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Ronald Morgan papers, 1944-1946, Date acquired: 10/02/2001

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This collection contains letters of personal correspondence written by Ronald Morgan, who served with the 11th Airborne Division in the Pacific Theater during World War II. He saw action in Luzon and Okinawa and was among the first wave of American soldiers to enter Japan. The collection also contains two artifacts, an 11th Airborne patch and Morgan's Staff Sergeant patch.

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Letters Sent to Ronald Morgan, 1944 - 1946 01.0362 - Box 1, Folder 006

 

Personal correspondence between Morgan and friends, one from a comrade waiting to be shipped back home, and the other from a friend graduating college.

Patches and Miscellaneous Envelopes 01.0362 - Box 1, Folder 007

 

The folder includes the packaging for photographs which Morgan had developed in Japan and then sent home, two addresses of friends/associates back in the United States, and two patches. Folder also includes Morgan's Staff Sergeant patch and his 11th Airborne patch.

Ronald Morgan Letters Sent to Family, 1946 01.0362 - Box 1, Folder 005

 

The letters mention Morgan is promoted to Staff Sergeant. He describes unrest about the discharge system and rumors of Japanese resistance to American soldiers in Hokkaido. Letters also include daily news about Morgan's work and inquiries to his family. Morgan has another bout of Malaria. In June he serves as a special courier to the Eighth Army in Yokohama, and his driver hits and kills a man while transporting Morgan from Tokyo to Yokohama. He spends a day in Toyko and describes the city, specifically the Ernie Pyle Theater. He expects to return to the United States by early August.

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Winifred Lund Caraway collection, 1941-1946, Date accessioned: 1998-12-28

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This collection relates to Corporal Winifred Lund Caraway who served with the United States Marine Corps during World War II. This collection contains scrapbooks, letters, postcards and photographs sent and collected by Caraway throughout World War II.

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Letters, September 1944 - May 1946 Box 98.0838 - Box 1, Folder 003

 

This folder contains 32 letters written by Caraway to her friends and family in Arizona during the years of 1944-1946. The letters describe Caraway's daily activities in the U.S. Marines Women's Reserve.

Letters to Caraway, September 1944 - January 1946 Box 98.0838 - Box 1, Folder 005

 

This folder contains 2 letters written to Caraway while she was serving with the U.S. Marines Women's Reserve. One of the letter is from the Arizona State Teachers College in Tempe, Arizona, while the other letter is from "Pat," a friend of Caraway.

Miscellaneous, 1945 - 1946 Box 98.0838 - Box 1, Folder 011

 

This folder contains miscellaneous items, all of which were collected by Caraway during the years of 1945 through 1946. These items include a breakfast menu, a booklet of activities to do in Pheonix Arizona, and a news paper clipping.

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Maxine Newlander papers, 1944-1945, Date acquired: 2002-05-09, bulk 1944-1945

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Maxine Newlander served as a U.S. Navy nurse during World War II. Serving in the United States as well as in Guam, Newlander wrote almost daily to her family back home describing her experiences in the Navy and the nature of her work. In letters she sent home to her family during the war, she describes her social life on the island of Guam, her life as a Navy Nurse, and her longing for the war to be over. The letters span from 1944 to 1945. The photographs illustrate Maxine Newlander's life in the Navy.

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Letters to Annette (Sister-in-law), March 1945-May 1945 Box 02.0166, Folder 004

 

This folder contains letters from Newlander to her sister-in-law describing her social life on Guam, work at the hospital, war stories, and talk about the family and her sister-in-law's marriage.

Letters to Family, July 1945-August 1945 Box 02.0166, Folder 006

 

This folder contains letters from Newlander to her family describing the news of Japan's surrender, the weather, her thoughts on her future in the Navy, her brother's deployment, and hospital duty.

Letters to Family, May 1945-June 1945 Box 02.0166, Folder 005

 

This folder contains letters from Newlander to her family describing her work at the hospital, her thoughts on the war, her social life, and her eagerness to go home.

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Roy Willard Meyer papers, 1945, Date acquired: 07/13/2000, bulk 1945

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This collection contains the personal letters of Roy Willard Meyer sent to Clifford Benson, a lifelong friend, during and after World War II.  Though Meyer didn't enter military service until 1944, the letters begin in 1941.  Roy Willard Meyer served with the 15th Army Group as a Clerk typist during the occupation period.

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N. Clare Bowen Interview, 1971-1972

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Typed transcript of a 1972 interview with Miss N. Clare Bowen, Tallahassee, Florida, concerning her neighbors on N. Calhoun Street, particularly those of 1904. Interviewer is Clifton L. Paisley. With typed draft and correspondence. The collection also includes a list of N. Calhoun Street residents taken from the 1904 directory and a short biography of N. Clare Bowen by Mr. Paisley.

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Letter to J.W. McCrary, from A.A. Murphree, August 16, 1906

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Letter and envelope to J.W. McCrary of Bluff Springs FL, from A.A. Murphree.

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Lewis Bear Company Collection, To Be Determined

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Oral History, October 22, 1984.  Robert H. Kahn with Donald Davidson, Kenneth J. Quigley, and W. A. Odom, Sr., October 22, 1984

 

Oral history of the Lewis Bear Company, with Bobby Kahn talking with Donald Davidson, Kenneth J. Quigley, and W. A. Odom, Sr. about their work and the early days of the Lewis Bear Company, Pensacola wholesale grocery and liquor distributor.  Davidson worked for the company between 1940 and 1953; Quigley between 1935 and 1956; and Odom, from 1935-1984.  Oral history (audiocassette) was made October 22, 1984.    Robert H. Kahn, Jr. died May 25, 2014 at age 90; Kenneth Joyner Quigley passed away at age 97 on November 30, 2012.  Original tape (audiocassette) was digitally converted into two parts on January 18, 2006 and ripped into .mp3 files on March 18, 2015.

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Lewis E. Johnston, circa 1935-2012

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Lewis Johnston was a C-47 Pilot. He flew in the 61st Troop Carrier Squadron. In the manuscript Mr. Johnston talks about dropping paratroopers during D-Day, and all the problems that arose. Described in the manuscript is the fog that broke off the formations and the German flak guns. Mr. Johnston defends the C- 47 pilots from claims that they caused paratroopers to be dropped off target. The counter claim was that weather and fog caused planes to break formation. Also included is the diary of Technical Sergeant Bing Woods, a crew chief of a C- 47. Mr. Bing talked about D-Day and the preparations made before and after missions. Bing was responsible for the aircraft's proper working and the safety of the cargo.

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Lewis E. Johnston, circa 1935-2012 2 Linear Feet

 

Lewis Johnston was a C-47 Pilot. He flew in the 61st Troop Carrier Squadron. In the manuscript Mr. Johnston talks about dropping paratroopers during D-Day, and all the problems that arose. Described in the manuscript is the fog that broke off the formations and the German flak guns. Mr. Johnston defends the C- 47 pilots from claims that they caused paratroopers to be dropped off target. The counter claim was that weather and fog caused planes to break formation. Also included is the diary of Technical Sergeant Bing Woods, a crew chief of a C- 47. Mr. Bing talked about D-Day and the preparations made before and after missions. Bing was responsible for the aircraft's proper working and the safety of the cargo.

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Lewis Family Reunion Collection, bulk April 7, 1896

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Lewis J. Feucht, circa 1935-2012

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Lewis J. Feucht served in the Pacific Theater (PTO) as a radio operator in the US Marine Corps. Feucht enlisted 18 January 1944, and left the Marines on 7 May 1946. He later fought from 1950-51 in the Korean War. Feucht describes boot camp training in San Diego, his assignment to USS General M.M. Patrick (AP-150), and more training on Guadalcanal. He also tells of landing on Okinawa to reinforce already-held positions and to secure the remainder of the island. As a radio operator, he gives an account of his observation duty for the seizure of Shuri Castle on Okinawa. This typed memoir includes a copy of a poem he found composed by an unknown soldier of the First U.S. Marine Division, which was in the battle around Shuri Castle. Following Okinawa, his unit moved to China where they manned a radio observation unit at an airstrip in Tientsin. His collection is a typed memoir and includes some of his own poems along with the copy of the anonymous one he found on Okinawa.

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Lewis J. Feucht, circa 1935-2012 1 boxes

 

Lewis J. Feucht served in the Pacific Theater (PTO) as a radio operator in the US Marine Corps. Feucht enlisted 18 January 1944, and left the Marines on 7 May 1946. He later fought from 1950-51 in the Korean War. Feucht describes boot camp training in San Diego, his assignment to USS General M.M. Patrick (AP-150), and more training on Guadalcanal. He also tells of landing on Okinawa to reinforce already-held positions and to secure the remainder of the island. As a radio operator, he gives an account of his observation duty for the seizure of Shuri Castle on Okinawa. This typed memoir includes a copy of a poem he found composed by an unknown soldier of the First U.S. Marine Division, which was in the battle around Shuri Castle. Following Okinawa, his unit moved to China where they manned a radio observation unit at an airstrip in Tientsin. His collection is a typed memoir and includes some of his own poems along with the copy of the anonymous one he found on Okinawa.

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