ENCollections taggedWorld War II
WWII Letters
Letters written by WWII servicemen to Stanford president Donald Tresidder and professor Thomas Barclay.
Mary Lesnett Letters
Letters of Mary Lesnett (Carpenter), who attended Stanford from June 1944 to June 1948, when she graduated with an AB in Political Science. The letters include discussion of student campus life, and WWII. Lesnett lived in Roble Hall during her Freshman year. During her remaining three years she...
Waples Diary
The diary, written in a reporter style notebook, contains entries written by 'Tubby' Waples while serving on board HMAS KALGOORLIE during the Pacific campaign of World War Two. Waples writes of the general activities that occurred during the trip talking about the weather, the duties he...
RCAF letters to Oshawa - WWII
This is a scrapbook containing letters sent from RCAF serviceman to teh RCAF Women's Auxiliary in Oshawa.
Sergeant Herbert
Second World War Diary (covering 16 December 1942 to January 1943) written by Sergeant Herbert, from Townsville. The diary was accompanied by a Pocket vocabulary of Malay Pidgin English and Japanese phrases; Photographs of troops, aircraft and natives, taken in New Guinea at that time.
Indiana Deceased World War II Veterans
Help transcribe this card index of Indiana's deceased World War II veterans. These cards are organized by the last name of the bonus applicant, generally the veteran's next-of-kin. To get started, click Start Transcribing and create a free account. More detailed instructions, including what...
African-American World War II unit photograph, 1943
African-American World War II Unit Photograph, 1943 1st Platoon CO.D. 8th Medical Training Battalion 3rd MED. TRG. Regt., Camp Pickett, VA U.S. Army-6/25/43 -- inscribed caption.
Letters from World War II : J.H. Massey
This collection contains digital scans from 163 handwritten letters written by J.H. Massey during his time in the English Army (Cheshire Regiment) during World War II. Most of the letters were written and sent from Palestine, and discuss naval life, the Cheshire Regiment, England, World War II,...
World War II at Punahou
It was at 1:10 a.m. on December 8, 1941 that Punahou's war-time fate was decided. Trucks of the Corps of Engineers rolled up to the main gate and Mr. Berger, guard in the vicinity, was informed that the Engineers were taking over the school equipment. Unlike other schools in Hawai‘i,...
Greenville Army Air Base
The Greenville Army Air Base (later known as the Donaldson Center) opened in 1942 as a bomber training base in support of World War II
World War II Letters
Collection Status: Open for Transcription Transcription Difficulty Rating: Intermediate About the Collection This collection includes a sample of World War II letters from the Military Collection of the State Archives of North Carolina. To help with context, such as the names of...
Alan and Nancy Hooper WW2 correspondence, 1940
Alan Hooper served in New Guinea during the Second World War with 1 Papuan Infantry Battalion (1 PIB) and Australian New Guinea Administrative Unit (ANGAU). These narratives lead us through his wartime experiences in New Guinea, and the life of his fiancé Nancy at home in Brisbane. Hooper...
Alan and Nancy Hooper WW2 correspondence, 1941
Alan Hooper served in New Guinea during the Second World War with 1 Papuan Infantry Battalion (1 PIB) and Australian New Guinea Administrative Unit (ANGAU). These narratives lead us through his wartime experiences in New Guinea, and the life of his fiancé Nancy at home in Brisbane. Hooper...
World War II: War Dead Questionnaires
This collection consists of Questionnaires completed by the next-of-kin of Virginians killed in military service during World War II. The three-page questionnaire records personal and military data including birth date and place, date of birth of children, education, date and place of...
World War II Separation Notices: U.S. Marine Corps
The World War II Separation Notices Collection documents demographics, civilian life, and military service history for more than 250,000 men and women from across the state. After leaving the U.S. military, individuals received official documentation noting separation from their branch of...
Alan and Nancy Hooper WW2 Correspondence, 1944
Alan Hooper served in New Guinea during the Second World War with 1 Papuan Infantry Battalion (1 PIB) and Australian New Guinea Administrative Unit (ANGAU). These narratives lead us through his wartime experiences in New Guinea, and the life of his new bride Nancy at home in Brisbane. Hooper...
World War II Separation Notices: Navy
The World War II Separation Notices Collection documents demographics, civilian life, and military service history for more than 250,000 men and women from across the state. After leaving the U.S. military, individuals received official documentation noting separation from their branch of...
World War II D-Day Accounts from the Cornelius Ryan Collection
This collection features materials from Ohio University Libraries' Cornelius Ryan Collection of World War II Papers. Gathered as part of Ryan's research process while writing his book, The Longest Day, the accounts include questionnaires, interviews, and correspondence with soldiers who...
Military Papers
Collection Status: Open for Transcription Transcription Difficulty Rating: Easy About the Collection This collection includes a selection of documents from the World War I and World War II eras. How to Help Transcribe Documents The transcription conventions, or “rules,” are...
Penn School Papers
The Penn School on Saint Helena Island, S.C., was founded during the Civil War by northern philanthropists and white missionaries for former enslaved individuals in an area occupied by the United States Army. Over the years, with continuing philanthropic support, it served as school, health...
Alan and Nancy Hooper WW2 correspondence 1942
Alan Hooper served in New Guinea during the Second World War with the 1 Papuan Infantry Battalion (1 PIB) and the Australian New Guinea Administrative Unit (ANGAU). These narratives lead us through his wartime experiences in New Guinea and the life of his fiancée Nancy at home in Brisbane....
Alan and Nancy Hooper WW2 correspondence, 1943
Alan Hooper served in New Guinea during the Second World War with 1 Papuan Infantry Battalion (1 PIB) and Australian New Guinea Administrative Unit (ANGAU). Read the blog before you begin ! Alan and Nancy Hooper Second World War correspondence This fourth collection of 43 letters are from...
World War II Operation Market Garden - Accounts from the Cornelius Ryan Collection
This collection features materials from Ohio University Libraries' Cornelius Ryan Collection of World War II Papers. Gathered as part of Ryan's research process while writing his book, A Bridge Too Far, the documents include firsthand accounts from military personnel who participated in...
World War II Separation Notices: Army I
The World War II Separation Notices Collection documents demographics, civilian life, and military service history for more than 250,000 men and women from across the state. After leaving the U.S. military, individuals received official documentation noting separation from their branch of...
Levy-Wolff Family Papers
The collection consists of papers of the Levy and Wolff families, Jewish immigrants from the Alsace-Lorraine region of Europe who settled in Louisville, Kentucky. These letters center on the family's efforts to leave France during World War II. For more on the collection, see the finding aid...
Alan and Nancy Hooper WW2 correspondence, 1945
Alan Hooper served in New Guinea during the Second World War with the 1 Papuan Infantry Battalion (1 PIB) and the Australian New Guinea Administrative Unit (ANGAU). These narratives lead us through his wartime experiences in New Guinea and the life of his fiancée Nancy at home in Brisbane....
John Crother's War Diaries 1942-1945
The War Diaries of John Crothers, a forest ranger from Atherton, in north Queensland, who served with the 31/51st Australian Infantry Battalion as a mechanic and driver in Queensland and Merauke, Dutch New Guinea. His diary entries cover his daily activities including his observation of the...