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[Administration Building]

Photograph of the Administration building at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. It is a long two-story building with a clock tower.

Date: 1944

Item Type: Postcard

[Matuu Valley, Samoa]

Photograph of five soldiers standing on the steps to a cabin in Matuu Valley, Samoa. They are identified as Dove, Lanier, Jack Vaughan, White, and Jackson.

Date: February 7, 1944

Item Type: Photograph

[Officers' Mess at Camp Lejeune]

Photograph of the Officers' mess building at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. A truck is parked in front of the building.

Date: 1944

Item Type: Postcard

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

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: Artwork

[Benefits of Reenlistment]

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: Text

[Vaughan Brothers]

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: Photograph

[Administration Building in Klamath Falls, Oregon]

Photograph of the administration building in Klamath Falls, Oregon. There are hills in the background.

Date: [1944..1945]

Item Type: Photograph

[Letter from Emma Vaughan to Marine Corps Headquarters, November 13, 1944]

Photocopy of a letter from Emma Vaughan to Marine Corps Headquarters in Washington, D.C., on November 13, 1944, explaining why she did not sign papers allotting her a family allowance.

Date: November 14, 1944

Creator: Vaughan, Emma

Item Type: Letter

[Camp Lejeune Headquarters]

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: Postcard

[Jack Vaughan Saluting]

Photograph of Jack Vaughan in uniform saluting. A house and the wheel of an automobile are visible behind him.

Date: 1944

Item Type: Photograph

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

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: Letter

["This Is Corps Humor"]

News clipping of a fake points system for getting out of the United States Military during World War II.

Date: 1940~/1949~

Item Type: Clipping

[Cards From Crossing the Equator]

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: Physical Object

[Typical Theatre]

Photograph of the Typical theatre at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Two sidewalks intersect in front of the building, and there are trees surrounding it.

Date: 1944

Item Type: Postcard

[Envelope from Jack C. Vaughan to Mrs. R. B. Vaughan]

Envelope from Jack C. Vaughan to Mrs. R. B. Vaughan, containing 10 postcards of his base at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

Date: 1944

Creator: Vaughan, Jack Carter

Item Type: Text

[Professional and Combat Record of Jack Vaughan]

Photocopy of a document recording Jack Vaughan's combat record, including places or vessels where he was stationed.

Date: 1944~

Item Type: Text

[Honorable Discharge for Raymond Vaughan]

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: Text