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Title: Letter, Mark X. Benson, Leyte, Philippines, on letterhead of V-Mail, to Eloise Benson, Gulf Breeze, FL, December 18, 1944.
Author: Mark X. Benson, Eloise Benson
Abstract/Description: V-Mail (Victory Mail) Christmas greeting from Mark to Eloise with a decorative print.
Identifier: uwfgbhs1944-12-18_MXB_Christmas_V-Mail
Format: Image (JPEG)

Title: Letter, Mark X. Benson, Leyte, Philippines, to Eloise Benson, December 20, 1944.
Author: Mark X. Benson, Eloise Benson
Abstract/Description: Letter from Mark to Eloise about general matters and briefly discusses “ship life.”
Identifier: uwfgbhs1944-12-20_MXB_Letter_4_pages
Format: Set of related objects

Title: Letter and Envelope, Mark X. Benson, Leyte, Philippines, to Eloise Benson, Gulf Breeze, FL, December 20, 1944.
Author: Mark X. Benson, Eloise Benson
Abstract/Description: Letter from Mark to Eloise about general matters with a mention that Eloise receive the first registered piece of mail from a fleet port in the Philippines. Included is an envelope postmarked December 22, 1944 with register number 129.
Identifier: 1944-12-20_MXB_8_pages
Format: Set of related objects

Title: Letter, Mark X. Benson, Leyte, Philippines, to Eloise Benson, November 15, 1944.
Author: Mark X. Benson, Eloise Benson
Abstract/Description: Letter from Mark to Eloise regarding letters he has received and other general matters.
Identifier: uwfgbhs1944-11-15_MXB_Letter
Format: Set of related objects

Title: Letter, Mark X. Benson to Eloise Benson, October 21, 1944.
Author: Mark X. Benson, Eloise Benson
Abstract/Description: Letter from Mark to Eloise outlining his plans to talk during a Sunday service among other general matters.
Identifier: uwfgbhs1944-10-21_MXB_Letter
Format: Set of related objects

Title: Letter, Mark X. Benson to Eloise Benson, September 29, 1944.
Author: Mark X. Benson, Eloise Benson
Abstract/Description: Correspondence from Mark to Eloise with details of his life in the Pacific Theater, including his religious experience.
Identifier: uwfgbhs1944-09-29_MXB_Letter
Format: Set of related objects

Title: Letter and Envelope, Mark X. Benson, Leyte, Philippines, to Eloise Benson, Gulf Breeze, FL, November 16, 1944.
Author: Mark X. Benson, Eloise Benson
Abstract/Description: Letter from Mark to Eloise requesting general news from Gulf Breeze. Includes an envelope postmarked November 17, 1944.
Identifier: uwfgbhs1944-11-16_MXB_Letter
Format: Set of related objects

Title: Letter, Mark X. Benson, Leyte, Philippines, to Eloise Benson, November 19,1944.
Author: Mark X. Benson, Eloise Benson
Abstract/Description: Letter from Mark to Eloise regarding church services, blackouts, and other general matters.
Identifier: uwfgbhs1944-11-19_MXB_Letter
Format: Set of related objects

Title: Letter, Mark X. Benson, Leyte, Philippines, to Eloise Benson, November 21, 1944.
Author: Mark X. Benson, Eloise Benson
Abstract/Description: Letter from Mark to Eloise relating to general matters as well as Eloise’s tasks as acting Postmaster General in Gulf Breeze.
Identifier: uwfgbhs1944-11-21_MXB_Letter
Format: Set of related objects

Title: Letter, Mark X. Benson, Philippines, to Eloise Benson, November 5, 1944.
Author: Mark X. Benson, Eloise Benson
Abstract/Description: Letter from Mark to Eloise about military life in the Philippines and an account of a perceived Filipino reception to American occupation.
Identifier: uwfgbhs1944-11-05_MXB_Letter
Format: Set of related objects

Title: Letter, Mark X. Benson, Philippines, to Eloise Benson, November 7, 1944.
Author: Mark X. Benson, Eloise Benson
Abstract/Description: Letter from Mark to Eloise about Mark’s military duties in the Fleet Post Office (FPO) and the decreasing frequency of Japanese planes over Mark’s base in the Philippines.
Identifier: uwfgbhs1944-11-07_MXB_Letter
Format: Image (JPEG)

Title: Letter, Mark X. Benson, Philippines, to Eloise Benson, October 31, 1944.
Author: Mark X. Benson, Eloise Benson
Abstract/Description: Correspondence between Mark and Eloise from the Philippines including a witness account of bombing raids and artillery fire on Japanese planes.
Identifier: uwfgbhs1944-10-30_and_31_MXB_Letter
Format: Set of related objects

Title: Letter, Mark X. Benson, Leyte, Philippines, to Eloise Benson, November 11, 1944.
Author: Mark X. Benson, Eloise Benson
Abstract/Description: Letter from Mark to Eloise confirming locations visited during his tour of duty around the Pacific.
Identifier: uwfgbhs1944-11-11_MXB_Letter
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Title: Letter, Mark X. Benson, Leyte, Philippines, to Eloise Benson, November 13, 1944.
Author: Mark X. Benson, Eloise Benson
Abstract/Description: Letter from Mark to Eloise regarding personal and military matters in Leyte, Philippines.
Identifier: uwfgbhs1944-11-13_MXB_Letter
Format: Image (JPEG)

Title: Letter to Mark Benson from Frances Armena Slader.
Author: Mark X. Benson, Eloise Benson
Abstract/Description: 2-page letter written to Mark on DR. S. O. Benson veterinary surgeon letterhead from his mother Keywords: Truman, M.E.S.S. premier at Satsunna Beach
Identifier: uwfgbhs_MXB_PHandI_Neg054-055
Format: Set of related objects

Title: Letter and Envelope, Mark X. Benson to Eloise Benson, Gulf Breeze, FL, April 18, 1945.
Author: Mark X. Benson, Eloise Benson
Abstract/Description: Letter from Mark to Eloise about general matters. Includes an envelope postmarked April 18, 1945.
Identifier: uwfgbhs1945-04-18_MXB_Letter_4_pages
Format: Set of related objects

Title: Envelope Containing Mark Benson's Hair, March 4, 1983.
Author: Eloise Benson, Mark X. Benson
Abstract/Description: An envelope containing Mark Benson's hair as a result from a haircut from "Weezie."
Identifier: uwfgbhs_MXB_PHandI_Neg279
Format: Image (JPEG)

Title: Letter, Mark X. Benson, Leyte, Philippines, to Eloise Benson, November 22, 1944.
Author: Mark X. Benson, Eloise Benson
Abstract/Description: Letter from Mark to Eloise relating to general matters including the experience of Mark’s first Sunday service aboard a ship.
Identifier: uwfgbhs1944-11-22_MXB_Letter
Format: Set of related objects

Title: Letter, Mark X. Benson, Leyte, Philippines, to Eloise Benson, November 24, 1944.
Author: Mark X. Benson, Eloise Benson
Abstract/Description: Letter from Mark to Eloise about praying practices on board a naval ship, accounts of Filipinos under Japanese rule, and Mark’s location in the context of the Philippine archipelago.
Identifier: uwfgbhs1944-11-23_and_24_MXB_Letter
Format: Set of related objects

Title: Letter, Mark X. Benson to Eloise Benson, June 17, 1944.
Author: Mark X. Benson, Eloise Benson
Abstract/Description: Letter from Mark to Eloise regarding his daily experiences in the Navy and general matters in Gulf Breeze.
Identifier: uwfgbhs1944-06-17_MXB_Letter
Format: Set of related objects

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