World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives -- United States
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Ben Byrnes collection of Joshua Randolph Abell WW II letters
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.
Jack C. Rea science fiction library, Undated
The Rea library includes books of science fiction and other genre; magazines of science fiction and other genres.
Also included are personal items belonging to Jack C. Rea.
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.