Book excerpt: Description: This series (1 sleeve) consists of letters and V-mails from William Bennett. The Bulk of the letters are written to his parents in San Francisco, California, but there are some letters written to his former secretary, Fran. Bennett is stationed at Camp Bradford, Norfolk, Virginia; Fort Ethan Allen, Vermont; the Aleutian Islands; and in North Africa. In his letters, Bennett writes about preparations for the Battle of Attu, leaving the Aleutians aboard the USS J. Franklin Bell (APA-16), and asks about matters at home.;Personal correspondence from the service of Sergeant William Bennett who was assigned to the 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division in the Pacific, Mediterranean, and European Theater of Operations. The collection is arranged into five series: I. Personal correspondence from William Bennett, July 1942-November 1942; II. Personal correspondence from William Bennett, May 1943-December 1943; III. Personal correspondence from William Bennett, January 1944-December 1944; IV. Personal correspondence from William Bennett, January 1945-August 1945; and V. Envelopes associated with personal correspondence from William Bennett, 1942-1945.