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Extent:: 5 linear foot and 1 oversize folder
Abstract:: Samuel C. T. McDowell (1920-2007) was an American Army Air Force lieutenant in World War II. His wife, Julia Dudkewitz McDowell (1923-2001), was a tracing clerk in the Reproduction Department, Design Division at E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company in the 1940s. This collection comprises letters exchanged by the serviceman and his spouse on the homefront in Delaware, on a nearly daily basis, during the period 1943-1945. During this time, Samuel was stationed domestically and deployed in the South Pacific in the U.S. Army Air Force Meteorology division and the 6th Photo Tech Squadron, while Julia lived in Milltown, Delaware. The collection also contains additional letters to the McDowells from their friends, family, and associates from 1937-1945.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

Extent:: 0.5 linear foot (1 box)
Abstract:: Thomas Becker Malone, Jr. (1919-1980) was an American serviceman in the U.S. Army, Office of the Post Quartermaster, Headquarters Command, in the European theater of World War II. This collection comprises letters and V-mail exchanged by Malone and his family and friends in Delaware from 1942 to 1946. During this time, Malone trained at Camp Croft in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and served abroad in London, England, and Paris, France. The collection also contains Selective Service letters sent to Malone before he began his service in 1942 as well as two undated photographs of Malone.

Held at: University of Delaware Library Special Collections [Contact Us]

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