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Immediate Source of Acquisition
Arrangement
Biographical / Historical
Preferred Citation
Content Description
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Contributing Institution:
Center for American War Letters Archives
Title: Neil C. Pascoe Second World War correspondence and Michael L. Watson Vietnam War correspondence
source:
Pascoe, Neil C., 10-31-1909--01-04-2009
Creator:
Pascoe, Neil C., 10-31-1909--01-04-2009
Creator:
Watson, Michael L.
Identifier/Call Number: 2016.167.w.r
Physical Description:
.25 Linear Feet
(5 folders)
Date (inclusive): 1943 September 1 - 1971 December 16
Abstract: This collection contains correspondence from Sergeant Neil C. Pascoe during the Second World War and Michael L. Watson during
the Vietnam War. Also includes newspaper clippings from 1943 to 1944 and Pascoe's veteran information card.
Language of Material:
English
.
Container: WWII 58
Container: 12-16
Container: 1-5
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Neil C. Pascoe. This is a legacy collection from Andrew Carroll.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged chronologically by material type:
- Series 1, Correspondence to Pascoe Family
- Series 2, Correspondence to Ruth G. Pascoe
- Series 3, Clippings
- Series 4, Correspondence from Michael L. Watson to Jenny Kenyon
Biographical / Historical
Neil Campbell Pascoe was born October 31, 1909 in Easton, Pa. and resided in Branchville, NJ for many years until moving to
Naples, FL in 1974. There, he passed away at the age of 99, on Jan. 4, 2009. He attended the Georgia Institute of Technology
and was a graduate of Washington and Lee University's class of 1934. Mr. Pascoe was a life member of Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity,
VA Epsilon Chapter. Prior to his retirement, he was a Senior Vice President and Personnel Director of Selective Insurance
Company in Branchville.
Neil joined the Army as a private in July 1943, and was discharged as a sergeant in November 1945, after 13 months in the
European Theater. An edition of the SigEp Journal reported that he was the first corporal to cross the Rhine River. A veteran
of World War II, he served in the U.S. Army and was a life member of Pvt. Peter S. Hotalen Post No. 157, and a past Sussex
County Commander of the American Legion. He was also a past president of the Sussex County Rotary Club. During his Branchville
days, he served for many years on the Borough Council, and was a charter member of the Culver Brook Restoration Foundation.
He also served as Chairman of the Selective Service Draft Board No. 41 from 1950 to 1969. Mr. Pascoe was a past chairman of
the Sussex County Mosquito Extermination Committee. While residing in Naples, he was a Charter Member of the Vanderbuilt Presbyterian
Church and a founding member of the Quail Run Country Club.
Ruth Green Pascoe, the wife of Neil C. Pascoe, was born December 26, 1910 in New Jersey. Mrs. Pascoe was a native of Trenton,
NJ and lived in Branchville, NJ before moving with her husband to Naples, FL in 1974. Mrs. Pascoe was a charter member of
the Vanderbuilt Presbyterian Church, Naples, FL, and Culver Brook Restoration Foundation of Branchville. She was a former
employee of the Trenton Times Newspaper, Trenton and Selected Risks Ins. Co., now Selected Ins. Co. of America, Branchville.
Mrs. Pascoe was 97 when she passed away in Naples, FL on October 1, 2008, 3 months before her husband's passing. At the time
of passing, she was survived by a niece, Nancy L. Murtha and her husband Ken of Washington Crossing, PA; a nephew, Glenn H.
Green and his wife Leta of Burnet, TX; a great-niece, Laura Green of Burnet, TX; and a sister-in-law, Ella Green of Washington
Crossing, PA. She was predeceased by her brother Harry Green.
Mrs. R. W. Pascoe (Mother of Neil Pascoe): Birth and death dates unknown.
Michael L. Watson: Birth and death dates unknown. Inferred origin, Kansas.
Jenny Kenyon: Birth and death dates unkown. Towanda, Kansa, attended Circle High School, Class of 1971.
Preferred Citation
[Item title, Box number, Folder number], Neil C. Pascoe Second World War correspondence and Michael L. Watson Vietnam War
correspondence (2016.167.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.
Content Description
This collection contains letters from two authors during two conflicts. There are letters written by Sergeant Neil C. Pascoe
to his family during the Second World War. Also includes newspaper clippings from 1943 to 1944 and a veteran information card.
The other series letters are from Michael L. Watson to Jenny Kenyon, during the Vietnam War.
Conditions Governing Use
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
World War II
Correspondence -- World War, 1939-1945
World War (1939-1945) -- Homefront
World War (1939-1945) -- Belgium
World War (1939-1945) -- France
World War (1939-1945) -- Germany
Vietnam War (1961-1975) -- Vietnam.
Vietnam War (1961-1975) -- Correspondence
World War (1939-1945) -- Newspapers
Newspaper clippings
Pascoe, Neil C., 10-31-1909--01-04-2009
Pascoe, Ruth Green, 12-26-1910--10-01-2008
Pascoe, R.W.
Kenyon, Jenny