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[Greeting Card from Ruby and Raymond Vaughan to Jack Vaughan]

Description: Greeting card from Ruby and Raymond Vaughan to Jack Vaughan. The front shows a drawing of a bear in a uniform, with the word "hello" written out behind him in red, white, and blue striped ribbon. On the inside, there is a drawing of the bear sitting under a mailbox reading a letter, with a tent in the background.
Date: 194X
Creator: Vaughan, Raymond Britton & Vaughan, Ruby
Item Type: Refine your search to only Artwork
Partner: Arlington Public Library

[Christmas Wishes from Mildred Reddy, December 2, 1942]

Description: Christmas greeting card from Mildred Reddy to Jack Vaughan, on December 2, 1942. The front shows a drawing of an American flag enclosed in a star, with a red, white, and blue musical staff in the background. She wishes him a merry Christmas, and hopes that he and the army will make it back safely.
Date: December 2, 1942
Creator: Garvin, Mildred Reddy
Item Type: Refine your search to only Artwork
Partner: Arlington Public Library

[Benefits of Reenlistment]

Description: Document listing the benefits of reenlisting in the Marine Corps, including a reenlistment period; mustering out pay; reenlistment allowance; choice of station; furlough travel allowance; furlough if you reenlist for two, three, or four years; retention of rank; transfer to fleet Marine Corps Reserve after 20 years of service; and retirement.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Arlington Public Library

[Vaughan Brothers]

Description: Photograph of Derrel Vaughan, Jack Vaughan, and Howard Vaughan standing in front of a car. A little girl, identified as Joy Ellen, stands in front of Jack, who is in his military uniform. A house can be seen in the left background.
Date: 1944
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Arlington Public Library

[Camp Lejeune Headquarters]

Description: Photograph of the road leading up to the camp headquarters at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, and the building itself. It is two-story brick building with two wings and a bell tower. An American flag flies in front of the building.
Date: 1944
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Arlington Public Library

[Letter from Jack Vaughan to the Klamath Falls Chamber of Commerce President, December 10, 1953]

Description: Letter from Jack Vaughan to the President of the Klamath Falls Chamber of Commerce, published in the Herald and News on December 10, 1953. Vaughan expresses his appreciation for the kindness of the people of Klamath Falls who made his stay there enjoyable, and apologizes on behalf of his fellow Marines who may not have conducted themselves as well as they should.
Date: December 10, 1953
Creator: Vaughan, Jack Carter
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: Arlington Public Library

[Letter from Emma Vaughan to Marine Corps Headquarters, March 1945]

Description: Photocopy of a letter from Emma Vaughan to Marine Corps Headquarters in Washington, D.C., in March of 1945. She explains that she did not sign papers for an allowance from her son Jack, and that she has learned that the amount originally allotted for her has been withheld from his pay for several months. She asks that the money be restored to him.
Date: March 1945
Creator: Vaughan, Emma
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Arlington Public Library

[Cards From Crossing the Equator]

Description: Two cards received by Jack Vaughan with a note that says "Cards I was given when I crossed the equator June 1942." The first card is labeled "Ancient Order of the Deep" certifying that Vaughan crossed the equator aboard the U.S.S. Wharton. The second card is labeled "Domain of Neptunus Rex" verifying that Vaughan had crossed the equator aboard the U.S.S. Wichita.
Date: June 1, 1942
Item Type: Refine your search to only Physical Object
Partner: Arlington Public Library

[Honorable Discharge for Raymond Vaughan]

Description: Certificate honorably discharging Raymond Vaughan from the Navy. It reads: "Honorable Discharge from the United States Navy. This is to certify that Raymond Britton Vaughan, a Chief Shipfitter (AA)(T)(CB) is Honorably Discharged from the U.S. Naval Personnel Separation Center, Norman, Oklahoma, and from the Naval Service of the United States this 23rd day of September 1945. This certificate is awarded as a Testimonial of Fidelity and Obedience."
Date: September 23, 1945
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Arlington Public Library
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