This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Letters From Boys in Service
Two letters describe service life and home-front ties. Pvt Hartley Gruno at Camp Wolters Texas writes of barracks with many sergeants and his hopes for officer training while noting mail expectations and requests for photos from family. Alonzo J Bowen writing from Africa recounts mail delays, the emotional impact of letters, local conditions, currency, climate, and daily life as troops adjust to a new environment while awaiting home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Brooks
R-2
Harrison
Pvt
Hartley Gruno
Camp Wolters
Texas
Murriel
Lucille
Hartley
Minnie Bureh
Ozark
Ala
Alonzo J. Bowen
Wise Township
Clare
Africa
Alonzo
Minnie
Johnnie
Florence
Fannie
Mildred
You
Marion White
Marion
States