Allday, Martin Lewis, 1926-
Person
Biography
Martin L. Allday was an eighteen year old infantry man who was wounded at Okinawa. Allday and Michener met at a wedding celebration and became involved in a conversation regarding the dropping of atomic bombs on Japan. For a short biographical sketch of Martin L. Allday, see: http://www.purpleheartaustin.org/allday.htm
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Martin L. Allday correspondence
Collection — Box JM Multi Small 1: [Barcode: U185011988994], Folder: 6
Identifier: JM013
Abstract
Two letters, one dated 1995 October 11 from James A. Michener to Martin L. Allday regarding Michener's views on the dropping of the atomic bombs on Japan during World War II and a second dated 1997 December 12 from Martin Allday to Gary Pitkin giving context to the first letter.
Dates:
1995-1997; Existence: 1997-12-12