Letters from Tom Cartmell to Elaine and Stanley Hughey
Letters From Tom Cartmell to Doctor and Cleda Cartmell
Letters From Tom Cartmell to Doctor Cartmell
Letters From Tom Cartmell to Cleda Cartmell
Letters from Tom Cartmell to Zoe Foran
Letters From Tom Cartmell to William and Bertha Foran
Chapter 1: Greenville, Illinois, Spring of 1941
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- January 7, 1941, Greenville, Illinois
- January 10, 1941, Greenville, Illinois
- February 3, 1941, Greenville, Illinois
- February 7, 1941, Greenville, Illinois
- February 11, 1941, Greenville, Illinois
- February 16, 1941, Greenville, Illinois
- February 28, 1941, Greenville, Illinois
- March 8, 1941, Greenville, Illinois
- March 12, 1941, Greenville, Illinois
- March 24, 1941, Greenville, Illinois
- March 28, 1941, Greenville, Illinois
Chapter 2: Northwestern University, Fall of 1941
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- September 13, 1941, Evanston, Illinois
- September 16, 1941, Evanston, Illinois
- October 1, 1941, Evanston, Illinois
- October 20, 1941, Evanston, Illinois
- October 30, 1941, Evanston, Illinois
- November 5, 1941, Evanston, Illinois
- November 12, 1941, Evanston, Illinois
- November 26, 1941, Evanston, Illinois
- December 3, 1941, Evanston, Illinois
- December 16, 1941, Evanston, Illinois
Chapter 3: Northwestern University, Spring of 1942
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- January 5, 1942, Evanston, Illinois
- January 8, 1942, Evanston, Illinois
- January 12, 1942, Evanston, Illinois
- January 18, 1942, Evanston, Illinois
- January 19, 1942, Evanston, Illinois
- February 1, 1942, Evanston, Illinois
- February 12, 1942, Evanston, Illinois
- February 14, 1942, Evanston, Illinois
- February 21, 1942, Evanston, Illinois
- February 24, 1942, Evanston, Illinois
- February 25, 1942, Evanston, Illinois
- February 26, 1942, Evanston, Illinois
- March 5, 1942, Evanston, Illinois
- March 9, 1942, Evanston, Illinois
- March 11, 1942, Evanston, Illinois
- March 19, 1942, Evanston, Illinois
- April 6, 1942, Greenville, Illinois
- April 7, 1942, Evanston, Illinois
- April 12, 1942, Evanston, Illinois
- April 20, 1942, Evanston, Illinois
- April 23, 1942, Evanston, Illinois
- May 12, 1942, Evanston, Illinois
- May 15, 1942, Evanston, Illinois
- May 18, 1942, Evanston, Illinois
- May 26, 1942, Evanston, Illinois
Chapter 4: Interlude – June, 1942 to February, 1943
Chapter 5: Pre-Aviation Cadet Basic Training, February to March, 1943
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- February 24, 1943, Dodge City, Kansas
- February 25, 1943, Albuquerque, New Mexico
- February 27, 1943, Fresno, California
- February 28, 1943, Fresno, California
- March 1, 1943, Fresno, California
- March 1, 1943, Fresno, California
- March 2, 1943, Fresno, California
- March 3, 1943, Fresno, California
- March 6, 1943, Fresno, California
- March 8, 1943, Fresno, California
- March 10, 1943, Fresno, California
- March 15, 1943, Fresno, California
- March 15, 1943, Fresno, California
- March 18, 1943, Fresno, California
- March 20, 1943, Fresno, California
- May 21, 1943, Tempe, Arizona
Chapter 6: College Training Program, March to June, 1943, Tempe, Arizona
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- March 23, 1943, Tempe, Arizona, Monday Noon
- March 23, 1943, Tempe, Arizona, Mon. Night
- March 23, 1943, Tempe, Arizona, Tuesday Morning
- March 25, 1943, Tempe, Arizona
- March 29, 1943, Tempe, Arizona
- March 30, 1943, Tempe Arizona
- March 31, 1943, Tempe, Arizona
- April 1, 1943, Tempe, Arizona
- April 2, 1943, Tempe, Arizona
- April 5, 1943, Tempe, Arizona, Saturday Night
- April 5, 1943, Tempe, Arizona, Sunday Afternoon
- April 8, 1943, Tempe, Arizona
- April 11, 1943, Tempe, Arizona, Friday Night
- April 11, 1943, Tempe, Arizona, Saturday Noon
- April 14, 1943, Tempe, Arizona, Tuesday Noon
- April 14, 1943, Tempe, Arizona, Tuesday Night
- April 16, 1943, Tempe, Arizona, Thursday Morning
- April 16, 1943, Tempe, Arizona, Thursday Night
- April 21, 1943, Tempe, Arizona
- April 21, 1943, Tempe, Arizona
- April 22, 1943, Tempe, Arizona, Sunday Noon
- April 22, 1943, Tempe, Arizona, Monday Noon
- April 26, 1943, Tempe, Arizona, Thursday Evening
- April 26, 1943, Tempe, Arizona, Saturday Morning
- April 26, 1943, Tempe, Arizona, Easter Morning
- April 30, 1943, Tempe, Arizona
- April 30, 1943, Tempe, Arizona, Post Card
- May 2, 1943, Phoenix, Arizona, Telegram
- May 4, 1943, Tempe, Arizona
- May 5, 1943, Tempe, Arizona
- May 6, 1943, Tempe, Arizona
- May 7, 1943, Tempe, Arizona
- May 11, 1943, Tempe, Arizona
- May 13, 1943, Tempe, Arizona
- May 14, 1943, Tempe, Arizona
- May 17, 1943, Tempe, Arizona
- May 17, 1943, Tempe, Arizona, Monday Noon
- May 19, 1943, Tempe, Arizona
- May 26, 1943, Tempe, Arizona
- May 26, 1943, Tempe, Arizona
- May 31, 1943, Tempe, Arizona
- June 3, 1943, Tempe, Arizona
- June 4, 1943, Tempe, Arizona
- June 5, 1943, Saturday Afternoon
- June 7, 1943, Tempe, Arizona
- June 8, 1943, Tempe, Arizona
- June 8, 1943, Tempe, Arizona
- June 11, 1943, Tempe, Arizona
- June 14, 1943, Tempe, Arizona, Sunday Evening
- June 14, 1943, Tempe, Arizona, Sunday Night
- June 17, 1943, Tempe, Arizona
- June 19, 1943, Tempe, Arizona
- June 22, 1943, Tempe, Arizona
- June 23, 1943, Tempe, Arizona
- June 25, 1943, Tempe, Arizona
- June 28, 1943, Tempe, Arizona, Saturday morning
- June 28, 1943, Tempe, Arizona, Sunday Evening
- June 28, 1943, Tempe, Arizona, Sunday night
- June 30, 1943, Tempe, Arizona, Tuesday Afternoon
- June 30, 1943, Tempe, Arizona, Tuesday Evening
- July 1, 1943, Tempe, Arizona
Chapter 7: Classification Stage, July 1943
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- July 5, 1943, Phoenix, Arizona
- July 6, 1943, Santa Ana, California
- July 6, 1943, Santa Ana, California, Monday Night
- July 7, 1943, Santa Ana, California
- July 9, 1943, Santa Ana, California
- July 12, 1943, Santa Ana, California, Saturday noon
- July 12, 1943, Santa Ana, California, Saturday Night
- July 12, 1943, Santa Ana, California, Sunday Morning
- July 14, 1943, Santa Ana, California
- July 15, 1943, Santa Ana, California
- July 18, 1943, Santa Ana, California
- July 19, 1943, Santa Ana, California
- July 20, 1943, Santa Ana, California
- July 21, 1943, Santa Ana, California
- July 22, 1943, Santa Ana, California
- July 23, 1943, Santa Ana, California
- July 27, 1943, Santa Ana, California
- July 28, 1943, Santa Ana, California
- July 30, 1943, Santa Ana, California
Chapter 8: Pre-Flight Training, August to October, 1943
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- August 2, 1943, Santa Ana, California, Saturday Night
- August 2, 1943, Santa Ana, California, Sunday Morning
- August 7, 1943, Santa Ana, California
- August 9, 1943, Santa Ana, California
- August 10, 1943, Santa Ana, California
- August 11, 1943, Santa Ana, California
- August 14, 1943, Santa Ana, California
- August 16, 1943, Santa Ana, California
- August 20, 1943, Santa Ana, California
- August 16, 1943, Santa Ana, California
- August 27, 1943, Santa Ana, California
- August 27, 1943, Santa Ana, California, Tuesday Night
- August 28, 1943, Los Angeles, California
- August 30, 1943, Santa Ana, California
- September 1, 1943, Santa Ana, California
- September 2, 1943, Santa Ana, California
- September 6, 1943, Santa Ana, California
- September 7, 1943, Santa Ana, California
- September 14, 1943, Santa Ana, California
- September 15, 1943, Santa Ana, California
- September 16, 1943, Santa Ana, California
- September 17, 1943, Santa Ana, California
- September 22, 1943, Santa Ana, California
- September 23, 1943, Santa Ana, California
- September 26, 1943, Santa Ana, California
- September 27, 1943, Santa Ana, California, Early Saturday Night
- September 27, 1943, Santa Ana, California, Late Saturday Night
- September 27, 1943, Santa Ana, California, Sunday Evening
- September 28, 1943, Santa Ana, California
- September 29, 1943, Santa Ana, California
Chapter 9: Primary Flight Training, October to November, 1943
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- October 4, 1943, Phoenix, Arizona, Sunday Noon
- October 4, 1943, Phoenix, Arizona, Sunday Evening
- October 5, 1943, Phoenix, Arizona
- October 7, 1943, Phoenix, Arizona
- October 7, 1943, Phoenix, Arizona
- October 11, 1943, Phoenix, Arizona
- October 11, 1943, Phoenix, Arizona, Sunday Night
- October 14, 1943, Phoenix, Arizona
- October 19, 1943, Phoenix, Arizona, Monday Noon
- October 19, 1943, Phoenix, Arizona, Monday Night
- October 26, 1943, Phoenix, Arizona
- October 28, 1943, Phoenix, Arizona
- November 1, 1943, Phoenix, Arizona
- November 3, 1943, Phoenix, Arizona, Special Delivery
- November 8, 1943, Phoenix, Arizona
- November 13, 1943, Phoenix, Arizona
- November 15, 1943, Phoenix, Arizona
- November 16, 1943, Phoenix, Arizona
- November 16, 1943, Phoenix, Arizona, Letter #2
- November 24, 1943, Phoenix, Arizona
- November 25, 1943, Phoenix, Arizona
- November 30, 1943, Phoenix, Arizona
- November 30, 1943, Phoenix, Arizona, Monday Night
- November 30, 1943, Phoenix, Arizona, Tuesday Night
- December 1, 1943, Phoenix, Arizona
Chapter 10: Basic Flight Training – December, 1943
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- December 8, 1943, Lemoore, California
- December 8, 1943, Lemoore, California, Monday Night
- December 10, 1943, Lemoore, California, Thursday Afternoon
- December 10, 1943, Lemoore, California
- December 16, 1943, Lemoore, California, Close Call
- December 16, 1943, Lemoore, California
- December 17, 1943, Lemoore, California
- December 22, 1943, Lemoore, California, Tuesday Night
- December 22, 1943, Lemoore, California
- December 23, 1943, Lemoore, California
- December 31, 1943, Hanford, California
- January 1, 1944, Lemoore, California
- January 8, 1944, Lemoore, California
- January 10, 1944, Lemoore, California
- January 15, 1944, Lemoore, California
- January 22, 1944, Lemoore, California
- January 24, 1944, Lemoore, California, Saturday Afternoon
- January 24, 1944, Lemoore, California, Clipping
- January 24, 1944, Lemoore, California
- January 27, 1944, Lemoore, California
- January 31, 1944, Lemoore, California
- February 2, 1944, Lemoore, California
- February 4, 1944, Lemoore, California
Chapter 11: Advanced Flight Training, February to April, 1944
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- February 10, 1944, Phoenix, Arizona
- February 14, 1944, Phoenix, Arizona
- February 16, 1944, Phoenix, Arizona
- February 18, 1944, Phoenix, Arizona
- February 21, 1944, Phoenix, Arizona
- February 24, 1944, Phoenix, Arizona
- March 7, 1944, Phoenix, Arizona
- March 15, 1944, Phoenix, Arizona
- March 21, 1944, Phoenix Arizona
- March 25, 1944, Phoenix, Arizona
- March 30, 1944, Phoenix, Arizona
- April 2, 1944, Gila Bend, Arizona
- April 3, 1944, Gila Bend, Arizona
- April 8, 1944, Gila Bend, Arizona
- April 10, 1944, Gila Bend, Arizona
- April 25, 1944, Ogden, Utah
Chapter 12: Transition to Medium Bombardment Training, April to July, 1944
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- April 30, 1944, Sacramento, California
- May 8, 1944, Sacramento, California
- May 11, 1944, Sacramento, California
- May 15, 1944, Sacramento, California
- May 22, 1944, Sacramento, California
- May 25, 1944, Sacramento, California
- May 29, 1944, Sacramento, California
- June 3, 1944, Sacramento, California
- June 5, 1944, Sacramento, California
- June 14, 1944, Sacramento, California
- June 19, 1944, Sacramento, California
- June 24, 1944, Sacramento, California
- July 3, 1944, Sacramento, California
- July 6, 1944, Sacramento, California
Chapter 13: Transition to Night Fighter Training, July to November, 1944
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- July 11, 1944, Lemoore, California
- July 13, 1944, Lemoore, California
- July 17, 1944, Lemoore, California
- July 20, 1944, Lemoore, California
- July 23, 1944, Lemoore, California
- July 24, 1944, Lemoore, California
- July 24, 1944, Lemoore, California, Sunday Night
- July 27, 1944, Lemoore, California
- August 2, 1944, Lemoore, California
- August 7, 1944, Lemoore, California
- August 9, 1944, Salinas, California
- August 12, 1944, Salinas, California
- August 21, 1944, Salinas, California
- August 27, 1944, Salinas, California
- September 2, 1944, Salinas, California
- September 5, 1944, Salinas, California
- September 11, 1944, Salinas, California
- September 18, 1944, Salinas, California
- September 30, 1944, Grand Island, Nebraska
- October 4, 1944, Salinas, California
- October 10, 1944, Salinas, California
- October 11, 1944, Salinas, California
- October 16, 1944, Salinas, California
- October 20, 1944, Salinas, California
- October 23, 1944, Salinas, California
- November 1, 1944, Salinas, California
- November 9, 1944, Salinas, California
Chapter 14: Transition to P-61 Black Widow Fighter Training, November, 1944 to February, 1945
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- November 13, 1944, Fresno, California
- November 20, 1944, Fresno, California
- November 27, 1944, Fresno, California
- December 5, 1944, Fresno, California
- December 7, 1944, Fresno, California
- December 15, 1944, Fresno, California
- December 18, 1944, Fresno, California
- December 28, 1944, Fresno, California
- January 3, 1945, Fresno, California
- January 3, 1945, Fresno, California
- January 8, 1945, Fresno, California
- January 15, 1945, Salinas, California
- January 23, 1945, Fresno, California
- February 7, 1945, Burbank Airport, California
- February 7, 1945, Los Angeles, California
- February 8, 1945, Fresno, California
- February 13, 1945, Fresno, California
- February 10, 1945, Fresno, California
- February 15, 1945, Fresno, California
- February 15, 1945, Fresno, California
- February 19, 1945, Needles, California
- February 21, 1945, Lubbock, Texas
- February 21, 1945, Lubbock, Texas
- February 28, 1945, APO
- February 28, 1945, APO New York City
- February 27, 1945, APO New York City
- March 2, 1945, At Sea
- March 6, 1945, At Sea
- March 9, 1945, At Sea
- March 15, 1945, Somewhere in Italy, Thursday Morning
- March 15, 1945, Italy
- March 15, 1945, In Italy
- March 16, 1945, In Italy, Afternoon
- March 16, 1945, In Italy
Chapter 15: 417th Night Fighter Squadron, March to April, 1945
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- March 18, 1945, 417th Night Fighter Squadron
- March 18, 1945, In Southern France
- March 18, 1945, Southern France, Sunday Night
- March 20, 1945, Southern France
- March 21, 1945, Southern France
- March 24, 1945, Southern France
- March 25, 1945, Southern France
- March 26, 1945, Southern France
- March 28, 1945, Southern France
- March 29, 1945, Southern France
- March 29, 1945, Southern France, Thursday Night
- March 30, 1945, Southern France
- April 1, 1945, Southern France
- April 1, 1945, Southern France, Sunday Night
- April 2, 1945, Southern France
- April 7, 1945, France
- April 8, 1945, Somewhere in France
- April 8, 1945, Sunday Night, Somewhere in France
- April 9, 1945, France, Monday Night
- April 11, 1945, Northern France
- April 11, 1945, Northern France, Wednesday Night
- April 13, 1945, Northern France, Friday Night
- April 16, 1945, Northern France, Monday Evening
- April 17, 1945, Northern France, Tuesday Afternoon
- April 17, 1945, Northern France
- April 19, 1945, Northern France, 0100 A.M.
- April 20, 1945, Northern France
- April 21, 1945, Northern France
- April 22, 1945, Northern France
- April 23, 1945, Northern France
- April 23, 1945, Northern France, Monday Night