Melvin Harding Kimble, Soldier, Photographs and Funeral Guest Book
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4285
Melvin Harding Kimble (1920-1944) was born in Moundsville, West Virginia and served in the 5th Ranger Infantry Battalion during World War II on the Western Front of the European Theater. Kimble was killed in the Battle of the Bulge in 1944 and his body was returned to the United States for burial in 1948. The collection contains photographs of Kimble in military and civilian life, as well as photographs of his family and fellow soldiers. Some of the photographs are accompanied by biographical and genealogical information regarding Kimble. The collection also contains the funeral guest book, or register, from his funeral; this book includes a list of attendees as well as one page of a letter from Kimble to his wife with a "theater of operations" pin attached to the letter.
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0.6 Linear Feet (6 1/2 in. (1 document case, 2 1/2 in.); (1 index card box, 4 in.))
English
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