V-E Day (1945)

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This collection contains correspondence from WO Kenneth L. Gritton, USA to his future wife during the Second World War, as well as correspondence from their nephew A1C William D. Hughes, USAF during the Vietnam War and a graduation invite from A/C Gerald A. Sutton, USAAF during the Second World War, and other materials.

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This collection contains approximately 70 letters written by Capt. Thomas E. Havel, USA to his wife Elizabeth Havel née Shilts during the Second World War. This collection also contains one transcribed letter from Havel to Pie Johnson, Nazi propaganda leaflets and booklets, postcards, photographs, photocopied documents, and photocopied photographs of Capt. Havel's medals.

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This collection contains over 360 correspondence between T/Sgt. Walter Keeler, USAAF, and his wife, Florence, during the Second World War. Also included are several greeting cards from Walter to Florence.

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This collection contains the correspondence of Sgt. Bernard F. Roberts, USA written to his wife, Cecile. The collection includes photos and military documents.

Scope and Contents This series contains 185 correspondence written by T/SGT Walter Keeler, USAAF to his wife Florence (neé Mesner) in the year 1945. These correspondence cover the earliest days of their relationship through the first few months of their marriage.The majority of Walter's correspondence are romantic in nature and, for the most part, discuss two things: the weather - usually in the first paragraph - and his love for Florence. All other topics are, more or less, incidental: even VE Day...

Scope and Contents This series contains approximately 70 letters written by Capt. Thomas E. Havel, USA to his wife, Elizabeth Havel née Shilts during the Second World War. Included with his correspondence were postcards, photographs, and other materials (listed below). Havel prolifically wrote in great detail about his experiences in England, France, and Germany from 1944 to 1945.On July 19, 1944 Havel wrote to his wife from France to reflect on how much his personal feelings about serving in the...

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This series contains three photocopied clippings about the various brothers and cousins of the Wappner family from Mansfield, Ohio. They include stories about their service and a short article about the return home of the last relative from active service.