Sutton, Mildred (Second World War correspondence, photographs, and other materials)

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Sutton, Mildred (Second World War correspondence, photographs, and other materials)

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Series 1, Correspondence and photographs from Harley N. Fuson 1945 March 10 - September 10

Physical Description: 0.15 Linear Feet(1 folder, 5 scrapbook pages)

Language of Material: English.

Scope and Contents

This series contains 26 letters and 8 photographs from PFC Harley N. Fuson, USA during the Second World War.

Series 2, Correspondence and photographs from Gladwin K. Fuson 1943 February 16 - 1945 October 15

Physical Description: 0.1 Linear feet(1 folder, 7 scrapbook pages)

Language of Material: English.

Scope and Contents

This series contains 40 letters, five postcards, two telegrams, and eight photographs from PFC Gladwin K. Fuson, USA during the Second World War. Some of the photographs and letters were sent from Alaska.

Series 3, Correspondence and photographs from Philip A. McGarry and other materials 1943 December 26 - 1949 May 13

Physical Description: 0.1 Linear feet(1 folder, 5 scrapbooks pages)

Language of Material: English.

Scope and Contents

This series contains 30 letters and nine photographs from or concerning Pvt. Philip A. McGarry, USA during the Second World War. One of the photographs is on a clipping and four of the photographs are of his grave stone in France. Also included is one obituary. Pvt. McGarry was killed in action in Metz, France in late 1944.

Seven of the letters, six of which are copies, were to or from Pvt. McGarry's father Dr. Charles McGarry regarding his son's death and deciding whether to retrieve his remains. The decision was to leave him in France, where he was permanently interred at the US Military Cemetery in St. Avold, France in 1949.

Two letters, also included in Series 5, are from Capt. Herb E. Niederberger, USA to his wife. He told her about Pvt. McGarry (apparently she knew him) and how he died. The second letter is a copy made at the time for someone of a letter describing visiting Pvt. McGarry's grave in France in October 1945.

Series 4, Correspondence from George Reichert 1944 July 16 - 1945 August 27

Physical Description: 0.1 Linear feet(1 folder, 2 scrapbook pages)

Language of Material: English.

Scope and Contents

This series contains six letters and one postcard from Lt. George Reichert, USNR during the Second World War.

Series 5, Correspondence and photographs from Herb E. Neiderberger 1944 December 31 - 1946 February 12

Language of Material: English.

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This series contains five letters, one postcard, one Christmas card, and two photographs from Capt. Herb E. Neiderberger, USA during the Second World War.

Included are two letters in Series 3 about Pvt. Philip A. McGarry. The envelope for one and a typed original copy of the other can be found on the pages amoung McGarry's correspondence.

Series 6, Correspondence and currency from Ralph Bunnell 1945 September 18 - 1946 January 14

Physical Description: 0.04 Linear feet(1 folder, 3 scrapbook pages)

Language of Material: English.

Scope and Contents

This series contains six letters, five postcards, one telegram, and two Chinese currency notes sent from Ralph Bunnell, USN during the Second World War.

Series 7, Correspondence and photographs from Dale Hines 1945 May 13 - 1946 January 16

Physical Description: 0.15 Linear feet(1 folder, 5 scrapbook pages)

Language of Material: English.

Scope and Contents

This series contains 24 letters, one Philippines Christmas card, four photographs, and six Japanese currency notes from the Philippines (centavos) sent from PFC Dale Hines, USA during the Second World War.

Series 8, Correspondence and photographs from L. Myrl Hines 1944 July 16 - 1946 April 6

Physical Description: 0.2 Linear Feet(2 folders, 10 scrapbook pages)

Language of Material: English.

Scope and Contents

This series contains 33 letters, two postcards, 42 photographs, one Hawaiian Christmas card, and one brochure from 1stSgt. L. Myrl "LM" Hines, USA during the Second World War. The brochure is for San Francisco and the photographs includes surfing and tourism in Ekahanui Gorge and Oahu, Hawaii and the boat trip home in 1946 which included B-29 bombers on an airstrip.

The last letter was addressed by Hines as a staff sergeant, but the last photograph of him once he is home is of him in uniform as a first sergeant.

Series 9, Correspondence from Edward Corsetti 1945 April 3 - 1945 September 27

Physical Description: 0.03 Linear Feet(1 folder, 1 scrapbook page)

Language of Material: English.

Scope and Contents

This series contains three letters and one postcard from Capt. Edward W. Corsetti, USA during the Second World War.

Series 10, Correspondence and photographs from Richard Corsetti 1945-04-17-1946-02-05

Physical Description: 0.1 Linear Feet(1 folder, 3 scrapbook pages)

Language of Material: English.

Scope and Contents

This series contains eleven letters, one postcard from Bruxelles, four photographs, and one Yank clipping of the cartoon "The Sad Sack" from PFC Richard E. "Dick" Corsetti, USA during the Second World War. Three of the photographs are of Corsetti and one of "Somewhere in Germany."

Series 11, Clippings

Physical Description: 1 Linear feet(3 scrapbook pages)

Language of Material: English.

Scope and Contents

This series contains fifteen clippings included in the pages of the scrapbook. There are six Henry W. Clune articles and nine various articles about the war.

Collection Contents

Series 1, Correspondence and photographs from Harley N. Fuson

Series 2, Correspondence and photographs from Gladwin K. Fuson

Series 3, Correspondence and photographs from Philip A. McGarry and other materials

Series 4, Correspondence from George Reichert

Series 5, Correspondence and photographs from Herb E. Neiderberger

Series 6, Correspondence and currency from Ralph Bunnell

Series 7, Correspondence and photographs from Dale Hines

Series 8, Correspondence and photographs from L. Myrl Hines

Series 9, Correspondence from Edward Corsetti

Series 10, Correspondence and photographs from Richard Corsetti

Series 11, Clippings