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Ms-142: World War Ii Correspondence Of Clarence And Helen Haldeman, Devin Mckinney
Ms-142: World War Ii Correspondence Of Clarence And Helen Haldeman, Devin Mckinney
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The bulk of the letters in the collection were written by Clarence and Helen Haldeman between 1943 and 1946, while Clarence was being trained at various bases by the Army Air Corps, and later serving in a bomber squadron in the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II.
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Ms-155: Lt. Francis M. Tompkins World War One Scrapbooks, Amy E. Lucadamo
Ms-155: Lt. Francis M. Tompkins World War One Scrapbooks, Amy E. Lucadamo
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Francis M. Tompkins created three scrapbooks with images and materials that he collected during his service in WWI from 1917-1920. Most of the images are official army photographs printed on postcard stock. They are labeled on the image and sometimes dated. Additionally, Tompkins provides detailed descriptions of the locations, battles, individuals, and views pictured in the photographs. He describes the movements of the 305th Engineers and the tasks they performed in each location, often building bridges to allow for the movement of soldiers and equipment.
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Recollections Of The Sc 1474, Donald J. Smith
Recollections Of The Sc 1474, Donald J. Smith
Veterans History Project Personal Narratives
Recollections of the subchaser 1474 of Donald J. Smith, OM 1/C USNR. Twelve-page recollections typed from his personal account by his wife Muriel L. Smith.
164th Infantry News: October 2013, 164th Infantry Association
164th Infantry News: October 2013, 164th Infantry Association
164th Infantry Regiment Publications
October 2013 edition of the 164th Infantry News. A total of 56 pages, containing news articles, event notices, photographs, and personal memories from the veterans of the 164th Infantry Regiment.
The Avenger - October 2013, Naval Air Station Fort Lauderdale Museum
The Avenger - October 2013, Naval Air Station Fort Lauderdale Museum
The Avenger
No abstract provided.
Ms-153: The Fritz Draper Hurd ’16 Papers, Amy E. Lucadamo, Danielle Jones
Ms-153: The Fritz Draper Hurd ’16 Papers, Amy E. Lucadamo, Danielle Jones
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This collection consists primarily of materials produced by F.D. Hurd himself. The collection includes a memoir draft, photographs of his college experiences, diaries from his college and war time, and various artifacts and memorabilia from Hurd’s time in the military. The collection focuses heavily on Hurd’s college activities and his war service. While the collection does not provide much official information on Hurd’s military service and Gettysburg College experience, it does contain extensive anecdotal information from Hurd’s diaries and remembrances, dictated to his son in the 1970s. There is also a significant amount of information about his time in medical …
Ms-146: Lillian Mae Pittenturf Hollebaugh Albums, Amy E. Lucadamo
Ms-146: Lillian Mae Pittenturf Hollebaugh Albums, Amy E. Lucadamo
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This collection of photograph albums encompasses parents, cousins, and friends of Lillian Mae Pittenturf Hollebaugh and several of her husband’s nieces, cousins, and an aunt and uncle. They are from the Beck, Booke, Brown, Bushman, Culp, Dougherty, Eckenrode, Gerlach, Hay, Hollebaugh, Ickes, Kitzmiller, Martin, Mechey, Milan, Mumper, Owens, Pittenturf, Plan, Ramer, Rodkey, Rouzer, Rupp, Schriver, Slaybaugh, Smith, Spangler, Speese, Tawney, Tinsley, Truxel, and Weikert families.
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Ms-147: Lieutenant Andrew R. Kane Letters, Amy E. Lucadamo
Ms-147: Lieutenant Andrew R. Kane Letters, Amy E. Lucadamo
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This collection is made up of 28 letters sent to Andrew R. Kane of Philadelphia, PA from May 31-July 15, 1918 while he was serving with the 112th Infantry, Company C in France. They were sent by the women in his family: his mother, two sisters, his sister-in-law, and girlfriend. His younger sister, Frances, and girlfriend, Marie wrote most often. Letters reference family and friends in Philadelphia, their pride in Andrew’s service, and their worries about his safety. They express patriotic and religious sentiments. Letters from Andrew’s mother, Mary, contain the most spelling and grammatical errors and letters from his …
Ms-148: John Alexander Kinnear Wwi Letters, Dori L. Gorczyca
Ms-148: John Alexander Kinnear Wwi Letters, Dori L. Gorczyca
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The letters of John Alexander Kinnear consist of 7 postcards and 92 letters which were written by Kinnear to his family living near Lexington Virginia. The letters range in dates from November of 1916 (before Kinnear joined the service) to May of 1919 (after he arrived home from Europe). The letters are mainly addressed to his mother, Mrs. J. J. L. Kinnear, but there are some that are addressed to his father and siblings.
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164th Infantry News: March 2013, 164th Infantry Association
164th Infantry News: March 2013, 164th Infantry Association
164th Infantry Regiment Publications
March 2013 edition of the 164th Infantry News. A total of 64 pages, containing news articles, event notices, photographs, and personal memories from the veterans of the 164th Infantry Regiment.
Hedunit: The Memoirs Of An Ex-Blue Jacket, Alex A. Martin
Hedunit: The Memoirs Of An Ex-Blue Jacket, Alex A. Martin
Cedrus Press Publications
Alex Martin enlisted in the United States Navy in 1899 at age 16, and he served until his 21st birthday in 1904. In these memoirs, written in 1957, he describes life in the "old Navy" at the turn of the 20th century.
02 Index - Digital Archive Of Documents Pertaining To Texas Revolution Of 1835, And Mexican-American War Of 1846-1848, Secretaria De Relaciones Exteriores, University Of Texas Rio Grande Valley, The Summerlee Foundation
02 Index - Digital Archive Of Documents Pertaining To Texas Revolution Of 1835, And Mexican-American War Of 1846-1848, Secretaria De Relaciones Exteriores, University Of Texas Rio Grande Valley, The Summerlee Foundation
La Guerra de Texas y La Guerra Mexico - Estados Unidos
Collection index and description of each document, translation into English from the original document; finding aid.
01 Indice - Archivo Digital De Documentos Sobre La Guerra De Texas, 1835, Y La Guerra México-Estados Unidos, 1846-1848, Secretaria De Relaciones Exteriores, The Summerlee Foundation, University Of Texas Rio Grande Valley
01 Indice - Archivo Digital De Documentos Sobre La Guerra De Texas, 1835, Y La Guerra México-Estados Unidos, 1846-1848, Secretaria De Relaciones Exteriores, The Summerlee Foundation, University Of Texas Rio Grande Valley
La Guerra de Texas y La Guerra Mexico - Estados Unidos
Collection index and description of each document.
Gettysburg: The Last Invasion, Allen C. Guelzo
Gettysburg: The Last Invasion, Allen C. Guelzo
Gettysburg College Faculty Books
From the acclaimed Civil War historian, a brilliant new history—the most intimate and richly readable account we have had—of the climactic three-day battle of Gettysburg (July 1–3, 1863), which draws the reader into the heat, smoke, and grime of Gettysburg alongside the ordinary soldier, and depicts the combination of personalities and circumstances that produced the greatest battle of the Civil War, and one of the greatest in human history.
Of the half-dozen full-length histories of the battle of Gettysburg written over the last century, none dives down so closely to the experience of the individual soldier, or looks so closely …
William A. Hagins Papers, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections
William A. Hagins Papers, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections
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This collection contains the papers of William Archer Hagins, Sr. from 1919-2005. Included within the collection are written letters, V-Mail, military documents, and legal documents concerning Hagins’ service in the United States Army during World War I and World War II. Additional materials related to the Hagins Family including William Archer Hagins, Jr., prominent American medical researcher, are included and consist of family photographs and genealogical research materials
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