Ben Byrnes collection of Joshua Randolph Abell WW II letters.
Unprocessed Material
Identifier: 2010-023
Content Description
Consists of 27 WW2 handwritten letters and V-mail letters written by Joshua R. Abell, crewman on the USS LST-713 [a Naval tank landing ship commissioned on 7 August 1944. During World War II, LST-713 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater] to his mother Mrs. J. Earl Abell of Charlottesville, Virginia.
Acquisition Type
Purchase
Provenance
Purchased from Ben Byrnes.
Restrictions Apply
No
Dates
- Creation: 1944 - 1945
Creator
- Abell, Joshua Randolph, 1925-2003 (Correspondent, Person)
Extent
0.25 Linear Feet (1 box containing 27 folders.) : Handwritten letters and V-mail, most with envelopes.
Inventory
1 box containing 27 folders.
Subject
- Abell, Joshua Randolph, 1925-2003 -- Correspondence (Correspondent, Person)
- LST-713 (Ship) (Organization)
Source
- Byrnes, Ben (Former owner, Person)