Box 4253.001

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This collection consists of a letter from Homer Blaine Bledsoe, North Africa, during World War II, to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Bledsoe, Morehead, Kentucky, 14 December 1943.  He writes about receiving their Christmas package and working.  There are seven photographs.  Four are of Bledsoe during World War II, and two are childhood photos of him.

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This collection consists of letters to and from Maclin (Mac) R. Milner. Most were written while he was a cadet at the Chemical Warfare Service at Edgewood Arsenal, Maryland. Most of his outgoing letters are to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Milner, of Indianapolis, Indiana. Many of his incoming letters are from his fiance (later wife), Mary. There is also a receipt for a 1936 high school military uniform.

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This collection contains two letters of condolence sent to Betty Becker after the death of a family member in 1937. There is one letter from 1933 concerning education. The last letter is to Clarence Becker from Captain MacGregor describing his time in Le Havre, France in November of 1944.

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The collection contains a selective service notice for James Thomas Fox to serve during World War II and two postcards written from Fox to his brothers, Bill and Tom. Additionally, the collection contains one Christmas card from Harold Fox.

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Letters written to Elbert Nixdorf of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, who served in the U.S. Army Special Services during World War II. Some letters are from friends he made while abroad. They discuss daily life, gifts, and request updates on Nixdorf's troop, school work, and friends. One letter from Margaret Clairembourg of Belgium asks for news of Merle, and she hopes that "this war will be soon over, for you as for us!" Many letters are in French and Spanish.

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Letters from Louis Beck in California to William Pontius in Wyoming, describing his activities as a civilian auditor in the Air Corps, pistol shooting, and the possibility of getting some stories published.

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Pornographic Patriotic Poems written by soldiers at Fort Knox, Kentucky.

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This collection consists of eleven letters from Wyndham G. Allen, United States Army, during World War II, to his sister, Francesca Allen, in Louisville and Covington, Kentucky. The dates of these letters range from 15 June 1941, to 16 April 1943. He writes about his daily activities, getting a furlough, being in Africa, and missing his family.

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The collection contains letters from Sargeant Howard L. Cash to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Cash of Princeton, Kentucky, while he was stationed in England, France and Czechoslovakia. The letters (including two V-Mail letters) ask about friends and family as well as for candy bars and cigarettes. There is also a V-Mail letter from Bill, a nephew of the Cash's and a bill of sale for a 1941 Plymoth P11.

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Harold DeLoe is in the U.S. Army at Camp Blanding, Florida, during World War Two and sends his mother in Palm Beach, Florida, a brief note containing praise for military life, along with anxiety about an uncertain transfer.

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This is a letter from J.L. Randall to an Army friend in Texas. He describes his living conditions in Australia and complains that all there is to eat is mutton. He also gives his friend advice about what to do if he gets shipped overseas. This letter shows evidence of government censorship, because some of the words have been removed. Randall complains about censorship in the letter.

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This is one family letter from Bill, probably a soldier during World War Two, to his family or friends. It contains one joke.

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The collection contains V-mail letters to and from Lindsay, who was stationed in the South Pacific during World War II. Most of the letters are written to his sweetheart, Helene Phillips, in New Jersey, but there are a few letters from other friends. They discuss missing home, church services in the jungle, movies, and family.

Scope and Contents This collection consists of eleven letters from Albert N. Verno, United States Army, to his friend, Robert (Bob) Haas, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, at Camp Croft and Lake Charles, Louisiana, from 11 December 1942 to 11 December 1944, during World War II. Albert Verno does not state where he is because of the censorship regulations. He mentions that he has been around the islands, writes South Pacific on his last two letters, and was in Australia and Fiji. It sounds as though they met in...

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The collection contains miscellaneous papers of several related families in Adair County, Kentucky, and Indiana and Iowa, including World War II photographs, newspapers and map.

Scope and Contents From the File: The collection contains letters and postcards of Hans Höchersteiger, a technical sergeant of the Luftwaffe during World War II. Höchersteiger was captured in May 1941 and was held first in England and then in Ottawa, Canada. All the letters and postcards from Höchersteiger are to his family in Stuttgart, Germany, and are written in German. There is no translation for them at this time. There are also letters from the German Red Cross to Höchersteiger's family (probably his father) concerning...

Scope and Contents From the File: The collection contains letters and postcards of Hans Höchersteiger, a technical sergeant of the Luftwaffe during World War II. Höchersteiger was captured in May 1941 and was held first in England and then in Ottawa, Canada. All the letters and postcards from Höchersteiger are to his family in Stuttgart, Germany, and are written in German. There is no translation for them at this time. There are also letters from the German Red Cross to Höchersteiger's family (probably his father) concerning...

Scope and Contents From the File: The collection contains letters and postcards of Hans Höchersteiger, a technical sergeant of the Luftwaffe during World War II. Höchersteiger was captured in May 1941 and was held first in England and then in Ottawa, Canada. All the letters and postcards from Höchersteiger are to his family in Stuttgart, Germany, and are written in German. There is no translation for them at this time. There are also letters from the German Red Cross to Höchersteiger's family (probably his father) concerning...

Scope and Contents From the File: The collection contains letters and postcards of Hans Höchersteiger, a technical sergeant of the Luftwaffe during World War II. Höchersteiger was captured in May 1941 and was held first in England and then in Ottawa, Canada. All the letters and postcards from Höchersteiger are to his family in Stuttgart, Germany, and are written in German. There is no translation for them at this time. There are also letters from the German Red Cross to Höchersteiger's family (probably his father) concerning...

Scope and Contents From the File: The collection contains letters and postcards of Hans Höchersteiger, a technical sergeant of the Luftwaffe during World War II. Höchersteiger was captured in May 1941 and was held first in England and then in Ottawa, Canada. All the letters and postcards from Höchersteiger are to his family in Stuttgart, Germany, and are written in German. There is no translation for them at this time. There are also letters from the German Red Cross to Höchersteiger's family (probably his father) concerning...