World War, 1939-1945 -- Soldiers' letters
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Wayne J. Chisler, World War II Correspondence
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3528
Overview
Two-hundred World War II letters from Private Wayne J. Chisler, a quartermaster, to his wife Elsie Pullman Chisler, both from Morgantown, West Virginia. Letters discuss camp life, entertainment (including music, movies, sports), and sentiments. Wayne Chisler went to boot camp at Fort Lee, Virginia in July to September of 1942, and then went to the embarkation center of Fort Lawton, Washington state in September, 1942. He was then sent to a base on Umnak, the easternmost island of the chain...
Dates:
1942-1945; Majority of material found in 1942-1944