Message from Walter Hustus to family, 1945
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Sgt. Walter Hustus sent a 15-word message to his parents in South Portland that he was in U.S. hands and on his way home. He had been a prisoner of war in Germany.
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- Title: Message from Walter Hustus to family, 1945
- Creator: Hustus, Walter L.
- Creation Date: 1945
- Subject Date: 1945
- Town: South Portland
- County: Cumberland
- State: ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Local Code: Coll. 2133, Series 1, Box 1/3
- Collection: Walter Hustus Collection
- Object Type: Text
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Maine Historical Society
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(207) 774-1822
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LC Subject Headings
Homecomings
Liberty
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American
World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons
United States. Army Air Forces. Bomb Group, 303rd
Prisoners of war -- United States
Prisoners of war -- Germany
World War, 1939-1945 -- Correspondence
Hustus, Walter, 1921-1999--Correspondence
Airmen -- United States
World War, 1939-1945 -- Maine
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