Title	Letter to Hardy Mitchener
Description	This page includes a letter to Hardy Mitchener dated August 14. The letter reads, "I was in Nashville months ago, called your house and then didn't write. I have been so busy - Where are you stationed now and where will you be Labor Day Week-end? Tell me about you. Best, [_____ Jim in Sturm]." The author of this letter is from Sulphur Springs, Arkansas. The reverse side includes a listing of times and several other notes, including the words, "St. Louis, Missouri."
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 was sent to Stalag Luft III in Sagan, Germany, now part of Poland. It is not known when Mitchener received this letter, but prisoners were able to receive mail in Stalag Luft III after it had gone through U. S. censorship. The letter is from an acquaintance living in Arkansas.
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	Correspondence
Accession #	THS 760
Owning Institution	Tennessee Historical Society
ID #	33629
Digital type	IMAGE
Digital format	TIFF
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