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Soldiers – United States -- Correspondence

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Alex Snyder Iraq War Materials, 2003-2012

 Collection
Identifier: University Historical Collection 341
Summary Alex Snyder served two tours of duty in Iraq, one as an infantryman with the Wisconsin Army National Guard in 2005-2006, and one as a public affairs specialist (military journalist) with the Arizona Army National Guard in 2008-2009. He attended the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Public History in 2011. Alex had a strong interest in photography, thoroughly documenting his service in the Army. The collection includes personal and military papers,...
Dates: 2003-2012

C. L. Marquette World War II Correspondence, 1944-1945

 Collection
Identifier: University Historical Collection 264
Summary Correspondence addressed to Professor C. L. (Clare Leslie) Marquette by five friends and former students serving in World War II - Bill Dormady, George Easen, Philip Fuller, Merlin Matthews, and Roy Oppegard. Marquette taught history at various Wisconsin high schools from 1928-1936. He received his M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin in 1937 and 1940 respectively. He served as Professor of American History at the University of Mississippi from 1946-1972. In the late 1940s through...
Dates: 1944-1945

Hoff Family Correspondence, 1917-2002 (bulk 1917, 1941-1945)

 Collection
Identifier: University Historical Collection 387
Summary

Correspondence, photographs, and biographical materials from the Hoff family, of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, and their time in World War I and World War II. The material ranges from 1917-2002, with the bulk of the material from 1917 and 1941-1945, and details the service of Edwin Peterson (WWI), Olaf Hoff (WWI), and Glenn Sauer (WWII).

Dates: 1917-2002 (bulk 1917, 1941-1945)

Mahoney Family Papers, 1919-2021

 Collection
Identifier: University Historical Collection 384
Summary

Letters, photographs, diaries, oral histories, and ephemera associated with the Mahoney, Parker, and Peterson families from the Chippewa Valley in Wisconsin. The bulk of the materials are associated with Alexander Robert Mahoney. The materials of this collection date from approximately 1919-2021, with the majority from the 1940s.

Dates: 1919-2021

Ted Simpson Papers, 1990-2018

 Collection
Identifier: University Historical Collection 365
Summary

Collection documenting Ted P. Simpson’s experience with K Company, 159th Aviation regiment (18th Airborne Corps) during the Gulf War and of Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm from 1990-1991. Simpson was a Sergeant in the United States Army and a Medium Helicopter Repairer (67U). Materials include a diary and correspondence (including transcriptions), photographs of his experience, a chronology list of events, and an oral history interview from 2018.

Dates: 1990-2018