Letters from Thomas McFarland to Family, October-November, 1945
- Containers:
- Box 02.0160-Box 1, Folder 003
- Scope and content:
McFarland writes that the 6th Army is not going to be released until they get to Japan. He asks his family to get in touch with someone in Congress to help him get released. Then he goes back to the past and describes traveling to Carthage and describes everyday life of traveling in Algeria. He discusses traveling, and laments over Army draft/compensation issues. He describes arriving in Corsica around 2-23-45 and the hospital in Corsica, in the town of Corvione. Writing from Okinawa, McFarland describes aftermath of 9/19/1944 and arriving at Red Beach 2. On 9-30-1944, he and his unit began loading equipment, and they travelled to Chalom-sur-Soane in France. McFarland described the minor damage in the town, but they were surrounded by explosions. In Okinawa it is Navy Day. Thomas describes daily live in Okinawa. They are two months behind in sending men home. In Chalom-Sur-Soane Thomas describes the everyday life of setting up the hospital. After setting up this hospital, Thomas moves to Epinal and oversaw patients of the 58th Evacuation Hospital.
Access and use
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- This collection is open to all researchers. No Deed of Gift was received from the Donor, Thomas McFarland. McFarland, was the writer and subject of these letters included in the collection.
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- All requests for permission to quote, publish, broadcast or otherwise reproduce from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Associate Dean for Special Collections Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Florida State University Libraries as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.
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