Guide to the Roy C. Corbell papers MSS.0358
Corbell, Roy C.
- Publication:
W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama
Mary Harmon Bryant Hall
February 2008
500 Hackberry Lane
Box 870266
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 35487-0266
205.348.0500
archives@ua.edu
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Roy C. Corbell papers
- Unit ID:
MSS.0358
- Repository:
W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama
- Quantity:
0.05 Linear feet (5 items)
- Dates:
1919-1952
- Abstract:
Miscellaneous financial documents and copy of General Order No. 38-A, American Expeditionary Forces, February 28, 1919 (letter from General John J. Pershing to soldiers at the end of WWI).
- creator
Corbell, Roy C.
Scope and Contents note
Miscellaneous financial documents and copy of General Order No. 38-A, American Expeditionary Forces, February 28, 1919 (letter from General John J. Pershing to soldiers at the end of WWI).
- Preferred Citation:
Preferred Citation note
Roy C. Corbell papers, W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama.
Biographical/Historical note
Roy C. Corbell, olderst son of of Jamie M. and Maggie M. Corbell, was born on 21 July 1895 in Lamar County, Alabama. He enlisted as a Private on 18 September 1916, in the Alabama National Guard, Troop "B" 1st Cavalry. He served in the cavalry from 28 May 1918 until 23 June 1919. He married Dena Mae Rector, and the couple had seven children. Corbell died 28 May 1973, in Vernon, Alabama.
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Provenance
unknown
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unknown; updated by Martha Bace, 2013
Source(s)
Pershing, John J. (John Joseph), 1860-1948 (Library_of_Congress_Name_Authority_File)
Financial records (aat)
Military records (aat)
Photographs (aat)
War and Military (localbroad)
World War I (localbroad)
World War, 1914-1918 (lcsh)
Papers Box 2826 Folder 3