Reid S. Aaron collection

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Military Institute Archives
Preston Library
Virginia Military Institute
345 Letcher Ave.
Lexington, VA 24450-0304
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Jeffrey S. Kozak
Phone: (540) 464-7516
Phone: (540) 464-7566
Fax: (540) 464-7089
Restrictions:

There are no restrictions.

Terms of access:

This collection contains material under copyright. The user assumes all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright. The VMI Archives must be cited as the source of the content in publication. Contact the VMI Archives for additional information.

Preferred citation:

Reid S. Aaron collection, 1931-2006. MS 0546. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
4 Folder
Creator:
Aaron, Reid S. (Reid Stanley), 1918-1944 and Dominick, Hayne W., Jr., 1920-1995
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Reid S. Aaron collection, 1931-2006. MS 0546. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of items created by and related to Reid S. Aaron (VMI Class of 1940), including:

  • Personal and military service information
  • Correspondence from Aaron to his family (1941-1945) and from the United States War Department
  • Newspaper clippings about Reid and clippings written by Hayne W. Dominick, Jr. (1920-1995) that detail is experiences as a prisoner of war during World War II
  • A field artillery manual (1936)
  • A blank Personal Report of Reserve Office Form (1931)
  • Two currency items
  • One book titled "March of Death!" (The Honoribus Press, 2006)

Biographical / historical:

Reid Stanley Aaron (VMI Class of 1940) was born on October 14, 1918. During World War II he served in the United States Army Air Corps. He was declared deceased on January 21, 1945 while he was a prisoner of war.