Letters Home From Don Nass
Don Nass 1944
Donald Henry Nass, born Dec. 29, 1925, is the son of the late Ernst and Mae Nass. Donald's father owned a lumberyard in Jefferson that provided not only lumber but also coal and ice to the Jefferson community. His mother was a homemaker. Don was 18 years old when he enlisted into the Army Air Corps, knowing he would soon be drafted. In 1944, he had a younger 15-year old sister, Dorothy (Dor), still at home and a sophomore at the Jefferson High School.
Source is Don Nass website. Note: Thanks to Don Nass and his Family for permission to share these letters.
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September 11, 1944
Postmarked from Pratt, Kansas on Sep 12, 1944 at 11:30 a.m.
September 13, 1944
Postmarked from Pratt, Kansas on Sep 14, 1944 at 11:30 a.m.
September 29, 1944
Postmarked from Pratt, Kansas on Sep 27, 1944 11:30 a.m.
September 30, 1944
Postmarked from Pratt, Kansas on Oct 2, 1944 4 p.m.
October 10, 1944
Postmarked from Pratt, Kansas on Oct 11, 1944 11:30 a.m.
October 21, 1944
Postmarked from Pratt, Kansas on Oct. 22, 1944 at 5:00 p.m.
October 28, 1944
Postmarked from Pratt, Kansas on Oct. 30, 1944 at 11:30 a.m.
November 3, 1944
Postmarked from Pratt, Kansas on Nov. 4, 1944 at 7:30 a.m.
November 7, 1944
Postmarked from Pratt, Kansas on Nov. 8, 1944 at 6:00 p.m.
November 20, 1944
Postmarked from Pratt, Kansas on Nov. 21, 1944 at 11:30 a.m.