Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
Grace Hustus of South Portland wrote to her son, Walter, in the Army Air Corps in Europe. The letter was returned to her because Walter was missing. He had been captured by the Germans.
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About This Item
- Title: Letter from Grace Hustus to son, 1944
- Creator: Grace Hustus
- Creation Date: 1944-04-27
- Subject Date: 1944
- Location: South Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Local Code: Coll. 2133, Series 1, Box 1/4
- Collection: Walter Hustus collection
- Object Type: Text
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- United States. Army Air Forces. Bombardment Group, 303rd
- Military personnel
- World War, 1939-1945--Missing in action
- Stalag XVII B Krems-Gneixendorf
- Airmen
- Hustus, Grace--Correspondence
- Missing in action--Family relationships
- World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps, Austria
- World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons, Austria
- Hustus, Walter,1921-1999--Correspondence
People
Other Keywords
- Concentration camps, Germany
- Hustus, Walter (1921-1999)
- Prisoners and prisons, Germany
- Stalag 17-B (Germany)
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