Series I. Personal correspondence from John Mullins, January 1943-December 1943 : Correspondence; Postcard; Photograph; V-mail 19430100-19431200.

Format:

Book

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Summary:

Description: This series (1 folder) consists of letters and postcards from John Mullins to his family in Boston, Massachusetts. In 1943, Mullins trained at Thompson Lane, Nashville, Tennessee; Santa Ana Army Air Base, Santa Ana, California; Sequoia Field, California; War Eagle Field, California; Luke Field, Arizona; and McChord Field, Washington. Mullins writes about his daily routines at each training camp, becoming classified as a pilot, contracting scarlet fever, and riding in a P-38 for first time.;Personal correspondence from the service of Captain John Mullins, who was a P-38 pilot in the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group in the Mediterranean and European Theater of Operations. The collection is arranged into four series: I. Personal correspondence from John Mullins, January 1943-December 1943; II. Personal correspondence from John Mullins, January 1944-December 1944; III. Personal correspondence from John Mullins, January 1945-August 1945; and IV. Miscellaneous, 1945.

Notes:

Description based on online resource (viewed on June 12, 2019).