Frank and Quenelle Sheffield correspondence with R.A.F. pilots, 1940

Summary

Creator:

Hale, Sheffield

Date:

1940

Extent:

1 box(es)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

[Item, box, folder], Frank and Quenelle Sheffield correspondence with R.A.F. pilots, ms4509, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains correspondence from World War II Royal Air Force airmen and their families. Also included are photographs, an air badge, and Souther Field yearbook.

Biographical / historical:

Frank and Quenelle Sheffield lived in Americus, Georgia and entertained a group of British pilot cadets who trained at Souther Field with the U.S. Army Air Corps there in 1941. The Sheffields continued to correspond with the pilots and their families after the airmen left for the war in Europe.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Families of military personnel -- Correspondence.
Soldiers -- England -- Photographs.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Photographs

Names:

Great Britain. Royal Air Force.. Air Training Corps

Preferred citation:

[Item, box, folder], Frank and Quenelle Sheffield correspondence with R.A.F. pilots, ms4509, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.