World War, 1939-1945

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Material from the 50th Anniversary of Normandy at Omaha Beach, 6 June 1994. Includes “Map of D. Day Beaches”, program for the International Ceremony at Omaha Beach, “List of Monarchs, Heads of State and of Government Present on 6th June”, detailed list of activities.

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European campaign Germany; training Fort Jackson.

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Includes legal documents relating to Knoxville real estate business, A. A. Schmid Realty Co., Alex. McMillan Co. and personal and family documents relating to the Schmid, Dempster, and Culver families. WW I and WW II postcards and documents. Stock certificates for Smalley Chevrolet Co. (Knoxville), Elridge Price Corp. (Dallas), Black River Oil and Gas Co., Manhattan -Texas Petroleum Co.

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Captain William M. Clark, Jr. World War II photograph scrapbook, pilot’s flight log, The Gig Sheet 44A. Gift of Betty Ann Schmid.

Scope and Contents Brass school bell with wooden handle, approx. 7” tall and 4” base diameter Four daguerreotype cases, three containing daguerreotypes (man and woman in similar cases (3”x3.5”), young man in uniform, and one empty case (3”x2.5”)) Noah Webster The Elementary Spelling Book (New York: American Book Co., 1909) Newspaper clippings and obituary for Charles S. Means Memorial notice (gold letters on black paper) for James Henry, Katherine Henry, Mary Henry, and Elizabeth Henry Two letters from William...

Scope and Contents The Earl D. Reed Collection contains Mr. Reed's two photograph albums and related printed material. The two photograph albums, which document his career with the U. S. military in the 1930s and 1940s, are particularly interesting, since these include photographs of the fighting between the Japanese and Chinese forces in China in the years before World War II. The collection, housed in two boxes, was a gift of Judy Cowden in December 2005. The collection includes: U.S. Naval Academy, two...

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.“Guide Book to Calcutta, Agra, Delhi, Karachi, and Bombay” American Red Cross, 1942; “Air Service Command Soldiers’ Guide” “Restricted” (1944) World War II

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Two copies of “How to Use Your War Ration Book” pamphlet. OPA Form No. R-303 published by the U. S. Government Printing Office.

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Hydraulic System, B-24-D Warplane. “Drawing No: 2ZZ 020.” “ Blue Print File no. 846.” Blue print provided for gunner on the airplane to make emergency repairs while on a mission. Also includes photo reproduction of Air Corps Training Detachment, Chicago, 9-4-1942 which includes father of the donor, Arthur Martin Maxian, who served in the 392d Air Expeditionary Group

Scope and Contents Most of the documents and correspondence in this collection relate to the military service of Karl R. Elza of Knoxville during World War II. Karl was a Knoxvillian, a graduate of Knoxville High School and a member of St. Johns Lutheran Church. He was a student at the University of Tennessee in 1942 when he enlisted in the Army Airs Corp. He was called into active duty in April, 1943. Elza was undergoing training as a pilot when he died in a plane crash on July 10, 1944, near Dales Texas. He...

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Letter: Arly? French to Mr. & Mrs. W. H. French, April 9, 1944.

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Panoramic photograph of 314th OBAVM Co., 614th Batt., [U.S. Army]. Dec. 24, 1943. B&W; framed. 33 x 12.5”.

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Walter Wittmer photographs from World War II Larry Wittmer photographs in handmade wooden photograph album Some enlargements.

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“Poems of World War II” by Joe A. Bradley, Jr.; includes notes and a photograph of four soldiers in a restaurant in Rome Oct. 10, 1944.

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‘Remember Dec. 7th!’ poster. Shows tattered U.S. flag. By Allen Saulburg(?). OWI poster No. 14. 1942. Color. 28x40” (fold lines)

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“Time Magazine” (August 20, 1945) Soldiers’ edition.

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Time Weekly Magazine (August 20, 1945) WW II Soldier’s edition. Printed in Hawaii.

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Two WWII pamphlets: A Guide Book to Calcutta, Agra, Delhi, Karachi, and Bombay; Air Service Command Soldier’s Guide “Restricted”

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1) Envelope for World War II United States Ration Book

2) Savings Bond Stamp Album of Ruth Ann Griffin 1014 W 40th Place, Los Angeles, California. Fourteen $0.25 stamps pasted in book. “A filled book of 75 Twenty-five Cent War Savings Stamps has a value of $18.75 and will be accepted in exchange by the post office for a United States War Savings Bond, Series E, maturity value $25.”

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World War II 2 U.S. Defense Savings Bonds stamp albums partly filled in ($.25 for $25 bond); 1 cover for U. S. War savings bonds ($.10 stamps for $25 bond) The $.10 album cover has caricatures of Axis leaders to be covered with the $.10 stamps.

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War Ration Book No. 3. Issued to Margaret A. Cain of Xenia, Ohio. Four pages of stamps removed, four pages remain (one incomplete)

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Color poster. “Work on a farm this summer...Join the U.S. Crop Corps.” Pictures a man and woman in overalls. Artwork by Douglas. OWI poster No. 59. 1943. 16 x 22.5”

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Three pieces of World War II ephemera from the 29th Division and from the Quartermaster Detachment, Camp Joseph T. Robinson, Arkansas. .

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World War II. Pamphlets and publications for the home front in the war effort. Includes collecting cans, victory gardens, farm production, etc.