Nine Stories: "Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut" by J.D. Salinger

In this story, the unhappily married Eloise visits her college roommate and reminisces about Walt Glass, a former boyfriend who died in a freak accident in World War II.

Here are links to our lists for other short stories in Nine Stories: A Perfect Day for Bananafish,
Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut, Just Before the War with the Eskimos, The Laughing Man, Down at the Dinghy, For Esmé–with Love and Squalor, Pretty Mouth and Green My Eyes, De Daumier-Smith's Blue Period, Teddy

Here is a link to our lists for J.D. Salinger's novel The Catcher in the Rye.