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Box 2

 Container

Contains 13 Results:

Walter V. Asbill (U.S. Army), 1943-1946

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 1
Identifier: id314470
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains over 300 letters, postcards, telegrams, and other correspondences during WWII to Margaret Applegate, a woman living in Indianapolis, Indiana. The authors were primarily employed in many branches of the American Armed Forces, including the Navy, the Army, and the Marine Corps, but also included families of these men and family friends. The correspondence was sent from the Southwest Pacific, England, Luxembourg, China, Burma, and other locations. Each letter has a...
Dates: 1943-1946

Charles E. Shepherd (U.S. Army), 1943-1946

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 5
Identifier: id314478
Scope and Contents

This folder includes an embroidered Chinese handkerchief as well as Chinese currency.

Dates: 1943-1946

Richard L. Applegate (U.S. Navy), 1944-1945

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 13
Identifier: id314494
Scope and Contents

He wrote from the USS Albiero, mainly from places in the Pacific, specifically San Francisco, CA and Honolulu. He was from Sacramento, CA. Includes a Christmas card.

Dates: 1944-1945

William Tyler (U.S. Marines), 1944

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 10
Identifier: id314488
Scope and Contents

He received Margaret's address from her friend Rosemary and subsequently gave Margaret's address to his friends Glen C. Nelson and William Haughman. He wrote while in San Diego, CA.

Dates: 1944

William Haughman (U.S. Marines), 1944

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 11
Identifier: id314490
Scope and Contents

He received Margaret's address from William Tyler. He was from Illinois and wrote to her from San Diego, CA.

Dates: 1944

Charles E. Shepherd (U.S. Army), 1943-1946

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 2
Identifier: id314472
Scope and Contents

He received Margaret's address from her cousin Merl B. Jeffers and was friends with Lester Bassill. He wrote from Shreveport, LA, Fort Leonard Wood, MO, and Ft. George Mead, MD while in U.S. Once deployed he wrote from Burma and China. Letters discuss everyday life of being deployed and being homesick as well as discussing the war in other parts of the world.

Dates: 1943-1946

Charles E. Shepherd (U.S. Army), 1943-1946

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 4
Identifier: id314476
Scope and Contents

This folder includes a Christmas card Charles sent to Margaret.

Dates: 1943-1946

Charles E. Shepherd (U.S. Army), 1943-1946

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 3
Identifier: id314474
Scope and Contents

This folder includes Japanese currency Charles sent to Margaret.

Dates: 1943-1946

Charles E. Shepherd (U.S. Army), 1943-1946

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 7
Identifier: id314482
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains over 300 letters, postcards, telegrams, and other correspondences during WWII to Margaret Applegate, a woman living in Indianapolis, Indiana. The authors were primarily employed in many branches of the American Armed Forces, including the Navy, the Army, and the Marine Corps, but also included families of these men and family friends. The correspondence was sent from the Southwest Pacific, England, Luxembourg, China, Burma, and other locations. Each letter has a...
Dates: 1943-1946

Charles E. Shepherd (U.S. Army), 1943-1946

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 8
Identifier: id314484
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains over 300 letters, postcards, telegrams, and other correspondences during WWII to Margaret Applegate, a woman living in Indianapolis, Indiana. The authors were primarily employed in many branches of the American Armed Forces, including the Navy, the Army, and the Marine Corps, but also included families of these men and family friends. The correspondence was sent from the Southwest Pacific, England, Luxembourg, China, Burma, and other locations. Each letter has a...
Dates: 1943-1946

Charles E. Shepherd (U.S. Army), 1943-1946

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 6
Identifier: id314480
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains over 300 letters, postcards, telegrams, and other correspondences during WWII to Margaret Applegate, a woman living in Indianapolis, Indiana. The authors were primarily employed in many branches of the American Armed Forces, including the Navy, the Army, and the Marine Corps, but also included families of these men and family friends. The correspondence was sent from the Southwest Pacific, England, Luxembourg, China, Burma, and other locations. Each letter has a...
Dates: 1943-1946

Glen C. Nelson (U.S. Marines), 1944

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 9
Identifier: id314486
Scope and Contents

He received Margaret's address from William Tyler and wrote from San Diego, CA.

Dates: 1944

John DeCeuster (U.S. Marines), 1944-1946

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 12
Identifier: id314492
Scope and Contents

He wrote from San Diego before being deployed to Guam and China. He was wounded and received a purple heart. Includes letters written by another person while he was injured and unable to write, a Christmas card from Tsingtao, China, and labeled pictures of the men in his company from a publication.

Dates: 1944-1946