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Letter, Mark X. Benson, to Leyte, Philippines, to Eloise Benson, November 27, 1944.
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Mark X. Benson, Eloise Benson
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Correspondence from Mark to Eloise regarding personal and military events, including a meeting with General Douglas MacArthur and two military campaigns.
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uwfgbhs1944-11-27_MXB_Letter
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Letter, Mark X. Benson, Leyte, Philippines, to Eloise Benson, December 11, 1944.
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Mark X. Benson, Eloise Benson
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Letter from Mark to Eloise about general matters.
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uwfgbs1944-12-11_MXB_Letter
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Letter, Mark X. Benson, Leyte, Philippines, to Eloise Benson, December 16, 1944.
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Mark X. Benson, Eloise Benson
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Letter from Mark to Eloise about general matters.
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uwfgbhs1944-12-16_MXB_Letter_to_EB
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Letter, Mark X. Benson, Leyte, Philippines, to Eloise Benson, December 18, 1944.
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Mark X. Benson, Eloise Benson
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Letter from Mark to Eloise discussing the vicinity of the fighting between the Japanese and the American Navy and Marines. Includes a description of Mark’s experience of a Japanese tactic of releasing planes’ gas tanks on the American forces.
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uwfgbhs1944-12-18_MXB_Letter
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Letter, Mark X. Benson, Leyte, Philippines, to Eloise Benson, December 27, 1944.
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Mark X. Benson, Eloise Benson
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Letter from Mark to Eloise about general matters including reports of several blackouts and damage endured on a ship from a Japanese attack.
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uwfgbhs1944-12-27_MXB_Letter
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Letter, Mark X. Benson, Leyte, Philippines, to Eloise Benson, December 5, 1944.
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Mark X. Benson, Eloise Benson
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Letter from Mark to Eloise with mention of a radio broadcast about Mark’s department of occupation -Mobile Fleet Post Office #1. Also includes an update on the lowered frequency of Japanese bombings on his base in the Philippines among other general matters.
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uwfgbhs1944-12-05_MXB_Letter
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Letter, Envelope, and Matchbook, Mark X. Benson, Birmingham, AL, on letterhead of Hotel Empire, to Eloise Benson, Gulf Breeze, FL, November 3, 1942.
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Mark X. Benson, Eloise Benson
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Letter from Mark to Eloise in which Mark describes his experience with other recruits at the Hotel Empire in Birmingham, Alabama. Includes an envelope postmarked November 4, 1942 as well as a matchbook by The Diamond Match Company with an illustration depicting men from the Army, Navy, and Air Force and an advertisement for Nick’s Grill & Steak House in Birmingham, Alabama.
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uwfgbhs_1942-11-03_MXB_Letter
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Letter, Mark X. Benson, on letterhead of United States Navy, to Eloise Benson, May 4, 1944.
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Mark X. Benson, Eloise Benson
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Letter from Mark to Eloise regarding his daily experiences in the Navy and general matters in Gulf Breeze.
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uwfgbhs1944-05-04_MXB_Letter
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Letter, Mark X. Benson, Leyte, Philippines, to Eloise Benson, December 16, 1944.
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Mark X. Benson, Eloise Benson
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Letter from Mark to Eloise that includes a witness account of a naval engagement with the Japanese.
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uwfgbhs1944-12-16_MXB_Letter
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Envelope, Mark X. Benson to Eloise Benson, Gulf Breeze, FL, January 14, 1944.
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Mark X. Benson, Eloise Benson
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An envelope postmarked January 14, 1945 from Mark to Eloise.
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uwfgbhs1944-01-14_Envelope
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Envelope, Mark X. Benson to Eloise Benson, Gulf Breeze, FL, November 10, 1945.
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Mark X. Benson, Eloise Benson
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An envelope postmarked November 10, 1945 from Mark to Eloise. Mark wrote on the envelope and the letter it corresponds to on the U.S.S. Arenac.
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uwfgbhs1945-11-10_Envelope_MXB_to_EB
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Envelope, Mark X. Benson to Eloise Benson, Gulf Breeze, FL, October 13, 1945.
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Mark X. Benson, Eloise Benson
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An envelope postmarked October 13, 1945 from Mark to Eloise.
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uwfgbhs1945-10-13_Envelope_MXB_to_EB
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Envelope, Mark X. Benson, to Eloise Benson, Gulf Breeze, FL, April 19, 1945.
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Mark X. Benson, Eloise Benson
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An envelope postmarked April 19, 1945 from Mark to Eloise.
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uwfgbhs1945-04-19_Envelope
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Letter and Envelope, Eloise Benson, Gulf Breeze, FL, to Mark X. Benson, October 30, 1945.
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Mark X. Benson, Eloise Benson
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Letter from Eloise to Mark answering some of Mark’s previous letters. The letter also includes a note likely written at a later date about some Japanese teeth that Mark brought over from a fight he participated in in the Philippines. Includes an envelope postmarked October 30, 1945.
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uwfgbhs1945-10-30_EB_Letter
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Letter and Envelope, Mark X. Benson to Eloise Benson, Gulf Breeze, FL, April 14, 1945.
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Mark X. Benson, Eloise Benson
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Letter from Mark to Eloise describing ribbons for membership to the Veterans of Foreign Wars as well as the poor living conditions of the Filipinos in the aftermath of Japanese occupation. Includes an envelope postmarked April 15, 1945.
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uwfgbhs1945-04-14_MXB_Letter
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Letter and Envelope, Mark X. Benson to Eloise Benson, Gulf Breeze, FL, April 13, 1945.
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Mark X. Benson, Eloise Benson
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Letter from Mark to Eloise detailing the first conference of the churches of the Philippines since 1941 which Mark attended as an honorary delegate. The letter also mentions of plans to move the Navy’s post office to a new building. Includes an envelope postmarked April 13, 1945.
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uwfgbhs1945-04-13_MXB_Letter
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Letter and Envelope, Mark X. Benson to Eloise Benson, Gulf Breeze, FL, April 18, 1945.
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Mark X. Benson, Eloise Benson
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Letter from Mark to Eloise about general matters with an excerpt from the lyrics of “On the Jericho Road.” Includes an envelope postmarked April 19, 1945.
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uwfgbhs1945-04-18_MXB_Letter_5_pages
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Letter, Mark X. Benson to Eloise Benson, Gulf Breeze, FL, March 31, 1945.
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Mark X. Benson
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Letter from Mark to Eloise about church services, letters received, packages delivered, and other general matters. Includes an envelope postmarked March 31, 1945.
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uwfgbhs1945-03-31_MXB_Letter
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Letter, Mark X. Benson, Leyte, Philippines, to Eloise Benson, November 14, 1944.
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Mark X. Benson
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Letter from Mark to Eloise pertaining to Filipino living conditions and military confrontations between American and Japanese air fights.
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uwfgbhs1944-11-14_MXB_Letter
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Florida Driver's License.
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Mark X. Benson
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State of Florida Driver’s License belonging to Mark Xon Benson/special pass from twelfth naval district staff headquarters
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uwfgbhs_MXB_PHandI_Neg002-003
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