Posting from the Mahan list
January 2nd, 2009 From
>X-Sender: woldson@garnet.acns.fsu.edu
>X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0 (32)
>Date: Thu, 04 Sep 1997 15:20:12 -0400
>To: Dave Riddle
>From: William Oldson
>Subject: Re: Posting from the Mahan list
>
>Dave:
>
> THANKS!
>
> A great letter–I print it off to keep in my files.
>
> PLEASE, protect that letter–it’s a treasure which should > have permanent
>provision made for its safety.
>
>
> Thanks again!
>
> Bill Oldson
>
>
>
>
>
>At 09:42 AM 9/4/1997 -0700, you wrote:
> >I run the Mahan list serve and a posting came across it today about your
> >project. I thought I would send you this .jpg file to see if you would be
> >interested in including a copy (can not give you the original it is a
> >family treasure) in your archive.
> >The letter was from my Grandmother who was at Pearl Harbor while my
> >grandfather was at sea when the Japanese attacked. She was 8 months
> >pregnant with my father at the time and his older brother was three years
> >old. As you can read in the note from her to my grandfathers mother she
> >describes her young son being shot in the leg from a Japanese war plane
> >while he was in his bed.
> >I do not think the family has checked but I would bet he was probably the
> >youngest casualty at Pearl Harbor that morning.
> >
> >If the file does not come through you can find it at:
> >
> >
> >Dave Riddle
> >
> >Attachment Converted: “c:\MyFiles\E-mail\Dec1341.JPG”
> >
> >|——————————————————-|
> >| David W. Riddle | http://www.microworks.net |
> >| (O) 602-813-4569 | http://www.openlines.com |
> >| (F) 602-813-4659 | |
> >| | An interesting company legal |
> >| 1958 TR-3A TS34575L | history website! |
> >| vintage racer | http://www.splashpools.com |
> >
> >|——————————————————-|