relations; African Americans; Jews

October 26  Emmett to Mother: Flight - US Army Air Corps

November 25 (Thanksgiving) Emmett to parents: Army Air Corps-Navigator;                              Thanksgiving

December 4   Emmett to Mary Anne: Mary Ann- childhood

December 19  Mother to Emmett: military reimbursement; Christmas

December  25 Mother to Emmett: Christmas

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1944

January 2    Emmett to Family

January 29  Mother to Emmett: Draft board

January 31  Emmett to parents: Draft dodgers

February 7    Emmett to parents: Navigation "weapons;" maps; wrist watch

February 9    Emmett to parents: Emmett's schedule

February 28  Father to Emmett: Army Air-Corps wings

March 21  Emmett to parents: Navigator training

March 24  Emmett to father: Navigator- flight evaluation; sextant

June 6  Emmett to Father: Hot Springs, AK; Father's Day

September 18  Emmett to parents: B-17;B-29

November 4   Emmett to parents: B-29 training; overseas GI equipment

November 8   Emmett to Father

November 28 Emmett to parents: Flight training - accident

November 30 Emmett to parents: accident

December 6  Emmett to parents: Tokyo Rose; Flight training - winter

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1945

January 29  Emmett to Father: Statement of affairs

February 2    Emmett to parents: Death benefits; AAF equipment;AAF Aid Society

February 11  Emmett to parents: Pacific field; V-mail

February 17  Emmett to parents: Marianas

February 20  Emmett to parents: Pacific field

February 21  Emmett to Mary Ann: Mary Ann - plane

February 23  Mother to Emmett: Jungle

February 27  Emmett to parents: Quonset hut

March 3   Emmett to parents: Marianas description

March 3   Mother to Emmett: Tess McMeel-wedding; food rationing-meat

March 6   Emmett to Mary Ann: B-29 flight gear; window name

March 6   Father to Emmett: PTA; problems after war for young women

March 8   Mother to Emmett: Mary Ann - Jack's birthday

March 10 Emmett to parents: Japan-mission; City of St. Louis - B-29

March 14 Emmett to parents:  Tokyo-mission;Nagoya-mission;Quonset hut

March 16 Family to Emmett: Emmett's 21st birthday

March 16 Mother to Emmett:Tess McMeel shower-menu

March 21 Emmett to parents: Bombing mission - take off

March 22 Mother to Emmett: Japanese skull; 21st birthday

March 27 Emmett to Mary Ann: Kyushu mission

March 27 Father to Emmett: Gas prices;Tokyo mission

March 31 Emmett to parents: 21st birthday

April 1   Father to Emmett:Easter - menu

April 4   Jack to Emmett: Great Falls-mayor; Jack's poems

April 4   Jack to Emmett: more poems

April 6   Emmett to Mother: Catholic faith-prayer;Guam;Capt. Seitz-skills

April 8   Emmett to Father: Nagoya-mission; Mitsubishi

April 8   Father to Emmett: B-29raids

April 10 Emmett to Jack: "Flack;" Liberty Ship - s/s Uriah M. Rose

April 15 Father to Emmett: President Roosevelt's death

April 16 Emmett to Father: Kawasaki-mission

April 18 Emmett to Mary Ann: Guam-gardening

May 4   Emmett to parents:Kyushu-missiion;Japanese-deaths

May 7   Mother to Emmett: VE Day

May 8   Emmett to Father: Mission-number; Captain Seitz

May 8   Father to Emmett: VE Day

May 9   Emmett to parents: Japanese-hatred for

May 14 Mother to Emmett: selling War bonds

May 16 Emmett to Mary Ann:"Palmer House;" Portrait-Emmett

May 31 Mother to Emmett: news from home; Mom thinks "Japs" will keep fighting

June 4   Emmett to Mother:Guam-description from road trip around island

June 6   Father to Emmett: Japan - missions

June 17 Mother to Emmett: Betty McMeel;B-29 crews; Japanese "yellow apes"

July 4    Emmett to parents:Rough Tokushima mission

July 4    Father to Emmett: Gas rationing

July 6    Jack to Emmett: Bertsche' food market; summer job; "yellow land"

July 8    Emmett to parents: dispensary;Army options

July 10  Mother to Emmett: food rationing - difficulty finding some foods

August 2   Emmett to parents: Completes his 35th and last mission

August 31 Emmett to parents: Home to Great Falls

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