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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: William Vasos Second World War correspondence
source:
Vasos, Judith
Identifier/Call Number: 2015.123.w.rd
Physical Description:
0.1 Linear Feet
(5 folders)
Date (inclusive): 1940 - 1945
Abstract: This collection contains correspondence written both to and from YN3 William Vasos, USN and his wife Irene during the Second
World War. Also included are newspaper clippings and various wartime and service ephemera.
Language of Material:
English
.
Container: WWII 7
Container: 8-13
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Judith Vasos.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged by material type:
- Series 1, Correspondence from William Vasos
- Series 2, Correspondence from Irene Vasos
- Series 3, Correspondence to William and Irene Vasos
- Series 4, Publications
- Series 5, Ephemera and ephemera
Biographical / Historical
Yeoman Petty Officer 3rd Class William Vasos United States Navy trained for the Navy at the United States Atlantic Fleet Amphibious
Training Base in Little Creek, Virginia.
Preferred Citation
[Item title], William Vasos Second World War correspondence (2015.123.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 URL's, item or folder descriptions, and box/folder locations.
Content Description
This collection is available online in Chapman University's Digital Commons: https://digitalcommons.chapman.edu/wvasos_collection/
This collection contains correspondence written both to and from YN3 William Vasos, USN and his wife Irene during the Second
World War. Also included are newspaper clippings and various wartime and service ephemera. Inventory:
56 correspondence, personal 1940-1946
16 clippings
one narrative
one church service program
one election war ballot card (and instructions)
one Honorable Discharge card
one liberty pass
one dues payment receipt
one patient bag inventory
one bunk tag
one disability claim form
one Service Record booklet
three misc. papers
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
United States. -- Navy
Correspondence -- World War, 1939-1945
World War II
World War (1939-1945)
World War (1939-1945) -- Homefront
World War (1939-1945) -- Military operations, Naval -- American
Vasos, Judith
Vasos, Willliam
Vasos, Irene