The following is a letter from Rusty, (Magnus Colcord Heurlin) a very good friend of the family and who would become a very well known Alaskan Artist. He has left Anchorage and is traveling with Major Marston, in charge of Security for Alaska, and Governor Greuning, who wants to meet the various natives he is governing. Rusty is along to sketch and will use much of this material in future paintings of Alaskan life.
Nome, Alaska
April 20, 1944
Cedric Guion
Scavenger
Anchorage, Alaska
Dear Ced,
Spent the afternoon out at airbase here going over air manifests but could find no entrance reports on any 4 pieces shipped from Anchorage. A Lieut. Ladrak suggested I write you to check what plane the stuff went on – see if it was Troop Carrier 3541, a C 47 plane which left Anchorage on the 7th of March. He thinks the bag…
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Janet – Thank you for sharing my family story with your followers. I want to keep the story of The Greatest Generation alive. Sharing their thoughts and words allows me to do that.
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