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Preferred Citation

Dares Emery Wirt letters, 1946-1947. Accession 45313. Personal papers collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

Purchased from Crown Collectibles, Chesterfield, Virginia.

Biographical Information

Dares Emery Wirt was born in 1924 in Massachusetts. He served as an officer and pilot in the United States Navy, including a stint at the Naval Auxiliary Air Station at Chincoteague, Virginia. Wirt retired as a captain in the United State Naval Reserve. He married Esther Dulin Johnson (1923-1998) in 1947, and they had at least four children.

Scope and Content

Letters, 1946-1947, from Dares Emery Wirt (1923-), stationed at the Chincoteague, Virginia, Naval Auxiliary Air Station to Esther Dulin Johnson (Wirt) (1923-1998) of St. Petersburg, Florida, detailing his duties as a Naval pilot, describing Chincoteague and surrounding communities, commenting on trips and his efforts in purchasing a car, telling Esther he misses her, and planning their wedding.