Title	Saturday Evening Post
Description	This page is a poem or list of things that Mitchener misses and craves during his imprisonment in a POW camp in Germany. He has then included a small poem that reads"I have loved those things/Gentle living our country gave/You'll find them where freedom rings/Land of the free, home of the brave." He has also included some tiny drawings that accompany the longer poem, which include pictures of Cupid, an old woman's head, a flag, a mask, a cup of coffee, a steak, a deck of cards, and coins, etc.
Historical note	Hardy A. Mitchener, Jr. was shot down and captured as a POW during World War II after a bombing mission in Germany. He served as a second Lieutenant in the 509th Bombardment Squadron, 351st Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force. Mitchener attended high school in Nashville, Tennessee, at Isaac Litton High School, and then attended Vanderbilt University. He survived the war, but he died in his late 30s in 1957. He was married to Estelle Waddell Mitchener at the time of his death.
Date	1944-1945
Place	Zagan (Poland)
Creator	Mitchener, Hardy A., 1919-1957
Collection name	Hardy A. Mitchener, Jr. Journal, 1944-1945
Education Tags	US.61 American Soldiers World War II
Subjects - LCSH	World War, 1939-1945 -- Europe; Prisoners of war; Diaries
Subjects - TGM	Poetry Nostalgia Patriotism
Accession #	THS 760
Owning Institution	Tennessee Historical Society
ID #	33621
Digital type	IMAGE
Digital format	TIFF
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