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- Letter to Jean Worthington by Edward "Ned" Manley, December 02, 1945. Manley notes that they have a fire going in the stove aboard the ship and a couple of men are singing songs.
- Date Created:
- 1945-12-02T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Notes:
- Letter to Jean Worthington by Edward "Ned" Manley, April 22, 1945. Manley talks about church services, and a dental appointment.
- Date Created:
- 1945-04-22T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Notes:
- Letter to Jean Worthington by Edward "Ned" Manley, August 10, 1945. Manley notes that he heard some news that the Japanese surrendered.
- Date Created:
- 1945-08-10T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Notes:
- Letter to Edward "Ned" Manley by Jean Worthington, April 11, 1945. Worthington notes that she met with Norma after work. She also had pictures taken that day.
- Date Created:
- 1945-04-11T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Notes:
- Richard Gillard served in the U.S. Army Air Corps from June 1942 to September 1945 during World War II. In this account, Gillard discusses his pre-enlistment, enlistment and training and his combat experience abroad in North Africa and Italy. Gillard mentions aspects of war not generally discussed such as bombing missions conducted into Yugoslavia, Romania, and Germany and the maintenance aspects of B-24s. Gillard concludes with his life after the war and his thoughts on service in the army.
- Date Created:
- 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Collection:
- Veterans History Project (U.S.)
- Notes:
- Letter to Jean Worthington by Edward "Ned" Manley, April 10, 1945. Manley notes that he received his third tetanus shot. He also will be sending home a box of Worthington's letters.
- Date Created:
- 1945-04-10T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Notes:
- Letter to Jean Worthington by Edward "Ned" Manley, June 03, 1945. Manley notes that he has been kept busy.
- Date Created:
- 1945-06-03T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Notes:
- Francisco Vega was born in San Antonio, Texas. He tried to enlist in the military immediately after Pearl Harbor, but was initially rejected because of his Mexican ancestry. He eventually did enlist in the Army Air Corps, and began a long process in which he used his talents and persuasive skills to find increasingly interesting assignments, eventually training as a teletype operator with a signals unit that landed on Omaha Beach on D-Day and was eventually part of Eisenhower's headquarters.
- Date Created:
- 2008-03-07T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Collection:
- Veterans History Project (U.S.)
- Notes:
- Letter to Jean Worthington by Edward "Ned" Manley, May 16, 1945. Manley notes that he is dealing with the problem of citizenship. He also needs to call Army Intelligence about O.C.S.
- Date Created:
- 1945-05-16T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Notes:
- Letter to Jean Worthington by Edward "Ned" Manley, April 23, 1945. Manley notes that he has had an easier day: with instruction in mortars, and practice in firing automatic rifles.
- Date Created:
- 1945-04-23T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
