On March 28, 1944, Grayson mailed a letter to Eleanor from Lavenham Airfield in England. The letter was rushed as he had to get to work on his plane. He was the "flight engineer" responsible for all the plane's systems and, during the bombing run, the "top turret gunner". His chances of surviving any given bombing run over Germany and returning to Union County, NC to his wife to father four children were in doubt. Interestingly, he sent his Last Will and Testament to his mother, Maggie Hayes. Apparently, he did not want the Will read unless the family was notified by the War Department of his death. The link below shows the letter, the Insurance Policy and even now, makes one queasy knowing what he was to face on the pending bombing runs. War is indeed serious business.
Letter from Grayson to Eleanor. "In case of my death..."
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