 Veterans of Foreign Wars, Rainbow Post 2681, collection
Collection DescriptionScope and ContentThe 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. Administrative InformationCustodial HistoryItems in the collection were collected and donated by Veterans of Foreign Wars, Rainbow Post 2681, Marietta, Georgia, who fought in WWII. Preferred CitationVeterans of Foreign Wars, Rainbow Post 2681, collection, ms2996, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries. Finding Aid PublicationFinding aid prepared on: 2019. General NotesPublished 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. Related Materials and SubjectsSubject Terms | ||||||||||||||||||||