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The 116th AAA Gun Bn Mobile typescript (photocopy)
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Shearouse, James D., Col. |
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1943-1945 |
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The collection consists of a 168 page typescript (photocopy) of THE 116TH AAA GUN BN MOBILE, compiled and styled by John Grove
Murray. The volume chronicles the unit from its beginning in 1943 through the Normandy Invasion on Utah Beach on 6 June 1944,
on through Paris and Sedan, France into Belgium, Holland and Germany. Included are unit commendations, rosters, and other
vital statistics. Written in the 1940s, Col. James D. Shearouse added his comments 42 years later.
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ms2538 |
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Hargrett Library |
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J.L. McCanless papers
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McCanless, J. L. (Jesse Luke) |
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Dates: |
1942-1945 |
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The collection consists of correspondence from McCanless during his military service with the U.S. Army in World War II, to
his father Leo McCanless, his stepmother Kathleen McCanless, and his Aunt Inez Doss, all of Canton, Georgia. From August 1942
- June 1944 McCanless wrote from various military training camps in the United States describing his training activities,
the areas, and news of family and friends. After June 1944, McCanless wrote from England, France, Belgium, and Germany. His
letters describe his trip overseas, the English countryside, the destruction in France, United Service Organization Shows,
prices for commodities, V-E day and peace, his opinion of the German people, his duties questioning Germans to determine their
role in the war, and his participation in the Normandy invasion and the destruction and casualties from the battle.
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ms2904 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Thomas Hart family papers
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Hart, Thomas H., 1921- |
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1936-1951 |
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This collection consists of letters, artifacts, ephemera, photographs, and other materials from Thomas Hart and his family,
most of which is from the World War II era. The correspondence is mainly between Thomas and his future wife Denise Rion both
during and after the war. Also included are materials from Thomas' Army service, and photographs of friends and family, or
scenery from their many trips.
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ms3209 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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