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Newspaper Article – Legion Ready To Aid Veterans Of Present Conflict, Mexico Independent (Mexico, New York)

The 1210th S.T.U. at Fort Ontario, 1943-1944

An article published in the Mexico Independent on December 16, 1943 describing the soldier literacy training school at Fort Ontario in Oswego, New York.

Newspaper Article – Legion Ready To Aid Veterans Of Present Conflict, Mexico Independent (Mexico, New York)

The 1210th S.T.U. at Fort Ontario, 1943-1944

An article published in the Mexico Independent on December 16, 1943 describing a presentation given by Lieutenant Colonel Ralph M. Manter regarding the soldier literacy training school at Fort Ontario in Oswego, New York.

Trail Blazer - Volume 14, Number 9, Morehead State University. Trail Blazer.

Morehead State Trail Blazer Archive

Morehead State Trail Blazer published on December 11, 1943.

Trail Blazer - Volume 14, Number 8, Morehead State University. Trail Blazer.

Morehead State Trail Blazer Archive

Morehead State Trail Blazer published on December 4, 1943.

Journal Article – The Army's Training Program For Illiterate, Non-English Speaking,And Educationally Retarded Men, Paul A. Witty, Samuel Goldberg

The 1210th S.T.U. at Fort Ontario, 1943-1944

An article published in the December 1943 issue of The Elementary English Review, titled "The Army's Training Program for Illiterate, Non-English Speaking,and Educationally Retarded Men." The article describes the program of instruction used by Special Training Units.

Manual – Training Devices For Special Training Units, United States War Department.

The 1210th S.T.U. at Fort Ontario, 1943-1944

War Department Pamphlet, No. 20-2, Teaching Devices for Training Units. Published in December of 1943.

Trail Blazer - Volume 14, Number 7, Morehead State University. Trail Blazer.

Morehead State Trail Blazer Archive

Morehead State Trail Blazer published on November 20, 1943.

Report – Standardization Of Reception Center Special Training Unit Tests, Fort Ontario September 1943, Defense Documentation Center For Scientific And Technical Information

The 1210th S.T.U. at Fort Ontario, 1943-1944

A report by the Defense Documentation Center for Scientific and Technical Information discussing if the tests administered to soldiers assigned to Fort Ontario were appropriate for use in soldier literacy training.

Newspaper Article - Private Pete's Primer Makes Soldiers Of Unschooled, Sloan Taylor

The 1210th S.T.U. at Fort Ontario, 1943-1944

An article published on November 14, 1943 in the Daily News-Sun (Hobbs, New Mexico), titled Private Pete's Primer Makes Soldiers of Unschooled," on the United States Army's Special Training Unit Program.

Newspaper Article - Private Pete S Primer Makes Soldiers Of Unschooled, Sloan Taylor

The 1210th S.T.U. at Fort Ontario, 1943-1944

An article that appeared in the New York Daily News on November 14, 1943 that examines training illiterate soldiers at Fort Ontario.

Newspaper Article – Inter-Racial Educational Program Being Conducted By The Army At Fort Ontario, N.Y, New York Age (New York, New York)

The 1210th S.T.U. at Fort Ontario, 1943-1944

An article published in the New York Age on November 13, 1943 describing the soldier literacy training school at Fort Ontario in Oswego, New York.

Newspaper Article – Vicinity Deaths, Democrat And Chronicle (Rochester, New York)

The 1210th S.T.U. at Fort Ontario, 1943-1944

The death notice for Colonel Willis Shippam's wife's aunt stating the COL Shippam was the Commanding Officer of Fort Ontario.

Trail Blazer - Volume 14, Number 6, Morehead State University. Trail Blazer.

Morehead State Trail Blazer Archive

Morehead State Trail Blazer published on November 13, 1943.

Trail Blazer - Volume 14, Number 5, Morehead State University. Trail Blazer.

Morehead State Trail Blazer Archive

Morehead State Trail Blazer published on November 6, 1943.

Newspaper Article – Army Conducting School To Teach Reading, Writing, Indianapolis Star (Indianapolis, Indiana)

The 1210th S.T.U. at Fort Ontario, 1943-1944

An article published on November 2, 1943 in the Indianapolis Star describing the Special Training Unit Program at Fort Ontario.

1943 November, Morehead State Teachers College. English Department.

Quill & Quair Magazine

1943 November issue of the Quill & Quair magazine.

Trail Blazer - Volume 14, Number 4, Morehead State University. Trail Blazer.

Morehead State Trail Blazer Archive

Morehead State Trail Blazer published on October 30, 1943.

Newspaper Article – Mexico Day Room At Fort Ontario Is Dedicated, Mexico Independent (Mexico, New York)

The 1210th S.T.U. at Fort Ontario, 1943-1944

An article published in the Mexico Independent on October 28, 1943 describing a room furnished for Company G of the 1210th Special Training Unit at Fort Ontario in Oswego, New York.

Trail Blazer - Volume 14, Number 3, Morehead State University. Trail Blazer.

Morehead State Trail Blazer Archive

Morehead State Trail Blazer published on October 23, 1943.

Trail Blazer - Volume 14, Number 2, Morehead State University. Trail Blazer.

Morehead State Trail Blazer Archive

Morehead State Trail Blazer published on October 16, 1943.

Newspaper Article – Army Opens Schools For Illiterates, Troy Record (Troy, New York)

The 1210th S.T.U. at Fort Ontario, 1943-1944

An article published in the Troy Record on October 11, 1943 describing the soldier literacy training school at Fort Ontario in Oswego, New York.

Newspaper Article – Open School For Soldiers, Albany Times-Union (Albany, New York)

The 1210th S.T.U. at Fort Ontario, 1943-1944

An article published in the Albany Times-Union on October 11, 1943 describing the soldier literacy training school at Fort Ontario in Oswego, New York.

Newspaper Article – 'Little Red School House Opens' For Thousands Of Service Men, Daily Oklahoman (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)

The 1210th S.T.U. at Fort Ontario, 1943-1944

An article published in the Daily Oklahoman on October 11, 1943 describing the soldier literacy training school at Fort Ontario in Oswego, New York.

Newspaper Article – Soldiers Unable To Read, Write Get Special Quick Schooling, Robert C. Wilson

The 1210th S.T.U. at Fort Ontario, 1943-1944

An article published in the Albuquerque Journal on October 11, 1943 describing the soldier literacy training school at Fort Ontario in Oswego, New York.

Trail Blazer - Volume 14, Number 1, Morehead State University. Trail Blazer.

Morehead State Trail Blazer Archive

Morehead State Trail Blazer published on October 9, 1943.

James & Maude Dawson Letter, Maude L. Dawson, James L. Dawson, James Milton Dawson

Morehead First Christian Church Letters from World War II

A letter sent by James and Maude Dawson, mother of Milton Dawson, from Greenville, South Carolina on October 4, 1943 to the First Christian Church of Morehead, Kentucky.

Mrs. L. G. Mcnees Card, Willie Mcneese, William Lee Mcneese

Morehead First Christian Church Letters from World War II

A card sent by Willie McNeese, mother of William L. McNeese, from Vienna, Georgia on October 4, 1943 to the First Christian Church of Morehead, Kentucky.

Dougherty Card, Dougherty

Morehead First Christian Church Letters from World War II

A letter sent by a "Feet" Dougherty from Glasgow, Kentucky on September 27, 1943 to the First Christian Church of Morehead, Kentucky.

Photograph - Anthony Slosek And Group, Unknown

The 1210th S.T.U. at Fort Ontario, 1943-1944

A photograph taken at Fort Ontario in 1943 showing some of the soldiers stationed there.

The back says "Picture Taken in front of the Post Office Oswego, NY Friday Sept. 24, 1943 → Camp Upton

Second Row (L-R) Alfred Cannova, Anthony O. Sosus, Carl H. Beck, Elmer C. Germain, Ralph W. Bushe, Richard Bardeschluski, Eduard M. Austin, Allison J. Koberg, Phillip J. Scozzari, Walter S. Krukowski

Final Row (L-R) Anthony Slosek, Edwin T. Callaghan, Frederick C. Famule, John S. Selmbor, Joseph D. Kowalczyk, Elliot D. Smith, William P. Cheney, James Geoia, Lionel J. Harrington, Robert H. Horden, Robert E. Farnham"

Jack Lewis Letter, Jack Lewis

Morehead First Christian Church Letters from World War II

A letter sent by Jack Lewis on September 20, 1943 to the First Christian Church of Morehead, Kentucky.