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Title: Letter and Envelope, Mark X. Benson, Seattle, WA, to Eloise Benson, Gulf Breeze, FL, November 30, 1945.
Author: Mark X. Benson, Eloise Benson
Abstract/Description: Letter from Mark to Eloise on his last day in Seattle, Washington before departing to Memphis, Tennessee. Includes an envelope postmarked November 30, 1945.
Identifier: uwfgbhs1945-11-30_MXB_Letter
Format: Set of related objects

Title: Letter, Mark X. Benson to Eloise Benson.
Author: Mark X. Benson, Eloise Benson
Abstract/Description: Two pages of a letter from Mark to Eloise about general matters including letters and packages that he has received and news of mutual friends. As the letter mentions receipt of Valentine’s Day card, Mark likely wrote this in February of 1944 or 1945.
Identifier: uwfgbhsUnknown_Pages
Format: Set of related objects

Title: Letter, Mark X. Benson, Leyte, Philippines, to Eloise Benson, December 8, 1944.
Author: Mark X. Benson, Eloise Benson
Abstract/Description: Letter from Mark to Eloise with a description of the war as “advertised to be an army show.” Includes a witness account of the last large Japanese ship to leave the Philippines after the American military occupation.
Identifier: uwfgbhs1944-12-08_MXB_Letter_10_pages
Format: Set of related objects

Title: Letter, Mark X. Benson, Leyte, Philippines, to Eloise Benson, December 8, 1944.
Author: Mark X. Benson, Eloise Benson
Abstract/Description: Letter from Mark to Eloise answering previous letters from Eloise.
Identifier: uwfgbhs1944-12-08_MXB_Letter_11_pages
Format: Set of related objects

Title: Letter, Mark X. Benson to Eloise Benson, December 28, 1944.
Author: Mark X. Benson, Eloise Benson
Abstract/Description: Letter from Mark to Eloise relating the Navy’s support of one of MacArthur’s skirmishes. Includes Mark’s insight on the Japanese as adversaries in war.
Identifier: uwfgbhs1944-12-28_MXB_Letter
Format: Set of related objects

Title: Letter, Mark X. Benson, Leyte, Philippines, to Eloise Benson, November 25, 1944.
Author: Mark X. Benson, Eloise Benson
Abstract/Description: Letter from Mark to Eloise concerning general matters including a witness account of American forces shooting down of a twin motor Japanese bomber plane.
Identifier: uwfgbhs1944-11-25_MXB_Letter
Format: Set of related objects

Title: Letter and Newspaper Clippings, Mark X. Benson, Leyte, Philippines, to Eloise Benson, December 14, 1944.
Author: Mark X. Benson, Eloise Benson
Abstract/Description: Letter from Mark to Eloise about general matters with reference to an article about a newspaper article about the Newport Chemical Production, a picture of the Florida Highway Patrol Station, and a picture of Postmaster M. Oliver Brawner loading an airplane set to fly directly from Pensacola to New York.
Identifier: uwfgbhs1944-12-14_MXB_Letter
Format: Set of related objects

Title: Letter, Mark X. Benson, Leyte, Philippines, to Eloise Benson, December 17, 1944.
Author: Mark X. Benson, Eloise Benson
Abstract/Description: Letter from Mark to Eloise that contains an analysis of the war’s progress.
Identifier: uwfgbhs1944-12-17_MXB_Letter
Format: Set of related objects

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, Leyte, Philippines, to Eloise Benson, November 14, 1944.
Author: Mark X. Benson
Abstract/Description: Letter from Mark to Eloise pertaining to Filipino living conditions and military confrontations between American and Japanese air fights.
Identifier: uwfgbhs1944-11-14_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
Format: Set of related objects

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)

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