This home-front letter from the Lt. Bancroft Korean War papers describes the everyday economic struggles and small triumphs of a family-run auto garage in Des Plaines, Illinois, during the early 1950s. Full of vivid detail - from a mechanic's housing dispute to a discounted electrical parts deal with a Navy serviceman at Great Lakes - the letter reflects the kind of ordinary domestic news that connected servicemen serving in Korea to life back home. Project: 218093