Name/Title
Card and envelope informing of death of Willard Albert Thau, May 1942Entry/Object ID
1995.97.5Scope and Content
Acc. No. 95.97.5
Subject Category: World War II
Date or Period: 1942
Object: Card and envelope
Description: Envelope postmarked July 14, 1942, Alameda, Ca., containing printed memorial card on heavy stock paper.
Size: envelope, length 3 3/4 inches by width 4 1/2 inches.
History of Object: Printed card in envelope is addressed to Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Burrows, 2019 Buena Vista Avenue, informing them of the death of Willard Albert Thau. killed when the U.S.S. Lexington went down in the Coral Sea, May 8, 1942. The card is from his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Albert H. Thau.
Acquired from:
Doris Burrowes Fereira
Date: 5-13-1995