Correspondence , February-July 1944

Two letters from February 1944 are addressed to M.J. Whelan. In the letter to “honey” Mone discusses being somewhere in the Pacific but is unable to tell them any information regarding his whereabouts or what he is doing due to censorship. He also talks about writing and advertising a small paper called, “Scuttle-Butt”. In the other letter, he is able to disclose that he is in Hawaii and talks about his experiences in Oahu including visiting Pearl Harbor, attending Hula and USO shows, and visiting Waikiki.

In the letters from March-July 1944 sent to Mr. Maurice J. Whelan and Mrs. M.J. Whelan, Mone continues to write about his experiences in Hawaii, discusses sending them his bonds, talks about attending shows, discusses his experiences during a training course, writing for a local paper, participating in a play, his plans to work on writing a book, and talks about receiving letters from friends.

Also included in this folder is a letter sent to Josephine from Maurice discussing the mail that was received including a letter from Mone and a few books. July 3, 1944.