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Correspondence from Fannye Rhodes to her husband, Luther, while he served overseas in Burma during World War II. In the letter, she writes about the couple's friends, Bill and Jeanne. Fannye relates that "[Bill has] gotten his artificial leg and foot…

Correspondence from Frank T. Jackson to his parents, Mr. & Mrs. William P. Jackson. In the letter, Frank expresses his deep shock after hearing of his brother, William, dying in action during World War II.

Correspondence from Luther W. Rhodes to his wife, Fannye. In the letter he describes the incredible heat he has experienced while serving in India and states, "My cloth is just as wet as wet can be darling."

Correspondence from Robert B. Ray to his wife, Denise. In the letter he describes to her the conditions of his "final destination," Finschhafen, New Guinea. He describes the conditions as good, but muddy. He also asks for her to send him essential…

Correspondence from Howell D. McKnight to his sister. In the letter, he writes about how he's adapting to camp life and says, "It is nothing more than a row of tents with beds in them, dirt floors, clothes racks, barracks bags, shoes, suitcases, and…

Correspondence from Louise Cavett Swann to her son, Porter Swan, while he served in France during World War I. In the letter, L. C. Swann relates to her son all of the local social happenings such as who took whom to a dance and the night's dinner…

Service photograph of William Neill Bogan, Jr. Bogan served in World War II in the 283rd Combat Engineer Batallion.

Photograph of Stewart H. "Bebe" Bridgforth while serving in Pilzen during World War II. Bridgforth served in the U.S. Army as an infantry company commander. He received a Bronze Star and a Presidential Unit Citation for his service with the 2nd…

Photograph of Brigadier William E. Brougher, a U. S. Army Veteran of both World War I and World War II.

Photograph of S/SGT. Frank T. Jackson, who served from July 1943 to November 3, 1945. During this time, he served with the 44th FA Battalion, 4th Infantry Division. This photo was taken from the Service Men's Album: Oktibbeha County, Mississippi,…