World War, 1939-1945
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 22 Collections and/or Records:
William L. Ahrens Military Papers
Collection
Identifier: A3106
Scope and Contents
The collection is comprised of U.S. Army documents arranged chronologically issued to William L. Ahrens. The documents include an immunization register dated 1941 to 1944, a 13 July 1945 communication regarding high standard rating in Ahrens’ regiment at Fort McClellan, and discharge papers which include a summary of his military career and a Selective Service notice of classification showing Ahrens’ discharge status.
Dates:
1941-1945
William Louis Ahrens Collection
Collection
Identifier: P1029
Scope and Contents
The William Louis Ahrens Collection contains one hand-colored, black and white studio portrait showing Staff Sergeant William Louis Ahrens wearing his military uniform, ca. 1941.
Dates:
ca. 1941
William H. Danforth and Donald Danforth Motivational Messages
Collection
Identifier: A3167
Scope and Contents
The collection consists primarily of motivational messages written for the employees of the Ralston Purina Company dating from July 1921 through January 1964. Additional items in the collection include William H. Danforth’s obituary, a biography of Donald Danforth, Sr. upon his retirement, and two sets of letters written by Donald Danforth while traveling in 1963 and 1965. The collection is arranged chronologically. Company founder William H. Danforth wrote the weekly ...
Dates:
1921-1965
Sidney and Lorraine Feiner Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: P1233
Scope and Contents
The Sidney and Lorraine Feiner Collection documents Sidney Feiner's World War II service in the US Army Air Forces. After joining the Army in February 1943, he served in the Asiatic-Pacific Theatre in campaigns of the Western Pacific until February 1946. He spent much of 1945 with the 35th Photo Tech Unit, Twentieth Air Force in Guam. In this capacity he amassed a number of photographs showing operations, explorations, and aircraft nose art. The collection also includes photographs related...
Dates:
1941-1946
Robert E. and Lorraine D. Fischer Letters
Collection
Identifier: A3136
Scope and Contents
The collection is comprised of letters written and received by Lorraine D. Fahien and Robert E. (Bob) Fischer, dating from 1943 to 1946. Most of the letters date from 1945, during Bob’s service in the U.S. Army Air Force. The letters are arranged chronologically with gaps occurring in December 1943, May through July 1944, February 1945, December 1945 through April 1946, and June through August 1946.
With only one exception, all the letters are written between Lorraine and Bob in...
Dates:
1943-1946; 1945
Milton and Virginia Frenzel Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: A3047
Scope and Contents
The collection spans from 1888 to 2001 and includes correspondence, two scrapbooks, and a small amount of subject files relating to Milton and Virginia Frenzel and their families. The correspondence dates from 1913 to 1976 and is arranged chronologically. The subject files are arranged alphabetically. Correspondence from 1938 to 1953 comprises the bulk of the collection. There are no letters for the years 1955 or 1960 through 1962.
The Frenzels had several nicknames that are...
Dates:
1888-2001; Majority of material found within 1938-1953
Carl Fronckewicz Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: P0935
Scope and Contents
The Carl Fronckewicz Collection contains an album that documents Fronckewicz's experience in the 801st Engineer Aviation Battalion during WWII and includes snapshots of camp life as well as some engineering projects. Of particular importance is a panoramic view of an important landing strip in the Azores taken by Fronckewicz (probably illegally). Also included is a snapshot of Staff Sergeant Marthison who created nose-art for bombers in the Pacific and created a drawing of Fronckewicz in...
Dates:
ca. 1941 - 1985; Majority of material found within 1943-1946
Holthaus Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: A3025
Scope and Contents
The collection contains items relating to the operation of H. Holthaus & Co. winery in Gray Summit, Mo., by August J. Holthaus and his family; a postcard depicting the Liberal Arts Building at the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis; poll books for 1936, 1938, and 1942 elections in Gray Summit, Mo.; a flier of the St. Louis Municipal Opera for the 26th Annual Season, 1944; and a scrapbook regarding the service of August R. Holthaus in World War II, containing postcards, photographs, letters,...
Dates:
1903-1946
Norman E. Horat Family Letters
Collection
Identifier: A3279
Scope and Contents
The Norman E. Horat Letters consist of letters to and from family members and friends of Norman and Jackie Horat and their mothers, Zoe McGee Horat Gill and Gertrude Marshall Black. Most of the letters were sent during World War II and the Korea War when Norman was in the navy.
The letters from Norman Horat to his wife, Jackie, written during his time in the navy from 1944 to 1951, discuss his time in World War II at Camp Waldron in Farragut, Idaho,...
Dates:
1933-2004
George Jovanovic Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: P0994
Scope and Contents
The George Jovanovic collection documents Jovanovic’s service in the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and as a Staff Sergeant in the 320th Infantry Regiment, 35th Division. The collection includes loose photographs, a photograph album, and a panoramic group portrait. Snapshots and portraits show George and his fellow soldiers posed in uniform and operating a variety of vehicles and other military equipment. One group portrait shows CCC men at Camp Gunther in Drain, Oregon, and the panorama...
Dates:
ca. 1933-ca. 1945