Chambers Family, WWII Military
Correspondence
Title: Chambers Family,
WWII Military Correspondence
Creator: Chambers, Willis
Creator: Chambers, Wayne
Creator: Chambers, Joseph
Dates: 1942-1944
Quantity: 1 box (0.2 linear feet)
Collection Number: MS 0009
Language: English
Restrictions: None
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Biography:
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Scope and Content:
This small collection consists of letters written by three men, probably brothers, in
the United States military during World War II. Willis, Wayne, and Joseph Chambers
wrote to their parents in Lancaster, Ohio. During the years these letters were
written, only Joseph served overseas. He was sent to a coast artillery unit in the
Hawaiian Islands. The other two men stayed in the continental United States.
Most of the letters are short without a lot of narrative. From mid-1943 both Wayne
and Willis optimistically predict a quick end to the war. On July 21, 1944, Willis
refers to the July 20 failed assassination attempt on Adolph Hitler in Germany. The
letters include comments on the heat encountered in southern training camps and
discuss conditions at military training camps in the U.S. as well as developments
overseas during the war.
Subjects:
Chambers, Willis -- Correspondence
Chambers, Wayne -- Correspondence
Chambers, Joseph -- Correspondence
World War, 1939-1945 -- United States
World War, 1939-1945 -- Correspondence
Container List:
Box 1. Folder 1. Correspondence, 1942, Feb. 26-1943, Mar. 24
Box 1. Folder 2. Correspondence, 1943, Apr. 8-1943, Aug. 22
Box 1. Folder 3. Correspondence, 1943, Sept. 11-1943, Dec. 26
Box 1. Folder 4. Correspondence, 1944, Jan. 9-1944, July 28,
undated
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