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Language of Material: English.

This series contains 22 correspondence from PFC Henry A. Wayne, USA to his mother Karah P. Wayne in Roslindale, Massachusetts during the Second World War. The correspondence consists of 18 handwritten and typed letters and four postcards. The first letter, written March 27, 1943 is from Camp Carson, CO. He writes about leaving New York and the train trip West. "I ended up in a medical outfit as a stretcher bearer no less. God only knows what will become of me." He later writes from Fort Devens, MA and from the Army Air Forces Tech Training Command in Atlantic City, NJ. "There is one thing I have learned in the Army and that is disappointment. You can not plan on anything here...You just live from one day to the next." April 8 1945 - in Germany ... May 9 - "Well the war over here is over." June 27, 1945 - "A very short note to let you know I am leaving for home in a couple days aboard the U.S.S. Erickson (sic) which is to land in Brooklyn on or about the eighth of July." August 21 - Well here I am out in sunny California..." Sept. 8 postcard = "Am in L.A. this weekend. Am having a fair time but will be glad to head East again..." Dec. 7, 1945 - "Well the good news is here at last. I am going to get out of the army this coming Friday... I do not think that I will try to give Jane a ring this Christmas. I think it will be better if I waited..." Last letter - Dec. 11, 1945 - "It sure does seem funny to think I have only one more day in this darned old army."

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Language of Material: English.

This series contains correspondence written to PFC Henry A. Wayne, USA from friends during the Second World War. Henry was addressed as "Chick" by many friends. The series includes one letter from Jane Meiswinkle, who was his fiancee, written Nov. 11, 1945. She declares her love for him, discusses their future and encloses a photograph of herself. -- There are four letter and two postcards from his friend Jeannie Corrigan. She writes of her social life, dating and dancing and of people they know. She teases, flirts and jokes. Corrigan's letters are dated April - July, 1944. -- There are three letters from friend Joan Simms written May - July 1944. She writes of her studies at Hunter College, her social life, vacation plans, her brother, and their mutual friend, Pat. There is one letter, a birthday card and a postcard from "Pat," dated July 1944 - Sept. 1945. She writes from Camp Tegakwitha where she is a summer camp counselor and encloses a snapshot of herself as a young child. -- There is one letter each from friends Bertha Mahan, Bob, and Elsie.

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Language of Material: English.

This series contains documents pertaining to the military service of PFC Henry A. Wayne, USA during the Second World War. The series includes:

• Registration Certificates for Henry Arthur Wayne, 2-16-1942
• 1 Identification Card issued by War Department, 8-22-1944
• 1 Statement of Enlistment in the Enlisted Reserve Corps Unassigned, 1942
• 2 Immunization Registers; a Motor Vehicle Operator's Permit for Trucks, cargo, 1/4-3/4-ton, 4-24-1945
• 1 Furlough Ticket for coach travel Providence to Boston, 7-23-1945
• 1 certificate from the Army Specialized Training Program for completion of a course in "Basic Engineering pursued at New York University" March 26, 1944
• 1 document certifying Henry A. Wayne "returned to the New York Port of Embarkation from overseas service on the M.S. John Ericsson"
• 1 certificate of thanks from Harry Truman issued to "you who answered the call of your country and served in its Armed Forces..."
• Soldier's Individual Pay Record, 3-20-1945
• 1 Separation Qualification Record listing a summary of military occupations of Administrative Clerk and Ambulance Driver as well as military and civilian education
• 1 Honorable Discharge certificate given to Henry A Wayne
• 1 full-size copy of the Honorable Discharge document
• 1 small copy, 2.5 x 3.5 inches, of the Honorable Discharge document

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Language of Material: English.

This series contains a letter and a printed booklet. The letter is "To all Timberwolves" dated 23 April 1945 from Major General Terry Allen commending the 104th Infantry for their action and conduct in combat. It recounts the action of the 104th from October 1944 through April 23, 1945. The booklet, entitled "The Trail ... of the Timberwolves; 104th Infantry Division, Camp San Luis Obispo, California" tells the history of the Timberwolves from Sept. 15, 1942 through Sept. 15, 1945. It is written by Major General Terry Allen and includes a photo of him on the frontispiece.

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Language of Material: English.

This series contains a pencil drawing on paper 5.5 x 8 in. The sketch is of a thin person wearing shirt, pants, boots, and cap holding a dish out from his body as if asking for or anticipating receiving something. The drawing includes the words "CAMP LUCKY STRIKE CHOW HOUND!" and "NORDHAUSEN II." -- In the donor paperwork the donor writes "please note the drawing at Nordhausen. Henry Wayne often took pencil to paper. He was an ambulance driver and was involved in the liberation of Nordhausen. My father never talked about the war but did say that there is a smell - the 'smell of death' that never leaves you. The troops were completely unprepared for what they would find in the camps."

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Language of Material: English.

This series contains 20 photographs of Henry Wayne, his family members and friends. Some photos are identified on their reverse and include Karah Wayne, Edward Wayne, Billy Vercho, and Henry's one-time fiancee Jane Meiswinkle, as well as photos of the Wayne home at 16 Rosecliff St., Roslindale, MA

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Language of Material: English.

This series contains military medals, a religious medal and a commemorative medal. The military medals include a silver Iron/Maltese cross pin with an image of a crown at the top, the letter "W" in the center and 1914 in the bottom portion; a similar Iron Cross attached to a black and white ribbon; a metal (bronze?) Iron Cross with crossed swords and "1914-1918" in the center of a laurel wreath (possibly WWI Honour Cross) attached to black, red and white ribbon; a circular medal with the Prussian crown centered on the obverse with "Treue Dienst" arching the upper portion and "bei der Fahne" arching in the lower portion and only a IX on the reverse, attached to a solid blue ribbon; a circular pin with a red cross in the center encircled by the words "Deutsches Rotes Kreuz" and "Schwersternhelferin" separated by swastikas. The religious medal is inscribed "ST. TERISIA DE JESU INFANTE" with an image of the saint on the obverse and an image and the words "PIUS XI PONT MAX" on the reverse. The commemorative medal is a Kaiser Wilhelm Centenary Medal. The obverse is a right facing effigy of Wilhelm I in military uniform wearing a mantle and Pickelhaube. To the left of the effigy is the inscription WILHELM / DER / GROSSE / DEUTSCHE / KAISER. To the right is KOENIG / VON / PREUSSEN. The reverse depicts symbols of royal authority including the German State Crown, an orb, sword, and scepter placed upon a pillow surrounded by oak leaves, in the lower half of the medal. To the left is an upward climbing laurel branch. In the upper half is the inscription in six lines ZUM ANDENKEN AN DEN HUNDERTSTEN GEBURTSTAG DES GROSSEN KAISERS WILHELM I. 1797 22.MAERZ 1897.

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Language of Material: English.

This series contains three pieces of currency, including:

• one "Eine Mark" note, marked "Serie 1944, Allierte Militarbeholde, In Umlauf Gesetz Deutschland,"
• one Chinese coin, circular with a square hole in the center
• one "Belgie" 1 franc coin, showing arms of Brabant and the state title on the obverse and the royal monogram on the reverse