Letter from Sidney Legendre to his wife, Gertrude Legendre, thanking her for sending pictures of herself with the children and for his Christmas presents. Sidney continues in his letter to recounting a story told to him by a friend who was rescued from the ocean after his ship, the aircraft carrier Lexington, sank, and relaying the events of a day off he spent driving around the island, going to the beach for swimming and watching the surfers.
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his wife, Gertrude Legendre, describing a report he had heard about a woman escaping the German guard to cross the border into Switzerland and asking if the escaped woman was her. Sidney continues in his letter to recount a meeting he had with an old friend and discuss what has occurred on his side, as it pertains to her capture and release. This letter was written to Gertrude when she was a prisoner of war in Europe and was likely to have been received in the package that was given to her upon her escape and return to the continental United States.
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his wife, Gertrude Legendre, describing a house they are considering buying or renting once she can join them in Hawaii but stating that he will not buy anything without her approving it, first. Sidney continues in his letter to lament the loss of a family member and rant against the crimes of Hitler and Mussolini.
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his wife, Gertrude Legendre, describing their attempts to redecorate their pent house apartment and the decorator that Morris has hired to decorate. Sidney continues in his letter to tell her of how he fell in the bathroom and cracked 2 of his ribs.
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his wife, Gertrude Legendre, recounting the events of Guadalcanal, as they were told to him by their friend and neighbor, Ben Finney. Sidney continues in his letter to describe a day he spent at the beach attempting to surf but instead, being thrown to the bottom and thrashed about by the big waves.
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his wife, Gertrude Legendre, regarding the possibility of her joining him in Hawaii, ranting against the secrecy of her escaping German imprisonment, and regarding business affairs. Sidney continues in his letter to discuss plans for their children, the planting at Medway Plantation, and the dress business he started in Hawaii.
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his wife, Gertrude Legendre, congratulating her on her decision to not join the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (WAACs), advising her to obtain a few air conditioning machines to combat the heat of Washington D.C., and reminiscing on time they spent in the Maine countryside with their beloved dog, Clippy. Sidney continues in his letter to speculate where they will travel after the war and describing the events of his average evening.
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his wife, Gertrude Legendre, regarding business affairs of Medway Plantation, recounting the drowning of a man and search for his body in the waters off the shore of Hawaii, thanking her for flowers she had sent him. Sidney continues in his letter to describe an evening he and Morris spent on the beach, looking at the stars, and lamenting the slow speed of the mail.
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his wife, Gertrude Legendre, describing a day he spent at the beach swimming and surfing, a beautiful house on a hill they had toured, and advising her on the business affairs of Medway Plantation.
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his wife, Gertrude Legendre, informing her of his brother, Armant’s, return to sea duty, recounting a story of a fight some of their tenants had the night before, and relaying the atmosphere of the continental United States as was told to him by a coworker who had just returned from leave.
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his wife, Gertrude Legendre, recounting the difficulties he was having with obtaining his discharge papers, expressing his frustrations over her accusations that he does not want to see her, and requesting her opinion as to whether he should come to the continental United States or if she’d rather join him in Hawaii. Sidney continues in his letter to describe a picnic he attended with friends and the work they’ve been doing on their apartment house.
Photograph of Romanian Foreign Affairs Minister, Mihai Antonescu, strolling through a train station, escorted by unidentified military officials. The train station is draped with the flag of Fascist Italy.
