Actions for Series II. Personal correspondence from William Bennett, May 1943-December 1943 : Correspondence; V-mail 19430500-19431200
Series II. Personal correspondence from William Bennett, May 1943-December 1943 : Correspondence; V-mail 19430500-19431200
- Published
- Marlborough, Wiltshire : Adam Matthew Digital, 2019.
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource
- Additional Creators
- Adam Matthew Digital (Firm)
Access Online
- Summary
- Description: This series (1 sleeve) consists of letters and V-mails from William Bennett. The Bulk of the letters are written to his parents in San Francisco, California, but there are some letters written to his former secretary, Fran. Bennett is stationed at Camp Bradford, Norfolk, Virginia; Fort Ethan Allen, Vermont; the Aleutian Islands; and in North Africa. In his letters, Bennett writes about preparations for the Battle of Attu, leaving the Aleutians aboard the USS J. Franklin Bell (APA-16), and asks about matters at home.;Personal correspondence from the service of Sergeant William Bennett who was assigned to the 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division in the Pacific, Mediterranean, and European Theater of Operations. The collection is arranged into five series: I. Personal correspondence from William Bennett, July 1942-November 1942; II. Personal correspondence from William Bennett, May 1943-December 1943; III. Personal correspondence from William Bennett, January 1944-December 1944; IV. Personal correspondence from William Bennett, January 1945-August 1945; and V. Envelopes associated with personal correspondence from William Bennett, 1942-1945.
- Other Subject(s)
- San Francisco, CA
- Camp Bradford, VA
- Fort Ethan Allen, VT
- Aleutian Islands
- United States
- Education and Training
- Air Warfare
- Military Occupation
- Pacific Theater of Operations (PTO)
- Mediterranean Theater of Operations (MTO)
- European Theater of Operations (ETO)
- military training, leave, weather, censorship, amphibious operations, weapons, uniform and personal equipment, invasion, campaigns and battles, women, family, Christmas, overseas deployment
- United States Army (USA)
- 1st Special Service Force, 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division
- Original Version
- Reproduction of: Series II. Personal correspondence from William Bennett, May 1943-December 1943 May-Dec 1943.
- Location of Originals
- The National WWII Museum
- Copyright Note
- Material sourced from The National WWII Museum
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