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Title: Letter, Frances Sanderson, Detroit, MI, on letterhead of V-Mail, to Mark X. Benson, July 4, 1944.
Author: Frances Sanderson, Mark X. Benson
Abstract/Description: V-Mail (Victory Mail) from Mark’s family members at Clarence Sanderson’s Cottage in Detroit Michigan. The letter includes general family updates.
Identifier: uwfgbhs1944-07-04_Mrs_WD_Sanderson_V-Mail
Format: Image (JPEG)

Title: Letter, J.S. Erazmus, on letterhead of V-Mail, to Eloise Benson, Gulf Breeze, FL.
Author: J.S. Erazmus, Eloise Benson
Abstract/Description: V-Mail (Victory Mail) from J.S. Erazmus to Eloise reassuring her of Mark’s safety.
Identifier: uwfgbhs1945-11-11_JS_Erazmus_V-Mail
Format: Image (JPEG)

Title: Letter, Mae H. Riddel, on letterhead of V-Mail, to Eloise Benson, Gulf Breeze, FL.
Author: Mae H. Riddel, Eloise Benson
Abstract/Description: V-Mail (Victory Mail) from Mae Riddel to Eloise about general matters.
Identifier: uwfgbhsMae_Riddel_V-Mail
Format: Image (JPEG)

Title: Letter, Mae H. Riddel, on letterhead of V-Mail, to Eloise Benson, Gulf Breeze, FL, December 1944.
Author: Mae H. Riddel, Eloise Benson
Abstract/Description: V-Mail (Victory Mail) from Mae Riddel to Eloise illustrating a Season’s Greetings print of a wreath framing a scene of an island above the ocean.
Identifier: uwfgbhs1944-12_Mae_Riddel_Christmas_V-Mail
Format: Image (JPEG)

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 to Eloise Benson, April 12, 1945.
Author: Mark X. Benson, Eloise Benson
Abstract/Description: The first two pages in a letter from Mark to Eloise about general matters including his response to pictures and letters from Eloise.
Identifier: uwfgbhs1945-04-12_MXB_Letter
Format: Set of related objects

Title: Letter, Mark X. Benson to Eloise Benson, April 15, 1945.
Author: Mark X. Benson, Eloise Benson
Abstract/Description: Letter from Mark to Eloise detailing Church activities and Mark’s anticipation of receiving a Philippine Liberation Ribbon with two bronze stars. The letter also mentions the liberation of the last large island of the Philippines.
Identifier: uwfgbhs1945-04-15_MXB_Letter
Format: Set of related objects

Title: Letter, Mark X. Benson to Eloise Benson, April 20, 1945.
Author: Mark X. Benson, Eloise Benson
Abstract/Description: Letter from Mark to Eloise with a discussion about their strategic location in relation to the Japanese-occupied territory in the Philippines, and Mark’s assessment of the war in Europe.
Identifier: uwfgbhs1945-04-20_MXB_Letter
Format: Set of related objects

Title: Letter, Mark X. Benson to Eloise Benson, April 8, 1945.
Author: Mark X. Benson, Eloise Benson
Abstract/Description: Letter from Mark to Eloise with a discussion of Russia’s involvement in the war in Europe.
Identifier: uwfgbhs1945-04-08_MXB_Letter
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 to Eloise Benson, Gulf Breeze, FL, April 6, 1945.
Author: Mark X. Benson, Eloise Benson
Abstract/Description: Letter from Mark to Eloise with a description of a visit to an old battle ground.
Identifier: uwfgbhs1945-04-06_MXB_Letter
Format: Set of related objects

Title: Letter, Mark X. Benson to Eloise Benson, Gulf Breeze, FL, February 24, 1945.
Author: Mark X. Benson, Eloise Benson
Abstract/Description: Letter from Mark to Eloise about some of Eloise’s challenges in Gulf Breeze and other general matters. Includes an envelope postmarked February 24, 1945.
Identifier: uwfgbhs1945-02-24_MXB_Letter
Format: Set of related objects

Title: Letter, Mark X. Benson to Eloise Benson, Gulf Breeze, FL, March 31, 1945.
Author: Mark X. Benson
Abstract/Description: Letter from Mark to Eloise about church services, letters received, packages delivered, and other general matters. Includes an envelope postmarked March 31, 1945.
Identifier: uwfgbhs1945-03-31_MXB_Letter
Format: Set of related objects

Title: Letter, Mark X. Benson to Eloise Benson, January 3, 1944.
Author: Mark X. Benson, Eloise Benson
Abstract/Description: Writing somewhere in the Pacific Theater to his wife, Eloise, in Gulf Breeze, Florida, Mark X Benson notes receiving nine letters from her, that frequent blackouts interfere with both work and leisure time, guesses that the war in the Pacific could end sooner than Europe, that the Gulf Breeze Post Office must keep her busy, and the weather has been bad for them and the Japs too.
Identifier: uwfgbhs_1944_01_03_MXB_Letter
Format: Set of related objects

Title: Letter, Mark X. Benson to Eloise Benson, June 12, 1945.
Author: Mark X. Benson, Eloise Benson
Abstract/Description: Typed letter from Mark to Eloise regarding Eloise’s work as Postmaster as well as about other personal matters.
Identifier: uwfgbhs1945-06-12_Letter_MXB_to_EB
Format: Image (JPEG)

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

Title: Letter, Mark X. Benson to Eloise Benson, June15, 1944.
Author: Mark X. Benson, Eloise Benson
Abstract/Description: Like most letters from the Pacific Theater, Mark can say little about where he is or what kind of action is going on. He tells Eloise, his wife, about letters he has received, folks he has been writing to, the huge amount of mail they are sending back to San Francisco (hub for soldier mail distribution) tied in tin bands, and asks Eloise how the 1889 clock is doing.
Identifier: uwfgbhs_1944_06_15_MXB_Letter
Format: Set of related objects

Title: Letter, Mark X. Benson to Eloise Benson, May 30, 1945.
Author: Mark X. Benson, Eloise Benson
Abstract/Description: Letter from Mark to Eloise with a section of page 3 torn out. In this letter, Mark mentions the stipend that the Navy gives him for housing quarters.
Identifier: uwfgbhs1945-05-30_MXB_Letter
Format: Set of related objects

Title: Letter, Mark X. Benson to Eloise Benson, May 5, 1945.
Author: Mark X. Benson, Eloise Benson
Abstract/Description: Letter from Mark to Eloise regarding general matters.
Identifier: uwfgbhs1945-05-05_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

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