Letters to Parents, 1943
- Containers:
- 00.0236 - Box 1, Folder 004
- Scope and content:
This folder contains correspondence from Herman C. Giles, detailing life in boot camp, and asking about various issues at home, from the air-conditioning unit to the specifications of his barracks at Camp Blanding, Florida. He details life in boot camp and training at Keesler Field, Mississippi. He writes about his transfer to Air Crew Training in Kentucky as well. He often discusses how his friends who are stationed in other locations are doing, and details how he finds the places he is stationed. At one point, his parents visited him. He also discussed his concerns about the naval transport. Giles discusses his hopes to be in the Air Corps, and the training he received.
Access and use
- Parent restrictions:
- This collection is open to all researchers.
- Parent terms of access:
- All requests for permission to quote, publish, broadcast or otherwise reproduce from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Associate Dean for Special Collections Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Florida State University Libraries as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.
- Location of this collection:
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116 Honors WayTallahasseeFL32306-2047USA
