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[Letter from Beal S. Powell to Lena Lawson, November 19, 1944]

Description: Letter from Beal S. Powell to Lena Lawson, discussing his distaste for the army. Powell suggests that is it better to voluntarily enlist into the military rather than waiting to be drafted. Powell also discusses his discontent for the current political climate in Texas and the recent election.
Date: November 19, 1944
Creator: Powell, Beal S.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Arlington Historical Society’s Fielder House Museum

[Veterans Administration Letter]

Description: Letter from R. N. Fish of the Veterans Administration to Justin L. Bible, informing him that he is not eligible for additional educational benefits because he did not initiate his training on or before July 25, 1951.
Date: December 20, 1951
Creator: Fish, R. N.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Arlington Historical Society’s Fielder House Museum

[Five Servicemen Sitting on a Hill]

Description: Photograph of five servicemen sitting single file on a steep grassy hill. Handwritten text on the back reads, "On the upgrade ( or is it downgrade?) of the rerement-the other boy would have been in too, but he just backed over the top of the rerement."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Arlington Historical Society’s Fielder House Museum

[Letter from Beal S. Powell to Lena Lawson, July 28, 1945]

Description: Letter from Beal S. Powell to Lena Lawson, discussing his concern with the prospect of invading Japan. Powell writes that many American soldiers will be killed if this happens. He writes that it is difficult to try to meet some of his friends in different outfits because they are difficult to find.
Date: July 28, 1945
Creator: Powell, Beal S.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Arlington Historical Society’s Fielder House Museum

[Five Servicemen Standing Together]

Description: Photograph of five servicemen sitting together outdoors. Text on the back reads, "These pictures were taken in a rerement-that is, a horse shoe shaped dam like structure that planes are put in in case of attack from the enemy."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Arlington Historical Society’s Fielder House Museum

[Letter from Corporal Park B. Fielder to his family, August 12, 1945]

Description: Letter from Corporal Park B. Fielder to his family, on August 12, 1945, relating his reaction and that of the soldiers in his outfit to the news that Japan has surrendered and the war is over. He is delighted at the thought of coming home and starting a family.
Date: August 12, 1945
Creator: Fielder, Park B.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Arlington Historical Society’s Fielder House Museum

[Photograph of Chuck Allen and Friends in San Diego]

Description: Photograph of Chuck Allen and some friends in San Diego. In all there are two men, two women and a young girl. The men and women in the photograph are in uniform. One of the men is in a Navy uniform. The group is outdoors and is smiling. The text on the back reads, "A weekend outing from Navy Hospital at San Diego."
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Arlington Historical Society’s Fielder House Museum
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