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Subject: World War, 1939-1945--Military personnel

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- Letter from Haygood Paterson, executive director of the Alabama State Defense Council, to Z. Scogin, mayor of Piedmont, Alabama.
- 1943-09-28
- In the letter Paterson explains that the governor has just established a committee responsible for recruiting Alabama women to serve in the Women's Army Corps. He asks Scogin to appoint a woman from his city to serve on the committee.
- 2011-01-13
- Letter from Herbert E. Browder, stationed "somewhere in Iran," to the "Letters from Home" staff at station WSFA in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1943-12-16
- "Letters from Home" were weekly newsletters sent to Montgomery County men and women serving in the armed forces during World War II.
- 2009-09-18
- Army exchange service ration card for Raymond Grenier, issued for use in the European Theater of Operations, United States Army (ETOUSA).
- 1944-00-00
- 2008-07-15
- Letter written by Charles Beavers, a first lieutenant in the U. S. Army Air Corps, to his uncle, Jack Rawls.
- 1944-01-25
- Beavers writes from Italy and discusses life in the army and the desired outcome of the war.
- 2009-09-11
- Change-of-address card from Barney E. Brown to the "Letters from Home" staff at station WSFA in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1944-01-29
- "Letters from Home" were weekly newsletters sent to Montgomery County men and women serving in the armed forces during World War II.
- 2009-09-18
- Certificate for William V. Tingle from the Navy Department, Bureau of Naval Personnel.
- 1944-04-24
- According to the certificate, Tingle "has satisfactorily completed the prescribed course of study at the Naval Training School (Radar Operators) Point Loma, San Diego, Calif. with the mark of 77."
- 2008-07-15
- "Wacs Take Over Soldiers' Work At Ft. McClellan, Do An Excellent Job."
- 1944-05-14
- This article discusses the activities and duties of the Women's Army Corps at Fort McClellan in Alabama; it includes photographs of the WACs at work, as well as interviews with women in several different departments on the base. "The WACs are...
- 2010-07-27
- Pay record for Sergeant Raymond Grenier.
- 1944-05-23
- The record lists Grenier's insurance payments, salary, and raises.
- 2008-07-15
- Draft of a letter written by Wilkins Warren Jackson of Albertville, Alabama, who flew a glider during the Allied invasion on D-Day.
- 1944-06-07
- 2009-09-11
- Letter from Paul Brandino, stationed at Camp Reynolds in Pennsylvania, to Mr. Demotte at station WSFA in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1944-06-13
- In the letter Brandino discusses the upcoming bond drive that was mentioned in the last "Letter from Home" he received. He also asks that he continue to receive the newsletter at his new address. "Letters from Home" were weekly newsletters sent to...
- 2009-09-18
- "Alabama at the Front."
- 1944-06-25
- Page from the Montgomery Advertiser giving news and pictures of Alabamians serving in World War II.
- 2009-09-18
- "I'd rather be with them--than waiting for them."
- 1944-07-25
- Advertisement for the Women's Army Corps (WAC).
- 2010-01-25
- Letter from former Frank M. Dixon in Birmingham, Alabama, to Governor Chauncey Sparks in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1944-08-31
- In the letter Dixon discusses the recent order from the War Department that ended segregation at Maxwell Field and other military bases: "It is a heartbreaking thing for those of us in the South who realize what the destruction of segregation would...
- 2010-09-22
- Letter from William D. Brooks, stationed in Belgium, to the "Letters from Home" staff at station WSFA in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1944-09-17
- This letter was written a few months before the Battle of the Bulge In it Brooks observes that the Belgians are nice and that some of them speak English well. He also mentions that the winters are very cold there. "Letters from Home" were weekly...
- 2009-09-18
- "44 Alabamians on Roster of Yank Missing."
- 1944-10-03
- Article from the Selma-Times Journal listing the names of Alabamians reported as missing in action.
- 2009-09-15
- Christmas card from T. K. Bruce to the "Letters from Home" staff at station WSFA in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1944-11
- "Letters from Home" were weekly newsletters sent to Montgomery County men and women serving in the armed forces during World War II.
- 2009-09-11
- Letter from Harriet P. Engelhardt to her friend Sam.
- 1944-11-23
- During World War II Engelhardt worked with the Red Cross in Europe. In the letter she describes work and leisure activities while working with the troops, and she compares the experiences of combat soldiers with those who work at military posts:...
- 2008-07-15
- Letter from Captain Arthur V. Frank in the Philippines, to Mrs. J. L. Prentiss in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1944-12-21
- In the letter Frank describes the combat he has seen, including an attack by "suicide Jap plans" not long after his unit landed in the Philippines. He then discusses his efforts to provide recreation for his fellow soldiers: "I am glad I am here,...
- 2010-01-25
- USO financial report for the year 1944.
- 1945
- 2009-09-15
- "The USO and You."
- 1945
- Pamphlet prepared for the USO Committee on Volunteer Service, describing the organization and its mission.
- 2009-09-15