Guide to the World War II Letters Collection MSS.3688
World War II Letters
- Publication:
W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama
Mary Harmon Bryant Hall
October 2012
500 Hackberry Lane
Box 870266
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 35487-0266
205.348.0500
archives@ua.edu
- Creation:
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- Language Usage:
English
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World War II Letters Collection
- Unit ID:
MSS.3688
- Repository:
W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama
- Quantity:
0.8 Linear feet (27 letters plus clippings from a man named Sides; approx. 54 letters in a group relating to William K. Olson; approx. 177 letters and postcards, relating to the Delitt family; approx 41 letters, Irwin and Daisley)
- Dates:
1941-1945
- Abstract:
Collection of letters to and from service men and women during World War II.
- Access Restrictions:
Conditions Governing Access note
None
- Usage Restrictions:
Conditions Governing Use note
None
Biographical/Historical note
William C. Daisley was a Warrant Officer in the United States Naval Reserves during World War II.
Bernhart Forbau was a Staff Sargeant in the United States Army during World War II.
Robert C. Irwin was a Captain in the Medical Detachment of the U.S. Army 659 F.A. Battalion, during World War II.
Paul Johnson was a Private in the U.S. Army during World War II.
William K. Olson was a Baker, 2nd class, in the 3rd Special U.S. Naval Construction Battalion, A.B.R.B. (Advanced Base Receiving Barracks), during World War II.
Sarah L. Patillo was a 2nd lieutenant, A.W.C., during World War II.
Jack K. Sides was a Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Air Corps, during World War II.
James E. Stewart was a Sergeant in the 833rd Bama Squadron during World War II.
- Acquisition Information:
Provenance
gift of Dr. Millie Jackson, 2012
- Preferred Citation:
Preferred Citation note
World War II Letters Collection, W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama
- Processing Information:
Processed by
Martha Bace, 2012
Scope and Contents note
This collection contains letters to and from service men and women during World War II.
Source(s)
Jackson, Mildred, Dr. , Associate Dean for Research and Instruction, UA
Diaries (aat)
War and Military (localbroad)
World War, 1939-1945 (lcsh)
Warrant Officer Williams C. Daisley, U.S.N.R. Box 3688.001 Folder 1
Scope and Contents note
Letters written by Warrant Officer William C. Daisley, U.S.N.R., based at the U.S. Naval Dry Docks on Terminal Island in San Pedro, California, to his wife, Thelma, and son, Billy, in Framingham, Massachusetts.
Staff Sergeant Bernhart Forbau
Scope and Contents note
Letters written by PFC Bernhart Forbau to his sister and brother-in-law, Olga and George Dellitt. Forbau wrote regularly at least once a week, and in one of his early letters (postmarked December 5, 1942) he explained how to tell where he was stationed - without the censors realizing it. It was a formula based on how the page numbers of his letters were written, and included the use of dashes, dots, and parentheses.
Components in Detail
Staff Sergeant Bernhart Forbau - 1942 Box 3688.001 Folder 2
Staff Sergeant Bernhart Forbau - January - April 1943 Box 3688.001 Folder 3
Staff Sergeant Bernhart Forbau - May - December 1943 Box 3688.001 Folder 4
Staff Sergeant Bernhart Forbau - 1944 Box 3688.001 Folder 5
Staff Sergeant Bernhart Forbau - 1945 Box 3688.001 Folder 6
Staff Sergeant Bernhart Forbau - Undated Letters Box 3688.001 Folder 7
Capt. Robert C. Irwin Box 3688.002 Folder 1
Scope and Contents note
Letters written to Captain Robert C. Irwin, stationed in New York in 1945, by his wife. Each letter begins "Darling, I love you." and is signed "Honey".
Pvt. Paul Johnson Box 3688.002 Folder 2
Scope and Contents note
Letters written by Pvt. Paul Johnson to his girl friend, Helen Cramer in Akron, Ohio.
William K. Olson, Bkr. 2/c Box 3688.002 Folder 3
Scope and Contents note
Letters written by Edna Olson to her husband, William K. Olson, Bkr 2/c (Baker, 2nd class) in the Navy based in California.
Sarah L. Patillo, 2nd Lt., A.W.C. Box 3688.002 Folder 4
Scope and Contents note
One V-Mail letter written to 2nd Lt. Sarah L. Patillo, A.W.C., by William W. Simpson of Emmitsburg, Maryland.
Staff Sergeant Jack K. Sides Box 3688.002 Folder 5
Scope and Contents note
Letters written to Staff Sgt. Jack K. Sides by various people. There are also many newspaper clippings from Meridian, Mississippi.
Sergeant James Stewart Box 3688.002 Folder 6
Scope and Contents note
Two letters from Sgt. James E. Stewart to his aunt and uncle, Olga and Fred Sexson of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Miscellaneous WWII Newspaper Clippings Box 3688.002 Folder 7