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Stemler, Sharron A. (Second World War correspondence)
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Contributing Institution:
Center for American War Letters Archives
Title: Sharron A. Stemler Second World War correspondence
source:
Stemler, Sharron
Creator:
Hoover, Henry
Creator:
Nickerson, Bruce
Identifier/Call Number: 2017.070.w.r
Physical Description:
.08 Linear feet
(1 folder)
Date: 1945 August 21
Date (inclusive): 1939-1945
Abstract: This collection contains letters and newspaper clippings from Sgt. Bruce H. Nickerson, USA and Henry Hoover during the Second
World War.
Language of Material:
English
.
Container: WWII 13
Container: 14
This collection is open for research.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Sharron A. Stemler
This collection is arranged by material type, author, and date.
Ray Wheeler and Sergeant Bruce H. Nickerson, United States Army, who served with the 63rd Infantry Battalion in Europe, are
the uncles of the donor, Sharron Stemler.
The other author is Shipfitter First Class Henry Hoover, United States Navy who served in Okinawa during the writing of this
V-Mail.
- [Item title, Box number, Folder number], Sharron A. Stemler Second World War correspondence (2017.070.w.r), Center for American
War Letters Archives, Chapman University, CA.
This collection contains two correspondence written to Ray Wheeler during the Second World War from a relative, Sgt. Bruce
H. Nickerson, USA and from a friend, SF1/C Henry Hoover, USN. Also included is one newspaper clipping about Nickerson after
his return from the South Pacific to Fort Bragg, before he redeployed to the European front.
Sgt. Nickerson's letter references his passion for finding eggs and one such time he instead found "4 jerries" or Germans
who were willing to surrender. The letter also states that "I carry the keys of the cities with me, boot heels and gun butts;
they open any door." This letter's date is unknown.
The other letter was written as V-Mail to from his friend Henry Hoover. The letter references air raids and mentions that
he was in Okinawa.
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) -- Germany
United States -- Army -- Pacific Theater of Operations
Okinawa Island (Japan) -- History, Military.
Stemler, Sharron
Wheeler, Ray