Wake Island
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Series 1, Correspondence from John Thursby, 1941 February 25 - 1942 August 9
Series — Box WWII 13, Folder: 1-2
Scope and Contents
This series contains 26 corresondence from John Thursby to his friends Ogden and Agnes Platt between February 1941 and August 1942. He discusses his routine in basic training, from learning how to march to how to shoot a rifle. Thursby was stationed at Fort Benning, Georgia, where he served under General George Patton. He describes a service he attended on Easter where Patton spoke to the assembled soldiers (Letter dated April 13, 1941). He also mentions listening to a speech given by...
Dates:
1941 February 25 - 1942 August 9
John G. Thursby Second World War correspondence
Collection — Box WWII 13, Folder: 8-12, Folder: 1-5
Identifier: 2016-150-w-r
Abstract
This collection contains letters, photographs, newspaper clippings and a page from a book about the family of Sergeant John G. Thursby, United States Army, before and during the Second World War.
Dates:
1941 February 25 - 1942 August 9
