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Ua1c12 559th Aaa (Aw) Bn Broadside, Paul Wint Jr.

WKU Administration Documents

Broadside of two ships with illegible inscription at top and dog and shorthand message along the bottom. 559th AAA (AW) BN Paul D. Wint, Jr. in lower right corner. The 559th American Antiaircraft Artillery AW Battalion entered World War II in June 1944.

Ua94/5/6 Soldier's Guide To Italy, U.S. Army

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

U.S. Army guide written for American soldiers during the Italian campaign of World War II. This booklet was removed from Lucian Flora's scrapbook.

Ua1c12 835th Chemical Co. Air Operations Broadside, W. D. R.

WKU Administration Documents

Broadside of bomb with 835th Chemical Co. Air Operations Municipal Airport by W.D.R. Names inscribed along the top are S/Sgt. Rogers, Cpl. Enright, Pvt. Hamrick, Lt. Holland, Pvt. Benavides, Pvt. Castro and Pvt. Reynolds. Many "thanks" to the people of Bowling Green is written in the lower left corner. The 835th was part of the Army Air Corps during World War II.

Ua3/2/1 Station History Of The 31st College Training Detachment, Wku President's Office - Garrett, George Updegraff

WKU Administration Documents

Report giving the history of the 31st College Training Detachment during World War II. The report contains numerous photographs of campus buildings used by the Army Air Corps while at WKU.

Ua1c12 559th Aaa (Aw) Bn Broadside, Unknown

WKU Administration Documents

Broadside of of logo of the 559th AAA (AW) BN with names of company members on one quarter of a sheet of paper. Transcription of notations and signatures:

571st AEA Medical Detachment (Independent) T/5 Chas. Gans (?)

A - Battery 1st Sgt. Bing Miller S/Sgt. B.J. Martin S/Sgt. A. Hawkins S/Sgt. G. Swesnen S/Sgt B. Mallioux S/Sgt. M. Enevald S/Sgt. C. Watts Sgt. F. Glasser Sgt. E. Baseman Sgt. M. Krisan Pfc. Harry Shuler Pfc John Caggiano T/5 Ernest E. Black Pvt. Ed Nestel Cpl. Geo. O. Diamond Pvt. Donald D. Dreyr (?) Pvt. Patsy Lombardo

B - Battery Cpl. …

Ua1c12 Co. A 27th Tank Battalion, 20th Armored Division Broadside, Unknown

WKU Administration Documents

Broadside of thanks from Company A of the 27th Tank Battalion of the 20th Armored Division. The inscription is: To those of you who made our lives happier. We thank you from the bottom of our hearts. The broadside was signed by the members of the battalion and it includes a photograph of a tank.

Notations and signatures: Cpl. Bob "Red" Irwin Pvt. Jack "Snafu" Arkush Co. Capt. T. Piuhl T/5 Francis W. Cassidy Pvt. Ray F. Kitchen (K.) T/5 "Slugger" Derkman Cpl. "Sloan" Mullens (?) T/5 Ed Larger Sgt. George E. Blosus Cpl. Bruce Keating Pfc. Melvin Sveltenfucs "Irish" …

Ua1c12 11th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron Broadside, Astin

WKU Administration Documents

Broadside of thanks from the 11th Tactical Reconnassance Squadron [sic]. The inscription in the lower right corner is: The 11th Tal Rcn SQ want to thank the fine people of Bowling Green for the way they received and treated them. The broadside was signed by the members of the squadron and it includes a drawing of a plane with a photograph of "Jim" the pilot. The 11th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron were stationed at Fort Campbell, Kentucky during part of World War II.

Notations and signatures: "The Three Musketeers" S/Sgt. John A. Bogart "Photo" Cpl. Joseph Correri "Photo" Sgt. Everett O. …

Army Service Forces, Organization Manual, M301

United States Army: Field Manuals

During World War II, the Army in the continental United States was organized into the Army Headquarters and three commands:

Army Ground Forces which was concerned with the organization and training of ground forces for use in the various theaters of war.

The Army Air Forces, which were concerned with the organization and training of air forces and with research, development, and production of aviation related equipment.

The Army Services Forces (ASF), which was concerned with administrative, personnel, supply, and fiscal activities as well as the Army Technical Forces:

The Office of the Quartermaster General
The Office of the Chief …

Photographs - Army Air Base, Accra, James Still

James Still World War II Collection

Photographs of the Army Air Base at Accra, Ghana during the Second World War.

Elwood Allen Letter, Elwood Allen

Morehead First Christian Church Letters from World War II

A letter sent by Elwood Allen from the Army Air Forces Technical School in Chanute Field, Illinois to the First Christian Church of Morehead, Kentucky circa 1943.

Mrs. Schindel Card, Margaret Schindel, Winfield Scott Schindel

Morehead First Christian Church Letters from World War II

A card sent by Margaret Schindel, mother of Scott Schindel, to the First Christian Church of Morehead, Kentucky.

Daily Bulletin (20 Sept 1943 To 3 January 1944), 346th College Training Detachment

Daily bulletin

The Daily Bulletin is a record of the daily activities of the 346th College Training Detachment, Moorhead State Teachers College, Moorhead, Minnesota.

Military Directives And Orders, 346th College Training Detachment

Military directives and orders

Daily bulletins, detachment bulletins, detachment memoranda, and training memoranda from the 346th College Training Detachment at Moorhead State Teachers College.

Sarah E. Maxwell Letter, Sarah E. Maxwell, William Edward Maxwell

Morehead First Christian Church Letters from World War II

A letter sent by Sarah E. Maxwell, mother of William E. Maxwell, from St. Joseph, Missouri on December 30, 1942 to the First Christian Church of Morehead, Kentucky.

Forrest B. Fordham Letter, Forrest B. Fordham, William Morrison

Morehead First Christian Church Letters from World War II

A letter sent by Forrest B. Fordham, pastor of Holmesburg Baptist Church, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on December 30, 1942 to the First Christian Church of Morehead, Kentucky.

Florence Stevenson Card, Florence Stevenson, Richard L. Stevenson

Morehead First Christian Church Letters from World War II

A card sent by Florence Stevenson, mother of Richard Stevenson, from Walcottville, Indiana on December 21, 1942 to the First Christian Church of Morehead, Kentucky.

Mrs. C. M. Whittington Letter, C. M. Whittington

Morehead First Christian Church Letters from World War II

A letter sent by Mrs. C. M. Whittington from Cincinnati, Ohio on December 13, 1942 to the First Christian Church of Morehead, Kentucky.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 19, No. 6, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Regular features include:

• Hilltopics
• Campus Chips of the Cadet Corps
• Looking Backward
• Society – Personals
• Faculty Notes
• Music Morsels
• Service Column
• Weddings - Engagements
• Spikes, Cleats & Sneakers
• Daily Doings
• On Our Western Front
• Western Men – Missing in Action
• At the Capitol

This issue contains articles:

• Professor Roger Barbour Named Talisman Sponsor
• Chorus Concert to be Presented at 3 P.M. Sunday
• One Year After Pearl Harbor
• ROTC Grads on Duty in All Parts of the World
• Senior Class Asks for Suggestions on Memorial Gift
• Former Student Ensign Stroud …

Lucille Kirby Card, Margaret Lucille Kirby

Morehead First Christian Church Letters from World War II

A card sent by Lucille Kirby from Kennett, Missouri on December 10, 1942 to the First Christian Church of Morehead, Kentucky.

Mrs. [Rena] Joseph Schroeter Letter, Rena Schroeter, Joseph Schroeter

Morehead First Christian Church Letters from World War II

A letter sent by Mrs. J. Schoeter, mother of Joseph Schroeter Jr., on December 3, 1942 to the First Christian Church of Morehead, Kentucky.

Bush Weekly For December Of 1942, 8th Air Depot Group. United States Army.

James Still World War II Collection

Issues of the Bush Weekly from the Army Air Base at Accra, Gold Coast, British West Africa (presently Ghana) for December of 1942.

Correspondence For December Of 1942, Multiple Authors.

James Still World War II Collection

Correspondence written to James Still in December of 1942.

Who Dat? Daily Bulletin For December Of 1942., 8th Air Depot Group. United States Army., Norman C. Mckenna

James Still World War II Collection

Issues of the Who Dat? Daily Bulletin from the Army Air Base at Accra, Gold Coast, British West Africa (presently Ghana) for December of 1942.

Edwin Y. Montanye Letter, Edwin Y. Montanye, Arthur E. Landolt, William Morrison

Morehead First Christian Church Letters from World War II

A letter originally sent by Arthur E. Landolt, minister of Morehead Christian Church, to Edwin Y. Montanye, pastor of Holmesburg Baptist Church, regarding the baptism of William Morrison and a return note by Pastor Montanye from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on November 30, 1942 to the First Christian Church of Morehead, Kentucky.

Randolph E. George Letter, Randolph E. George

Morehead First Christian Church Letters from World War II

A letter sent by Randolph E. George from the Naval Training Station at Great Lakes, Illinois on November 29, 1942 to the First Christian Church of Morehead, Kentucky.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 19, No. 5, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Regular features include:

• Hilltopics
• Campus Chips of the Cadet Corps
• Looking Backward
• Society – Personals
• Faculty Notes
• Music Morsels
• Service Column
• Weddings - Engagements
• Spikes, Cleats & Sneakers
• Daily Doings
• On Our Western Front
• The Service Column

This issue contains articles:

• Students to Vote on Talisman Tuesday
• Seniors to Meet Tonight at 6:30 in Little Theater
• Miss Estelle Bozeman to Speak Here Tuesday
• Candidates for Military Queen Chosen by Western Officers Club
• Executive Committee of Seniors Class Meets
• Cushman, June. Cosmopolite Traveler and Linquist is Student Here – Francisca …

Sam & Laura Ross Letter, Sam Ross, Laura Ross, David Duke Ross

Morehead First Christian Church Letters from World War II

A letter sent by Mr. and Mrs. Sam Ross, parents of David D. Ross, from Levy, Arkansas on November 25, 1942 to the First Christian Church of Morehead, Kentucky.

Mrs. H. D. Queen Letter, Margaret Queen, Birdeth William Queen

Morehead First Christian Church Letters from World War II

A letter sent by Margaret Queen, mother of Birdeth Queen, from Gastonia, North Carolina on November 20, 1942 to the First Christian Church of Morehead, Kentucky.

Leroy Selby Letter, Leroy Selby, Lloyd John Selby

Morehead First Christian Church Letters from World War II

A letter sent by LeRoy Selby, father of Lloyd J. Selby, from Trenton, New Jersey on November 17, 1942 to the First Christian Church of Morehead, Kentucky.

Gladys Rouse Letter, Gladys Rouse, Walter E. Rouse

Morehead First Christian Church Letters from World War II

A letter sent by Gladys Rouse, wife of Walter Rouse, from Wilmar, California on November 17, 1942 to the First Christian Church of Morehead, Kentucky.