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Chronicle Of The 39th Infantry Regiment From Normandy To The Elbe: June 1943 - May 1945, Richard B. Kann Jr.

9th Infantry Division Association Documents

The 39th Infantry Regiment fought as part of the 9th Infantry Division during World War II. This chonicle is a diary of the Regiment's daily operations and actions as it progressed across Europe during 1944 and 1945. The chronicle is portrayed from the vantage point of Richard B. Kann (father of the author) and Dale E. Smith, who served as medics in the 39th Infantry Regiment during that time.

Hall, Dorthie A. (Mss 295), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 295. Letters written to Dorthie A. Hall, student and editor of the "College Heights Herald" at Western Kentucky Teachers College, Bowling Green, Kentucky, during World War II. The male correspondents are all former students from Western, and they describe military life in their specific locations around the world. They all express devotion to Western and ask for details and comment about the school, sports teams, and the Bowling Green community.

Hamlett, Barksdale, 1908-1979 (Mss 292), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 292. Transcriptions of five interviews conducted with retired four-star general Barksdale Hamlett in which he reflects on his 34-year military career, including service in World War II, the Korean War, and on the Army's General Staff in Washington, D.C.

Ms-111: The Dwight D. Eisenhower Society Papers, G. Ronald Couchman

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The collection contains The Eisenhower Society correspondence, administrative and program materials covering the period 1986-1999, including the Society’s increased activity and involvement in connection with the October, 1990 centennial celebration of Eisenhower’s birth.

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Pope, Jo Reba (Sc 2071), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2071. Photocopies of items from scrapbook kept by Pope, chiefly pertaining to the World War II service of Robert Fred Cope. Includes photos, birthday cards, Valentines, and information related to the light cruiser "U.S.S. Richmond."

Redmon, Chester C. (Sc 2070), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2070. Brief World War II V-mail messges from Redmon, serving in the India-Burma Theater to family in Louisville, Ketnucky. Includes Christmas and Mother's Day greetings as well as two photos.

Schiess, Nancy (Sc 2062), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2062. Paper: "Influences On and Decision Factors of Women Entering World War II from Western Kentucky State Teachers College" written by Nancy Schiess for a Kentucky history course at Western Kentucky University.

Presbyterian Church (Bowling Green) - Veteran's History Project (Mss 277), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 277. Personal histories of members of the Presbyterian Church, Bowling Green, Kentucky who were veterans of World War II, the Korean War, the Cold War, the Vietnam War, Bosnia, the Persian Gulf War, or the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Includes biographical information and a narrative of the subject's military experiences. Audio interviews are also included on DVD.

Pitek, Michael Joseph, 1918-1945 (Sc 2047), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2047. Certificates, forms and correspondence related to the military service of Michael J. Pitek in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II. Also correspondence related to Pitek's death on 3 January 1945 and the burial of his remains in 1950.

"Sie Kommen" (They're Coming), David Hamilton

ERAU Prescott Aviation History Program

The exciting story of the training, mission briefings and overall planning that lead to the success and failure of major troop carrier operations in World War II. Told by a C-47 pilot who flew ‘pathfinder’ missions on D-Day; supply missions for Bastogne; and for ‘Market Garden’, the invasion of Holland.

Burchfield, Evelyn (Day), 1896-1990 (Sc 1973), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1973. Several letters written by Evelyn D. Burchfield, Davao, Philippines and a 190-page memoir of her life in the Philippines, chiefly during the World War II Japanese occupation; also includes an introduction (17 p.) to the memoir by friend Viola Crump.

Carosella, Roland Michael, 1920-2005 (Sc 2015), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2015. Letter from Roland M. Carosella, a U.S. Army private stationed at Fort Knox, Kentucky to his girlfriend, Marie Marzo, Buffalo, New York. He complains about a cancelled furlough and comments on mutual friends and Army life. Letter is on illustrated stationery that depicts scenes at Fort Knox. The envelope features an American flag with troops standing at attention.

South Pacific Destroyers: The United States Navy And The Challenges Of Night Surface Combat In The Solomons Islands During World War Ii., Johnny Hampton Spence

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

During the South Pacific campaigns of World War II, the United States Navy faced a formidable challenge in waging nighttime surface battles against the Japanese Navy. In a war that emphasized the carrier and battleship, the little destroyer became a key player in these actions. By studying this campaign from the perspective of the destroyers, three key factors emerge that allowed the Americans to achieve victory: innovation in tactics, adaption of technology, and efficient use of resources.

The research for the thesis was based upon action reports, oral histories, and other documents obtained from the National Archives, Naval War College, …

Jett, Oswald G., 1917-2003 (Mss 264), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 264. Oswald G. Jett's unpublished World War II memoir "As I Saw the War." It relates the Hancock County native's experience as a member of a litter platoon and as an ambulance driver in North Africa and Italy. Includes an obituary, magazine article by Jett, and photo.

Stickles, Arndt Mathis, 1872-1968 (Mss 209), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Correspondence, both personal and professional, as well as research material related to books and articles published by Stickles, a native of Indiana and a history professor at Western Kentucky University from 1908 to 1954. His most popular book was "Simon Bolivar Buckner: Borderland Knight."

Review Of The Book The Great Patriotic War Of The Soviet Union, 1941-45: A Documentary Reader, John A. Drobnicki

Publications and Research

Review of the book The great patriotic war of the Soviet Union, 1941-45: A documentary reader.

Stamps, William Perry, Jr., 1914-2006 (Sc 1964), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1964. Immunization register, pay record, and railroad voucher related to the World War II military service of Stamps, of Bowling Green, Kentucky; also includes a note from a friend in Casablanca sending New Year's greetings.

Sexton, Alma Lorene (Smith), 1922-2002 (Sc 1947), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1947. Letter, 2 December 1943, written by Alma Lorene Sexton, Siloam, Greenup County, Kentucky to her husband Earl Sexton who is in military service during World War II. She discusses Thanksgiving and expresses her concern for her husband's hygiene.

Sexton, William Earl, 1919-2004 (Sc 1930), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1930. Letters written by Earl Sexton from various military posts to his wife Alma Sexton and their daughter Shirley in Siloam, Greenup County, Kentucky during World War II.

Ms-104: World War Ii Letters From Carl G. Ohmer And Richard E. Ohmer, Kate Boeree

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This collection contains 109 letters written by soldiers in World War II. 98 of these are letters are addressed to the Ohmer family in Girard, PA from their sons, Carl and Richard, as well as a friend of the family, Ray O’Connor. 11 of the letters are addressed to Georgia Hitchcock in New York, NY from John V. Starr, as well as one letter signed “Don,” with no other distinguishing factors of his identity. All letters include their original envelope.

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Greene, Edward E., Jr., 1908-1980 (Sc 2250), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2250. Military papers, news clippings, cartoons, V-mail, and ephemera removed from a scrapbook that documented Edward E. Greene, Jr.'s military service during World War II, chiefly in the Persian Gulf Service Command.

United Service Organization - Bowling Green, Kentucky (Sc 1908), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1908. Record book containing lists of servicemen entertained by the Bowling Green, Kentucky U.S.O. (United Service Organization) office, and lists of volunteers for various functions.

Breeding, John Will, 1927-2001 - Collector (Sc 1902), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1902. Letters sent to John W. Breeding, Rineyville, Kentucky from his brother Verlin Breeding and friend Walter D. Large describing military life in World War II; also letters from Breeding explaining the donation.

White, Vernon, 1915-2008 (Mss 255), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 255. Correspondence, research notes, slides, and photographs related to Vernon White's interests: covered bridges, hominy holes, archaeology, and grave covers, chiefly in Kentucky. Also includes drafts of his books and information about the White family of White Mills, Hardin County, Kentucky as well as information about White's participation in World War II. To view a selection of illustrative material from the White Collection go to this website: http://www.wku.edu/library/dlsc/vernonwhite.php

Hearn, Emily (Fa 397), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 397. Interview conducted by Emily Hearn with Charles O. Shults for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.

Wheeler, Ernest Eugene, 1921-1944 (Mss 210), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 210. Correspondence between Ernest Eugene "Gene" Wheeler and his fiance and future wife, Alma Blancett of Calhoun, Kentucky. The correspondence begins while Wheeler was a student at Western Kentucky State Teachers College and continues when he enters the U.S. Army Air Corps. He was killed when the plane he was piloting crashed on D-Day. Also contains Alma's 1945 diary.

Interview No. 1635, Sheldon Hall

Combined Interviews

Although Sheldon Hall (b. 1917) grew up in Ohio and lived most of his early years there and later, in Snyder and Van Horn, Texas, he became a pivotal figure in the preservation and recording of El Paso’s Spanish colonial history. After a childhood spent in Columbus, Ohio, Hall attended college, earning a degree in Investment Management. Before he was able to use his education, however, the United States entered World War II, and the United States Army called upon him to join its Army Air Corps, where he worked first as a test pilot on A-31 bombers and then …

World War Ii, 1939-1945 - Letters (Sc 1870), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1870. Letters written by "Chet" to his girlfriend "Dottie" discussing military life in Italy during the last years of World War II. The letter writer may have come from the Henderson, Kentucky area as several letters make references to places in that community.

Interview No. 1634, Granville M. Green

Combined Interviews

As one of the “greatest generation,” Granville “Bill” M. Green witnessed first-hand many of the twentieth century’s historic events, including the Great Depression, World War II, and the country’s explosive post-war growth. He reminisces about his experiences working on the ground floor of the nascent airline industry, as well as El Paso’s early auto sales and banking businesses. Born in 1916 in Chicago, Illinois, Green had a rosy childhood, but the Great Depression forced him in 1936 to leave Northwestern University before graduating after his father lost his job. Fortunately, Green managed to secure a position the very next day …

Reamer, Ernest D., Jr., 1913-1965 (Sc 1845), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1845. Correspondence between Ernest D. Reamer, Jr. and his wife, Verna, while he was in the U.S. Army during World War II stationed at Ft. Campbell, Kentucky and Ft. Sill, Oklahoma.