Hays Ray Webb Collection

Authors

Robert B. Ray

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Description

In this handwritten V-Mail letter, Robert B. Ray writes from the army hospital where he is being evaluated, to his wife, Denise Beyt Ray in Kosciusko, Mississippi. Ray tells her he hasn't received any packages yet and shares his pleasure that they have had free Coca-Cola and ice cream at the hospital. He goes on to complain that they are really slow at dispositions for patients but that he should be used to waiting by now. A War and Navy Departments V-mail Service envelope postmarked December 3, 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

11-21-1944

Time Period

1940-1949

Subjects

Correspondence; WWII (World War, 1939-1945)

Keywords

love letters; World War II

Object Type

text

Format (original)

correspondence

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_004_1944-11-21-Letters-Robert-to-Denise

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections Division, Manuscripts Unit, Hays-Ray-Webb Collection, Box 2, Folder 18

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.

Letter, from Robert B. Ray to Denise Beyt Ray, November 21, 1944
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