World War II Collection - 15 Matching Results

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[Detention Barracks]

Photograph of the detention barracks on Yerba Buena Island in San Francisco Bay.

Date: [1945..1946]

Partner: Arlington Public Library

[Frisking Prisoners After Work Detail]

Photograph of guards frisking prisoners, who stand with their hands in the air, at the detention center on Yerba Buena Island in San Francisco Bay.

Date: [1945..1946]

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Arlington Public Library

[Jack Vaughan and Friend]

Photograph of Jack Vaughan and a friend sitting on a motorcycle at Yerba Buena Island in San Francisco Bay.

Date: [1945..1946]

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Arlington Public Library

[Jack Vaughan With Dog]

Photograph of Jack Vaughan with a dog at the detention barracks on Yerba Buena Island in San Francisco Bay.

Date: 1945

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Arlington Public Library

[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - May 11, 1945]

Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife discussing two books he has been reading and thanking her for what she recently sent him.

Date: May 11, 1945

Creator: Smith, Merrill

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, February 23, 1945]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, probably to her parents, discussing catching a ride in a C-47 from Sacramento to Fort Worth, travelling to Houston by bus, how her friends are doing, and plans for future travel. Typed on Edwards Hotel (Jackson) stationary.

Date: February 23, 1945

Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Corporal Park B. Fielder to his family, April 21, 1945]

Letter from Corporal Park B. Fielder to his family, on April 21, 1945. He details his voyage from Los Angeles, California on the way to Calcutta, India, including a stop in Australia where he met up with a friend.

Date: April 21, 1945

Creator: Fielder, Park B.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Arlington Historical Society’s Fielder House Museum

[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, May 6, 1945]

Letter to Cecile from her father about his dental health and the war.

Date: May 6, 1945

Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Rosenberg Library

[Letter from Margaret L. Chamberlain to Mr. Rigdon Edwards, October 8, 1945]

Letter from Margaret L. Chamberlain to Mr. Rigdon Edwards discussing her recent travels for aviation training.

Date: October 8, 1945

Creator: Chamberlain, Margaret L.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Letter from Otis Estes to Gayle Snell, March 8, 1945]

Letter from 1st Lt. Otis Estes to Gayle Snell enclosing a copy of her flight records.

Date: March 8, 1945

Creator: Estes, Otis

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Marine Barracks on Yerba Buena Island]

Photograph of a group of soldiers in front of the Marine barracks on Yerba Buena Island near San Francisco, California.

Date: [1945..1946]

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Arlington Public Library

[Naval Officers at Detention Barracks]

Photograph of naval officers standing outside detention barracks in San Francisco, California. Four men and one woman stand in front of a parked car, and another man points to the right. All are in uniform.

Date: [1945..1946]

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Arlington Public Library

[Packet Items to Paul A. Hill]

A collection of various military orders and documents pertaining to Paul A. Hill's Air Force and Air Reserve service.

Date: 1945-10-09/1958-08-12

Creator: United States. Air Force.

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Photo Memories of a Seabee Battalion

Book compiled by the 136th Naval Construction "Seabee" Battalion documenting the history of the group from boot camp in Virginia to various military installations across the U.S. and more permanent postings in Guam and Japan during World War II. There are photographs of various persons and evens as well as an epistolary narrative and lists of names by company at the end of the text.

Date: 1945

Creator: United States. Naval Construction Battalion, 136th.

Item Type: Book

Partner: Arlington Historical Society’s Fielder House Museum

[Prisoners Marching at Detention Barracks]

Photograph of prisoners marching back to the detention barracks after a meal.

Date: [1945..1946]

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Arlington Public Library

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[Detention Barracks]

[Frisking Prisoners After Work Detail]

[Jack Vaughan and Friend]

[Jack Vaughan With Dog]

[Letter from Captain Merrill Smith to his wife - May 11, 1945]

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, February 23, 1945]

[Letter from Corporal Park B. Fielder to his family, April 21, 1945]

[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, May 6, 1945]

[Letter from Margaret L. Chamberlain to Mr. Rigdon Edwards, October 8, 1945]

[Letter from Otis Estes to Gayle Snell, March 8, 1945]

[Marine Barracks on Yerba Buena Island]

[Naval Officers at Detention Barracks]

[Packet Items to Paul A. Hill]

Photo Memories of a Seabee Battalion

[Prisoners Marching at Detention Barracks]