World War, 1939-1945
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 22 Collections and/or Records:
Raymond and Mary Alice Kalinowski Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: P0985
Dates:
ca. 1941-ca. 1946
Kennedy Family World War II Letters, 1941-1945
Collection
Identifier: A3140
Scope and Contents
The collection is comprised primarily of letters, with some accompanying photographs, written by the five oldest brothers in the Charles T. Kennedy family to their parents in St. Louis while they served in the military during World War II. The letters are arranged chronologically and date from 1941 to 1945; the bulk of the letters date from 1943 to 1944. There are gaps in the papers: September 1942 to January 1943, February to May 1945, and August to December 1945. Envelopes are included...
Dates:
1941-1945; Majority of material found within 1943-1944
Alfred and Wallace Klein Papers
Collection
Identifier: A3320
Scope and Contents
The Alfred and Wallace Klein Papers contains certificates, books, maps, military documents, magazines, and photographs about the military service of Wallace Klein and his uncle Alfred Klein. Most of the collection contains records regarding the World War II service of Wallace Klein.
Dates:
1911-1972
Robert Bragg Manley Papers
Collection
Identifier: A3301
Scope and Contents
The collection contains correspondence and other papers mostly regarding Robert B. Manley’s service in the US Navy on the destroyer USS Hawkins during World War II.
Dates:
1945-1989
John H. M. McCarthy Collection
Collection
Identifier: P1012
Scope and Contents
The John H. M. McCarthy Collection documents the World War II service of John H. McCarthy III and includes a daguerreotype showing John Day and his wife, Catherine Von Woerner Day. John H. McCarthy III was John H. M. McCarthy’s father, and John and Catherine Day were John H. M. McCarthy’s great-great-grandparents.The bulk of the John H. McCarthy III photographs date from 1944-1945 and were taken during McCarthy’s time in Italy, including Foggia, Barletta, Bari, Naples, and Rome....
Dates:
1850-1860; 1941-1945
Peter T. Oleski World War II Collection
Collection
Identifier: A3211
Scope and Contents
The collection is comprised of letters, military records, and research related to Peter T. Oleski and to the 549th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons (AAA AW) Battalion. The collection is arranged alphabetically by topic and ranges in date from 1944 to 2011. There is a large date gap from 1953 to 1988.
Peter Oleski saved a few items from his military service. There are five 1945 issues of a one-page “Missouri Mule: Somewhere East of St....
Dates:
1943-2011
Harry Lee Reisenleiter Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: P1030
Scope and Contents
The Harry Lee Reisenleiter Photograph Collection contains photographs and postcards documenting the military service of Private First Class Harry Lee Reisenleiter. Reisenleiter served with the 82nd Airborne Division during World War II and jumped into Normandy on D-Day, in addition to fighting in the Battle of the Bulge and the Rhineland, Normandy, Ardennes, and Central Europe campaigns. The majority of the collection consists of commercially produced postcards and photographs....
Dates:
1942-1945
Lucy Rhinehart and Helen Montgomery Collection
Collection
Identifier: P0904
Scope and Contents
The Lucy Rhinehart and Helen Montgomery Collection documents the USO careers of Rhinehart, who played the trumpet, and Montgomery, who played the drums. The women met while performing with the USO in Guam, and they became life partners, although they kept their relationship secret for most of their lives.Photographs show snapshots of the two women and their fellow musicians on tour and performing, including Rhinehart’s bandmembers Velma Wunch, Jean Skinner, and Greta. Photographs...
Dates:
ca. 1935-ca. 1970; Majority of material found within 1941-1945
Berthold B. Rosen World War II Papers
Collection
Identifier: A3061
Scope and Contents
The papers consist of letters written by Bert Rosen while serving in the Army Air Force dating from 1943 to 1945. There are also five theatre programs from the U.S. Army’s I.B.S. Special Service productions in Sicily dating from December 1943 to February 1944. The papers are arranged chronologically.
Rosen wrote to his wife, Ellen, and to his mother, Lucille Rosen. Most of the letters in the collection date from March to December 1943. The December 1943 letters are written...
Dates:
1943-1945; Majority of material found within 1943 Feb-Dec
James Sherman World War II Papers
Collection
Identifier: A3096
Scope and Contents
The collection is comprised primarily of letters written and received by James Sherman while he served in the U.S. Navy during the final 17 months of World War II. There are also documents relating to Sherman’s military service and his discharge. The papers are divided into two series: Correspondence and Subject Files. The Correspondence series is arranged chronologically; the Subject Files...
Dates:
1943-1946; Majority of material found within 1944 July-1945 Sept