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[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, October 27, 1944]

Description: Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on October 27, 1944. He is glad they got the pictures he sent them, and explains that the mail has been held up for a while. He also complains about the rain in Italy, but is glad that his tent has a floor and a stove.
Date: October 27, 1944
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, February 27, 1944]

Description: Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on February 27, 1944. He explains that each soldier is allotted three Cokes a week starting March 1, and realizes that he's forgotten the taste. He went to see a movie and enjoyed it, and plans on going to a church service that night.
Date: February 27, 1944
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[A History of Camp Davis]

Description: A pamphlet on the History of Camp Davis, written by David A. Stallman for the 50th Anniversary of the Antiaircraft Artillery School at Camp Davis. It contains the Antiaircraft Artillery School's marching song, the story of Camp Davis from "Birth to Death," Camp Davis as a missile test base, the closing of the camp, and more. The photos included within the pamphlet were provided courtesy of Topsail Island Historical Society, Estelle Haste, Charles Jones, Rachel Magnabosco, Barbara Scholar, Kay M… more
Date: April 27, 1990
Creator: Stallman, David A.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Navy Department to Suzette Van Daell, June 26, 1944]

Description: Letter from Ensign Gertrude Carroll Moore of the Navy Department, Office of Naval Officer Procurement to Suzette Van Daell discussing the possibility of Miss Van Daell joining the United States Naval (Women's) Reserve, also known as WAVES or Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service. The letter is followed by a list of questions Miss Van Daell might have about the WAVES program, which she can fill out and send back to the Navy Officer Procurement Office. It also contains two envelopes, one… more
Date: June 27, 1944
Creator: Moore, Gertrude Carroll
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum
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Oral History Interview with Albert Bouley, June 27, 2001

Description: Interview with Albert Bouley, a U. S. Marine during World War II. He discusses his enlistment in the Marines just after Pearl Harbor; his assignment to the 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Division; the battle of Guadalcanal; malaria and dysentery; the battle of Cape Gloucester; the use of Pavuvu as a base; the battle of Peleliu; his return to the United States; guard duty at the Brooklyn Naval Yard and his service as an instructor in a heavy weapons school before the end of the war. He joined the Air… more
Date: June 27, 2001
Duration: 2 hours 53 minutes 42 seconds
Creator: Cox, Floyd & Bouley, Albert
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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