Finding Aid for the George Moraitis Gulf War correspondence 2014.028.w.rd

Norm Lee

Center for American War Letters Archives

07/24/2014

Leatherby Libraries

Chapman University

Orange, CA 92866

speccoll@chapman.edu

URL: http://www1.chapman.edu/library/archives/

Contributing Institution: Center for American War Letters Archives

Title: George Moraitis Gulf War correspondence

source: Palazzo, Catherine

Identifier/Call Number: 2014.028.w.rd

Identifier/Call Number: 158

Physical Description: 0.027 Linear Feet (1 folder)

Date (inclusive): 1990 December 3 - 1991 February 22

Abstract: This collection contains correspondence written by A1/C George Moraitis, USAF to Stephanie and Catherine Palazzo during the Gulf War.

Language of Material: English .

Container: Gulf War 1

Container: 10

Container: 1

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Catherine Palazzo

Arrangement

This collection is arranged chronologically.

Biographical / Historical

Airman First Class George Moraitis, United States Air Force was born around 1970 in New York. He joined the Air Force in January of 1989. During the time of the correspondence he was stationed in North Carolina, and was deployed to Saudi Arabia during the Gulf War.

Preferred Citation

[Item title / description; Box "n" / Folder "n"], George Moraitis Gulf War correspondence (2014.028.w.r), Center for American War Letters Archives, Chapman University, CA.

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Scope and Contents

This collection is available online in Chapman University's Digital Commons: https://digitalcommons.chapman.edu/gmoraitis_collection/

This collection contains five letters written by A1/C George Moraitis, USAF to Stephanie and Catherine Palazzo during the Gulf War (1990-91). In these letters, Moraitis gives some details of his 1989 enlistment in the Air Force, his birthplace, his childhood, his interests and hobbies and his family members.

Conditions Governing Use

There are no restrictions on the use of this material except where previously copyrighted material is concerned. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain all permissions. For further copyright information, please contact the archivist.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Persian Gulf War (1991)

Persian Gulf War (1991) -- Correspondence

Palazzo, Catherine

Palazzo, Stephanie

Moraitis, George