World War II Servicemen's Correspondence Collection, 1941-1945

Letter from William F. Cornett, 1942

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Identifier

MS-0369-01C-43

Title

Letter from William F. Cornett, 1942

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Date

1942-10-24

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Creator

Cornett, William F.

Contributor

Description

Cornett reports promotions for Bob Carr, Carson Hetler, Jack Kelly, Claude Roberts, and Giles Larabee. He also gives news of his injury in a "bad plane accident" on September 11 at Pampa, Texas, for which he is hospitalized in Corpus Christi although his home base is Los Alamitos, California. He wishes Lauren Post and the newsletter "continued success."

Keywords

William Cornett; W.F. Cornett; Bill Cornett; Bob Carr; Carson Hetler; Jack Kelly; Claude Roberts; Giles Larabee; United States Navy; Wounded in action; Naval hospitals

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Location

Texas - Corpus Christi - Naval Air Station Corpus Christi

Collection Title

World War II Servicemen's Correspondence Collection, 1941-1945

Collection Subset

Collection Number

MS-0369

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Language

English

Publisher

Original Format

Letter

Extent

7.25 inches X 10.5 inches

Multiple Parts

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Repository

San Diego State University Library and Information Access, Special Collections and University Archives

Provenance

Lauren C. Post

File Type

Document

File Extension

PDF

File Size

21.50 MB

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Letter from William F. Cornett, 1942