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[Letter from Alex Bradford to James O. Lewis - October 15, 1943]

Description: Letter from Alex Bradford to James O. Lewis responding to his previous letter sent on January 23, 1941. Since that previous letter, Alex Bradford has been journeyed throughout the Middle East, Asia, and Africa. He continues this letter by touching on the war in the pacific and the leadership of General MacArthur. Finally, Alex Bradford touches upon his kids joining the fight against Hitler’s war machine in Europe.
Date: October 15, 1943
Creator: Bradford, Alex
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[Letter from Alex Bradford to Chuck Boyce - August 27, 1943]

Description: Letter from Alex Bradford to Chuck Boyce discussing his arrival back in the United States of America. Mr. Bradford informs Mr. Boyce that he has received his previous letter sent on March 11th. Finally, Mr. Bradford mentions after their last meeting he was ordered to travel abroad for three (3) months abroad before being returned to his old unit.
Date: August 27, 1943
Creator: Bradford, Alex
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[Letter from Alex Bradford to David F. Glines - December 3, 1943]

Description: Letter from Alex Bradford to David F. Glynes apologizing for the delay in responding to your letter of October 18th. He mentions that he is far behind on sleep and that he has recently received a letter from Glenn Griswold along with his new V-mail address. Mr. Bradford finishes his letter by mentioning the amount of praise that he has heard about Mr. Glynes’ fire-fighting school.
Date: December 3, 1943
Creator: Bradford, Alex
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[Letter from Alex Bradford to J. G. O'Rielly - October 14, 1943]

Description: Letter from Alex Bradford to J. G. O'Rielly discussing the positives and negatives of European and Middle Eastern crash trucks used to for fire suppression. Additionally Mr. Bradford mentions that he is interested in receiving the W. S. Rielly & Company catalog for the purchase of fire fighting equipment.
Date: October 14, 1943
Creator: Bradford, Alex
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[Letter from William J. Moses to Alex Bradford - August 10, 1941]

Description: Letter from William J. Moses to Alex Bradford discussing the recent communique shared with the the officers familiar with Mr. Bradford. Mr. Moses touches upon a former colleague, Tony Beacon, who deserted the Canadian Army in favor of serving in the United States armed forces. The letter transitions into curiosity about what Mr. Bradford has been doing since they last met. Finally, several paragraphs are dedicated to providing information pertaining to Ottawa news. The letter ends with Mr. Mose… more
Date: August 10, 1941
Creator: Moses, William Joseph
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[Letter to H. E. Slaymaker on American Eagle Club Stationery - January 12, 1941]

Description: Incomplete, unsigned letter from someone in the Canadian A. S. Force in England, addressed to the H.B.M. Consul, H. E. Slaymaker with the subject "W. R. Davis." It includes a clipping about William Rhodes Davis, who has been taking money from Nazis, with portions of text underlined in black ink and red pencil. The correspondence is written on letterhead for The American Eagle Club.
Date: January 12, 1941
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[Clipping: First Committee and the No More Foreign Wars Committee]

Description: Newspaper clipping describing three members of the First committee. These members include General Robert E. Wood, General Hugh Johnson, and Verne Marshall. Special emphasis has been placed on the oil financier William Rhodes Davis. A section of the newspaper clipping has been underlined in red colored pencil. The underlined passage describes a plan to purchase £2,000,000 of British and American oil and sell it to Germany and Italy. On the back of this clipping is speculation that Nazi Germany w… more
Date: January 9, 1941
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[Clipping: Vatican Press Says Nazi Use of Mt. Cassino Abbey Has Never Been Established]

Description: Newspaper clipping detailing the Vatican's statement claiming that Nazi soldiers never used the Monte Cassino Abbey for any military purpose. This statement is in response to the American military newspaper, Stars and Stripes claiming that the Nazi's are using historic monuments as protection. On the back of the clipping is a partial article describing changes to canned goods by the Office of Price Administration (OPA).
Date: unknown
Creator: United Press
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[Clipping: Equipment Torpedoed, Service Men Carry On]

Description: Newspaper clipping describing the attack of Nazi submarines and the resulting sinking of Hamilton Standard propeller equipment to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean in early 1942. This news was provided by four (4) allied servicemen that reported their working conditions were primitive in March of 1942. Working conditions include having to work with constant leopards, hyenas, wild camels and angry baboons.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[Clipping: Chemists at Work]

Description: Newspaper clipping touching upon the recent achievements created by United States chemists. These achievements including metallurgy, blood plasma, incendiary bombs, colored smoke, and insecticide against the Japanese beetle. The back of this newspaper clipping features a United States anti-aircraft gun being operated by a group of four (4) soldiers.
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[Clipping: Russia Wants 25 Years of Peace]

Description: Journal clipping describing the authors thoughts that after the hardships of the Second World War, Russia is ready for an era of peace and reconstruction. Child's presents arguments on why it's only now that the Soviet Union is looking to sign peace treaties with its "allies". Additionally, Child's suggests that through peace treaties American business interests, will soar.
Date: unknown
Creator: Childs, Marquis W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[Clipping: The State of the Union About Censorship - Military and Political]

Description: Newspaper clipping attempting to inform its readers of both political and military censorship. The first censorship concern is the possible protection of General MacArthur's political protection provided to the presidential nominee. The second censorship concern is the military suppression of error and failures under the command of General Sir Henry Maitland Wilson.
Date: unknown
Creator: Childs, Marquis W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

Indian Famine -- Background and More Facts

Description: Text excerpted from a longer article, discussing famine and other issues in India, which has been annotated with suggested readings and statements by politicians and public figures about the situation. There are handwritten markings in red and blue pencil.
Date: 1944~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[Correspondence Between Alex Bradford andGertrude Cook - January 10, 1945]

Description: The first letter is from Alex Bradford to Gertrude Cook thanking Cook for her previous letter and providing personal updates. The second letter is from Gertrude Cook to Alex Bradford. The letter pictures a snowy winter's day on the right hand side, and the left hand side Cook wishes Bradford a happy holiday season.
Date: January 10, 1945
Creator: Bradford, Alex
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[Contact Card for Denzil Grogan]

Description: Contact card for Denzil Grogan that includes information on Mr. Grogan’s death on October 15, 1943, in Italy with the United States Army. The middle of the card has blue writing that reads, “Casualty Branch A.G.O”. In the top right corner is pencil markings that read, “7-9111”.
Date: 1943-10-15?
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[List of Names and Addresses]

Description: List of names of unknown connections along with their physical mailing address. Select names have a note attached to their name providing additional information on said person
Date: unknown
Creator: Bradford, Alex
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[Letter from Alex Bradford to J. Walter Wayland - November 25, 1944]

Description: Letter from Alex Bradford to J. Walter Wayland providing addresses for thirteen men located throughout the world. Included in the list of names is Harry Wirth who Mr. Bradford and Mr. Wayland had previously spoken about. Finally, each of the thirteen men have a brief entry written on what they have been doing in years. The final paragraph details Mr. Bradford’s experience abroad as part of the Canadian Army in 1940 and the anti-American sentiments.
Date: November 25, 1944
Creator: Bradford, Alex
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran

[Letter from Alex Bradford to Margaret Hopkins - September 14, 1943]

Description: Two letters from Alex Bradford to Margaret Hopkins. The first letter informs Ms. Hopkins that he was back in the United States, namely Washington D.C. Mr. Bradford quickly mentions his family before, stating that he has enclosed a letter from RSM Harry Marshall to Wiggy Bennett. The second letter, asks Ms. Hopkins to inquire Pitman Publishing Company about the purchasing of the book, "Chemistry in Relation to fire Risk and fire Extinction" by A. M. Cameron
Date: September 14, 1943
Creator: Bradford, Alex
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran
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