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Myrtle Louise Davis WAC collection
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Davis, Myrtle Louise |
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Dates: |
1943-1951 |
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The collection consists of photographs and correspondence of Myrtle Louise Davis while training and serving for the Women's
Army Corps, from 1944-1946. Davis writes from Third WAC Training Center in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia; Halloran General Hospital,
Staten Island, New York; Plattsburgh Barracks, Plattsburgh, New York; Greensboro and Fort Braggs, North Carolina. Correspondence
regards basic training, inspections, staging, girls in her platoon; classes for becoming a registered Occupational Therapist,
patients, activities in the barracks; WAC events, her job in the Medical Library, music classes, duties at the AAF Convalescent
Hospital, and army life. Photographs (circa 1944-1946) depict Louise and WAC officers posing at different locations, including
A.A.F. Convalescent Hospital and Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia. The collection also includes Davis's personnel records, postcards
collected by Davis (with images of Grand Central Station Serviceman's Lounge, WAAC images, WAAC Military Band, Camp MacDonough,
Plattsburg, and Albany), training schedules, and standard "How to" procedures. Loose issues of Army Talk (published by the
War Department); The Barracks Bag and The Sentry (both published by AAF Convalescent Hospital at Plattsburg Barracks, N.Y.)
are also included.
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ms3097 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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Jesse Carl Mullis and Bernice Williams Mullis papers
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Mullis, Jesse Carl, 1890-1944 |
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Dates: |
1918-1965 |
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The collection consists of correspondence from J. Carl Mullis to Bernice Williams while serving in World War I. Mullis writes
from Fort Monroe, Camp Eustis, and Camp Hill, Virginia; and France. Correspondence concerns Mullis's transfers, Mulberry Island,
rumors, camp life, his views of the war, and attacks in Fort Montmorency. The collection also includes correspondence and
newspaper clippings relating to the death of Trafford Williams, a Garrison cap and insignia, and genealogical materials from
1942-1965.
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ms3183 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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John S. McElmurray ROTC uniform
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McElmurray, John Schneider, Sr., 1921-2010 |
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Dates: |
circa 1943 |
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The collection consists of items from the ROTC uniform of John S. McElmurray, including his hat, boots, epaulets, and insignias.
One item unrelated to McElmurray's ROTC service, his rat cap, is also included.
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UA17-016 |
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Repository: |
University of Georgia Archives |
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