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Full-Text Articles in Public History
1944-11-07, Birth Certificate, Norma Stegman
1944-11-07, Birth Certificate, Norma Stegman
Jack P. Bell Second World War correspondence
No abstract provided.
1944-10-01, Jack To Evabel, Jack P. Bell
1944-10-01, Jack To Evabel, Jack P. Bell
Jack P. Bell Second World War correspondence
No abstract provided.
1944, Service Record, Unknown
1944, Service Record, Unknown
Series 4. Service Document Photocopies
No abstract provided.
1944-06-12, Allen To Wife, Allen M. Boyden
1944-06-12, Allen To Wife, Allen M. Boyden
D-Day Correspondence
A surgeon in the Army, Maj. Allen M. Boyden performed some of the first surgeries on Omaha Beach. In this letter, Boyden writes to his wife, explaining that this is the first letter he was able to write to her in a long time - presumably the first letter since before the Allied invasion at Normandy, France on D-Day. He writes about not being able to sleep for a week due to the many major surgeries he had to conduct. Maj. Boyden writes that he feels he is making a difference in the war.
1944-06-06, Ralph To Parents, Ralph P. Goldsticker Jr.
1944-06-06, Ralph To Parents, Ralph P. Goldsticker Jr.
D-Day Correspondence
This letter is written a day after June 6, 1944. Lt. Ralph P. Goldsticker, Jr., a bombardier with the U.S. Army Air Force Corps, writes about the 1944 June 5 debrief leading up to the D-Day. He also discusses how he flew two missions on D-Day and the second mission - in the afternoon - is when he was able to see the Allied forces along Normandy's beaches. Lt. Goldsticker writes that throughout the entire day, he and the rest of the Air Corps wanted to know the details of what was happening on the beachhead.
1944-06-06, David To Wife, David B. Biddle
1944-06-06, David To Wife, David B. Biddle
D-Day Correspondence
Sgt. Davide Biddle, USA, wrote to his wife on D-Day, expressing to her the significance of the day and what it means to ending the war. He frequently reassures his wife that he is not trying to scare her but reassurring her that she is strong. Sgt. Biddle emphasizes the importance of praying and trusting God throughout the remainder of the war. The seargent also expresses he continued love for his wife as he writes the letter. Biddle would not land in Normandy until June 11, 1944, a few days after D-Day.
1944-05-29, John To Family, John G. Shindledecker
1944-05-29, John To Family, John G. Shindledecker
John G. Shindledecker First World War correspondence
No abstract provided.
1944-03-05, Jack To Evabel, Jack P. Bell
1944-03-05, Jack To Evabel, Jack P. Bell
Jack P. Bell Second World War correspondence
No abstract provided.
1944-07-21, Certifcate Of Death, Unknown
1944-07-21, Certifcate Of Death, Unknown
Series 4. Service Document Photocopies
No abstract provided.
1944, Phillip To Family, Philip A. Lathrap
1944, Phillip To Family, Philip A. Lathrap
Phillip A. Lathrap Second World War correspondence
No abstract provided.