Finding Aid for the Sharron A. Stemler Second World War correspondence collection 2017.070.w.r

Wynter Salazar
Center for American War Letters Archives
8/2/2017
Leatherby Libraries
Chapman University
Orange, CA 92866
speccoll@chapman.edu


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

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Sharron A. Stemler

Arrangement

This collection is arranged by material type, author, and date.

Biographical / Historical

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.

Preferred Citation

- [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.

Content Description

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.

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. 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