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 Our Boys From World War II
A mosaic of wartime letters from Marvin Morris and Lt Carlton Grissom to family members. They recount travel from Camp Hood to Europe, experiences in England and Germany, prison conditions, frontline combat near Nurnberg, liberation by Russians, and hopes of returning home soon. The letters mention Lt Williams and Ike Eisenhower visits, plus routine updates on health and morale.
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Germe
Alon
Japan
Army of Occupation
Pacific
Germany
Camp Hood
Texas
New York
Oklahoma
Kansas
Missouri
Iowa
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Ohio
New York State
Argentina
Newport News
Liverpool
England
Wales
London
le Harve
France
Third Army
First Army
Hartegin Forest
L. A. Grissom
Madison Street
Carlton Grissom
Mort
Eisenhower
Rouen
le Harre
Ft. Bragg
States
Carlton