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Folder of Letters to Father contain the same relevance of family content as other folders, with less detail on technical training and trade school life in the Navy.

This folder contains primary quotes that could be used in regards to the Navy WAVES program as well as conversation about the atomic bombs dropped over Japan. Murray begins to discuss more about the surroundings and life during the post-war social scene on the west coast and how people reacted at the time. It then transitions to how his PBY squadron still gets deployed to the Hawaiian Islands and eventually Japan, where he comments on bases such as Iwo Jima and his opinions on Japanese POW's, using some interesting terminology with their descriptions. It then dies down into routine as he does patrol and cargo missions in the Pacific during Post-War rebuilding across Shanghai, Indonesia, Philippines, and Japan before returning home early with enough credit necessary.

This folder contains more specific and personal notes to his mother about life in the Navy as well as what exactly goes on in the life of a student learning emerging wartime technologies in radar, as well as radio and gunnery. Hand drawn illustrations of what happens in training speckle his notes, and current events are spotted in one or two letters with passing thoughts of a teenage boy. Details of flight training are also specified as part of his training in Corpus Christi and Kingsville.

This folder contains personal letters from Frederick to his wife, Marion, and their daughter, Mary Ann, from his deployed locations in the South Pacific -- specifically in the Philippines and New Guinea. He is assured that with the Lord's help victory will come. He references the church in the Philippines known as Our Lady of Manoag. He mentions that the Japanese forces are really entrenched in their locations and that fighting will be fierce. His letter dated August 13, 1945 references the news that the war may be over.

This folder contains personal letters from Frederick to his wife, Marion, and their daughter, Mary Ann, from his deployed location in the South Pacific. He asks her to send him some of her home cooking -- such as sweet potatoes and radish mustard. He references an unfortunate incident with the landlord back home in Mass. and his hatred for that "jerk." He thanks her for the recent pictures of her and the baby. There are rumors that they will be moving locations soon.

This folder contains undated personal letters or portions of letters from Frederick to his wife, Marion. He references the beautiful moon from the South Pacific and he is delighted to hear of the good news regarding the war in Europe.

Jules Freeman, Florida businessman and developer, discusses personal relationships and anecdotes regarding the growth of Lee County including the effects of construction and development on agriculture and the environment.

Prominent citizen of Fort Myers, Lloyd Hendry, discusses his famous ancestor Captain F.A. Hendry, whom Hendry county is named for, and his experiences in Fort Myers financial development and growth.

This folder contains 46 letters and postcards written in French by Josette Asphiotis, William's Lyonnais penpal during his service in Europe.

This folder contains seven letters from Judy Murry, a friend of William's Aunt Wanda, to William while he was serving overseas.  The letters are often quite comical and written in an eccentric, flirtatious style.

This folder contains eight letters, two v-mails, and one postcard from William to his mother.

Typescript. Photocopy from scan of original. Lineage document tracing ancestry of Friedrich "Fritz" Fabel (1864-1943) of Waterloo, Illinois / St. Louis, Missouri Numbering is 1 for Fabel, 11 for 1st child, 121 would be first Child of 12 (2nd child of Fabel); etc. Primarily traces back to Germany back into 15th century. 9 pp.