Arnold's Story: May 26, 1944

Hazel Nevis writes on May 26 with news from the neighborhood families. Arnold Nevis also graduated from Herbert Hoover High School in Glendale, so presumably he and "Johnny" Eggleston were classmates or else they knew each other from the neighborhood.

John E. Eggleston, Glendale News-Press

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Arnold's Story: May 24, 1944

Dolly Nevis is about a year younger than her brother Arnold and more than two years younger than their eldest sibling Leonard.

an undated photo of Dolly Nevis from the time of World War II

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Arnold's Story: May 14, 1944

Hazel Nevis writes to her son Arnold on Mother's Day, 1944. 

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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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