World War (1939-1945)
Subject
Subject Source: Fast (Faceted Application Of Subject Terminology)
Found in 54 Collections and/or Records:
Diary, 1943-1944
Digital Image
Identifier: http://digitalcollections.vmi.edu/digital/collection/p15821coll11/id/1539
Found in:
Virginia Military Institute Archives
Fred E. and Charles C. Gaillard collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-0527
Scope and Contents
Documents and photographs held by the Gaillard brothers. The material pertaining to Charles Gaillard includes a letter written while at ROTC training at Plattsburg Barracks. Material relating to COL Fred Gaillard includes his cadet photograph album; and ca. 12 original photographs dating from his service as commanding officer of the 377th infantry Regiment and related WWII documents.
Frederick A. Hippey World War II certificates, 1945
File
Scope and Contents
Includes the citation: "In grateful memory of Major Frederick A. Hippey who died in the service of his country in the Asiatic Area, August 6, 1945". Signed by President Truman. Also included are three certificates in Chinese:
Appointment of Major Frederick A. Hippey, VMI 1939 as an Instructor in the artillery section of the Training Corps, Yunnan Branch of Military Council of China signed by Chiang Kai-shek, Head of Training Corps
Certificate of Award in...
General William T. Clement radio broadcast interview, 1945
Item
Identifier: AV-2017.0058-Clement
Scope and Contents
Interview with BG William T. Clement by war correspondence Larry Tighe, produced for radio news broadcast distribution. The transmission originated from a ship off the coast of Japan, and concerns the activities of the 6th Marine Division, 4th Marines, during the early days of the occupation of Japan following the surrender.
George Hightower lectures on the Flying Tigers of World War II [dvd], 1990
Item — Box 04, Media Case/Sleeve: 207
Identifier: DVD207
George J. Tompkins, Jr. Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-0467
Scope and Contents
Miscellaneous World War II papers documenting the army service of George J. Tompkins, Jr. Included are Gen. Eisenhower's letter to the troops about to participate in the D-Day invasion, June 1944, and a similar item from President Roosevelt. Tompkins is a member of the VMI Class of 1944.
George S. Tompkins, Jr. World War II documents [Digital]
Digital Collection
Identifier: http://digitalcollections.vmi.edu/digital/collection/p15821coll11/id/1722
Found in:
Virginia Military Institute Archives
Harold P. Clark collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-0343
Contents Note
This collection consists of papers (9 items) dating from the World War II Army service of Harold P. Clark, VMI Class of 1941. Included are two personal letters (1946) from General Wither A. Burress to Clark, and seven photographs of Clark and other Army officers.
Henry Fairfax Ayres papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-0528
Scope and Contents
The papers consist of six leather bound diaries containing a record of Ayres life from 1928-1944. Three volumes, 1928-1938 contain detailed information about his activities as a pilot, including a record of flights completed; record of hunting trips; and comments about life in New York City.The subsequent three volumes (1943-1944) contain a record of his World War II service supervising convoys. They include detailed diary entries for this period; descriptions of London life...
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