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Pistone, Stephen (Korean War correspondence)
2015.091.w.r
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Contributing Institution:
Center for American War Letters Archives
Title: Stephen Pistone Korean War correspondence
source:
Macola, Carolyn
Creator:
Pistone, Stephen
Creator:
Pistone, Shirley
Identifier/Call Number: 2015.091.w.r
Identifier/Call Number: 1303
Physical Description:
0.1 Linear Feet
(3 folders)
Date (inclusive): 1951 April 15 - 1952 July 23
Abstract: This collection contains the letters of CPL Stephen Pistone, USA, and his wife Shirley during the Korean War.
Language of Material:
English
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Container: Korea 1
Container: 11-13
This collection is open for research.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Carolyn Macola. Legacy collection from Andrew Carroll.
Corporal Stephen Piestone USA
[Item title, Box number, Folder number], Stephen Pistone Korean War correspondence (2015.091.w.r), Center for American War
Letters Archives, Chapman University, CA.
For the benefit of current and future researchers, please cite any additional information about sources consulted in this
collection, including permanent URL's, item or folder descriptions, and box/folder locations.
This collection contains the correspondence between CPL Stephen Pistone, USA, and his wife, Shirley during the Korean War.
Stephen was stationed in Korea with the Special Service. Shirley writes from Redwood City, California.
In her letters she keeps her husband informed about the daily goings-on at home. She talks about her job at the Army and Air
Force Exchange Service, how the family is doing, and the plans she has for their future (buying a home and starting a family).
This collection also contains letters written to Shirley from Stephen. In these letters Stephen is mainly concerned with plans
for their (his and Shirly's) upcoming wedding. He also discusses his expectaions of what married life should be. They pre-date
the letters written by Shirley.
In addition, there is a letter to Stephen from his sister Vilma who writes of her dislike for her sister-in-law, Shirley.
This letter was in an envelope postmarked September 19, 1951.
There are no restrictions on the use of this material except where previously copyrighted material is concerned. It is the
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Subjects and Indexing Terms
Korean War, 1950-1953.
Korean War -- (1950-1953) -- Correspondence
Korean War 1950-1953 -- Homefront
Macola, Carolyn