Box AR00037

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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.

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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This folder contains twenty black-and-white photographs, one Mother’s Day greeting card from the 17th Anti-Aircraft Battalion, a newspaper clipping from Fitchburg, Massachusetts, and an identification card from the Imperial Domain of the Golden Dragon. Photographs in this folder include images of United States Marines throughout the West Coast of the United States and the Asiatic-Pacific theatre.

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This folder contains materials related to Richard W. Ziegler’s honorable discharge from the United States Marine Corps, promotion certificates, certifications related to Richard W. Ziegler’s career in the United States Marine Corps, and assigned identification cards. Additionally, this folder contains documents related to the allied occupation of Nukufetau Atoll in the South Pacific ocean.

Scope and Contents This folder contains either black-and-white or sepia-toned photographs attached to individual black scrapbook pages. This folder also includes photographs that have been separated from these scrapbook pages. Photographs included within this folder include subject matter on United States Marine Corps installations and locations throughout Tinian in the Marinara Islands; Marines training in Linda Vista, California; Marines relaxing on a beach; Korean workers; Japanese dogs; military servicemen...

Scope and Contents This folder contains three published magazines, documents, and guides gathered by Richard W. Ziegler. These publications include Leatherneck's Volume LXVIII Issue Number 6, “The Story of the Marine Skytillerymen,” and a booklet titled “Tinian Then and Now…” detailing Tinian’s history during World War II.Volume LXVIII Issue Number 6 of the Magazine of the Marines, Leatherneck, from June 1985. This issue of the magazine of the Marines features articles, features, and departments...

Abstract The Richard W. Ziegler collection consists of photographs, documents, scrapbook pages, and materials gathered by Richard W. “Dick” Ziegler during his military career as a Corporal with the United States Marine Corps. Photographs included within this collection feature United States Marines training in Linda Vista, California; US Marines in Tinian; indigenous natives in the Asiatic-Pacific theatre; American and Japanese aircraft; and 17th Aircraft artillery base. Documents include Ziegler's...