Weber, James L. (Second World War correspondence), 1945 December 31

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Summary

Title:

James L. Weber Second World War correspondence

Dates:

1945 December 31

Creators:

Weber, James Louis, 1926-2013 and Meier, Mary

Abstract:

This collection contains one letter from ART James L. Weber, USN to his grandmother after the Second World War.

Containers:

box: WWII 24
folder: 14
folder: 1

Extent:

.025 Linear Feet (1 folder)

Language:

English .

Preferred citation:

[Item title / description; Box "n" / Folder "n"], James L. Weber Second World War correspondence (2017.622.w.r), Center for American War Letters Archives, Chapman University, CA.

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Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains one letter dated December 31, 1945 from ART James L. Weber, USN to his grandmother after the Second World War. In the letter he discusses his work as a radio technician, working with electronics, on the forty planes that had not flown in months. He also discusses the scenery in Hawaii, how dirty and expensive Honolulu is, a small description of the pretty landscape of Waikiki and the mountains, and the movies he gets to watch in several base and town theaters. He also hopes to be out of the Navy by June or July and take a couple months off before going to college.

Weber arrived in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii around October 1945 and was stationed at the base on Ford Island. He described ships, such as two escort carriers at the time of this letter, being tied up in the docks outside his window and the USS Saratoga coming through to take troops and sailors home for discharge. He worked hard on the planes' electronics for the first few weeks until all were commissioned, and then his schedule became "slack." Occasionally, he would fly the dual engine planes for inspection, about five or six hours a month which he enjoyed because it was very little but earned him extra pay.

Biographical / historical:

Aviation Radio Technician James Louis Weber, United States Navy (6/23/1926 - 11/3/2013) was born in San Antonio, Texas and attended St. Gerards Elementary and High School from 1931-1944. He served as an Aviation Radio Technician with the Navy from 1944-1946 before attending the University of Texas. In 1950, he graduated, married Julie Grace Tiblier on August 5, and began work for the IBM Corporation until he retired in 1989. He and Julie raised seven children together. James Weber passed away in November 2013.

Note: according to birth records found on Ancestry.com, Weber was born James LEWIS Weber, son of Oswald Weber and Jennie Karda. The spelling of his middle name, as seen above, was provided by the donor.

Acquisition information:

Gift of James Louis Weber (1926-2013), via Mary Meier.

Rules or conventions:

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:: World War (1939-1945) -- Hawaii
Correspondence -- World War, 1939-1945
Airplanes, Military -- Maintenance and repair
World War (1939-1945)
Names:: Meier, Mary
Places:: United States. -- Navy

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:: Andrew Harman
Date Encoded:: This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2022-04-15 13:21:12 -0400 .

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Restrictions:: This collection is open for research.
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