Jurika Letters WWII
Fred Janson
Fred Janson Dear Peter, I am the oldest son of Dorothy and Helge born shortly before the war. My brother Hank and spent the war years in Manilla with our parents, although we both were to young to fully realize what was going on.I heard them often speak of your…
Jurika Letters WWII
Jurika Letters WWII Jurika Letters WWII Read More » No Comments Bo Melson Bo Melson Mr. Parsons: May I quickly explain my interest in writing a column for the Shelbyville, TN, Times-Gazette about your late father, Charles (Chick) Parsons. I first read of his many exploits during World War II…
Bo Melson
Bo Melson Mr. Parsons: May I quickly explain my interest in writing a column for the Shelbyville, TN, Times-Gazette about your late father, Charles (Chick) Parsons. I first read of his many exploits during World War II a few years ago when, after putting down many cups of coffee to…
Chris
Chris Dear Peter: I came across a reference tht might be of some interest to you, if youhaven’t already seen it. On pages 150-156 of his book “Lapham’sRaiders,” Robert Lapham describes the night of August 31, 1944, when theNarwhal made its first visit to Luzon and unloaded 30 tons of…
Richard Novick (2)
Richard Novick Richard Novick17 Abbey LaneMarlboro, NJ 07746 August 18, 2006 Citizens’ Stamp Advisory CommitteeStamp DevelopmentUS Postal Service1735 North Lynn St. Room 5013Arlington, VA 22209-6432 Dear Sirs: I am once again writing to you, and requesting that you have a stamp made in honor ofCommander Charles “Chick” Parsons. I have…
Richard Novick
Richard Novick17 Abbey LaneMarlboro, NJ 07746 March 17, 2011 Stamp Development U.S. Postal ServiceCitizen Stamp Advisory Committee475 L’Enfant Plaza S.W. Room 4447EWashington, DC 20260 Dear Sirs, I really did not think that I would be writing to you again, for it seems for some reason you do not think that…
YAY 2
LETTER FROM YAY (2) October 18, 1944 Dear Chick As far as we have been able to verify, Mrs. J. is still in the Fort. If anybody can get to her, the person picked by the Porch Club unit can. No reports through yet, but be sure that for both…
YAY
LETTER FROM YAY September 29, 1944 Chick,This is a very personal note — am ignoring that underwater limousine you ride around in as chief chauffeur — and wi11 speak to you out of the corner of the mouth and all understood as in the old days.This through the courtesy of…
NORBERT W. SCHMELKES
LETTER FROM NORBERT W. SCHMELKES [This is a transcription of a letter written by Norbert Schmelkes, a Czech citizen who was a pre war friend of Chick Parsons in Manila. Schmelkes, known as Otti, had joned the US Army, participated in the Death March, escaped after being taken for dead…
VICTOR VICENCI
LETTER FROM VICTOR VICENCI: WRITTEN BY MAR VELASCO For Chick Parsons: MARKING’S GUERRILLAS FIL-AMERICAN IRREGULAR TROOPS L U Z ON GUERILLA INTELLIGENCE DIVISION …