Adkins family correspondence (27 items), 1941-07-11 - 1985-07-23

Adkins family correspondence during Frank Adkins time in the Army, 1941-1945. (27 items)

Announcement--Admittance ticket and announcement for the Air Corps Advanced Flying School graduation exercise, Kelly Field, Texas, July 11, 1941, with envelope. Letter--Frank Adkins to Ethel Adkins, notifying her that he is in Australia and about the trip to get there, January 13, 1942, with envelope. Telegram--Frank Adkins to Ethel Adkins, asking her to deposit money in the bank to pay insurance premiums, February 8, 1942. Telegram--Frank Adkins to Ethel Adkins, asking if the money wire reached home, March 15, 1942. Letter--Frank Adkins to family, recounting his experience being shot down in the Pacific, and asking about family back home, with envelope, April 6, 1942. Portions of the letter have been cut out by censors. Telegram--Frank Adkins to Ethel Adkins, indicating that he is in Australia with “Weanie,” May 5, 1942. There is a handwritten note at the bottom, “This I the last news I’ve from Frank, this is one of our neighbor’s boys and which Frank was very fond of.” Telegram--Frank Adkins to Ethel Adkins, letting them know he is happy to receive mail, July 20, 1942. Letter--Frank Adkins to Ethel Adkins, September 6, 1942. Letter--Frank Adkins to T.L. Williams, asking about a tire application for a new tire, and asking Williams not to mention to anyone that he is going overseas again, January 20, 1944. Letter--Frank Adkins to Ethel Adkins, recounting the letters he received and asking about a family trip to Winchester, with envelope, May 9, 1944. Letter--Frank Adkins to unidentified family members, talking about his experiences in England, May 25, 1944. Letter, Frank Adkins to unidentified family members, asking the family to look into discrepancies with his bank account, June 7, 1944. Letter--Roosevelt Der Tatevasion (Curtiss-Wright Corporation) to Frank Adkins, originally accompanied a copy of the book Damned to Glory and photographs from the P-40 ceremonies, December 1, 1944. Letter--N.M. Gwinner (New York Life Insurance Company) to Frank Adkins, acknowledging receipt of payment and plans to change the policy rate, with envelope and receipt, January 29, 1945. Letter--Mark J. Henehan (Bell Aircraft Corporation) to Grover C. and Ethel Adkins, asking for permission to run a story about Frank Adkins actions following being shot down in the Pacific, including a handwritten draft response on the back, December 18, 1942. Postcard--Lillian Roberts to Ethel Adkins, thanking Adkins for taking care of “Marie,” July 26, 1943 Letter--Ethel Lister to Ethel Adkins, providing an update on family and lamenting the effect of the war on families, 2 pages, with envelope, January 18, 1944. Letter--Margaret Adkins to Ethel Adkins, discussing Christmas gifts and plans, 3 pages, with envelope, November 17, 1944. Letter--Sue Gilkey, Winchester, VA to Ethel Adkins, Clarksville, TN, discussing news from Charlotte and Frank Adkins and their plans not to return home for Christmas, December 3, 1944. Letter--Margaret Adkins to Ethel Adkins, updating her on life away from home, undated. Letter (Copy)--H. M. Farr to Bill [Shelton?], discussing Farr’s experiences with Frank Adkins while serving together during WWII, 3 pages, July 23 1985[?]. Card--Birthday card, not addressed, undated. Envelope--Addressed to Mrs. G.C. Adkins (Ethel), May 23, 1942. Envelope--Addressed from Frank E. Adkins, Orlando, FL to Mrs. G.C. Adkins, Clarksville, TN, April 6, 1943. Envelope--Addressed from Mrs. W.A. Underdown, Norfolk, VA to Mrs. G.C. Adkins, Clarksville, TN, August 5, 1943. Envelope--Addressed from Frank Adkins, New York, NY to Mrs. G.C. Adkins, Clarksville, TN, May 26, 1944. Envelope--Addressed from Mrs. F.E. Adkins (Charlotte), Kissimmee, FL to Mrs. G.C. Adkins, Clarksville, TN, November 15, 1944.