Hays Ray Webb Collection
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Description
In this typed V-Mail letter, Robert B. Ray writes from where he is stationed Netherland East Indies (Dutch East Indies), to his wife, Denise Beyt Ray in Kosciusko, Mississippi. Ray informs her that they finally received mail and he got several from her as well as the packages she sent. He goes on to respond to her question about Paris, tell her about some of the goings on base, and shares some news about Col. Patterson's son, Pat. He advises her on what he wants to do with the bonds they're buying when he gets home. He concludes by sharing an anecdote about watching some local children riding a small pirogue and handling them "like grown men." A War and Navy Departments V-mail Service envelope postmarked October 19, 1944 with orange stripes and an image of wings surrounded by the words "via US Air Mail" on the right side is included.
Publication Date
10-6-1944
Time Period
1940-1949
Subjects
Correspondence; WWII (World War, 1939-1945)
Keywords
love letters; World War II
Geographic Location
Dutch East Indies
Object Type
text
Format (original)
correspondence
Format (digital)
Digital ID
MFM_MSS_004_1944-10-06-Letters-Robert-to-Denise
Source
Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections Division, Manuscripts Unit, Hays-Ray-Webb Collection, Box 2, Folder 15
Repository
Manuscripts Unit
Digital Publisher
Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).
Rights
Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.
Contact Information
For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.
Recommended Citation
Hays-Ray-Webb collection, Archives and Special Collections Division, Mississippi State University Libraries, Mississippi State University