MIA Letter from the War Department

Author

Bringing War Home

Files

Description

Paper MIA letter from the War Department in good functional condition. Handmade by the U.S. government in 1942. Participant ID 00035, Object ID 00071

Keywords

Official, Combatant, Family, Military, Governmental, Service Member Loss, Family Trauma

Collection Site

Moab

Object Story

The participant's father, a second lieutenant in the Air Force, was declared MIA after his plane with the 450th Bomb Group was shot down over Croatia during WWII. His family received an MIA letter on January 7th, 1942. The participant's father's death had a lasting impact on his family, particularly his mother who would experience depressive episodes throughout the remainder of her life. The participant was two when his father passed away, leaving no personal memories of him.

Copyright

CC-BY-NC

Collection Date

10-22-2022

War Era

WWII

Recommended Citation

Bringing War Home, "MIA Letter from the War Department" (2022). Bringing War Home Collection. 76.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/bwh_collection/76