Veterans of Foreign Wars, Rainbow Post 2681, collection, 1918-1986, bulk 1943-1945

Summary

Creator:

Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States. Rainbow Post No. 2681

Date:

1918-1986, bulk 1943-1945

Extent:

1 folder(s)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Veterans of Foreign Wars, Rainbow Post 2681, collection, ms2996, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists mainly of photographs, many with captions, from World War II, dating 1938, 1943-1945. Photographs depict Navy Officers, local people, and prisoners of war in New Guinea, Remagen Bridge, a Liberty Ship being unloaded off the shores of Goodenough Island, and temporary quarters on Luzon Island, in the Philippines. Also included is a war ration book issued to Edna J. Eaton, wife of Harold A. Eaton, Haverhill, Massachusetts; United States War-Savings Certificate issued to Callie Sheppard, Greensboro, North Carolina, 1918; and an explanatory letter addressed to the University of Georgia Library, dated May 20, 1986, from Sgt. Joseph W. Reid.

Custodial history:

Items in the collection were collected and donated by Veterans of Foreign Wars, Rainbow Post 2681, Marietta, Georgia, who fought in WWII.

Related

Other descriptive data:

Published materials accompanying the collection have been cataloged individually with an associated collection note, and can be found in GIL by searching the title of this collection.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

World War, 1939-1945 -- Pacific Area.
World War, 1939-1945.
Photographs.
Ration books.

Preferred citation:

Veterans of Foreign Wars, Rainbow Post 2681, collection, ms2996, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.