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- Soliders of the 26th Infantry Division with Assistant Commanding General Harlan Nelson Hartness (center) at US base, 1944.
- Date Created:
- 1944-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Notes:
- B-25 C Mitchell armerer cleaning nose machine gun, 1943.
- Date Created:
- 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Notes:
- Diary kept by Earl L. Dennis grew up outside of Coopersville, Michigan. He was drafted into the Army in April, 1942, at the age of 29. He trained at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri, and was then stationed in Groton, Connecticut, where he became a cook for a fighter squadron 65th Fighter Squadron, 57th Fighter Group, 9th Army Air Force. He shipped out from New York and sailed around Africa to Egypt, where his unit supported the British 8th Army from the Second Battle of El Alamein through the conquest of Tunisia. They then went to Malta and supported the invasion of Sicily, and then went on to bases on Sicily. His diary covers his time in the service through the Sicilian campaign.
- Date Created:
- [1942 TO 1943]
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Notes:
- Letter to Jean Worthington by Edward "Ned" Manley, April 02, 1945. Manley notes that they got up a 4:00 A.M. in the morning to go out to the rifle range.
- Date Created:
- 1945-04-02T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Notes:
- Letter to Jean Worthington by Edward "Ned" Manley, April 18, 1945. Manley notes that he is Corporal of the Guard, and is in charge of the Regimental Guard detail.
- Date Created:
- 1945-04-18T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Notes:
- Letter to Jean Worthington by Edward "Ned" Manley, June 11, 1945. Manley states that they were given two more weeks of training. His sergeant also said that he might have to stay at Frt. McClellan.
- Date Created:
- 1945-06-11T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Notes:
- Letter to Jean Worthington by Edward "Ned" Manley, February 18, 1945. Manley notes that he watched a movie called "Objective Burma." He also wishes Worthington a good night.
- Date Created:
- 1945-02-18T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Notes:
- Letter to Jean Worthington by Edward "Ned" Manley, March 29, 1945. Manley notes that he wrote to his mother, and he received two letters that day. One from his mother and the other from Worthington.
- Date Created:
- 1945-03-29T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Notes:
- Handwritten letter and envelope with transcript by Agnes Van Der Weide to Joe Olexa, dated June 27, 1944. The envelope is sent from 1913 Berkley Ave. S.W., Grand Rapids, Michigan, dated June 28, 1944. In the letter, Agnes describes the hot weather conditions she is experiencing while anxiously awaiting to hear from Joe and details the gifts she will be sending him on the following day.
- Date Created:
- 1944-06-27T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Collection:
- Veterans History Project (U.S.)
- Notes:
- Handwritten letter and envelope with transcript by Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, dated July 25, 1941. The envelope is sent from Co. L, 26th Infantry, U.S. Army Transport, Hunter Liggett-Carib Force, dated July 28, 1941. In the letter, Joe introduces himself to Agnes for the first time, describing his looks and personality and expresses hope for a future friendship with Agnes.
- Date Created:
- 1941-07-25T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Collection:
- Veterans History Project (U.S.)
