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Accurso, Joseph M. (Second World War correspondence)
2021.092.w.r
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Contributing Institution:
Center for American War Letters Archives
Title: Joseph M. Accurso Second World War correspondence
Identifier/Call Number: 2021.092.w.r
Physical Description:
0.01 Linear Feet
(1 folder)
Date: 1945 September 2
Abstract: This collection contains one letter from S1/C Joseph M. Accurso, USN to Bill and Flo in Chicago, Illinois during the Second
World War.
Language of Material:
English
.
Container: WWII 156
Container: 2
Container: 1
This collection is open for research.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Gayle M. Winnens
This collection contains one letter and one envelope, arranged envelope first.
The donor found this letter in an "Air News" yearbook.
[Item title / description; Box "n" / Folder "n"], Joseph M. Accurso Second World War correspondence (2021.092.w.r), Center
for American War Letters Archives, Chapman University, CA.
For the benefit of current and future researchers, please cite any additional information about sources consulted in this
collection, including permanent URLs, item or folder descriptions, and box/folder locations.
This collection contains one letter from Seaman First Class Joseph M. Accurso, United States Navy to Bill and Flo in Chicago,
Illinois during the Second World War. Accurso wrote the letter aboard the USS Macomb (DMS-23) in Tokyo Bay, Japan on September
2, 1945, VJ Day, after sweeping mines for the USS Missouri upon which the Japanese surrender was signed that day. On the envelope
is a colored illustration of the USS Macomb floating with a mountain in the background, with the words "USS Macomb...Journey's
End...Tokyo Bay."
There are no restrictions on the use of this material except where previously copyrighted material is concerned. It is the
responsibility of the researcher to obtain all permissions.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Correspondence -- World War, 1939-1945
World War (1939-1945)
World War (1939-1945) -- Japan
United States. -- Navy