The Snapshots in Time Collection
Western Union Telegram to Mr. and Mrs. Joe Smith Regarding Their Son's Korean War Aircraft Accident, December 30, 1952
A Western Union telegram, dated December 30, 1952, notifying the parents of a young serviceman of injuries he sustained in an aircraft accident in the Korean theater. Telegrams such as this were the primary means by which the U.S. Navy communicated updates on wounded or injured personnel to families during the Korean War. Project: 218202