A Western Union telegram sent from a U.S. military squadron stationed at Iwakuni, Japan, notifying Lt. Beverly Joy Smith of Fresno, California, that a serviceman named Joseph had survived an incident and was en route to the Naval Hospital at Yokosuka, Japan, in good condition. Telegrams like this one were a vital link between deployed units in the Pacific and anxious families at home during the Korean War era. Project: 218134