Clark, Frank S. (1913-1993) Papers, 1942-1945
Held by The Filson Historical Society
Creator: Frank S. Clark, 1913-1993
Title: Papers, 1942-1945
Rights: For information regarding literary and copyright interest for these papers, contact the Curator of Special Collections.
Size of Collection: 0.5 cubic feet
Locator Number: Mss. A/C/592f
Biographical Note
Frank S. Clark, a native of Milltown, Indiana, served as a radioman in the 43 rd troop carrier squadron of the 315 th troop carrier group during World War II. Clark spent some time in the Louisville, Kentucky area before the war, and it is there that he met Agnes “Chickie” Keeling.
Scope and Content Note
This collection consists of letters from Frank S. Clark to his sweetheart and fiancé, Agnes “Chickie” Keeling. Clark was a radioman, in the 43 rd Troop Carrier Squadron of the 315 th Troop Carrier Group of the United States Army Air Corps, and was stationed in England, France, Trinidad, and Natal, Brazil during the war. Although he describes little of his actual job duties, he provides extensive details on how he entertains himself when he is off duty including which movies he has seen, what he is listening to on the radio, the books he is reading, and his excursions off base, especially to London, England. Clark also writes extensively about his growing feelings for “Chickie” while he is overseas, and he comments on her plans for their wedding. Also included in the collection are two letters from Clark’s sister Elizabeth to Chickie, a photo of Clark with some fellow soldiers, and an issue of the Stars and Stripes from 1944.
List of Folders
Folder 1: Correspondence, Frank S. Clark to “Chickie” Keeling, June-August 1942
Folder 2: Correspondence, Frank S. Clark to “Chickie” Keeling, August-November 1942
Folder 3: Correspondence, Frank S. Clark to “Chickie” Keeling, 1943
Folder 4: Correspondence, Frank S. Clark to “Chickie” Keeling, January-August 1944
Folder 5: Correspondence, Frank S. Clark to “Chickie” Keeling, November-December 1944
Folder 6: Correspondence, Frank S. Clark to “Chickie” Keeling, January 1945
Folder 7: Correspondence, Frank S. Clark to “Chickie” Keeling, February 1945
Folder 8: Correspondence, Frank S. Clark to “Chickie” Keeling, March 1945
Folder 9: Correspondence, Frank S. Clark to “Chickie” Keeling, April 1945
Folder 10: Correspondence, Frank S. Clark to “Chickie” Keeling, May 1-16, 1945
Folder 11: Correspondence, Frank S. Clark to “Chickie” Keeling, May 17-30, 1945
Folder 12: Correspondence, Frank S. Clark to “Chickie” Keeling, June 7-21, 1945
Folder 13: Correspondence, Frank S. Clark to “Chickie” Keeling, June 23-28, 1945
Folder 14: Correspondence, Frank S. Clark to “Chickie” Keeling, July 1945
Folder 15: Correspondence, Frank S. Clark to “Chickie” Keeling, August 1-13, 1945
Folder 16: Correspondence, Frank S. Clark to “Chickie” Keeling, August 17 -September, 1945
Folder 17: Correspondence, Elizabeth Clark to “Chickie” Keeling, 1943
Subject Headings
Amiens (France) – Description and travel
Brows
Clark, Frank S., 1913-1993
England – Description and travel
Insurance, Life – Policies
Love-letters.
Natal (Brazil) – Description and travel
Scott Air Force Base (Ill.)
United States. Army Air Forces. Troop Carrier Squadron, 43rd
United States. Army – Military life