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Jack Curnutt Rea WWII- era diary and ephemera
Five year diary kept by Jack Rea, USNR Radio Technician 849 52 94, Company 1574-44 between the dates of 19 July through 17 October (year unknown). In the diary, Rea recorded his training experiences and his on- and off-duty daily activities.
3 photographs: Rea as a young man; Rea in Navy uniform; Rea as an older man.
Original artwork by EMSH for the cover of a sci-fi magazine.
James McCombs family military service record book
Papers relating to the disability of James McCombs after military service.
Jean Carlisle Barnes WWI ephemera, 1913-1943
Collection of materials belonging to 1st Lieut. Jean Carlisle Barnes of the U.S. 303 Field Signal Battalion, WWI. Items include his Soldier's Diary and Record Book, photographs, military documents and certificates. Found with these materials are war ration books and other miscellaneous items from the WWII era.
Liberation of Manila photographs
Photographs by an as yet unknown photographer taken during the liberation of Manila and after.
Margaret Monsour gift of Japanese Instrument of Surrender, 1942-1945
Reproduction of the official Instrument of Surrender, translation, proclamation, and 4 offical Navy photographs of the Doolittle Raid and Surrender.
Mary Rose Schueller W.A.V.E.S.-US Navy service archive, 1944-1947
Maurice G. Duncan collection of WWII-era newspapers and magazines, 1939-1945.
Tulsa Tribune and Tulsa World newspaper segments; individual issues (New York World-Telegrah, Pittsburgh Press, Chicago Sun, St. Louis Globe-Democrat, Kansas City Star, Kansas City Times, Atlanta Journal, Oklahoma City Times) all dating from 1939-1945, and featuring the top news stories regarding the war. Also inlcuded are WWII pages excised from Life Magazine.
Paris WWII Victory Parade photographs, 1944 August
17 black/white photographs featuring scenes of the allied victory parade in Paris, August 1944. Images include views of marching American, French and United Kingdom military divisions; armored cars, personnel carriers and howitzers; the Arc de Triomphe, Champs Elysees, and Place de la Concorde; crowds of French civilians; and dignitaries such as Charles de Gaulle and Winston Churchill.