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Sgt. Walter Hustus sent a 15-word message to his parents in South Portland that he was in U.S. hands and on his way home. He had been a prisoner of war in Germany.
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About This Item
- Title: Message from Walter Hustus to family, 1945
- Creator: Walter L. Hustus
- Creation Date: 1945
- Subject Date: 1945
- Location: South Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Local Code: Coll. 2133, Series 1, Box 1/3
- Collection: Walter Hustus collection
- Object Type: Text
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Maine
- Airmen -- United States
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Correspondence
- Hustus, Walter, 1921-1999--Correspondence
- Prisoners of war -- Germany
- United States. Army Air Forces. Bomb Group, 303rd
- Prisoners of war -- United States
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American
- Liberty
- Homecomings
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