Arnold's Story: May 8, 1944

V-mail from Don M. Stadt in New Guinea awaiting deployment to Arnold in Army Air Forces Technical Training at Yale University:

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Arnold's Story: May 6, 1944

Carl Cummings may be the close friend that Arnie lost in the war. He stayed in touch with his friend's mother and she gave him a Limoges china plate. It stood in a place of honor in our home in Gainesville for over fifty years. 

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Arnold's Story: April 30, 1944

Arnie sent his parents a booklet called "Aviation Cadets" or "Technical School, AAFTTC for Aviation Cadets", from his time training at Yale University.

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Arnold's Story: April 28, 1944

A letter from Charles Cutler to Arnie, still training in the Army Air Force at Yale University:

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Arnold's Story: April 27, 1944

Hazel Nevis writes to her son Arnold with local and family news from Glendale:

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Arnold's Story: April 20, 1944

This is one of the few letters Hazel signs as Mom rather than Mother. She puts A.M. or P.M. or Afternoon on her letters, as with this morning letter. RIght into the Spring of 1950 the U.S. Post Office service offered twice daily residential delivery and pickup. The "Legion" cited below is the American Legion, of which Bill  Nevis was an officer.

I am not sure which photo this is, perhaps the one I have listed as circa 1945:

Arnold H. Nevis, circa 1945

Or it could be this one, where he looks a bit younger, which might predate the war:

Arnold H. Nevis, circa 1944

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Arnold's Story: April 12, 1944

Arnie got a letter from his mother about their Easter activities at 501 East Mountain Street, Glendale. The Virginia mentioned here was Laura's life-long friend. After Laura died in 1992, Virginia asked for something special of Laura's — her Picasso. In the 1950's Laura had visited Paris and bought a very small Picasso painting (along the order of 3 inches by 5 inches or less, I never saw it) for $300. At the time it was a family scandal to spend so much for such a small work of art. It went missing during some turbulent times later in Laura's life, so Virginia's request could unfortunately not be fulfilled.

501 East Mountain Street, Glendale, California in 1945 
(with North Jackson Street out of view on the far right)

Dolly Nevis, her boyfriend Lee, Hazel Nevis, Laura Nevis, and Laura's unidentified friend
visit Mt. Wilson Observatory, California, during WW2

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Arnold's Story: April 8, 1944

Roger L. Strem wrote to Arnie from Seymour Johnson Field (now Seymour Johnson Air Force Base) near Fort Worth, Texas, asking for assistance in paying for a pair of shoes he forget to pay for. J Press Men's Clothing had been on York Street in New Haven,  Connecticut, since 1902 and after leaving the York Street location between 2013 and 2019, is back at that location today.

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