Battle casualties

Overview This collection contains one letter written by Cpl. Vester A. Benson, USA, to his brother Floyd and his wife Clara from a base hospital during the First World War.

Overview This collection contains photocopied photographs, a transcribed newspaper clipping and a photocopied letter with a donor made transcription from Staff Sergeant Warren Lester Brandt, USAAF, during the Second World War.

Overview This collection consists of letters written by ENG 2 Robert Orville Carver, USN, to his mother and sister during the First World War, from July 1917 to February 1918. The remaining miscellaneous ephemera include various naval orders, documents informing the family of his death, newspaper clippings, and one small photograph.

Overview This collection contains correspondence received by Jennette Dean from four soldiers during the Spanish American War.

Overview This collection consists of a coconut sent by CPT David Clark Fransen, USAAF, to his daughter Susan during the Second World War. The collection also contains supplemental material pertaining to CPT Fransen and his daughter Susan. a photo of Susan and a photo of CPT Fransen, as well as photocopies of material related to the coconut and CPT Fransen's military service.

Overview This collection contains articles, photographs and documents from the service of CCM A. John F. Kelley, USN during the Interwar and Second World War periods, from 1928 to 1945. Included are personal accounts of travelling the Pacific in peace time and fighting in the Pacific during the Second World War, as well as documents pertaining to the USS Macon.

Overview This collection contains correspondence and other materials concerning CPL Fred Lycett Lenney Jr., USAAF, during the Second World War.

Overview This collection contains correspondence from PFC Tony Mantuano, USMCR to his mother during the Second World War. Also included are several clippings relating to Marines in the war.

Overview This collection contains correspondence and other materials pertaining to Maj. Norman A. Moore, USA, during the Second World War.

Overview This collection contains correspondence from PFC. Kenneth Kenyan Orbaker, USA, to his friend Marion Miller before the First World War. Orbaker was a member of the Intelligence Section, Headquarters Company, 309th Infantry during the First World War.

Overview This collection contains correspondence and documents pertaining to the death of Seaman First Class John Norman Vachet, United States Naval Reserve during and after the Second World War.