"The Witters' Wail"

Title

"The Witters' Wail"

Subject

World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific area--Ephemera

Description

A typewritten poem by P. Silance, Y2c, dated 1945. The poem is a comical request for six month's leave from the crew, citing all that they'd been through at the time of writing. Typed in black ink on 5.5 x 8.5" paper, the signature also indicates that it was written while in the South Pacific.

Date

circa 1945

Is Part Of

Ogrodnik Collection

Format

Textual record

Extent

1pp

Identifier

CPL-OGRODNIK-073

Files

Collection

Citation

“"The Witters' Wail",” Chicopee Archives Online, accessed September 11, 2026, https://www.chicopeepubliclibrary.org/archives/items/show/10435.