Box AR00037

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The Francis Derringer Collection contains a newspaper clipping from the Pittsburgh Press, June 28, 1945, titled “Sadness Follows Happiness For Family of Interned GI: Neighbor Brings Word Japs Had Him, Then Wire Advises He Was Drowned.” This article explains how Pvt. Francis Derringer’s family became aware of his death.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Lewis E. Wallace Papers contain various correspondence of Lewis E. Wallace from his involvement in World War II and enlistment into the U.S. Merchant Marines. These correspondence spans Wallace’s enlistment and the beginning of the post-war period. There is correspondence regarding Wallace’s physical examination and an application between the War Shipping Administration and Wallace. This collection also includes documents and pamphlets directed at helping soldiers adjust to society after...

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Contains documents related to the personal life of Earl Webb Toepperwein. Documents includes a biographical sketch for Captain Earl Webb Toepperwein starting from his birth in 1908 to his promotion to the rank of captain in the United States Army and Earl Webb's Texas Department of Health Birth Certificate.

Scope and Contents Contains correspondence, Captain Toepperwein's personal journal entries, and an unsigned annotated draft. The correspondence included is from Lieutenant Colonel K. S. Stice of the US Signal Corps to Mrs. Ada Toepperwein informing her that Second lieutenant Earl W. Toepperwein has arrived safely in England on November 13, 1941. Captain Toepperwein's journal entries include key points such as... The annotated draft of focuses on the quiet English countryside becoming overwhelmed by allied...

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The Earl W. Toepperwein Collection, 1908 - 1941, consists of a birth certificate, correspondence from the United States Signal Corps, a biographical sketch, typed day-to-day journal entries, two oversized maps, and a photo album of black-and-white and color photographs. This collection contains material related to Earl Webb Toepperwein’s personal life, military service with the United States Signal Corps, and eventual service in England.

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The Bluejackets’ Manual United States Navy. 1940. Tenth Edition. United States Naval Institute Annapolis, Maryland, 1940. Copyright 1938, 1939, 1940 by U.S. Naval Institute Annapolis, Maryland. Total number of pages: xi, 784 pages. Signed on the front and rear free endpaper, “Warren Edmund Hill”.

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Contains 32 black-and-white photographs taken from the USS White Plains (CVE-66) during the battle of Leyte and the United States’ campaign in the Philippines. A large portion of these materials focuses on the sinking of the USS St. Lo (CVE-63) and the USS Gambier Bay (CVE-73). Additional photos include wide-angle photographs of the USS White Plains and the Japanese kamikaze attacks on United States Navy ships.

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Contains one black pocket-sized address booklet and one small four-page leaflet. The black pocket-sized address book has taped transparent edges. Within this pocket booklet are 45 names, their addresses, including city, state, and zip code, and their telephone number, if available. The small pamphlet was placed inside the address book and describes a meeting for the National Exchange Club in August 1957. The meeting’s key speaker is the District Attorney Les Procter.

Scope and Contents Two publications from Steck’s Service and from Time Weekly Newsmagazine. The first of these is a Steck’s Service Salute newsletter issue number 49 from December 13, 1944. This newsletter is a semi-monthly newsletter published by Steck employees on those currently serving their country in the armed forces. The Time Weekly Newsmagazine Pacific Pony Edition Volume XLVI Number 19 issued on November 6, 1944. The front cover of this special edition has a black-and-white illustration of President...

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This folder contains a total of 6 black-and-white photographs with two photos printed on each sheet of paper. The photograph subject matter includes Ed Wysocki the chief commissary Stewart of the USS White Plains (CVE-66), the unloading of cargo at the Tarawa Atoll, Gilbert Islands, and a look at different sections of the Casablanca-class carrier USS White Plains (CVE-66).