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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05990 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1940s-1960s |
| Title | Franklin D. Roosevelt to Basil O'Connor, including postscript mentioning his men's fighting |
| Date | 05 Feb 1945 |
| Author | Roosevelt, Franklin D. Jr. (1914-1988) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Typed on stationery and signed as Lt . Cmmdr. in the US Naval Reserves sending a check to the March of Dimes (National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis) with money raised by his men. There is a long manuscript postscript beginning on p. 1 "Dear Doc" and continuing onto the verso. He says his men organized the fund raising without prompting as a birthday present to his father. He mentions his men's fighting and continues: "...the night of Pa's birthday we killed an even bigger Jap enemy -- which is still secret so I can't give you details. This is a Hellu'va tough war out here and we'll be damn glad when its over but we're going to see it through as fast as we can -- even if we have to kill all the Japs there are left." Waterstained. |
| Subjects | President Navy Charity and Philanthropy Children and Family Health and Medical Gift Military History World War II Asia Death |
| People | Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano) (1882-1945) Roosevelt, Franklin D. Jr. (1914-1988) |
| Place written | San Francisco, California |
| Theme | World War II; Health & Medicine; Children & Family; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |