Finding Aid for the Daniel A. Himes Persian Gulf War correspondence 2017.131.w.r
John Encarnacion
Center for American War Letters Archives
8/25/2017
Leatherby Libraries
Chapman University
Orange, CA 92866
speccoll@chapman.edu
Contributing Institution:
Center for American War Letters Archives
Title: Daniel A. Himes Persian Gulf War correspondence
Creator:
Himes, Daniel A.
source:
Himes, Martha H.
Identifier/Call Number: 2017.131.w.r
Physical Description:
.08 Linear feet
(1 folder)
Date (bulk): 1990 September 19 - 1990 December 2
Abstract: This collection contains correspondence written by servbice member Daniel A. Himes, U.S. Army, his to aunt and uncle, Martha
and Bob Himes, during the Persian Gulf War.
Language of Material:
English
.
Container: Gulf War 1
Container: 3
This collection is open for research.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Martha H. Himes
This collection is arranged chronologically.
[Item title, Box number, Folder number], Daniel A. Himes Persian Gulf War correspondence (2017.131.w.r), Center for American
War Letters Archives, Chapman University, CA.
This collection contains three correspondence written by Daniel A. Himes, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division,
U.S. Army, to his aunt and uncle, Martha and Bob Himes, during the Persian Gulf War.
The letters focus on Himes's daily activities and inquiries about his family members' lives. His daily activities include
military training, and sending and receiving mail. He briefly wrote about the flies (insect) of Saudi Arabia in a joking manner.
There is a mention of Himes' friend's mom starting a military support group, and as a result of giving his name and address
to the support group, Himes started receiving letters almost daily.
In his letters, he shows appreciation to his aunt and uncle for consistently sending him mail and care packages. Himes wrote
in his third letter that he owes his aunt and uncle dinner for sending him a care package that helped him with some stomach
problems caused by M.R.E's. He wrote "What your package did for my stomach your letters do to my heart." Also in the collection
is a page of two photocopied photographs of Himes.
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
Correspondence -- Persian Gulf War, 1991
Persian Gulf War (1991)
Photographs
Himes, Martha H.