Name/Title
Personal LetterDescription
Letter from Nate Beaman (Dover, Oklahoma) to his father Loren Beaman. Nate was a member of Company L 179th InfantryContext
Beaman joined the 45th in high school with his dad's permission. He initially joined Company M 179th Infantry. In 1951, his unit was called up and sent to Korea. While in Japan awaiting transfer orders to Korea, he became a driver for HQ and when they found out how young he was, he was given an opportunity to transfer home, but he wanted to go to the front lines, so he was transferred to Company L 179th Infantry. After being wounded, Nate was sent home on June 12, 1952, but he continued to serve in the National Guard until 1963. Beaman died September 8, 2011.Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
LetterNomenclature Primary Object Term
CorrespondenceNomenclature Sub-Class
Other DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsTranscription
Transcription
April 13, 1952
Yeoncheon, Korea
"Happy Easter"
Dear Dad, Sis and all:
Hope you folks haven't been worrying any about me. We in reserve now came back yesterday, or rather, that's when we got here. Thye made us run a 3 day problem to get back here. You talk about climbing hills, we sure done our share of it. How's everything back there? Okay I hope. We've had pretty nice weather here- until yesterday it rained. But, to-day it is nice again. It should be just right back there now. Trees are green, wheat is coming up. Man how I long to be there. Maybe I'll get out of here this month or maybe next month. Sure hope to get out of here this month though. No more times on the front- suit me fine.
Sis, have you heard from that man of yours anymore? Better get after him. Next time you write him, tell him I said hello and that I'd sure like to have him here enjoying this nice vacation with me. Say, the way dad talks, that rusty is getting onery as all heck. About now she should be giving Sue and Jack a little trouble, shouldn't she? Well folks, I'm not much of a letter writer so I'll close for now. Maybe more next time. Be good and be careful.
"Love Always"
NateLanguage
English
