Finding Aid for the Richard A. Vollmer Gulf War correspondence 2017.166.w.r

Andrew Harman

Center for American War Letters Archives

3/15/2019

Leatherby Libraries

Chapman University

Orange, CA 92866

speccoll@chapman.edu

URL: http://www1.chapman.edu/library/archives/

Contributing Institution: Center for American War Letters Archives

Title: Richard A. Vollmer Gulf War correspondence

Creator: Vollmer, Richard A., Specialist

source: Oei, Joan Renee

Identifier/Call Number: 2017.166.w.r

Physical Description: .01 Linear feet (1 folder)

Date: 1991 April 16

Abstract: This collection contains one correspondence from Specialist Richard A. Vollmer, United States Army to Joan Ralph shortly after Operation Desert Shield of the Gulf War.

Language of Material: English .

Container: Gulf War 1

Container: 9

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Joan Renee Oei.

Preferred Citation

[Item title / description; Box "n" / Folder "n"], Richard A. Vollmer Gulf War correspondence (2017.166.w.r), Center for American War Letters Archives, Chapman University, CA.

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Content Description

This collection contains one correspondence from Specialist Richard A. Vollmer, United States Army to Joan Ralph during the Gulf War. Joan worked with Vollmer at a pharmacy at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield, Illinois and wrote a letter to him overseas on the yellow copy of physician's orders paper and this was his response. SPC Vollmer served with AHD, 92nd Medical Battalion and wrote this letter from Riyadh. The stationery has a seal for Operation Desert Shield, Saudi Arabia and is lined with small pictures of servicemen during the operation. The envelope is matching, with the same seal and the postage area has hand written "FREE, Desert Storm."

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.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Persian Gulf War (1991) -- Correspondence

Persian Gulf War (1991)

Oei, Joan Renee