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Contributing Institution:
Center for American War Letters Archives
Title: Jack C. Woodliff Korean War correspondence
Creator:
Woodliff, Jack C. , 1931-08-22 - 2016 -06-12
source:
Woodliff, Madelline
Identifier/Call Number: 2017.582.w.r
Physical Description:
0.275 Linear feet
(1 box)
Date (inclusive): 1952 August 17 - 1954 August 14
Abstract: This collection contains correspondence, realia, and ephemera from Cpl. Jack C. Woodliff, USA who served as a mimeograph operator
with the 10th (X) Corps in the Korean War. There are also pamphlets describing the operations and history of the X (10th)
Corps.
Language of Material:
English
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Container: Korea 2
Container: 4-9
Container: 1-6
Container: Specimen box 2
Container: 3
This collection is open for research.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Madelline Woodliff.
This collection is arranged by material type, author, and date.
- Series 1, Correspondence from Jack C. Woodliff
- Series 2, Correspondence to Jack C. Woodliff
- Series 3, Military documents
- Series 4, Realia
- Series 5, Ephemera
Corporal Jack Charles Woodliff, United States Army (8/22/1931 - 6/12/2016) was born in Jackson, Michigan to Clarence R. and
Helen E. Woodliff, along with an older sister, Norma Jean. In about 1937, the family moved to San Diego. Woodliff attended
Sweetwater Union High School and graduated in 1950.
Woodliff served in the Adjutant General's section in operations as a mimeograph operator with the 10th (X) Corps during the
Korean War from January 2, 1953 to May 1, 1954. After leaving the service, Woodliff worked at several places in the San Diego
area. He eventually moved to Monrovia, California in 1961 and started working for Advanced Structures. According to the donor,
Woodliff retired from the company in 1996.
Woodliff died on June 12, 2016.
[Item title, Box number, Folder number], Jack C. Woodliff Korean War correspondence (2017.582.w.r), Center for American War
Letters Archives, Chapman University, CA.
This collection contains correspondence from Cpl. Jack C. Woodliff, USA to his parents during the Korean War. In an April
1953 letter, Woodliff wrote that the section was responsible for distribution of classified and unclassified material in the
10th Corps and its units.
This collection also includes two pamphlets describing the operations and history of X Corps as well as various ephemera and
realia, including a medal.
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. For further copyright information, please contact the archivist.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Korean War, 1950-1953.
Korean War -- (1950-1953) -- Correspondence
Woodliff, Madelline