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Several letters mention gifts sent to Comfort: Italian and French currency; Australian postage; and a small souvenir from Italy. The letters primarily show how correspondence provided a morale boost for military members. There is also a focus on contemporary entertainment and music, particularly in letters from Harlan, who is in a Navy band, and Fickers, a fan of popular music. Correspondents mention Irving Berlin and Bob Hope performances for the troops. Al Joslon is also discussed at length. ","Ewing's 1952 death in a plane crash is also briefly described by Fickers. ","Comfort's correspondence with van der Linden includes exchange of daily activities, school, and the weather. The pen pals also exchange small trinkets. There is a description of the American Cemetery at Margraten, and van der Linden describes World War II American soldiers as \"liberators.\"","The three photographs depict the Alps (accompanied May 20, 1945 letter from Charles Haner); a school photograph of Willie van der Linden (accompanied March 27, 1949 letter from van der Linden); and Don Fickers playing poker (accompanied August 12, 1951 letter from Fickers). ","Partial inventory from Elsie Comfort, including a list of servicemen with whom she corresponded and lists of current addresses as they were transferred.","Postcard from March and a letter from October from Cpl. Dick Murray, a postcard from Pvt. Charles Haner from May, a letter from Raymond Haven from July, and a letter from Pvt. Francis Manning from October.","Postcard and letter dated October, two letters from November, and one from December, all from F. W. \"Barney\" Harlan first from Camp Peary, Virginia and later from USN Repair Base in San Diego, California.  Barney writes largely about the boredom of camp life, playing piano for an orchestra, and a visit to the San Diego Zoo.","Three letters from Barney Harlan from January, February, and April, and a postcard  from Glenwood Clark from February.  Glenwood is stationed in New York City and is impressed by its size; Barney writes about how things are going back home, and little frustrations of military life.","Three V-mail letters, two miniaturized and one full from Charles Haner from May, June, and September, a letter from Dick Murray from July, a V-mail miniature from Barney Harlan from August, and a letter from Elsie's brother, Pvt. Roger I. Comfort.  Charles Harlan and Dick Murray are overseas in the European theater.  Barney writes to Jeanette Comfort.","Four letters from Barney Harlan, one from October and November and two from December, and one V-mail Christmas card from Charles Haner in November.  Barney is stationed in the Admiralty Islands in the South Pacific, and writes about Christmas and Elsie's plans for college.","Five letters: three from Charles Haner including two V-mail miniatures in December, January, and May, and one letter from Barney Harlan in January.  The May 20 letter from Charles Haner mentions the end of the war in Europe.  Roger Comfort appears to have been injured, but is recovering.","Five items: a postcard from Clarkie (probably Glenwood Clark) from June, a letter each from Barney Harlan, Jeannie Comfort, and Charles Haner in July, and a letter from Charles Haner in August.  Jeanette is at a military camp, and Charles is outside of Berlin.","One letter from Barney Harlan from October 1945, three from Willie van der Linden in January, July, and September 1948, and one from Kenneth Kelly from October 1948.  Willie is a high-school-aged pen pal in Rotterdam, Netherlands.","Three letters from Willie van der Linden in November 1948 and March and April 1949, and one from James Ewing, Jr in March 1951.  Willie writes about Dutch culture and gifts Elsie has sent, and James encourages Elsie to be confident despite not being pretty.","One letter from James \"Jimmy\" Ewing, Jr. in March and three from Donald \"Don\" Fickers, two to Elsie in March and one to Jeanette Comfort in April.  Don is a friend of James's, whom James encouraged to write to Elsie.  He expects to be sent to Korea soon.","Four letters from Don Fickers, including one each to Elsie and Jeanette in May and one to Jeanette in August, and one from Richard T. Butts in September.  Don grows increasingly depressed.  Richard introduces himself as connected to a mutual friend named Eleanor.  He is also stationed in Korea.","Five letters, one from Don Fickers to Jeanette in September, one each from Willie van den Linden and Richard Butts in October, and one from Ken Kelly in November.  Richard writes about things he has seen in the war, and passing a test for a high school equivalent degree.","Five letters, one probably from Ken Kelly (signature is unclear, no return address) in December 1951, one from Willie van der Linden in December 1951, and three from Richard Butts in January 1952.  Ken is stationed in Trinidad.  Dick has been injured but insists on returning to the front line; he also talks about his experiences with religion.","Five letters, one from Richard Butts in February, three from Don Fickers to Jeannette Comfort, one in February and two in September, and one from Willie van der Linden in September.  Don was reunited with Jimmy but Jimmy, but Jimmy appears to have been killed when a plane crashed into his ship.","Miscellaneous and undated items.  Includes loose small items, a letter from Willie van der Linden, a Christmas card from James R. Greatsinger, a greeting card with an illegible signature, and three loose letters from Barney Harlan.  Also includes newspaper clippings, two empty envelopes, and a \"Pointer\" newsletter from US Naval Drydocks, Hunters Point, April 11, 1944.","Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the Curator of Manuscripts and Rare Books, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.","Special Collections Research Center","Gary Alonzo Barranger","Comfort, Elsie","English"],"unitid_tesim":["MS 00115","/repositories/2/resources/8256"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Elsie Comfort Correspondence"],"collection_title_tesim":["Elsie Comfort Correspondence"],"collection_ssim":["Elsie Comfort Correspondence"],"repository_ssm":["College of William and Mary"],"repository_ssim":["College of William and Mary"],"creator_ssm":["Gary Alonzo Barranger"],"creator_ssim":["Gary Alonzo Barranger"],"creator_persname_ssim":["Gary Alonzo Barranger"],"creators_ssim":["Gary Alonzo Barranger"],"access_terms_ssm":["Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the Curator of Manuscripts and Rare Books, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library."],"acqinfo_ssim":["Gift of Gary Alonzo Barranger"],"access_subjects_ssim":["World War, 1939-1945","Korean War, 1950-1953","Pen pals"],"access_subjects_ssm":["World War, 1939-1945","Korean War, 1950-1953","Pen pals"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"extent_ssm":[".25 Linear Feet"],"extent_tesim":[".25 Linear Feet"],"date_range_isim":[1943,1944,1945,1946,1947,1948,1949,1950,1951,1952],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCollection is open to all researchers. 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There is a description of the American Cemetery at Margraten, and van der Linden describes World War II American soldiers as \"liberators.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe three photographs depict the Alps (accompanied May 20, 1945 letter from Charles Haner); a school photograph of Willie van der Linden (accompanied March 27, 1949 letter from van der Linden); and Don Fickers playing poker (accompanied August 12, 1951 letter from Fickers). \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePartial inventory from Elsie Comfort, including a list of servicemen with whom she corresponded and lists of current addresses as they were transferred.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePostcard from March and a letter from October from Cpl. Dick Murray, a postcard from Pvt. Charles Haner from May, a letter from Raymond Haven from July, and a letter from Pvt. Francis Manning from October.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePostcard and letter dated October, two letters from November, and one from December, all from F. 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Barney writes to Jeanette Comfort.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFour letters from Barney Harlan, one from October and November and two from December, and one V-mail Christmas card from Charles Haner in November.  Barney is stationed in the Admiralty Islands in the South Pacific, and writes about Christmas and Elsie's plans for college.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFive letters: three from Charles Haner including two V-mail miniatures in December, January, and May, and one letter from Barney Harlan in January.  The May 20 letter from Charles Haner mentions the end of the war in Europe.  Roger Comfort appears to have been injured, but is recovering.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFive items: a postcard from Clarkie (probably Glenwood Clark) from June, a letter each from Barney Harlan, Jeannie Comfort, and Charles Haner in July, and a letter from Charles Haner in August.  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He expects to be sent to Korea soon.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFour letters from Don Fickers, including one each to Elsie and Jeanette in May and one to Jeanette in August, and one from Richard T. Butts in September.  Don grows increasingly depressed.  Richard introduces himself as connected to a mutual friend named Eleanor.  He is also stationed in Korea.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFive letters, one from Don Fickers to Jeanette in September, one each from Willie van den Linden and Richard Butts in October, and one from Ken Kelly in November.  Richard writes about things he has seen in the war, and passing a test for a high school equivalent degree.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFive letters, one probably from Ken Kelly (signature is unclear, no return address) in December 1951, one from Willie van der Linden in December 1951, and three from Richard Butts in January 1952.  Ken is stationed in Trinidad.  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(Franklin Woodward or \"Barney\") Harlan; Charles R. Haner; James Ewing, Jr.; Donald Fickers; Richard T. Butts; Dick Murray; Raymond Haven; Roger Comfort; and Willie van der Linden, Comfort's post-World War II pen pal from Rotterdam, in the Netherlands. Comfort also receives one letter from her older sister, Jeanette Comfort. ","Elsie is stateside during both conflicts but receives correspondence from Texas, Georgia, Alaska, Virginia, California, as well as posts in Europe, Africa and Australia. Several letters mention gifts sent to Comfort: Italian and French currency; Australian postage; and a small souvenir from Italy. The letters primarily show how correspondence provided a morale boost for military members. There is also a focus on contemporary entertainment and music, particularly in letters from Harlan, who is in a Navy band, and Fickers, a fan of popular music. Correspondents mention Irving Berlin and Bob Hope performances for the troops. Al Joslon is also discussed at length. ","Ewing's 1952 death in a plane crash is also briefly described by Fickers. ","Comfort's correspondence with van der Linden includes exchange of daily activities, school, and the weather. The pen pals also exchange small trinkets. There is a description of the American Cemetery at Margraten, and van der Linden describes World War II American soldiers as \"liberators.\"","The three photographs depict the Alps (accompanied May 20, 1945 letter from Charles Haner); a school photograph of Willie van der Linden (accompanied March 27, 1949 letter from van der Linden); and Don Fickers playing poker (accompanied August 12, 1951 letter from Fickers). ","Partial inventory from Elsie Comfort, including a list of servicemen with whom she corresponded and lists of current addresses as they were transferred.","Postcard from March and a letter from October from Cpl. Dick Murray, a postcard from Pvt. Charles Haner from May, a letter from Raymond Haven from July, and a letter from Pvt. Francis Manning from October.","Postcard and letter dated October, two letters from November, and one from December, all from F. W. \"Barney\" Harlan first from Camp Peary, Virginia and later from USN Repair Base in San Diego, California.  Barney writes largely about the boredom of camp life, playing piano for an orchestra, and a visit to the San Diego Zoo.","Three letters from Barney Harlan from January, February, and April, and a postcard  from Glenwood Clark from February.  Glenwood is stationed in New York City and is impressed by its size; Barney writes about how things are going back home, and little frustrations of military life.","Three V-mail letters, two miniaturized and one full from Charles Haner from May, June, and September, a letter from Dick Murray from July, a V-mail miniature from Barney Harlan from August, and a letter from Elsie's brother, Pvt. Roger I. Comfort.  Charles Harlan and Dick Murray are overseas in the European theater.  Barney writes to Jeanette Comfort.","Four letters from Barney Harlan, one from October and November and two from December, and one V-mail Christmas card from Charles Haner in November.  Barney is stationed in the Admiralty Islands in the South Pacific, and writes about Christmas and Elsie's plans for college.","Five letters: three from Charles Haner including two V-mail miniatures in December, January, and May, and one letter from Barney Harlan in January.  The May 20 letter from Charles Haner mentions the end of the war in Europe.  Roger Comfort appears to have been injured, but is recovering.","Five items: a postcard from Clarkie (probably Glenwood Clark) from June, a letter each from Barney Harlan, Jeannie Comfort, and Charles Haner in July, and a letter from Charles Haner in August.  Jeanette is at a military camp, and Charles is outside of Berlin.","One letter from Barney Harlan from October 1945, three from Willie van der Linden in January, July, and September 1948, and one from Kenneth Kelly from October 1948.  Willie is a high-school-aged pen pal in Rotterdam, Netherlands.","Three letters from Willie van der Linden in November 1948 and March and April 1949, and one from James Ewing, Jr in March 1951.  Willie writes about Dutch culture and gifts Elsie has sent, and James encourages Elsie to be confident despite not being pretty.","One letter from James \"Jimmy\" Ewing, Jr. in March and three from Donald \"Don\" Fickers, two to Elsie in March and one to Jeanette Comfort in April.  Don is a friend of James's, whom James encouraged to write to Elsie.  He expects to be sent to Korea soon.","Four letters from Don Fickers, including one each to Elsie and Jeanette in May and one to Jeanette in August, and one from Richard T. Butts in September.  Don grows increasingly depressed.  Richard introduces himself as connected to a mutual friend named Eleanor.  He is also stationed in Korea.","Five letters, one from Don Fickers to Jeanette in September, one each from Willie van den Linden and Richard Butts in October, and one from Ken Kelly in November.  Richard writes about things he has seen in the war, and passing a test for a high school equivalent degree.","Five letters, one probably from Ken Kelly (signature is unclear, no return address) in December 1951, one from Willie van der Linden in December 1951, and three from Richard Butts in January 1952.  Ken is stationed in Trinidad.  Dick has been injured but insists on returning to the front line; he also talks about his experiences with religion.","Five letters, one from Richard Butts in February, three from Don Fickers to Jeannette Comfort, one in February and two in September, and one from Willie van der Linden in September.  Don was reunited with Jimmy but Jimmy, but Jimmy appears to have been killed when a plane crashed into his ship.","Miscellaneous and undated items.  Includes loose small items, a letter from Willie van der Linden, a Christmas card from James R. Greatsinger, a greeting card with an illegible signature, and three loose letters from Barney Harlan.  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Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.","Elsie Jean Comfort lived in Elmira, New York, with her mother Alice Mae, her father Merrell, and her sisters Laura Jean and Mary Ellen. Comfort wrote letters to men from Elmira serving overseas with the Army, Navy, and Air Force, but none of her letters are contained here. She was also a musician who performed on the radio.","The correspondence includes handwritten postcards, letters, and V-Mail as well as three photographs addressed to Elsie Jean Comfort (referred to as Elsie, Jean and Jeannie) from United States servicemen in the Army, Navy and Air Force during World War II and the Korean War. Several of the letter writers are from Comfort's hometown of Elmira, New York. Comfort receives letters from F.W. (Franklin Woodward or \"Barney\") Harlan; Charles R. Haner; James Ewing, Jr.; Donald Fickers; Richard T. Butts; Dick Murray; Raymond Haven; Roger Comfort; and Willie van der Linden, Comfort's post-World War II pen pal from Rotterdam, in the Netherlands. Comfort also receives one letter from her older sister, Jeanette Comfort. ","Elsie is stateside during both conflicts but receives correspondence from Texas, Georgia, Alaska, Virginia, California, as well as posts in Europe, Africa and Australia. Several letters mention gifts sent to Comfort: Italian and French currency; Australian postage; and a small souvenir from Italy. The letters primarily show how correspondence provided a morale boost for military members. There is also a focus on contemporary entertainment and music, particularly in letters from Harlan, who is in a Navy band, and Fickers, a fan of popular music. Correspondents mention Irving Berlin and Bob Hope performances for the troops. Al Joslon is also discussed at length. ","Ewing's 1952 death in a plane crash is also briefly described by Fickers. ","Comfort's correspondence with van der Linden includes exchange of daily activities, school, and the weather. The pen pals also exchange small trinkets. There is a description of the American Cemetery at Margraten, and van der Linden describes World War II American soldiers as \"liberators.\"","The three photographs depict the Alps (accompanied May 20, 1945 letter from Charles Haner); a school photograph of Willie van der Linden (accompanied March 27, 1949 letter from van der Linden); and Don Fickers playing poker (accompanied August 12, 1951 letter from Fickers). ","Partial inventory from Elsie Comfort, including a list of servicemen with whom she corresponded and lists of current addresses as they were transferred.","Postcard from March and a letter from October from Cpl. Dick Murray, a postcard from Pvt. Charles Haner from May, a letter from Raymond Haven from July, and a letter from Pvt. Francis Manning from October.","Postcard and letter dated October, two letters from November, and one from December, all from F. W. \"Barney\" Harlan first from Camp Peary, Virginia and later from USN Repair Base in San Diego, California.  Barney writes largely about the boredom of camp life, playing piano for an orchestra, and a visit to the San Diego Zoo.","Three letters from Barney Harlan from January, February, and April, and a postcard  from Glenwood Clark from February.  Glenwood is stationed in New York City and is impressed by its size; Barney writes about how things are going back home, and little frustrations of military life.","Three V-mail letters, two miniaturized and one full from Charles Haner from May, June, and September, a letter from Dick Murray from July, a V-mail miniature from Barney Harlan from August, and a letter from Elsie's brother, Pvt. Roger I. Comfort.  Charles Harlan and Dick Murray are overseas in the European theater.  Barney writes to Jeanette Comfort.","Four letters from Barney Harlan, one from October and November and two from December, and one V-mail Christmas card from Charles Haner in November.  Barney is stationed in the Admiralty Islands in the South Pacific, and writes about Christmas and Elsie's plans for college.","Five letters: three from Charles Haner including two V-mail miniatures in December, January, and May, and one letter from Barney Harlan in January.  The May 20 letter from Charles Haner mentions the end of the war in Europe.  Roger Comfort appears to have been injured, but is recovering.","Five items: a postcard from Clarkie (probably Glenwood Clark) from June, a letter each from Barney Harlan, Jeannie Comfort, and Charles Haner in July, and a letter from Charles Haner in August.  Jeanette is at a military camp, and Charles is outside of Berlin.","One letter from Barney Harlan from October 1945, three from Willie van der Linden in January, July, and September 1948, and one from Kenneth Kelly from October 1948.  Willie is a high-school-aged pen pal in Rotterdam, Netherlands.","Three letters from Willie van der Linden in November 1948 and March and April 1949, and one from James Ewing, Jr in March 1951.  Willie writes about Dutch culture and gifts Elsie has sent, and James encourages Elsie to be confident despite not being pretty.","One letter from James \"Jimmy\" Ewing, Jr. in March and three from Donald \"Don\" Fickers, two to Elsie in March and one to Jeanette Comfort in April.  Don is a friend of James's, whom James encouraged to write to Elsie.  He expects to be sent to Korea soon.","Four letters from Don Fickers, including one each to Elsie and Jeanette in May and one to Jeanette in August, and one from Richard T. Butts in September.  Don grows increasingly depressed.  Richard introduces himself as connected to a mutual friend named Eleanor.  He is also stationed in Korea.","Five letters, one from Don Fickers to Jeanette in September, one each from Willie van den Linden and Richard Butts in October, and one from Ken Kelly in November.  Richard writes about things he has seen in the war, and passing a test for a high school equivalent degree.","Five letters, one probably from Ken Kelly (signature is unclear, no return address) in December 1951, one from Willie van der Linden in December 1951, and three from Richard Butts in January 1952.  Ken is stationed in Trinidad.  Dick has been injured but insists on returning to the front line; he also talks about his experiences with religion.","Five letters, one from Richard Butts in February, three from Don Fickers to Jeannette Comfort, one in February and two in September, and one from Willie van der Linden in September.  Don was reunited with Jimmy but Jimmy, but Jimmy appears to have been killed when a plane crashed into his ship.","Miscellaneous and undated items.  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Also includes newspaper clippings, two empty envelopes, and a \"Pointer\" newsletter from US Naval Drydocks, Hunters Point, April 11, 1944.","Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the Curator of Manuscripts and Rare Books, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.","Special Collections Research Center","Gary Alonzo Barranger","Comfort, Elsie","English"],"unitid_tesim":["MS 00115","/repositories/2/resources/8256"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Elsie Comfort Correspondence"],"collection_title_tesim":["Elsie Comfort Correspondence"],"collection_ssim":["Elsie Comfort Correspondence"],"repository_ssm":["College of William and Mary"],"repository_ssim":["College of William and Mary"],"creator_ssm":["Gary Alonzo Barranger"],"creator_ssim":["Gary Alonzo Barranger"],"creator_persname_ssim":["Gary Alonzo Barranger"],"creators_ssim":["Gary Alonzo Barranger"],"access_terms_ssm":["Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the Curator of Manuscripts and Rare Books, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library."],"acqinfo_ssim":["Gift of Gary Alonzo Barranger"],"access_subjects_ssim":["World War, 1939-1945","Korean War, 1950-1953","Pen pals"],"access_subjects_ssm":["World War, 1939-1945","Korean War, 1950-1953","Pen pals"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"extent_ssm":[".25 Linear Feet"],"extent_tesim":[".25 Linear Feet"],"date_range_isim":[1943,1944,1945,1946,1947,1948,1949,1950,1951,1952],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCollection is open to all researchers. 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(Franklin Woodward or \"Barney\") Harlan; Charles R. Haner; James Ewing, Jr.; Donald Fickers; Richard T. Butts; Dick Murray; Raymond Haven; Roger Comfort; and Willie van der Linden, Comfort's post-World War II pen pal from Rotterdam, in the Netherlands. Comfort also receives one letter from her older sister, Jeanette Comfort. ","Elsie is stateside during both conflicts but receives correspondence from Texas, Georgia, Alaska, Virginia, California, as well as posts in Europe, Africa and Australia. Several letters mention gifts sent to Comfort: Italian and French currency; Australian postage; and a small souvenir from Italy. The letters primarily show how correspondence provided a morale boost for military members. There is also a focus on contemporary entertainment and music, particularly in letters from Harlan, who is in a Navy band, and Fickers, a fan of popular music. Correspondents mention Irving Berlin and Bob Hope performances for the troops. Al Joslon is also discussed at length. 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Francis Manning from October.","Postcard and letter dated October, two letters from November, and one from December, all from F. W. \"Barney\" Harlan first from Camp Peary, Virginia and later from USN Repair Base in San Diego, California.  Barney writes largely about the boredom of camp life, playing piano for an orchestra, and a visit to the San Diego Zoo.","Three letters from Barney Harlan from January, February, and April, and a postcard  from Glenwood Clark from February.  Glenwood is stationed in New York City and is impressed by its size; Barney writes about how things are going back home, and little frustrations of military life.","Three V-mail letters, two miniaturized and one full from Charles Haner from May, June, and September, a letter from Dick Murray from July, a V-mail miniature from Barney Harlan from August, and a letter from Elsie's brother, Pvt. Roger I. Comfort.  Charles Harlan and Dick Murray are overseas in the European theater.  Barney writes to Jeanette Comfort.","Four letters from Barney Harlan, one from October and November and two from December, and one V-mail Christmas card from Charles Haner in November.  Barney is stationed in the Admiralty Islands in the South Pacific, and writes about Christmas and Elsie's plans for college.","Five letters: three from Charles Haner including two V-mail miniatures in December, January, and May, and one letter from Barney Harlan in January.  The May 20 letter from Charles Haner mentions the end of the war in Europe.  Roger Comfort appears to have been injured, but is recovering.","Five items: a postcard from Clarkie (probably Glenwood Clark) from June, a letter each from Barney Harlan, Jeannie Comfort, and Charles Haner in July, and a letter from Charles Haner in August.  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Don grows increasingly depressed.  Richard introduces himself as connected to a mutual friend named Eleanor.  He is also stationed in Korea.","Five letters, one from Don Fickers to Jeanette in September, one each from Willie van den Linden and Richard Butts in October, and one from Ken Kelly in November.  Richard writes about things he has seen in the war, and passing a test for a high school equivalent degree.","Five letters, one probably from Ken Kelly (signature is unclear, no return address) in December 1951, one from Willie van der Linden in December 1951, and three from Richard Butts in January 1952.  Ken is stationed in Trinidad.  Dick has been injured but insists on returning to the front line; he also talks about his experiences with religion.","Five letters, one from Richard Butts in February, three from Don Fickers to Jeannette Comfort, one in February and two in September, and one from Willie van der Linden in September.  Don was reunited with Jimmy but Jimmy, but Jimmy appears to have been killed when a plane crashed into his ship.","Miscellaneous and undated items.  Includes loose small items, a letter from Willie van der Linden, a Christmas card from James R. Greatsinger, a greeting card with an illegible signature, and three loose letters from Barney Harlan.  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The correspondence is detailed and legible, with description of U.S. Army experience in North America (training, duties, socializing, medical issues, traumatic injuries, supply needs, furloughs, and deployments). There is also much focus on Preston's romantic entanglements during the war. ","Preston served with the United States Army for the war's duration, but he did not experience direct combat. From 1940-1945, he was stationed throughout North America, in order: Little Falls, Minnesota; Camp Robinson, Arkansas; Long Beach, California; Barksdale Field, Louisiana; Fort Ord, California; the Presidio, California; Camp Clovis, New Mexico; Fort Lawton, Washington; Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada; and Camp Claiborne, Louisiana. ","From 1940 – 1941, Preston described his training, first in Little Falls, Minnesota and then at Camp Robinson, Arkansas. He opined about whether or not the United States would declare war and discussed his on-again, off-again romantic relationship with a woman named Vi. He included a sketch of his Arkansas tent quarters, and shared how several comrades suffered from scarlet fever and \"the clap\" (gonorrhea). Preston saw a Yankees baseball game; visited Washington Avenue, a primarily black neighborhood in Little Rock; endured \"short arm\" inspection for venereal disease; described how a soldier was jailed for harassing a nurse; and met the Little Rock Flyers, an exceptional women's basketball team. He also shared his brief stay at Barksdale Field in Shreveport, Louisiana to guard B-19 bombers. In November and December 1941, Preston noted the amped up military maneuvers and sought an Army discharge but was enraged when he did not receive notarized materials from his mother Florence in time. After Pearl Harbor (not explicitly mentioned) Preston's unit moved to the West Coast; the journey was described as uncomfortable. Preston also shared how troop transport operated during \"the last war\" (World War I), and mentioned three men killed during post-Pearl Harbor partying.","In 1942, Preston was stationed at the Presidio of San Francisco, where he dated an Italian woman and met her family (\"the Wops\") for large dinners. He visited the Chinatown in San Francisco; counselled his brother-in-law Ralph to enlist in the Army Air Corps as the infantry was \"no place for white man\"; saw the singer Tommy Dorsey; and witnessed military airplane maneuvers over the Pacific Ocean. In April 1942, Preston was transferred to Camp Clovis, New Mexico, as part of a railroad battalion. There, he began telegraph school; dated a woman who worked as a riveter; made sergeant; and was sent to Fort Lawton in Seattle, Washington. There, he was demoted back to corporal for reasons unknown. The November 14, 1942 letter has evidence of censorship and detailed his work with the Railway Transportation Corps in the isolated White Pass Depot in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada.  Preston moved back and forth between the Canadian Yukon Territory and Alaska, where he provided medical assistance to a fellow soldier injured in a car accident and had difficulty finding alcohol.","In 1943, Preston shared his dental problems and how he injured his elbow hurdling fences. While hospitalized at Fort Lawton, he got in trouble for leaving the hospital without permission. After his elbow healed, Preston was sent back to the Yukon and had a hard time re-adjusting after hospitalization. He mentioned camp dogs barking and the possibility of a bear in the nearby woods; there were also hunting expeditions. The camp coal lamps hurt Preston's eyes, and he outlined the shifts in military mail censorship to answer his sister's queries. He also detailed various romantic entanglements with three women: Vi, Billie, and Lee. There were rumors that his unit would be sent to Burma or Sicily; and Preston described how he deliberately viewed the corpses of two airplane crash victims. ","From 1944 – 1945, Preston was concerned about the financial and mental state of his mother Florence. He also mentioned how a furlough visit was too expensive. He shared his new duties in the orderly room, his desire to go to France, and a new girlfriend named Sally who worked for the military. By late 1944, his brother-in-law Ralph was also in the Army. In January and February 1945, Preston was at Camp Claiborne, Louisiana where he completed an intense infiltration course, took a syphilis test and contemplated Officers Candidate School. His unit was \"stuck\" at Camp Claiborne after it closed. Preston anticipated the war's end; discussed the death of Franklin Delano Roosevelt; and had his shipped orders cancelled and returned his overseas equipment. In June 1945, he eloped with former high school classmate Aloha Kraus in a double ring ceremony. Preston outlined his courtship and bemoaned his mother's angry reaction. By the end of 1945, Preston awaited an Army discharge. ","From 1946-1960, Preston's letters described how he fixed up his family home in Emporia, Kansas while his wife Aloha worked for the Sears order office. A 1950 letterhead named Preston as manager of CIC Finance Company. In 1960, he described an extensive trip all over the Southwest and through California; this letter also outlined how he lost his job and had a car accident. ","Folder 26 contains an undated letter from Preston; 1942 note from Doris, a woman Preston met in Little Rock, Arkansas; and 1942 letter to Ruth Bennett from her aunt Lillian. 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The collection includes 120 handwritten and typed letters and postcards; black and white photographs; a Western Union telegram; and newspaper clippings. It is arranged chronologically. The correspondence is detailed and legible, with description of U.S. Army experience in North America (training, duties, socializing, medical issues, traumatic injuries, supply needs, furloughs, and deployments). There is also much focus on Preston's romantic entanglements during the war. ","Preston served with the United States Army for the war's duration, but he did not experience direct combat. From 1940-1945, he was stationed throughout North America, in order: Little Falls, Minnesota; Camp Robinson, Arkansas; Long Beach, California; Barksdale Field, Louisiana; Fort Ord, California; the Presidio, California; Camp Clovis, New Mexico; Fort Lawton, Washington; Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada; and Camp Claiborne, Louisiana. ","From 1940 – 1941, Preston described his training, first in Little Falls, Minnesota and then at Camp Robinson, Arkansas. He opined about whether or not the United States would declare war and discussed his on-again, off-again romantic relationship with a woman named Vi. He included a sketch of his Arkansas tent quarters, and shared how several comrades suffered from scarlet fever and \"the clap\" (gonorrhea). Preston saw a Yankees baseball game; visited Washington Avenue, a primarily black neighborhood in Little Rock; endured \"short arm\" inspection for venereal disease; described how a soldier was jailed for harassing a nurse; and met the Little Rock Flyers, an exceptional women's basketball team. He also shared his brief stay at Barksdale Field in Shreveport, Louisiana to guard B-19 bombers. In November and December 1941, Preston noted the amped up military maneuvers and sought an Army discharge but was enraged when he did not receive notarized materials from his mother Florence in time. After Pearl Harbor (not explicitly mentioned) Preston's unit moved to the West Coast; the journey was described as uncomfortable. Preston also shared how troop transport operated during \"the last war\" (World War I), and mentioned three men killed during post-Pearl Harbor partying.","In 1942, Preston was stationed at the Presidio of San Francisco, where he dated an Italian woman and met her family (\"the Wops\") for large dinners. He visited the Chinatown in San Francisco; counselled his brother-in-law Ralph to enlist in the Army Air Corps as the infantry was \"no place for white man\"; saw the singer Tommy Dorsey; and witnessed military airplane maneuvers over the Pacific Ocean. In April 1942, Preston was transferred to Camp Clovis, New Mexico, as part of a railroad battalion. There, he began telegraph school; dated a woman who worked as a riveter; made sergeant; and was sent to Fort Lawton in Seattle, Washington. There, he was demoted back to corporal for reasons unknown. The November 14, 1942 letter has evidence of censorship and detailed his work with the Railway Transportation Corps in the isolated White Pass Depot in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada.  Preston moved back and forth between the Canadian Yukon Territory and Alaska, where he provided medical assistance to a fellow soldier injured in a car accident and had difficulty finding alcohol.","In 1943, Preston shared his dental problems and how he injured his elbow hurdling fences. While hospitalized at Fort Lawton, he got in trouble for leaving the hospital without permission. After his elbow healed, Preston was sent back to the Yukon and had a hard time re-adjusting after hospitalization. He mentioned camp dogs barking and the possibility of a bear in the nearby woods; there were also hunting expeditions. The camp coal lamps hurt Preston's eyes, and he outlined the shifts in military mail censorship to answer his sister's queries. He also detailed various romantic entanglements with three women: Vi, Billie, and Lee. There were rumors that his unit would be sent to Burma or Sicily; and Preston described how he deliberately viewed the corpses of two airplane crash victims. ","From 1944 – 1945, Preston was concerned about the financial and mental state of his mother Florence. He also mentioned how a furlough visit was too expensive. He shared his new duties in the orderly room, his desire to go to France, and a new girlfriend named Sally who worked for the military. By late 1944, his brother-in-law Ralph was also in the Army. In January and February 1945, Preston was at Camp Claiborne, Louisiana where he completed an intense infiltration course, took a syphilis test and contemplated Officers Candidate School. His unit was \"stuck\" at Camp Claiborne after it closed. Preston anticipated the war's end; discussed the death of Franklin Delano Roosevelt; and had his shipped orders cancelled and returned his overseas equipment. In June 1945, he eloped with former high school classmate Aloha Kraus in a double ring ceremony. Preston outlined his courtship and bemoaned his mother's angry reaction. By the end of 1945, Preston awaited an Army discharge. ","From 1946-1960, Preston's letters described how he fixed up his family home in Emporia, Kansas while his wife Aloha worked for the Sears order office. A 1950 letterhead named Preston as manager of CIC Finance Company. In 1960, he described an extensive trip all over the Southwest and through California; this letter also outlined how he lost his job and had a car accident. ","Folder 26 contains an undated letter from Preston; 1942 note from Doris, a woman Preston met in Little Rock, Arkansas; and 1942 letter to Ruth Bennett from her aunt Lillian. ","Folder 27 contains 11 photographs of Preston in Alaska; and with his mother Florence (Hull) Preston, sister Ruth (Preston) Bennett, wife Aloha (Kraus) Preston, and dog Lady. 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Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.","William (Billy) Preston was an Army soldier with Col. B. 137th Infantry 35 Division during World War II. Later in the war, he was attached to the 2nd Army Headquarters in Shreveport, Louisiana; the Headquarters \u0026 Service Company, 713 Engineers at Camp Clovis, New Mexico; and the Railway Transportation Corps in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada. After the war, Preston returned to his hometown of Emporia, Kansas, where he worked as a financial analyst and taught accounting at Emporia State University (ESU) where his wife Aloha (Kraus) also taught physical education. The couple sponsored ESU's William J. and Aloha Preston Trust to support students in the accounting and women's athletics.","Correspondence from William (Billy) Preston to his sister and brother-in-law, Ruth and Ralph Bennett, primarily mailed during World War II (1940-1945) with a few letters sent from 1946-1960. The collection includes 120 handwritten and typed letters and postcards; black and white photographs; a Western Union telegram; and newspaper clippings. It is arranged chronologically. The correspondence is detailed and legible, with description of U.S. Army experience in North America (training, duties, socializing, medical issues, traumatic injuries, supply needs, furloughs, and deployments). There is also much focus on Preston's romantic entanglements during the war. ","Preston served with the United States Army for the war's duration, but he did not experience direct combat. From 1940-1945, he was stationed throughout North America, in order: Little Falls, Minnesota; Camp Robinson, Arkansas; Long Beach, California; Barksdale Field, Louisiana; Fort Ord, California; the Presidio, California; Camp Clovis, New Mexico; Fort Lawton, Washington; Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada; and Camp Claiborne, Louisiana. ","From 1940 – 1941, Preston described his training, first in Little Falls, Minnesota and then at Camp Robinson, Arkansas. He opined about whether or not the United States would declare war and discussed his on-again, off-again romantic relationship with a woman named Vi. He included a sketch of his Arkansas tent quarters, and shared how several comrades suffered from scarlet fever and \"the clap\" (gonorrhea). Preston saw a Yankees baseball game; visited Washington Avenue, a primarily black neighborhood in Little Rock; endured \"short arm\" inspection for venereal disease; described how a soldier was jailed for harassing a nurse; and met the Little Rock Flyers, an exceptional women's basketball team. He also shared his brief stay at Barksdale Field in Shreveport, Louisiana to guard B-19 bombers. In November and December 1941, Preston noted the amped up military maneuvers and sought an Army discharge but was enraged when he did not receive notarized materials from his mother Florence in time. After Pearl Harbor (not explicitly mentioned) Preston's unit moved to the West Coast; the journey was described as uncomfortable. Preston also shared how troop transport operated during \"the last war\" (World War I), and mentioned three men killed during post-Pearl Harbor partying.","In 1942, Preston was stationed at the Presidio of San Francisco, where he dated an Italian woman and met her family (\"the Wops\") for large dinners. He visited the Chinatown in San Francisco; counselled his brother-in-law Ralph to enlist in the Army Air Corps as the infantry was \"no place for white man\"; saw the singer Tommy Dorsey; and witnessed military airplane maneuvers over the Pacific Ocean. In April 1942, Preston was transferred to Camp Clovis, New Mexico, as part of a railroad battalion. There, he began telegraph school; dated a woman who worked as a riveter; made sergeant; and was sent to Fort Lawton in Seattle, Washington. There, he was demoted back to corporal for reasons unknown. The November 14, 1942 letter has evidence of censorship and detailed his work with the Railway Transportation Corps in the isolated White Pass Depot in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada.  Preston moved back and forth between the Canadian Yukon Territory and Alaska, where he provided medical assistance to a fellow soldier injured in a car accident and had difficulty finding alcohol.","In 1943, Preston shared his dental problems and how he injured his elbow hurdling fences. While hospitalized at Fort Lawton, he got in trouble for leaving the hospital without permission. After his elbow healed, Preston was sent back to the Yukon and had a hard time re-adjusting after hospitalization. He mentioned camp dogs barking and the possibility of a bear in the nearby woods; there were also hunting expeditions. The camp coal lamps hurt Preston's eyes, and he outlined the shifts in military mail censorship to answer his sister's queries. He also detailed various romantic entanglements with three women: Vi, Billie, and Lee. There were rumors that his unit would be sent to Burma or Sicily; and Preston described how he deliberately viewed the corpses of two airplane crash victims. ","From 1944 – 1945, Preston was concerned about the financial and mental state of his mother Florence. He also mentioned how a furlough visit was too expensive. He shared his new duties in the orderly room, his desire to go to France, and a new girlfriend named Sally who worked for the military. By late 1944, his brother-in-law Ralph was also in the Army. In January and February 1945, Preston was at Camp Claiborne, Louisiana where he completed an intense infiltration course, took a syphilis test and contemplated Officers Candidate School. His unit was \"stuck\" at Camp Claiborne after it closed. 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