Robert Chase correspondence
Content Description
Letters received from his father and stepmother, relatives in England, his fiancée and then wife, Helen Pettingell, sister, grandmother and friends, 1937–1945; Letters sent to his parents, 1944–1945; Letters of Robert Tremblay, Joseph Andrews, Irene Harper (WAC, USA), H. Johnson and Helen to his parents, the Chester Chases, 1943–1945; Christmas cards; Miscellany, including citation for Purple Heart Medal, 1945. The letters received detail events on the home front, politics, and news of friends, movies, wedding plans, FDR’s death, work and trips. Robert’s letters tell about shipboard life on USS Kidd, his health, appearance, a Japanese attack, future plans, meeting friends from home, and leave. Censorship prevented him from writing about the invasions in which they participated.
Dates
- Creation: 1937 - 1945
Creator
- Chase, Robert (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Access is open to all researchers, unless otherwise specified.
Conditions Governing Use
Material in this collection is in the public domain, unless otherwise noted.
Extent
2 boxes
Language of Materials
English
- Status
- Inventory
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Naval War College Archives Repository