WOMEN VETERANS HISTORICAL COLLECTION

Arline E. Furstman Papers, 1944-1945

# WV-0287

Name: Furstman, Arline E.
Branch: WAVES
Served: 1944-1945

CONTENTS: Twelve letters and postcards

ACQUISITION: Purchased from collector in August 2003.

COLLECTION OVERVIEW: This collection contains letters and postcards from Arline E. Furstman, a Navy WAVE, to an acquaintance named Shirley Leffher in Jamaica, Long Island. The correspondence primarily details Furstman's off-duty activities and gives sparse glimpses into the life of a WAVE. Her letters mention her duties while in service, reactions to VJ Day, a broadcast at her naval station by Bing Crosby and Bob Hope, and the 1945 airplane crash into the Empire State Building.

LOCATION:
Women Veterans Historical Collection
#WV-0287

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