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Becker, Maurice Edwin (Second World War correspondence)
2014.161.w.r  
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box WWII 7, folder 3, folder 1

Series 1, Correspondence 1944 April - 1945 February

Physical Description: 0.025 Linear Feet(1 folder)
Language of Material: English.

Scope and Contents

This series contains 35 correspondence from PFC Maurice Edwin Becker, USA to his mother and father during the Second World War. Included is a letter to his mother and father from a woman named Dorothy. The correspondence includes both letters and V-Mail, as well as one postcard and one Western Union telegram.
box WWII 7, folder 4, folder 2

Series 2, Medical documents 1945 January - 1946 February

Physical Description: 0.025 Linear Feet(1 folder)
Language of Material: English.

Scope and Contents

This series contains documents related to the progress of PFC Maurice Edwin Becker, USA after being wounded in action. Included are one letter to PFC Becker's father informing him that his son was wounded, four medical status cards, and one Separation Qualification Record.
box WWII 7, folder 5, folder 3

Series 3, Supplementary materials

Physical Description: 0.025 Linear Feet(1 folder)
Language of Material: English.

Scope and Contents

This series contains supplementary materials pertaining to the life and career of PFC Maurice Edwin Becker, USA as well as information on his unit, Company L, 413th Regiment, 104th Infantry Division. Inventory:
1 biography, paper slip that explains PFC Becker's service in the Army
1 packet, unbound, discusses the history of Company L.