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Willis, Ruth Lightner, -1994

 Person

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Ruth Lightner Willis Papers

 Collection
Identifier: A1799
Scope and Contents

Collection contains 274 letters of Ralph Willis to his girlfriend and future wife, Ruth Lightner, while he served in the U.S. Army during World War II and in postwar years. Collection also contains a total of 62 wartime letters of the following U.S. servicemen to Ruth Lightner: Edward Nachtweih, Harry Bratton, Ray Bainter, Donald Cork, John Labbanez, James McCormick, William Karpechi, Henry Rasbenau, Joe Sedletzeck, and Charles Woselik.

Dates: 1940-1952