439 24 26018 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/d4ff296e95a72b4d55a5f22ff9e692cc.pdf 0c6f2911c5620606925d122a88f44dc1 PDF Text Text ����� https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/6d015be3d58435e3d799ed515ed46987.pdf 155c9da6972632bd75c3eca358699777 PDF Text Text [Manley 016] [Page 1] [letterhead: U.S. ARMY] February 25, 1945. 8:00 P.M. My dearest, sweetest Jeannie_ Gee, but I miss you so. Not hearing your voice and not seeing you every day is getting harder day by day. In my pocket, right next to me heart, I carry your picture. Golly, you’re beautiful tho! The most beautiful and the most wonderful girl in the world. Today, I cleaned my bayonet and rifle, put all my clothes and belongings away neatly in my foot locker, and helped clean the barracks up. I went to Church at 11:00 A.M. this morning. Our regiment has a very beautiful chapel. If you ever should come to Alabama one of the things you’d notice is how [Page 2] 2. [letterhead: U.S. ARMY] bright the moonlight is. “Someday”, we’ll come down here together, and we’ll look at the moon together, and– woo woo!!! I love you Jeannie, more than anything else in the whole wide world. I’ll love you for always, forever, eternally and everything else. I think you’re swell. You belong to me darling, and please don’t ever forget it. I’ll always remember that and I belong to you. If I ever lost you, I wouldn’t know what to do. Right now, I wish I was with you. And perhaps during the evening I could have some pie, Johnny Cake, and a few thousand lipstrich sandwiches. (Raspberry flavor, please.) Tuesday is our 18th anniversary. Gee, it’s been a wonderful 18 months. Honest it has darling. [Page 3] �3. [letterhead: U.S. ARMY] Our training here lasts for 15 weeks. The I.R.T.C. means—Infantry Replacement Training Command. Please don’t tell my Mother that unless you have to. I’ll be here for 15 weeks starting tomorrow unless I got to O.C.S (Officer’s Candidate School). That schooling lasts for 90 days and you come out a commissioned officer. (Sec. Lieut.) I’ll have to take this basic training for 6 weeks tho’ to be eligible. I got my haircut today—G.I. style of course. It’s just like when I always get a short haircut. I’m starting to get sunburned already. The sun is pretty strong down here. As for how soon I’ll get a furlough, I really don’t know. I’ll let you know though as soon as I find out. [Page 4] 4. [letterhead: U.S. ARMY] How is your Mother and Father and all the rest. All O.K. I hope. Tell them all I said “hello”. I hope your job is agreeing with you. Please take care of yourself, won’t you Jeannie. I love you so gosh darn much, and I miss you so_ more than you’ll ever realize. You mean ever so much to me darling. I’ll always love you Jeannie_ please just love me and be true to me always. Oh I know you will. You’re swell. I’m going to close now. Got some things to do. Be good darling and write to me as much as you can. Goodnight Sweetheart! I’ll be loving you, Always Ned P.S. “Someday”—It’ll be wonderful. See you in Dreamland my Sweetheart � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Edward Manley collection Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Manley, Edward Arthur, b. 1926 Worthington , Jean Allaine , b. 1928 Description An account of the resource A collection of letters and photographs from Edward "Ned" Manley, a soldier in the U.S. Army, and his girlfriend Jean Worthington, a teenage schoolgirl in Cleveland, Ohio, dating from 1945-1946. The content of Jean's letters describes everyday life of a teenage schoolgirl living in Cleveland, Ohio, with her parents during the war, including frequent mentions of friends, popular songs, movies, pets, and cooking, and visits to Edward's family, and her love for Edward. Edward's letters to Jean mostly concentrate on sentiments of love and the hope of marriage after the war. He also describes experiences and duties as he undergoes training with a variety of weapons and ordnance, his singing with a USO show, requests for transfer to the U.S. Army Air Corps, his volunteering for parachute infantry training, and descriptions of Nagoya during the American occupation of Japan. Both correspondents mention the anniversary of their first meeting (27 August 1943), and often use the word "Someday" in quotation marks which seems to refer to the then-popular song "Someday You'll Want Me to Want You." There is constant good-natured joking from both about the 28 children they will have once they are married. ean ("Jeannie") Allaine Worthington was born on 1 November 1928 in Cleveland, Ohio. Her parents were Archibald ("Archie") Augusta Worthington (1896-1979), a tool worker, and Lena L. Fritchell (1904-1985); she had one younger sister, Shirley C. Worthington (1934-2012). In 1945 and 1946 she was living with her parents at 14247 Superior Road, Cleveland Heights, Ohio. She met Edward Manley on 27 August 1943 in Cleveland when she was 14 and he was 16, but it does not seem likely they attended the same school. During 1945 she was attending high school and had a job after school. There is no evidence that they subsequently married; in Cleveland in 1971 or 1972 she married John Krasnicki, Sr. (1906-1986), who was twenty-two years her senior. She died on 8 September 1994 in Garfield Heights and is buried in Lake View Cemetery in Cleveland. Edward ("Ned") Arthur Manley was born on 25 December 1926 in Montréal, Quebec, Canada. His parents were Patrick Sanfield Manley (1895-1952), advertising manager for a Cleveland newspaper and Leonarda Gallagher Manley (1896-1970); he had five siblings: Edith Manley McNamara (1928-1958), John Vincent (1930-1988), Narda Patricia Daly (1931-2007), Alicia Ann Gramuglia (1932-2006), and Patrick A. (1934-2011). The family emigrated from Canada to the United States in the 1930s and by 1940 were living in Cleveland. Edward Manley enlisted in the U.S. Army as Private on 15 February 1945 in Cleveland; that same day he entrained for the Army Reception Center at Camp Atterbury, Indiana. In late February he had been assigned to Company B, 30th Battalion, 3rd Regiment at the Infantry Replacement Training Center at Fort McClellan, Alabama. A request to be transferred to the Army Air Corps was turned down. After a twelve-day furlough, Edward was transferred in late July to Company B-1-1, Army Ground Forces Replacement Depot No. 3 at Fort Riley, Kansas for a few days before being passed on to 3rd Platoon, Company M, 4th Regiment, Army Ground Forces Replacement Depot No. 2 at Fort Ord, California. In early August he was placed in 1st Platoon, Casual Company 12 in preparation for shipping out to Japan for occupation duties. By 13 September he was in Luzon in the Philippines as part of the 666 Replacement Company, A.P.O. 291, shortly to be assigned to Battery B, 8th Field Artillery Battalion, A.P.O. 25. Edward arrived in Japan in early October and was assigned to an antitank Company in the 27th Infantry Regiment. By the end of June 1946 he was still in Japan, but he repeats a rumor that they would be coming back the United States in October 1946. Manley was discharged in October 1946 and returned to California to find that Jean was engaged to be married to a man named "Shorty." Manley lost contact with Jean shortly thereafter. By 1952 he had moved to Los Angeles, California and at some point married Antoinette T. Manley (born 1940). They had one son, Darren Anthony Manley (born 1984). Edward applied for naturalization on 17 May 1945 in Anniston, Alabama while he was stationed at Fort McClellan, and became a U.S. citizen on 19 May 1945. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant World War II Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1945/1946 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/659">Edward Manley and Jean Worthington letters (RHC-116)</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Subject The topic of the resource Cleveland (Ohio) Correspondence United States. Army. Air Corps World War, 1939-1945 Military education Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-116 Language A language of the resource eng Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-116_Manley_016_19450225 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Manley, Edward Arthur, b. 1926 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1945-02-25 Title A name given to the resource Letter to Jean Worthington by Edward "Ned" Manley, February 25, 1945. Description An account of the resource Letter to Jean Worthington by Edward "Ned" Manley, February 25, 1945. Manley describes I.R.T.C. As well as O.C.S. and the amount of time each takes. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant World War II Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href=" https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/659">Edward Manley and Jean Worthington letters (RHC-116)</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 49401 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href=" http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Language A language of the resource eng Subject The topic of the resource Cleveland (Ohio) Correspondence Military education United States. Army. Air Corps World War, 1939-1945 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/ee6e2be4f2683c1ddf3d0a1d6ddc7b68.pdf f2e71f1096a61ccbeabf5e827b599cfe PDF Text Text ���� https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/ffd24bd7a036f90ccd4e229a9d172d22.pdf 1933eb868023828a9dc370c89ed173be PDF Text Text [Manley 015] [Page 1] [letterhead: U.S. ARMY] February 24, 1945 10:10 P.M. Dearest Jeannie_ I just finished writing a letter to my mother. How is she? Please tell me when you write to me. I hope by now, you have received at least one letter from me. Don’t worry if you don’t get a letter every day. They told us that all incoming and outgoing mail is always late. It will probably take 2 or 3 days before your letters reach me or my letters reach you. I’m writing to you every day, my darling. I love you _ oh ever so much. More than you’ll ever know. I think you’re swell. Gee but your beautiful tho! The most beautiful and wonderful girl in the whole wide world. And by the way sweetheart, [Page 2] 2. we’re going to have our “Someday” because we love each other. You can expect me home in May, unless I go to Officer’s Training School. How is your job coming along. Please take care of yourself dearest Jeannie. If anything ever happened to you, I wouldn’t know what to do. You mean so much to me. I carry your picture with me all the time. As soon as I can, I’ll send you a large picture of myself in uniform. Please send me a picture of yourself. I want one a lot. I’m going to get my hair cut tomorrow, and I won’t have much left. It’ll grow back in quick though. Monday, we start our regular training in the field. It’s easy if you take it in the right frame of mind. It’s 10:30 now darling, so I had better go now. Taps is at 11:00 and if we’re not in bed then we’re marked A.W.O.L and then court-martialed. Please take care of yourself and be a good girl and remember that [text strikethrough] “From taps ‘til I hear hear reveille, I dream, my dear of you.” Goodnight Jeannie sweetheart I’ll be loving you dearest_ Always, Ned P.S. “Someday” [curved line pointing down] [arrow pointing towards] we’ll be married. �Goodnight sweetheart, � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Edward Manley collection Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Manley, Edward Arthur, b. 1926 Worthington , Jean Allaine , b. 1928 Description An account of the resource A collection of letters and photographs from Edward "Ned" Manley, a soldier in the U.S. Army, and his girlfriend Jean Worthington, a teenage schoolgirl in Cleveland, Ohio, dating from 1945-1946. The content of Jean's letters describes everyday life of a teenage schoolgirl living in Cleveland, Ohio, with her parents during the war, including frequent mentions of friends, popular songs, movies, pets, and cooking, and visits to Edward's family, and her love for Edward. Edward's letters to Jean mostly concentrate on sentiments of love and the hope of marriage after the war. He also describes experiences and duties as he undergoes training with a variety of weapons and ordnance, his singing with a USO show, requests for transfer to the U.S. Army Air Corps, his volunteering for parachute infantry training, and descriptions of Nagoya during the American occupation of Japan. Both correspondents mention the anniversary of their first meeting (27 August 1943), and often use the word "Someday" in quotation marks which seems to refer to the then-popular song "Someday You'll Want Me to Want You." There is constant good-natured joking from both about the 28 children they will have once they are married. ean ("Jeannie") Allaine Worthington was born on 1 November 1928 in Cleveland, Ohio. Her parents were Archibald ("Archie") Augusta Worthington (1896-1979), a tool worker, and Lena L. Fritchell (1904-1985); she had one younger sister, Shirley C. Worthington (1934-2012). In 1945 and 1946 she was living with her parents at 14247 Superior Road, Cleveland Heights, Ohio. She met Edward Manley on 27 August 1943 in Cleveland when she was 14 and he was 16, but it does not seem likely they attended the same school. During 1945 she was attending high school and had a job after school. There is no evidence that they subsequently married; in Cleveland in 1971 or 1972 she married John Krasnicki, Sr. (1906-1986), who was twenty-two years her senior. She died on 8 September 1994 in Garfield Heights and is buried in Lake View Cemetery in Cleveland. Edward ("Ned") Arthur Manley was born on 25 December 1926 in Montréal, Quebec, Canada. His parents were Patrick Sanfield Manley (1895-1952), advertising manager for a Cleveland newspaper and Leonarda Gallagher Manley (1896-1970); he had five siblings: Edith Manley McNamara (1928-1958), John Vincent (1930-1988), Narda Patricia Daly (1931-2007), Alicia Ann Gramuglia (1932-2006), and Patrick A. (1934-2011). The family emigrated from Canada to the United States in the 1930s and by 1940 were living in Cleveland. Edward Manley enlisted in the U.S. Army as Private on 15 February 1945 in Cleveland; that same day he entrained for the Army Reception Center at Camp Atterbury, Indiana. In late February he had been assigned to Company B, 30th Battalion, 3rd Regiment at the Infantry Replacement Training Center at Fort McClellan, Alabama. A request to be transferred to the Army Air Corps was turned down. After a twelve-day furlough, Edward was transferred in late July to Company B-1-1, Army Ground Forces Replacement Depot No. 3 at Fort Riley, Kansas for a few days before being passed on to 3rd Platoon, Company M, 4th Regiment, Army Ground Forces Replacement Depot No. 2 at Fort Ord, California. In early August he was placed in 1st Platoon, Casual Company 12 in preparation for shipping out to Japan for occupation duties. By 13 September he was in Luzon in the Philippines as part of the 666 Replacement Company, A.P.O. 291, shortly to be assigned to Battery B, 8th Field Artillery Battalion, A.P.O. 25. Edward arrived in Japan in early October and was assigned to an antitank Company in the 27th Infantry Regiment. By the end of June 1946 he was still in Japan, but he repeats a rumor that they would be coming back the United States in October 1946. Manley was discharged in October 1946 and returned to California to find that Jean was engaged to be married to a man named "Shorty." Manley lost contact with Jean shortly thereafter. By 1952 he had moved to Los Angeles, California and at some point married Antoinette T. Manley (born 1940). They had one son, Darren Anthony Manley (born 1984). Edward applied for naturalization on 17 May 1945 in Anniston, Alabama while he was stationed at Fort McClellan, and became a U.S. citizen on 19 May 1945. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant World War II Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1945/1946 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/659">Edward Manley and Jean Worthington letters (RHC-116)</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Subject The topic of the resource Cleveland (Ohio) Correspondence United States. Army. Air Corps World War, 1939-1945 Military education Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-116 Language A language of the resource eng Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-116_Manley_015_19450224 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Manley, Edward Arthur, b. 1926 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1945-02-24 Title A name given to the resource Letter to Jean Worthington by Edward "Ned" Manley, February 24, 1945. Description An account of the resource Letter to Jean Worthington by Edward "Ned" Manley, February 24, 1945. Manley notes that Worthington should expect him home in May, unless he goes to Officer Training School. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant World War II Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href=" https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/659">Edward Manley and Jean Worthington letters (RHC-116)</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 49401 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href=" http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Language A language of the resource eng Subject The topic of the resource Cleveland (Ohio) Correspondence Military education United States. Army. Air Corps World War, 1939-1945 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/a89e7c0e63bee8e6b90101189be823f5.pdf 5a886dfdfa4d751210d8c29b2cd08b11 PDF Text Text ��� https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/5e27d953a8ca74c0e92e7d717e7e9f54.pdf 287f8047cc51ddf830a19640bcb2d286 PDF Text Text [Manley 014] [Page 1] [letterhead: U.S. ARMY] Feb. 23, 1945 10:30 P.M. My Sweetheart_ I don’t have much time to write as I have to be in bed by 11:00 P.M. We were out all day for lectures, an interview, a little marching to do some sight seeing and see what the Fort is like. It’s not such a bad place. At the end of 15 weeks here (starting Monday) I’ll get a furlough. (I hope). Then I might go to Officer’s Training School and become a [text strikethrough] commissioned officer. Gee but it’s lonely here without you darling. I miss you_ more than you’ll ever know. I love you Jeannie dearest, more than anything in the whole wide world. [Page 2] 2. [letterhead: U.S. ARMY] I think you’re the most wonderful and the most beautiful girl in the whole wide world too. Honest I do. I’ll always love you sweetheart always. I keep your picture with me all the time_ right next to my heart. I have to get to bed now dearest, so I’ll have to close. Please take care of yourself and write me. I love you again. Goodnight sweetheart_ I’ll be loving you Always_ Ned P.S. Someday we’ll be married. It’ll be swell sharing the rest of my life with you Goodnight sweetheart. �See you in “Dreamland” � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Edward Manley collection Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Manley, Edward Arthur, b. 1926 Worthington , Jean Allaine , b. 1928 Description An account of the resource A collection of letters and photographs from Edward "Ned" Manley, a soldier in the U.S. Army, and his girlfriend Jean Worthington, a teenage schoolgirl in Cleveland, Ohio, dating from 1945-1946. The content of Jean's letters describes everyday life of a teenage schoolgirl living in Cleveland, Ohio, with her parents during the war, including frequent mentions of friends, popular songs, movies, pets, and cooking, and visits to Edward's family, and her love for Edward. Edward's letters to Jean mostly concentrate on sentiments of love and the hope of marriage after the war. He also describes experiences and duties as he undergoes training with a variety of weapons and ordnance, his singing with a USO show, requests for transfer to the U.S. Army Air Corps, his volunteering for parachute infantry training, and descriptions of Nagoya during the American occupation of Japan. Both correspondents mention the anniversary of their first meeting (27 August 1943), and often use the word "Someday" in quotation marks which seems to refer to the then-popular song "Someday You'll Want Me to Want You." There is constant good-natured joking from both about the 28 children they will have once they are married. ean ("Jeannie") Allaine Worthington was born on 1 November 1928 in Cleveland, Ohio. Her parents were Archibald ("Archie") Augusta Worthington (1896-1979), a tool worker, and Lena L. Fritchell (1904-1985); she had one younger sister, Shirley C. Worthington (1934-2012). In 1945 and 1946 she was living with her parents at 14247 Superior Road, Cleveland Heights, Ohio. She met Edward Manley on 27 August 1943 in Cleveland when she was 14 and he was 16, but it does not seem likely they attended the same school. During 1945 she was attending high school and had a job after school. There is no evidence that they subsequently married; in Cleveland in 1971 or 1972 she married John Krasnicki, Sr. (1906-1986), who was twenty-two years her senior. She died on 8 September 1994 in Garfield Heights and is buried in Lake View Cemetery in Cleveland. Edward ("Ned") Arthur Manley was born on 25 December 1926 in Montréal, Quebec, Canada. His parents were Patrick Sanfield Manley (1895-1952), advertising manager for a Cleveland newspaper and Leonarda Gallagher Manley (1896-1970); he had five siblings: Edith Manley McNamara (1928-1958), John Vincent (1930-1988), Narda Patricia Daly (1931-2007), Alicia Ann Gramuglia (1932-2006), and Patrick A. (1934-2011). The family emigrated from Canada to the United States in the 1930s and by 1940 were living in Cleveland. Edward Manley enlisted in the U.S. Army as Private on 15 February 1945 in Cleveland; that same day he entrained for the Army Reception Center at Camp Atterbury, Indiana. In late February he had been assigned to Company B, 30th Battalion, 3rd Regiment at the Infantry Replacement Training Center at Fort McClellan, Alabama. A request to be transferred to the Army Air Corps was turned down. After a twelve-day furlough, Edward was transferred in late July to Company B-1-1, Army Ground Forces Replacement Depot No. 3 at Fort Riley, Kansas for a few days before being passed on to 3rd Platoon, Company M, 4th Regiment, Army Ground Forces Replacement Depot No. 2 at Fort Ord, California. In early August he was placed in 1st Platoon, Casual Company 12 in preparation for shipping out to Japan for occupation duties. By 13 September he was in Luzon in the Philippines as part of the 666 Replacement Company, A.P.O. 291, shortly to be assigned to Battery B, 8th Field Artillery Battalion, A.P.O. 25. Edward arrived in Japan in early October and was assigned to an antitank Company in the 27th Infantry Regiment. By the end of June 1946 he was still in Japan, but he repeats a rumor that they would be coming back the United States in October 1946. Manley was discharged in October 1946 and returned to California to find that Jean was engaged to be married to a man named "Shorty." Manley lost contact with Jean shortly thereafter. By 1952 he had moved to Los Angeles, California and at some point married Antoinette T. Manley (born 1940). They had one son, Darren Anthony Manley (born 1984). Edward applied for naturalization on 17 May 1945 in Anniston, Alabama while he was stationed at Fort McClellan, and became a U.S. citizen on 19 May 1945. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant World War II Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1945/1946 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/659">Edward Manley and Jean Worthington letters (RHC-116)</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Subject The topic of the resource Cleveland (Ohio) Correspondence United States. Army. Air Corps World War, 1939-1945 Military education Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-116 Language A language of the resource eng Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-116_Manley_014_19450223 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Manley, Edward Arthur, b. 1926 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1945-02-23 Title A name given to the resource Letter to Jean Worthington by Edward "Ned" Manley, February 23, 1945. Description An account of the resource Letter to Jean Worthington by Edward "Ned" Manley, February 23, 1945. Manley notes at the end of fifteen weeks, he will get a furlough. Then he might go to Officer Training School. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant World War II Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href=" https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/659">Edward Manley and Jean Worthington letters (RHC-116)</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 49401 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href=" http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Language A language of the resource eng Subject The topic of the resource Cleveland (Ohio) Correspondence Military education United States. Army. Air Corps World War, 1939-1945 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/44a1d97faa9e82df2cab8cba3652f7de.pdf d89e4d9b19beb7672e5ef132ce83fe03 PDF Text Text ���� https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/476015407571969aafc96f2abb923596.pdf b9029805c130ce6db41f8e3db7c54966 PDF Text Text [Manley 013] [Page 1] [letterhead: CAMP ATTERBURY Atterbury, Indiana] February 20, 1945 8:05 P.M. Sweetheart_ I’m writing this letter while sitting on my cot. I just came back from saying “Goodbye” to some boys in Barracks #5. At 6:00 P.M. today, my name was called to ship out tomorrow. Today, I got up at 4:00 A.M. and did K.P. all day. In the morning, I and a German prisoner of war made pineapple turnovers and in the afternoon I peeled potatoes. I love you dearest, oh ever so much. I think you’re the most wonderful and the most beautiful girl in the whole wide world. Oh Jeannie darling I love you, I love you, I love you. I wish that I could be with you right now. Last week this time I was. [letterhead: Written at the TELEPHONE ROOM] [Page 2] 2. [letterhead CAMP ATTERBURY Atterbury, Indiana] It’s wonderful being with you. You mean more to me than anything in the world. You’re swell. “Someday” dearest, we’ll be married and have our own little home and all the things we’ve talked and dreamed about. It’ll be so wonderful, sharing the rest of my life with you. I love you again darling, and that goes for always, forever, eternally, and everything else. Tomorrow, we ship out Jeannie. If I’m allowed to write en route to my new base I will, and how. Please write me won’t you. Take care of yourself Jeannie, please—for me. I want you for always. Goodnight Sweetheart �I’ll be loving you Jeannie Always— Ned P.S. “Someday—you’ll be Jeannie Manly. I“ll love you—Sunday, Monday and Always” [letterhead: Written at the TELEPHONE ROOM] � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Edward Manley collection Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Manley, Edward Arthur, b. 1926 Worthington , Jean Allaine , b. 1928 Description An account of the resource A collection of letters and photographs from Edward "Ned" Manley, a soldier in the U.S. Army, and his girlfriend Jean Worthington, a teenage schoolgirl in Cleveland, Ohio, dating from 1945-1946. The content of Jean's letters describes everyday life of a teenage schoolgirl living in Cleveland, Ohio, with her parents during the war, including frequent mentions of friends, popular songs, movies, pets, and cooking, and visits to Edward's family, and her love for Edward. Edward's letters to Jean mostly concentrate on sentiments of love and the hope of marriage after the war. He also describes experiences and duties as he undergoes training with a variety of weapons and ordnance, his singing with a USO show, requests for transfer to the U.S. Army Air Corps, his volunteering for parachute infantry training, and descriptions of Nagoya during the American occupation of Japan. Both correspondents mention the anniversary of their first meeting (27 August 1943), and often use the word "Someday" in quotation marks which seems to refer to the then-popular song "Someday You'll Want Me to Want You." There is constant good-natured joking from both about the 28 children they will have once they are married. ean ("Jeannie") Allaine Worthington was born on 1 November 1928 in Cleveland, Ohio. Her parents were Archibald ("Archie") Augusta Worthington (1896-1979), a tool worker, and Lena L. Fritchell (1904-1985); she had one younger sister, Shirley C. Worthington (1934-2012). In 1945 and 1946 she was living with her parents at 14247 Superior Road, Cleveland Heights, Ohio. She met Edward Manley on 27 August 1943 in Cleveland when she was 14 and he was 16, but it does not seem likely they attended the same school. During 1945 she was attending high school and had a job after school. There is no evidence that they subsequently married; in Cleveland in 1971 or 1972 she married John Krasnicki, Sr. (1906-1986), who was twenty-two years her senior. She died on 8 September 1994 in Garfield Heights and is buried in Lake View Cemetery in Cleveland. Edward ("Ned") Arthur Manley was born on 25 December 1926 in Montréal, Quebec, Canada. His parents were Patrick Sanfield Manley (1895-1952), advertising manager for a Cleveland newspaper and Leonarda Gallagher Manley (1896-1970); he had five siblings: Edith Manley McNamara (1928-1958), John Vincent (1930-1988), Narda Patricia Daly (1931-2007), Alicia Ann Gramuglia (1932-2006), and Patrick A. (1934-2011). The family emigrated from Canada to the United States in the 1930s and by 1940 were living in Cleveland. Edward Manley enlisted in the U.S. Army as Private on 15 February 1945 in Cleveland; that same day he entrained for the Army Reception Center at Camp Atterbury, Indiana. In late February he had been assigned to Company B, 30th Battalion, 3rd Regiment at the Infantry Replacement Training Center at Fort McClellan, Alabama. A request to be transferred to the Army Air Corps was turned down. After a twelve-day furlough, Edward was transferred in late July to Company B-1-1, Army Ground Forces Replacement Depot No. 3 at Fort Riley, Kansas for a few days before being passed on to 3rd Platoon, Company M, 4th Regiment, Army Ground Forces Replacement Depot No. 2 at Fort Ord, California. In early August he was placed in 1st Platoon, Casual Company 12 in preparation for shipping out to Japan for occupation duties. By 13 September he was in Luzon in the Philippines as part of the 666 Replacement Company, A.P.O. 291, shortly to be assigned to Battery B, 8th Field Artillery Battalion, A.P.O. 25. Edward arrived in Japan in early October and was assigned to an antitank Company in the 27th Infantry Regiment. By the end of June 1946 he was still in Japan, but he repeats a rumor that they would be coming back the United States in October 1946. Manley was discharged in October 1946 and returned to California to find that Jean was engaged to be married to a man named "Shorty." Manley lost contact with Jean shortly thereafter. By 1952 he had moved to Los Angeles, California and at some point married Antoinette T. Manley (born 1940). They had one son, Darren Anthony Manley (born 1984). Edward applied for naturalization on 17 May 1945 in Anniston, Alabama while he was stationed at Fort McClellan, and became a U.S. citizen on 19 May 1945. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant World War II Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1945/1946 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/659">Edward Manley and Jean Worthington letters (RHC-116)</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Subject The topic of the resource Cleveland (Ohio) Correspondence United States. Army. Air Corps World War, 1939-1945 Military education Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-116 Language A language of the resource eng Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-116_Manley_013_19450220 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Manley, Edward Arthur, b. 1926 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1945-02-20 Title A name given to the resource Letter to Jean Worthington by Edward "Ned" Manley, February 20, 1945. Description An account of the resource Letter to Jean Worthington by Edward "Ned" Manley, February 20, 1945. Manley notes that he and a German prisoner of war made pineapple turnovers. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant World War II Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href=" https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/659">Edward Manley and Jean Worthington letters (RHC-116)</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 49401 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href=" http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Language A language of the resource eng Subject The topic of the resource Cleveland (Ohio) Correspondence Military education United States. Army. Air Corps World War, 1939-1945 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/ef005a4bea2268923808bae689a2954b.pdf 6335552ace862737ed87cf71a0b8ce08 PDF Text Text �� https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/836590fafc39ce03b11152e5b9497c1a.pdf 07218e1904f2464d9a597cfa6e293104 PDF Text Text [Manley 012] [Page 1] [letterhead: CAMP ATTERBURY Atterbury, Indiana] Feb. 19, 1945 9:35 P.M. Dearest Jeannie_ I’m just on my way back from a show I saw. It was fair. Well, I’ve got K.P. call at 4:00 A.M. tomorrow. It’s really not so hard though. I love you my darling, more than anything in the whole wide world. I think you’re swell. Gee, but I miss you. And by the way! We’re going to have our “Someday.” It’ll sure be swell being with you all the time then. I’m going to go get some sleep now dearest. Until “Someday” take care of yourself. I’ll take care of you after that. Think of me and please write to me. Goodnight Sweetheart_ I’ll be loving you Always— Ned P.S. “Someday” [letterhead: Written at the TELEPHONE ROOM] � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Edward Manley collection Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Manley, Edward Arthur, b. 1926 Worthington , Jean Allaine , b. 1928 Description An account of the resource A collection of letters and photographs from Edward "Ned" Manley, a soldier in the U.S. Army, and his girlfriend Jean Worthington, a teenage schoolgirl in Cleveland, Ohio, dating from 1945-1946. The content of Jean's letters describes everyday life of a teenage schoolgirl living in Cleveland, Ohio, with her parents during the war, including frequent mentions of friends, popular songs, movies, pets, and cooking, and visits to Edward's family, and her love for Edward. Edward's letters to Jean mostly concentrate on sentiments of love and the hope of marriage after the war. He also describes experiences and duties as he undergoes training with a variety of weapons and ordnance, his singing with a USO show, requests for transfer to the U.S. Army Air Corps, his volunteering for parachute infantry training, and descriptions of Nagoya during the American occupation of Japan. Both correspondents mention the anniversary of their first meeting (27 August 1943), and often use the word "Someday" in quotation marks which seems to refer to the then-popular song "Someday You'll Want Me to Want You." There is constant good-natured joking from both about the 28 children they will have once they are married. ean ("Jeannie") Allaine Worthington was born on 1 November 1928 in Cleveland, Ohio. Her parents were Archibald ("Archie") Augusta Worthington (1896-1979), a tool worker, and Lena L. Fritchell (1904-1985); she had one younger sister, Shirley C. Worthington (1934-2012). In 1945 and 1946 she was living with her parents at 14247 Superior Road, Cleveland Heights, Ohio. She met Edward Manley on 27 August 1943 in Cleveland when she was 14 and he was 16, but it does not seem likely they attended the same school. During 1945 she was attending high school and had a job after school. There is no evidence that they subsequently married; in Cleveland in 1971 or 1972 she married John Krasnicki, Sr. (1906-1986), who was twenty-two years her senior. She died on 8 September 1994 in Garfield Heights and is buried in Lake View Cemetery in Cleveland. Edward ("Ned") Arthur Manley was born on 25 December 1926 in Montréal, Quebec, Canada. His parents were Patrick Sanfield Manley (1895-1952), advertising manager for a Cleveland newspaper and Leonarda Gallagher Manley (1896-1970); he had five siblings: Edith Manley McNamara (1928-1958), John Vincent (1930-1988), Narda Patricia Daly (1931-2007), Alicia Ann Gramuglia (1932-2006), and Patrick A. (1934-2011). The family emigrated from Canada to the United States in the 1930s and by 1940 were living in Cleveland. Edward Manley enlisted in the U.S. Army as Private on 15 February 1945 in Cleveland; that same day he entrained for the Army Reception Center at Camp Atterbury, Indiana. In late February he had been assigned to Company B, 30th Battalion, 3rd Regiment at the Infantry Replacement Training Center at Fort McClellan, Alabama. A request to be transferred to the Army Air Corps was turned down. After a twelve-day furlough, Edward was transferred in late July to Company B-1-1, Army Ground Forces Replacement Depot No. 3 at Fort Riley, Kansas for a few days before being passed on to 3rd Platoon, Company M, 4th Regiment, Army Ground Forces Replacement Depot No. 2 at Fort Ord, California. In early August he was placed in 1st Platoon, Casual Company 12 in preparation for shipping out to Japan for occupation duties. By 13 September he was in Luzon in the Philippines as part of the 666 Replacement Company, A.P.O. 291, shortly to be assigned to Battery B, 8th Field Artillery Battalion, A.P.O. 25. Edward arrived in Japan in early October and was assigned to an antitank Company in the 27th Infantry Regiment. By the end of June 1946 he was still in Japan, but he repeats a rumor that they would be coming back the United States in October 1946. Manley was discharged in October 1946 and returned to California to find that Jean was engaged to be married to a man named "Shorty." Manley lost contact with Jean shortly thereafter. By 1952 he had moved to Los Angeles, California and at some point married Antoinette T. Manley (born 1940). They had one son, Darren Anthony Manley (born 1984). Edward applied for naturalization on 17 May 1945 in Anniston, Alabama while he was stationed at Fort McClellan, and became a U.S. citizen on 19 May 1945. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant World War II Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1945/1946 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/659">Edward Manley and Jean Worthington letters (RHC-116)</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Subject The topic of the resource Cleveland (Ohio) Correspondence United States. Army. Air Corps World War, 1939-1945 Military education Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-116 Language A language of the resource eng Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-116_Manley_012_19450219 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Manley, Edward Arthur, b. 1926 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1945-02-19 Title A name given to the resource Letter to Jean Worthington by Edward "Ned" Manley, February 19, 1945. Description An account of the resource Letter to Jean Worthington by Edward "Ned" Manley, February 19, 1945. Manley notes that he is on his way back from a show. He also wishes Worthington a goodnight. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant World War II Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href=" https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/659">Edward Manley and Jean Worthington letters (RHC-116)</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 49401 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href=" http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Language A language of the resource eng Subject The topic of the resource Cleveland (Ohio) Correspondence Military education United States. Army. Air Corps World War, 1939-1945 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/4f819ef7488f17a791a073be38d27848.pdf 45df77da204a0dcb8d8c64560aaf6991 PDF Text Text ����� https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/3482f9a6215272f35c622c72a05a8713.pdf 3e8e449a1f1116b219d3e0b70bccd297 PDF Text Text [Manley 011] [Page 1] February 19, 1945 4:40 P.M. Dearest Jean, Today, I finished processing. I got my “dog tag”, arranged for insurance and War Bonds, and had an interview to determine my qualifications. Tonight at 6 P.M. we have a roll call for K.P. or special duty. I passed my qualifying tests with pretty fair marks. For Officer’s Candidate School, I qualified with a better than average mark. In the mechanical aptitude test I got a better than average mark and for radio code, I did average. I hope that it will do me some good. Gee, but it’s lonesome here. [Page 2] 2. I miss you ever so much my darling. More than you’ll ever know. But in the not too distant future, I’ll be back with you, to be with you for always, forever, eternally, and everything else. Life out here at Camp Atterbury isn’t so tough. It’s all in the way that you go into it. Today, before and after our interviews, I was playing the top part of the piano and another fellow was playing the base and a lot of the boys were singing. The food they serve isn’t so hot, but we can get wieners an hamburgers at the P.X. any time. I wish I could see you right this very minute. I bet you look awfully pretty. Honest sweetheart, I think that you’re the most beautiful girl in the whole wide world. And by the way, I think you’re the most wonderful girl also. [Page 3] 3. If I can, I’ll write you another letter tonight. I might go to a movie. None of the movies they show here have been released to the public as yet. There’s a lot of talk that we might move from here to some camp tomorrow morning for our basic training. I sure hope we do. In that event, I won’t go to the movie. But after the movie, I’ll stop in at the Telephone Center and write to you. �Here in the barracks (that’s where we live) we can’t lie or sit on our beds from 4:45 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. so we have to sit on the floors as there are nothing but cots up here. I sleep on the second floor and my bed is right by a window facing toward the east. Gee I wish I could see you this very minute. I love you, Jeannie darling, more than anything in the whole wide [Page 4] 4. and I’ll always love you, honest I will. I think you’re swell. Please just be mine for always. I’ll always be yours. I’m going to close now darling. Please take care of yourself and remember I’ll be loving you, AlwaysNed P.S. “Someday” we’ll be married. Gee, it’ll be swell having you as Mrs. Manley. I love you so much Jeannie and it’s awful lonesome here without you. Remember “Someday” So long Sweetheart, Ned � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Edward Manley collection Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Manley, Edward Arthur, b. 1926 Worthington , Jean Allaine , b. 1928 Description An account of the resource A collection of letters and photographs from Edward "Ned" Manley, a soldier in the U.S. Army, and his girlfriend Jean Worthington, a teenage schoolgirl in Cleveland, Ohio, dating from 1945-1946. The content of Jean's letters describes everyday life of a teenage schoolgirl living in Cleveland, Ohio, with her parents during the war, including frequent mentions of friends, popular songs, movies, pets, and cooking, and visits to Edward's family, and her love for Edward. Edward's letters to Jean mostly concentrate on sentiments of love and the hope of marriage after the war. He also describes experiences and duties as he undergoes training with a variety of weapons and ordnance, his singing with a USO show, requests for transfer to the U.S. Army Air Corps, his volunteering for parachute infantry training, and descriptions of Nagoya during the American occupation of Japan. Both correspondents mention the anniversary of their first meeting (27 August 1943), and often use the word "Someday" in quotation marks which seems to refer to the then-popular song "Someday You'll Want Me to Want You." There is constant good-natured joking from both about the 28 children they will have once they are married. ean ("Jeannie") Allaine Worthington was born on 1 November 1928 in Cleveland, Ohio. Her parents were Archibald ("Archie") Augusta Worthington (1896-1979), a tool worker, and Lena L. Fritchell (1904-1985); she had one younger sister, Shirley C. Worthington (1934-2012). In 1945 and 1946 she was living with her parents at 14247 Superior Road, Cleveland Heights, Ohio. She met Edward Manley on 27 August 1943 in Cleveland when she was 14 and he was 16, but it does not seem likely they attended the same school. During 1945 she was attending high school and had a job after school. There is no evidence that they subsequently married; in Cleveland in 1971 or 1972 she married John Krasnicki, Sr. (1906-1986), who was twenty-two years her senior. She died on 8 September 1994 in Garfield Heights and is buried in Lake View Cemetery in Cleveland. Edward ("Ned") Arthur Manley was born on 25 December 1926 in Montréal, Quebec, Canada. His parents were Patrick Sanfield Manley (1895-1952), advertising manager for a Cleveland newspaper and Leonarda Gallagher Manley (1896-1970); he had five siblings: Edith Manley McNamara (1928-1958), John Vincent (1930-1988), Narda Patricia Daly (1931-2007), Alicia Ann Gramuglia (1932-2006), and Patrick A. (1934-2011). The family emigrated from Canada to the United States in the 1930s and by 1940 were living in Cleveland. Edward Manley enlisted in the U.S. Army as Private on 15 February 1945 in Cleveland; that same day he entrained for the Army Reception Center at Camp Atterbury, Indiana. In late February he had been assigned to Company B, 30th Battalion, 3rd Regiment at the Infantry Replacement Training Center at Fort McClellan, Alabama. A request to be transferred to the Army Air Corps was turned down. After a twelve-day furlough, Edward was transferred in late July to Company B-1-1, Army Ground Forces Replacement Depot No. 3 at Fort Riley, Kansas for a few days before being passed on to 3rd Platoon, Company M, 4th Regiment, Army Ground Forces Replacement Depot No. 2 at Fort Ord, California. In early August he was placed in 1st Platoon, Casual Company 12 in preparation for shipping out to Japan for occupation duties. By 13 September he was in Luzon in the Philippines as part of the 666 Replacement Company, A.P.O. 291, shortly to be assigned to Battery B, 8th Field Artillery Battalion, A.P.O. 25. Edward arrived in Japan in early October and was assigned to an antitank Company in the 27th Infantry Regiment. By the end of June 1946 he was still in Japan, but he repeats a rumor that they would be coming back the United States in October 1946. Manley was discharged in October 1946 and returned to California to find that Jean was engaged to be married to a man named "Shorty." Manley lost contact with Jean shortly thereafter. By 1952 he had moved to Los Angeles, California and at some point married Antoinette T. Manley (born 1940). They had one son, Darren Anthony Manley (born 1984). Edward applied for naturalization on 17 May 1945 in Anniston, Alabama while he was stationed at Fort McClellan, and became a U.S. citizen on 19 May 1945. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant World War II Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1945/1946 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/659">Edward Manley and Jean Worthington letters (RHC-116)</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Subject The topic of the resource Cleveland (Ohio) Correspondence United States. Army. Air Corps World War, 1939-1945 Military education Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-116 Language A language of the resource eng Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-116_Manley_011_19450219 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Manley, Edward Arthur, b. 1926 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1945-02-19 Title A name given to the resource Letter to Jean Worthington by Edward "Ned" Manley, February 19, 1945. Description An account of the resource Letter to Jean Worthington by Edward "Ned" Manley, February 19, 1945. Manley notes that he has finished processing, received his dog tag, and has arranged for his insurance, as well as his War Bonds. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant World War II Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href=" https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/659">Edward Manley and Jean Worthington letters (RHC-116)</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 49401 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href=" http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Language A language of the resource eng Subject The topic of the resource Cleveland (Ohio) Correspondence Military education United States. Army. Air Corps World War, 1939-1945 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/c1ef6af625750e6d5164de22ffd2a717.pdf 37f22d0fa908a047d67055c20b55e092 PDF Text Text �� https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/929834ae42c1eb43943583363a43f00f.pdf 39fd7f750d556e776d5912c00511ec84 PDF Text Text [Manley 010] [Page 1] FROM: Pvt. EDWARD MANLEY-35858080 ARMY RECEPTION CENTER CAMP ATTERBURY, INDIANA Sweetheart_ After we’re married, you’ll have to bake some bread for me. I love home made bread. I’m going to try to see a movie tonight. It’s “Objective Burma.” Oh yes in nine more days we’ll have our 18th anniversary. Always, Ned I LOVE YOU—Someday [address] Miss Jean Worthington 14247 Superior Rd. Cleveland Hts. 18, Ohio. [picture postcard text “THIS IS THE WAY WE BAKE OUR BREAD” CAMP ATTERBURY, INDIANA] � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Edward Manley collection Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Manley, Edward Arthur, b. 1926 Worthington , Jean Allaine , b. 1928 Description An account of the resource A collection of letters and photographs from Edward "Ned" Manley, a soldier in the U.S. Army, and his girlfriend Jean Worthington, a teenage schoolgirl in Cleveland, Ohio, dating from 1945-1946. The content of Jean's letters describes everyday life of a teenage schoolgirl living in Cleveland, Ohio, with her parents during the war, including frequent mentions of friends, popular songs, movies, pets, and cooking, and visits to Edward's family, and her love for Edward. Edward's letters to Jean mostly concentrate on sentiments of love and the hope of marriage after the war. He also describes experiences and duties as he undergoes training with a variety of weapons and ordnance, his singing with a USO show, requests for transfer to the U.S. Army Air Corps, his volunteering for parachute infantry training, and descriptions of Nagoya during the American occupation of Japan. Both correspondents mention the anniversary of their first meeting (27 August 1943), and often use the word "Someday" in quotation marks which seems to refer to the then-popular song "Someday You'll Want Me to Want You." There is constant good-natured joking from both about the 28 children they will have once they are married. ean ("Jeannie") Allaine Worthington was born on 1 November 1928 in Cleveland, Ohio. Her parents were Archibald ("Archie") Augusta Worthington (1896-1979), a tool worker, and Lena L. Fritchell (1904-1985); she had one younger sister, Shirley C. Worthington (1934-2012). In 1945 and 1946 she was living with her parents at 14247 Superior Road, Cleveland Heights, Ohio. She met Edward Manley on 27 August 1943 in Cleveland when she was 14 and he was 16, but it does not seem likely they attended the same school. During 1945 she was attending high school and had a job after school. There is no evidence that they subsequently married; in Cleveland in 1971 or 1972 she married John Krasnicki, Sr. (1906-1986), who was twenty-two years her senior. She died on 8 September 1994 in Garfield Heights and is buried in Lake View Cemetery in Cleveland. Edward ("Ned") Arthur Manley was born on 25 December 1926 in Montréal, Quebec, Canada. His parents were Patrick Sanfield Manley (1895-1952), advertising manager for a Cleveland newspaper and Leonarda Gallagher Manley (1896-1970); he had five siblings: Edith Manley McNamara (1928-1958), John Vincent (1930-1988), Narda Patricia Daly (1931-2007), Alicia Ann Gramuglia (1932-2006), and Patrick A. (1934-2011). The family emigrated from Canada to the United States in the 1930s and by 1940 were living in Cleveland. Edward Manley enlisted in the U.S. Army as Private on 15 February 1945 in Cleveland; that same day he entrained for the Army Reception Center at Camp Atterbury, Indiana. In late February he had been assigned to Company B, 30th Battalion, 3rd Regiment at the Infantry Replacement Training Center at Fort McClellan, Alabama. A request to be transferred to the Army Air Corps was turned down. After a twelve-day furlough, Edward was transferred in late July to Company B-1-1, Army Ground Forces Replacement Depot No. 3 at Fort Riley, Kansas for a few days before being passed on to 3rd Platoon, Company M, 4th Regiment, Army Ground Forces Replacement Depot No. 2 at Fort Ord, California. In early August he was placed in 1st Platoon, Casual Company 12 in preparation for shipping out to Japan for occupation duties. By 13 September he was in Luzon in the Philippines as part of the 666 Replacement Company, A.P.O. 291, shortly to be assigned to Battery B, 8th Field Artillery Battalion, A.P.O. 25. Edward arrived in Japan in early October and was assigned to an antitank Company in the 27th Infantry Regiment. By the end of June 1946 he was still in Japan, but he repeats a rumor that they would be coming back the United States in October 1946. Manley was discharged in October 1946 and returned to California to find that Jean was engaged to be married to a man named "Shorty." Manley lost contact with Jean shortly thereafter. By 1952 he had moved to Los Angeles, California and at some point married Antoinette T. Manley (born 1940). They had one son, Darren Anthony Manley (born 1984). Edward applied for naturalization on 17 May 1945 in Anniston, Alabama while he was stationed at Fort McClellan, and became a U.S. citizen on 19 May 1945. 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Air Corps World War, 1939-1945 Military education Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-116 Language A language of the resource eng Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-116_Manley_010_19450219 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Manley, Edward Arthur, b. 1926 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1945-02-19 Title A name given to the resource Postcard to Jean Worthington by Edward "Ned" Manley, February 19, 1945. Description An account of the resource Postcard to Jean Worthington by Edward "Ned" Manley, February 19, 1945. Postcard features image of two bakers and a soldier. Manley notes that Worthington will have to make him bread after they are married. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant World War II Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href=" https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/659">Edward Manley and Jean Worthington letters (RHC-116)</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 49401 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href=" http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Language A language of the resource eng Subject The topic of the resource Cleveland (Ohio) Correspondence Military education United States. Army. Air Corps World War, 1939-1945 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/b534ba0423d7ef7e6fd3195b8ac52463.pdf d85b740f03b2bf590bd0d40ca88d0c38 PDF Text Text ��� https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/69c11c9ed0d8f2abaf8c0dec44d38301.pdf c5b4f22a9e83dc20126b976c96ae582a PDF Text Text [Manley 009] [Page 1] [letterhead: CAMP ATTERBURY Atterbury, Indiana] February 18, 1945 9:55 P.M. Dearest Jeannie_ I’m at the telephone center and just finished a letter to my mother. I went and saw a movie tonight. It was called “Objective Burma.” It was swell. I have to be in bed by 11:00 P.M. How is everyone? Tell them I said “hello” and was asking how they were. Gee, I miss you an awful lot, my darling. I’d give the world to be back with you, never to leave you again. I love you so darn much, and you mean so much to me. Please take care of yourself all the time. I love you again my darling. [letterhead: Written at the TELEPHONE ROOM] [Page 2] 2. I’m going back to my barracks now and hit the hay. I hope that I dream of you. Be a good girl Jean and don’t worry—I’ll be a good boy. Honest. “Someday”, we’re going to be married and then all our dreams will come true. Goodnight sweetheart. I love you so very much. I’ll be loving you sweetheart_ Always, Ned P.S. “Someday” Goodnight Jeannie darling. [letterhead: Written at the TELEPHONE ROOM] � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Edward Manley collection Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Manley, Edward Arthur, b. 1926 Worthington , Jean Allaine , b. 1928 Description An account of the resource A collection of letters and photographs from Edward "Ned" Manley, a soldier in the U.S. Army, and his girlfriend Jean Worthington, a teenage schoolgirl in Cleveland, Ohio, dating from 1945-1946. The content of Jean's letters describes everyday life of a teenage schoolgirl living in Cleveland, Ohio, with her parents during the war, including frequent mentions of friends, popular songs, movies, pets, and cooking, and visits to Edward's family, and her love for Edward. Edward's letters to Jean mostly concentrate on sentiments of love and the hope of marriage after the war. He also describes experiences and duties as he undergoes training with a variety of weapons and ordnance, his singing with a USO show, requests for transfer to the U.S. Army Air Corps, his volunteering for parachute infantry training, and descriptions of Nagoya during the American occupation of Japan. Both correspondents mention the anniversary of their first meeting (27 August 1943), and often use the word "Someday" in quotation marks which seems to refer to the then-popular song "Someday You'll Want Me to Want You." There is constant good-natured joking from both about the 28 children they will have once they are married. ean ("Jeannie") Allaine Worthington was born on 1 November 1928 in Cleveland, Ohio. Her parents were Archibald ("Archie") Augusta Worthington (1896-1979), a tool worker, and Lena L. Fritchell (1904-1985); she had one younger sister, Shirley C. Worthington (1934-2012). In 1945 and 1946 she was living with her parents at 14247 Superior Road, Cleveland Heights, Ohio. She met Edward Manley on 27 August 1943 in Cleveland when she was 14 and he was 16, but it does not seem likely they attended the same school. During 1945 she was attending high school and had a job after school. There is no evidence that they subsequently married; in Cleveland in 1971 or 1972 she married John Krasnicki, Sr. (1906-1986), who was twenty-two years her senior. She died on 8 September 1994 in Garfield Heights and is buried in Lake View Cemetery in Cleveland. Edward ("Ned") Arthur Manley was born on 25 December 1926 in Montréal, Quebec, Canada. His parents were Patrick Sanfield Manley (1895-1952), advertising manager for a Cleveland newspaper and Leonarda Gallagher Manley (1896-1970); he had five siblings: Edith Manley McNamara (1928-1958), John Vincent (1930-1988), Narda Patricia Daly (1931-2007), Alicia Ann Gramuglia (1932-2006), and Patrick A. (1934-2011). The family emigrated from Canada to the United States in the 1930s and by 1940 were living in Cleveland. Edward Manley enlisted in the U.S. Army as Private on 15 February 1945 in Cleveland; that same day he entrained for the Army Reception Center at Camp Atterbury, Indiana. In late February he had been assigned to Company B, 30th Battalion, 3rd Regiment at the Infantry Replacement Training Center at Fort McClellan, Alabama. A request to be transferred to the Army Air Corps was turned down. After a twelve-day furlough, Edward was transferred in late July to Company B-1-1, Army Ground Forces Replacement Depot No. 3 at Fort Riley, Kansas for a few days before being passed on to 3rd Platoon, Company M, 4th Regiment, Army Ground Forces Replacement Depot No. 2 at Fort Ord, California. In early August he was placed in 1st Platoon, Casual Company 12 in preparation for shipping out to Japan for occupation duties. By 13 September he was in Luzon in the Philippines as part of the 666 Replacement Company, A.P.O. 291, shortly to be assigned to Battery B, 8th Field Artillery Battalion, A.P.O. 25. Edward arrived in Japan in early October and was assigned to an antitank Company in the 27th Infantry Regiment. By the end of June 1946 he was still in Japan, but he repeats a rumor that they would be coming back the United States in October 1946. Manley was discharged in October 1946 and returned to California to find that Jean was engaged to be married to a man named "Shorty." Manley lost contact with Jean shortly thereafter. By 1952 he had moved to Los Angeles, California and at some point married Antoinette T. Manley (born 1940). They had one son, Darren Anthony Manley (born 1984). Edward applied for naturalization on 17 May 1945 in Anniston, Alabama while he was stationed at Fort McClellan, and became a U.S. citizen on 19 May 1945. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant World War II Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1945/1946 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/659">Edward Manley and Jean Worthington letters (RHC-116)</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Subject The topic of the resource Cleveland (Ohio) Correspondence United States. Army. Air Corps World War, 1939-1945 Military education Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-116 Language A language of the resource eng Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-116_Manley_009_19450218 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Manley, Edward Arthur, b. 1926 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1945-02-18 Title A name given to the resource Letter to Jean Worthington by Edward "Ned" Manley, February 18, 1945. Description An account of the resource Letter to Jean Worthington by Edward "Ned" Manley, February 18, 1945. Manley notes that he watched a movie called "Objective Burma." He also wishes Worthington a good night. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant World War II Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href=" https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/659">Edward Manley and Jean Worthington letters (RHC-116)</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 49401 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href=" http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Language A language of the resource eng Subject The topic of the resource Cleveland (Ohio) Correspondence Military education United States. Army. Air Corps World War, 1939-1945 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/113e4fcc6b3a8ee7b0e2298d4c0a71b5.pdf 5be18296cf212c23a0415b8c9b5f74a8 PDF Text Text ��� https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/066288afcbcafde89567cd358c9eaf35.pdf 75fcd68c6bb13b701bb04737415fddff PDF Text Text [Manley 008] [Page 1] February 18, 1945 12:20 P.M. Dearest Jeannie_ I’m sitting on the floor of my barracks waiting for work call. If they don’t call our group for it, we get the afternoon off. Gee, but it was swell hearing your voice on the phone today. After I called you I found out later that I could have talked longer. I wish I knew about that before I called you. Oh Jeannie dearest, I love you so—more than anything in the whole wide world. Your mine exclusively, and you’ll always be. “Someday”, you and I are going to be married. It’ll be [Page 2] 2. really wonderful being with you all the time, never to leave you again. I’ll have to close now darling. We’re having the call in a few minutes. Take care of yourself, be a good girl, and say a little prayer for me. So long sweetheart_ I’ll be loving you Always Ned P.S. “Someday” Our home You Me Jeannie and Ned and the “28” � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Edward Manley collection Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Manley, Edward Arthur, b. 1926 Worthington , Jean Allaine , b. 1928 Description An account of the resource A collection of letters and photographs from Edward "Ned" Manley, a soldier in the U.S. Army, and his girlfriend Jean Worthington, a teenage schoolgirl in Cleveland, Ohio, dating from 1945-1946. The content of Jean's letters describes everyday life of a teenage schoolgirl living in Cleveland, Ohio, with her parents during the war, including frequent mentions of friends, popular songs, movies, pets, and cooking, and visits to Edward's family, and her love for Edward. Edward's letters to Jean mostly concentrate on sentiments of love and the hope of marriage after the war. He also describes experiences and duties as he undergoes training with a variety of weapons and ordnance, his singing with a USO show, requests for transfer to the U.S. Army Air Corps, his volunteering for parachute infantry training, and descriptions of Nagoya during the American occupation of Japan. Both correspondents mention the anniversary of their first meeting (27 August 1943), and often use the word "Someday" in quotation marks which seems to refer to the then-popular song "Someday You'll Want Me to Want You." There is constant good-natured joking from both about the 28 children they will have once they are married. ean ("Jeannie") Allaine Worthington was born on 1 November 1928 in Cleveland, Ohio. Her parents were Archibald ("Archie") Augusta Worthington (1896-1979), a tool worker, and Lena L. Fritchell (1904-1985); she had one younger sister, Shirley C. Worthington (1934-2012). In 1945 and 1946 she was living with her parents at 14247 Superior Road, Cleveland Heights, Ohio. She met Edward Manley on 27 August 1943 in Cleveland when she was 14 and he was 16, but it does not seem likely they attended the same school. During 1945 she was attending high school and had a job after school. There is no evidence that they subsequently married; in Cleveland in 1971 or 1972 she married John Krasnicki, Sr. (1906-1986), who was twenty-two years her senior. She died on 8 September 1994 in Garfield Heights and is buried in Lake View Cemetery in Cleveland. Edward ("Ned") Arthur Manley was born on 25 December 1926 in Montréal, Quebec, Canada. His parents were Patrick Sanfield Manley (1895-1952), advertising manager for a Cleveland newspaper and Leonarda Gallagher Manley (1896-1970); he had five siblings: Edith Manley McNamara (1928-1958), John Vincent (1930-1988), Narda Patricia Daly (1931-2007), Alicia Ann Gramuglia (1932-2006), and Patrick A. (1934-2011). The family emigrated from Canada to the United States in the 1930s and by 1940 were living in Cleveland. Edward Manley enlisted in the U.S. Army as Private on 15 February 1945 in Cleveland; that same day he entrained for the Army Reception Center at Camp Atterbury, Indiana. In late February he had been assigned to Company B, 30th Battalion, 3rd Regiment at the Infantry Replacement Training Center at Fort McClellan, Alabama. A request to be transferred to the Army Air Corps was turned down. After a twelve-day furlough, Edward was transferred in late July to Company B-1-1, Army Ground Forces Replacement Depot No. 3 at Fort Riley, Kansas for a few days before being passed on to 3rd Platoon, Company M, 4th Regiment, Army Ground Forces Replacement Depot No. 2 at Fort Ord, California. In early August he was placed in 1st Platoon, Casual Company 12 in preparation for shipping out to Japan for occupation duties. By 13 September he was in Luzon in the Philippines as part of the 666 Replacement Company, A.P.O. 291, shortly to be assigned to Battery B, 8th Field Artillery Battalion, A.P.O. 25. Edward arrived in Japan in early October and was assigned to an antitank Company in the 27th Infantry Regiment. By the end of June 1946 he was still in Japan, but he repeats a rumor that they would be coming back the United States in October 1946. Manley was discharged in October 1946 and returned to California to find that Jean was engaged to be married to a man named "Shorty." Manley lost contact with Jean shortly thereafter. By 1952 he had moved to Los Angeles, California and at some point married Antoinette T. Manley (born 1940). They had one son, Darren Anthony Manley (born 1984). Edward applied for naturalization on 17 May 1945 in Anniston, Alabama while he was stationed at Fort McClellan, and became a U.S. citizen on 19 May 1945. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant World War II Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1945/1946 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/659">Edward Manley and Jean Worthington letters (RHC-116)</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Subject The topic of the resource Cleveland (Ohio) Correspondence United States. Army. Air Corps World War, 1939-1945 Military education Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-116 Language A language of the resource eng Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-116_Manley_008_19450218 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Manley, Edward Arthur, b. 1926 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1945-02-18 Title A name given to the resource Letter to Jean Worthington by Edward "Ned" Manley, February 18, 1945. Description An account of the resource Letter to Jean Worthington by Edward "Ned" Manley, February 18, 1945. Manley notes that he spoke to Jean on the phone. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant World War II Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href=" https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/659">Edward Manley and Jean Worthington letters (RHC-116)</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 49401 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href=" http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Language A language of the resource eng Subject The topic of the resource Cleveland (Ohio) Correspondence Military education United States. Army. Air Corps World War, 1939-1945 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/4da8124279120a1e3d47ff44989d755d.pdf 68064c9c55a47d780f7b86b697c6d189 PDF Text Text ���� https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/6d597126cbee0495e00e1aa3a1391e9d.pdf bc9ca8b7378743d122bb58b576811411 PDF Text Text [Manley 007] [Page 1] [letterhead: CAMP ATTERBURY Atterbury, Indiana] February 18, 1945 10:25 A.M. Dearest Jeannie-I’m as the telephone center now waiting for a call to be put through to you. I hope you are home. I got up at 4:45 this morning and got cleaned up and went to breakfast. Then I went back to my barracks and waited for work call. I didn’t get any, so I helped the others sweep and mop up the floor. Then I went to Church at 9:00 A.M. From there I came over here. How is everyone at your house? All well I hope. Gee, but I think the world of you darling. You’re the most wonderful, the most beautiful girl in the whole wide world. And you’re all mine. That’s what makes me feel good. That feeling that someone loves you just as much as you just as much as you love them. I love you [Written at the TELEPHONE ROOM] [Page 2] 2. [letterhead: CAMP ATTERBURY Atterbury, Indiana] my dearest and I always will. And by the way, we’re gonna have our “Someday,” aren’t we? But definitely!!! All of our dreams will come try Jeannie sweetheart. I want you to be my wife “Someday.” All you have to do is be a good girl and take care of yourself. If anything ever happened to you or I lost you, I wouldn’t know what to do. I love you so much, you’re on my mind all day. You’re mine Jean, and you’ll always be mine. I’ll always be yours too. Some of the men and boys here left their wives and sweethearts and are quite worried whether they’ll be true to them or not. Gee, but I’m awfully lucky to have a sweetheart like you. I’ll never worry about whether you’re true to me or not. I just know you always will be. And I promise you �darling, I’ll always be true to you. I’m darn proud to have you and I’ll never let you go. Oh Jean, I love you so. [letterhead: Written at the TELEPHONE ROOM] [Page 3] 3. [letterhead: CAMP ATTERBURY Atterbury, Indiana] I hope you can read this writing because I’m writing it on the arm of a chair here in the Telephone Center. Gee, how I wish I could see you right now. I wish I could hold you in my arms and kiss you and hear you say you love me. Gee but it’s lonely without out. You’re worth waiting for Jean and I’m going to wait. Gee it’ll be swell when I’m back home again with you. I’ll get a good job as a swoon-crooner and we’ll get married and _oh, it’ll be so gosh darn wonderful. I think I’ll close now dearest Jeannie. Please take care of [text strikethrough] (Pardon me. I wrote myself instead of yourself. I wish you could take care of me though!) yourself and write as soon as you can. My address is on the envelope. I’ll be loving you Sweetheart Always_ Ned P.S. “Someday”—we’ll be married and then you’ll be Jeannie MANLEY [letterhead: Written at the TELEPHONE ROOM] � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Edward Manley collection Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Manley, Edward Arthur, b. 1926 Worthington , Jean Allaine , b. 1928 Description An account of the resource A collection of letters and photographs from Edward "Ned" Manley, a soldier in the U.S. Army, and his girlfriend Jean Worthington, a teenage schoolgirl in Cleveland, Ohio, dating from 1945-1946. The content of Jean's letters describes everyday life of a teenage schoolgirl living in Cleveland, Ohio, with her parents during the war, including frequent mentions of friends, popular songs, movies, pets, and cooking, and visits to Edward's family, and her love for Edward. Edward's letters to Jean mostly concentrate on sentiments of love and the hope of marriage after the war. He also describes experiences and duties as he undergoes training with a variety of weapons and ordnance, his singing with a USO show, requests for transfer to the U.S. Army Air Corps, his volunteering for parachute infantry training, and descriptions of Nagoya during the American occupation of Japan. Both correspondents mention the anniversary of their first meeting (27 August 1943), and often use the word "Someday" in quotation marks which seems to refer to the then-popular song "Someday You'll Want Me to Want You." There is constant good-natured joking from both about the 28 children they will have once they are married. ean ("Jeannie") Allaine Worthington was born on 1 November 1928 in Cleveland, Ohio. Her parents were Archibald ("Archie") Augusta Worthington (1896-1979), a tool worker, and Lena L. Fritchell (1904-1985); she had one younger sister, Shirley C. Worthington (1934-2012). In 1945 and 1946 she was living with her parents at 14247 Superior Road, Cleveland Heights, Ohio. She met Edward Manley on 27 August 1943 in Cleveland when she was 14 and he was 16, but it does not seem likely they attended the same school. During 1945 she was attending high school and had a job after school. There is no evidence that they subsequently married; in Cleveland in 1971 or 1972 she married John Krasnicki, Sr. (1906-1986), who was twenty-two years her senior. She died on 8 September 1994 in Garfield Heights and is buried in Lake View Cemetery in Cleveland. Edward ("Ned") Arthur Manley was born on 25 December 1926 in Montréal, Quebec, Canada. His parents were Patrick Sanfield Manley (1895-1952), advertising manager for a Cleveland newspaper and Leonarda Gallagher Manley (1896-1970); he had five siblings: Edith Manley McNamara (1928-1958), John Vincent (1930-1988), Narda Patricia Daly (1931-2007), Alicia Ann Gramuglia (1932-2006), and Patrick A. (1934-2011). The family emigrated from Canada to the United States in the 1930s and by 1940 were living in Cleveland. Edward Manley enlisted in the U.S. Army as Private on 15 February 1945 in Cleveland; that same day he entrained for the Army Reception Center at Camp Atterbury, Indiana. In late February he had been assigned to Company B, 30th Battalion, 3rd Regiment at the Infantry Replacement Training Center at Fort McClellan, Alabama. A request to be transferred to the Army Air Corps was turned down. After a twelve-day furlough, Edward was transferred in late July to Company B-1-1, Army Ground Forces Replacement Depot No. 3 at Fort Riley, Kansas for a few days before being passed on to 3rd Platoon, Company M, 4th Regiment, Army Ground Forces Replacement Depot No. 2 at Fort Ord, California. In early August he was placed in 1st Platoon, Casual Company 12 in preparation for shipping out to Japan for occupation duties. By 13 September he was in Luzon in the Philippines as part of the 666 Replacement Company, A.P.O. 291, shortly to be assigned to Battery B, 8th Field Artillery Battalion, A.P.O. 25. Edward arrived in Japan in early October and was assigned to an antitank Company in the 27th Infantry Regiment. By the end of June 1946 he was still in Japan, but he repeats a rumor that they would be coming back the United States in October 1946. Manley was discharged in October 1946 and returned to California to find that Jean was engaged to be married to a man named "Shorty." Manley lost contact with Jean shortly thereafter. By 1952 he had moved to Los Angeles, California and at some point married Antoinette T. Manley (born 1940). They had one son, Darren Anthony Manley (born 1984). Edward applied for naturalization on 17 May 1945 in Anniston, Alabama while he was stationed at Fort McClellan, and became a U.S. citizen on 19 May 1945. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant World War II Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1945/1946 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/659">Edward Manley and Jean Worthington letters (RHC-116)</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Subject The topic of the resource Cleveland (Ohio) Correspondence United States. Army. Air Corps World War, 1939-1945 Military education Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-116 Language A language of the resource eng Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-116_Manley_007_19450218 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Manley, Edward Arthur, b. 1926 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1945-02-18 Title A name given to the resource Letter to Jean Worthington by Edward "Ned" Manley, February 18, 1945. Description An account of the resource Letter to Jean Worthington by Edward "Ned" Manley, February 18, 1945. Manley writes about his and Jean's dreams of their "Someday". He also waits for her call in the Telephone Center. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant World War II Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href=" https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/659">Edward Manley and Jean Worthington letters (RHC-116)</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 49401 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href=" http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Language A language of the resource eng Subject The topic of the resource Cleveland (Ohio) Correspondence Military education United States. Army. Air Corps World War, 1939-1945 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/365333235338acf93e749069f2a27734.pdf 87629cb361c54f19a79f30d52dba2b4b PDF Text Text �� https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/a93e9b8fca7eb4965875a43af4064e29.pdf fe68aae09b22c1d9fc22c6b504e30c7b PDF Text Text [Manley 006] [Page 1] [letterhead: CAMP ATTERBURY Atterbury, Indiana] February 17, 1945 6:08 P.M. My dearest Jeannie-While I was writing a letter a little earlier today (around 5:00) back at the barracks I was called out to find whether I had K.P. or not. No this time, I was lucky. I’m at the Telephone Center now but I won’t be able to call you tonight. I’m going to try tomorrow morning or around noon though. I love you Jeannie sweetheart and I always will. I think you’re wonderful. You and I are going to be married “Someday.” We’ll have our own home and everything we’ve planned and dreamed about. After I finish this letter, I’m going over to the P.X. and get something to eat. Then I’ll probably go back to the barracks, finish the letter I [text strikethrough] was writing, and [letterhead: Written at the TELEPHONE ROOM] [Page 2] 2. [letterhead: CAMP ATTERBURY Atterbury, Indiana] then I’ll get to bed. I’m going to Church tomorrow at 9:00 A.M. I won’t have to get up ‘til 8:30 (I hope). Right after Church, I’m going to try to call you on the phone. Please write to me Jean. I want ever so much to hear from you. We were told to tell everyone not to write to us for we might leave soon, but you can write and if I’m gone, it will be forwarded to me. I’m going to write a letter to mom now so I’ll close this letter to the dearest, sweetest girl on earth. Take care of yourself darling, Jeannie. Remember that I’m think of you all of the time and that I’ll be loving you, �Always_ Ned P.S. Someday [letterhead: Written at the TELEPHONE ROOM] � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Edward Manley collection Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Manley, Edward Arthur, b. 1926 Worthington , Jean Allaine , b. 1928 Description An account of the resource A collection of letters and photographs from Edward "Ned" Manley, a soldier in the U.S. Army, and his girlfriend Jean Worthington, a teenage schoolgirl in Cleveland, Ohio, dating from 1945-1946. The content of Jean's letters describes everyday life of a teenage schoolgirl living in Cleveland, Ohio, with her parents during the war, including frequent mentions of friends, popular songs, movies, pets, and cooking, and visits to Edward's family, and her love for Edward. Edward's letters to Jean mostly concentrate on sentiments of love and the hope of marriage after the war. He also describes experiences and duties as he undergoes training with a variety of weapons and ordnance, his singing with a USO show, requests for transfer to the U.S. Army Air Corps, his volunteering for parachute infantry training, and descriptions of Nagoya during the American occupation of Japan. Both correspondents mention the anniversary of their first meeting (27 August 1943), and often use the word "Someday" in quotation marks which seems to refer to the then-popular song "Someday You'll Want Me to Want You." There is constant good-natured joking from both about the 28 children they will have once they are married. ean ("Jeannie") Allaine Worthington was born on 1 November 1928 in Cleveland, Ohio. Her parents were Archibald ("Archie") Augusta Worthington (1896-1979), a tool worker, and Lena L. Fritchell (1904-1985); she had one younger sister, Shirley C. Worthington (1934-2012). In 1945 and 1946 she was living with her parents at 14247 Superior Road, Cleveland Heights, Ohio. She met Edward Manley on 27 August 1943 in Cleveland when she was 14 and he was 16, but it does not seem likely they attended the same school. During 1945 she was attending high school and had a job after school. There is no evidence that they subsequently married; in Cleveland in 1971 or 1972 she married John Krasnicki, Sr. (1906-1986), who was twenty-two years her senior. She died on 8 September 1994 in Garfield Heights and is buried in Lake View Cemetery in Cleveland. Edward ("Ned") Arthur Manley was born on 25 December 1926 in Montréal, Quebec, Canada. His parents were Patrick Sanfield Manley (1895-1952), advertising manager for a Cleveland newspaper and Leonarda Gallagher Manley (1896-1970); he had five siblings: Edith Manley McNamara (1928-1958), John Vincent (1930-1988), Narda Patricia Daly (1931-2007), Alicia Ann Gramuglia (1932-2006), and Patrick A. (1934-2011). The family emigrated from Canada to the United States in the 1930s and by 1940 were living in Cleveland. Edward Manley enlisted in the U.S. Army as Private on 15 February 1945 in Cleveland; that same day he entrained for the Army Reception Center at Camp Atterbury, Indiana. In late February he had been assigned to Company B, 30th Battalion, 3rd Regiment at the Infantry Replacement Training Center at Fort McClellan, Alabama. A request to be transferred to the Army Air Corps was turned down. After a twelve-day furlough, Edward was transferred in late July to Company B-1-1, Army Ground Forces Replacement Depot No. 3 at Fort Riley, Kansas for a few days before being passed on to 3rd Platoon, Company M, 4th Regiment, Army Ground Forces Replacement Depot No. 2 at Fort Ord, California. In early August he was placed in 1st Platoon, Casual Company 12 in preparation for shipping out to Japan for occupation duties. By 13 September he was in Luzon in the Philippines as part of the 666 Replacement Company, A.P.O. 291, shortly to be assigned to Battery B, 8th Field Artillery Battalion, A.P.O. 25. Edward arrived in Japan in early October and was assigned to an antitank Company in the 27th Infantry Regiment. By the end of June 1946 he was still in Japan, but he repeats a rumor that they would be coming back the United States in October 1946. Manley was discharged in October 1946 and returned to California to find that Jean was engaged to be married to a man named "Shorty." Manley lost contact with Jean shortly thereafter. By 1952 he had moved to Los Angeles, California and at some point married Antoinette T. Manley (born 1940). They had one son, Darren Anthony Manley (born 1984). Edward applied for naturalization on 17 May 1945 in Anniston, Alabama while he was stationed at Fort McClellan, and became a U.S. citizen on 19 May 1945. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant World War II Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1945/1946 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/659">Edward Manley and Jean Worthington letters (RHC-116)</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Subject The topic of the resource Cleveland (Ohio) Correspondence United States. Army. Air Corps World War, 1939-1945 Military education Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-116 Language A language of the resource eng Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-116_Manley_006_19450217 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Manley, Edward Arthur, b. 1926 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1945-02-17 Title A name given to the resource Letter to Jean Worthington by Edward "Ned" Manley, February 17, 1945. Description An account of the resource Letter to Jean Worthington by Edward "Ned" Manley, February 17, 1945. Manley tells Jean that he won't be able to call Jean that night, but will tomorrow. He also will attend church the next day. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant World War II Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href=" https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/659">Edward Manley and Jean Worthington letters (RHC-116)</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 49401 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href=" http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Language A language of the resource eng Subject The topic of the resource Cleveland (Ohio) Correspondence Military education United States. Army. Air Corps World War, 1939-1945 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/e1a47338c1cb0d3a794354958e699948.pdf e9ca1c8d42ef01d9701f10404edd8fd3 PDF Text Text ����� https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/53fe7c5b21b86f4df6067dd9c90060ac.pdf 106d0fe75b94b8f713b332a2f097445f PDF Text Text [Manley 005] [Page 1] February 17, 1945 5:00 P.M. Sweetheart-We just got off duty a short while ago. At 10:00 A.M. we reported and had movies and lectures on Army Life. We have to report back Monday morning at 7:00 A.M. Tonight at 6:00 P.M. we report for roll call and then find out who reports for K.P. duty tomorrow. I’m hopin’ and prayin’ I don’t get called for it. My Army pants and overcoat are not yet ready from being altered, so I can’t go to the movies, recreation hall, or Sports Center. I’m going to try to call you on the phone as soon as I can. Gee, but it’s lonesome here. [Page 2] 2. Not being with you-- not hearing your voice is something that gives me that lonely feeling. I love you more than anything in the world my darling. When I come home, I coming home to you and then we’ll have our “Someday.” Gee, but you’re beautiful though. A few minutes before I started writing this letter, I took out my wallet and looked at the picture I keep of you. Being away from you is hard Jean. I’m not kidding either, But there’s one thing that will keep a smile on my face and that is that you’ll always be just mine and mine alone. And by the way, I’ll be yours exclusively, for always, forever, eternally, and everything else. It snowed here pretty hard last night (2 to 3 inches), but the sun came out today and melted it quite a bit. Right now I’m sitting in [Page 3] 3. the barracks on my cot. This morning, we had our Classification Tests. If I pass them I might get to go to school for quite awhile. We’ll find out the results probably on Monday. I just finished the last of the chocolate bars my mom put in my bag. All the boys on the train had some of [?] fudge. �We all hope to be (was just called for roll call, Didn’t get any K.P. It’s now 8:45. Wrote you a letter from Telephone center after roll call. Wrote my mother a letter and ate. I shipped out of here [text strikethrough] by Tuesday. Will telephone you from here if possible and also from my new base. I’ll have to close now my darling. Please take good care of yourself for me. I’ll always be yours darling, so please be [Page 4] 4. just mine for always. And we’ll have our “Someday,” just wait and see. I’ll see you in Dreamland my dearest. I’ll see you in my dreams and I’ll be loving you Always, Ned � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Edward Manley collection Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Manley, Edward Arthur, b. 1926 Worthington , Jean Allaine , b. 1928 Description An account of the resource A collection of letters and photographs from Edward "Ned" Manley, a soldier in the U.S. Army, and his girlfriend Jean Worthington, a teenage schoolgirl in Cleveland, Ohio, dating from 1945-1946. The content of Jean's letters describes everyday life of a teenage schoolgirl living in Cleveland, Ohio, with her parents during the war, including frequent mentions of friends, popular songs, movies, pets, and cooking, and visits to Edward's family, and her love for Edward. Edward's letters to Jean mostly concentrate on sentiments of love and the hope of marriage after the war. He also describes experiences and duties as he undergoes training with a variety of weapons and ordnance, his singing with a USO show, requests for transfer to the U.S. Army Air Corps, his volunteering for parachute infantry training, and descriptions of Nagoya during the American occupation of Japan. Both correspondents mention the anniversary of their first meeting (27 August 1943), and often use the word "Someday" in quotation marks which seems to refer to the then-popular song "Someday You'll Want Me to Want You." There is constant good-natured joking from both about the 28 children they will have once they are married. ean ("Jeannie") Allaine Worthington was born on 1 November 1928 in Cleveland, Ohio. Her parents were Archibald ("Archie") Augusta Worthington (1896-1979), a tool worker, and Lena L. Fritchell (1904-1985); she had one younger sister, Shirley C. Worthington (1934-2012). In 1945 and 1946 she was living with her parents at 14247 Superior Road, Cleveland Heights, Ohio. She met Edward Manley on 27 August 1943 in Cleveland when she was 14 and he was 16, but it does not seem likely they attended the same school. During 1945 she was attending high school and had a job after school. There is no evidence that they subsequently married; in Cleveland in 1971 or 1972 she married John Krasnicki, Sr. (1906-1986), who was twenty-two years her senior. She died on 8 September 1994 in Garfield Heights and is buried in Lake View Cemetery in Cleveland. Edward ("Ned") Arthur Manley was born on 25 December 1926 in Montréal, Quebec, Canada. His parents were Patrick Sanfield Manley (1895-1952), advertising manager for a Cleveland newspaper and Leonarda Gallagher Manley (1896-1970); he had five siblings: Edith Manley McNamara (1928-1958), John Vincent (1930-1988), Narda Patricia Daly (1931-2007), Alicia Ann Gramuglia (1932-2006), and Patrick A. (1934-2011). The family emigrated from Canada to the United States in the 1930s and by 1940 were living in Cleveland. Edward Manley enlisted in the U.S. Army as Private on 15 February 1945 in Cleveland; that same day he entrained for the Army Reception Center at Camp Atterbury, Indiana. In late February he had been assigned to Company B, 30th Battalion, 3rd Regiment at the Infantry Replacement Training Center at Fort McClellan, Alabama. A request to be transferred to the Army Air Corps was turned down. After a twelve-day furlough, Edward was transferred in late July to Company B-1-1, Army Ground Forces Replacement Depot No. 3 at Fort Riley, Kansas for a few days before being passed on to 3rd Platoon, Company M, 4th Regiment, Army Ground Forces Replacement Depot No. 2 at Fort Ord, California. In early August he was placed in 1st Platoon, Casual Company 12 in preparation for shipping out to Japan for occupation duties. By 13 September he was in Luzon in the Philippines as part of the 666 Replacement Company, A.P.O. 291, shortly to be assigned to Battery B, 8th Field Artillery Battalion, A.P.O. 25. Edward arrived in Japan in early October and was assigned to an antitank Company in the 27th Infantry Regiment. By the end of June 1946 he was still in Japan, but he repeats a rumor that they would be coming back the United States in October 1946. Manley was discharged in October 1946 and returned to California to find that Jean was engaged to be married to a man named "Shorty." Manley lost contact with Jean shortly thereafter. By 1952 he had moved to Los Angeles, California and at some point married Antoinette T. Manley (born 1940). They had one son, Darren Anthony Manley (born 1984). Edward applied for naturalization on 17 May 1945 in Anniston, Alabama while he was stationed at Fort McClellan, and became a U.S. citizen on 19 May 1945. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant World War II Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1945/1946 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/659">Edward Manley and Jean Worthington letters (RHC-116)</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Subject The topic of the resource Cleveland (Ohio) Correspondence United States. Army. Air Corps World War, 1939-1945 Military education Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-116 Language A language of the resource eng Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-116_Manley_005_19450217 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Manley, Edward Arthur, b. 1926 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1945-02-17 Title A name given to the resource Letter to Jean Worthington by Edward "Ned" Manley, February 17, 1945. Description An account of the resource Letter to Jean Worthington by Edward "Ned" Manley, February 17, 1945. Manley notes that at in the morning they had movies and lectures on Army Life. He also notes that he has taken the Classification Test in the morning. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant World War II Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href=" https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/659">Edward Manley and Jean Worthington letters (RHC-116)</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 49401 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href=" http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Language A language of the resource eng Subject The topic of the resource Cleveland (Ohio) Correspondence Military education United States. Army. Air Corps World War, 1939-1945 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/578eff42ae317e32636eafab5910034c.pdf d30caf4dd04a79eee9b840691eabbaf1 PDF Text Text �� https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/8a03b304a4abdbe90db13fbfad59251b.pdf 7ac84ff164f91b0a38196ad088d39196 PDF Text Text [Manley 004] [Page 1] [letterhead: CAMP ATTERBURY Atterbury, Indiana] February 17, 1945 11:20 A.M. Dearest Jeannie, Gee, darling, I miss you so darn much. I’m thinking of you all the time. Today we had our classification tests. If I passed them I might have a chance to go to school for awhile to become a radio operator or an officer. Sweetheart, I love you, more than anything in the whole wide world. You mean, oh ever so much to me darling. If you want to you can write to me. If I’m gone before it gets here, it will be forwarded to my next base. I’ll try to call you as soon as I can. I just called my mother. It was swell taking to her. I’ll have to go now darling. Be good and take care of yourself cause I’ll be loving you always Ned P.S. “Someday” [letterhead: Written at the TELEPHONE ROOM] � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Edward Manley collection Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Manley, Edward Arthur, b. 1926 Worthington , Jean Allaine , b. 1928 Description An account of the resource A collection of letters and photographs from Edward "Ned" Manley, a soldier in the U.S. Army, and his girlfriend Jean Worthington, a teenage schoolgirl in Cleveland, Ohio, dating from 1945-1946. The content of Jean's letters describes everyday life of a teenage schoolgirl living in Cleveland, Ohio, with her parents during the war, including frequent mentions of friends, popular songs, movies, pets, and cooking, and visits to Edward's family, and her love for Edward. Edward's letters to Jean mostly concentrate on sentiments of love and the hope of marriage after the war. He also describes experiences and duties as he undergoes training with a variety of weapons and ordnance, his singing with a USO show, requests for transfer to the U.S. Army Air Corps, his volunteering for parachute infantry training, and descriptions of Nagoya during the American occupation of Japan. Both correspondents mention the anniversary of their first meeting (27 August 1943), and often use the word "Someday" in quotation marks which seems to refer to the then-popular song "Someday You'll Want Me to Want You." There is constant good-natured joking from both about the 28 children they will have once they are married. ean ("Jeannie") Allaine Worthington was born on 1 November 1928 in Cleveland, Ohio. Her parents were Archibald ("Archie") Augusta Worthington (1896-1979), a tool worker, and Lena L. Fritchell (1904-1985); she had one younger sister, Shirley C. Worthington (1934-2012). In 1945 and 1946 she was living with her parents at 14247 Superior Road, Cleveland Heights, Ohio. She met Edward Manley on 27 August 1943 in Cleveland when she was 14 and he was 16, but it does not seem likely they attended the same school. During 1945 she was attending high school and had a job after school. There is no evidence that they subsequently married; in Cleveland in 1971 or 1972 she married John Krasnicki, Sr. (1906-1986), who was twenty-two years her senior. She died on 8 September 1994 in Garfield Heights and is buried in Lake View Cemetery in Cleveland. Edward ("Ned") Arthur Manley was born on 25 December 1926 in Montréal, Quebec, Canada. His parents were Patrick Sanfield Manley (1895-1952), advertising manager for a Cleveland newspaper and Leonarda Gallagher Manley (1896-1970); he had five siblings: Edith Manley McNamara (1928-1958), John Vincent (1930-1988), Narda Patricia Daly (1931-2007), Alicia Ann Gramuglia (1932-2006), and Patrick A. (1934-2011). The family emigrated from Canada to the United States in the 1930s and by 1940 were living in Cleveland. Edward Manley enlisted in the U.S. Army as Private on 15 February 1945 in Cleveland; that same day he entrained for the Army Reception Center at Camp Atterbury, Indiana. In late February he had been assigned to Company B, 30th Battalion, 3rd Regiment at the Infantry Replacement Training Center at Fort McClellan, Alabama. A request to be transferred to the Army Air Corps was turned down. After a twelve-day furlough, Edward was transferred in late July to Company B-1-1, Army Ground Forces Replacement Depot No. 3 at Fort Riley, Kansas for a few days before being passed on to 3rd Platoon, Company M, 4th Regiment, Army Ground Forces Replacement Depot No. 2 at Fort Ord, California. In early August he was placed in 1st Platoon, Casual Company 12 in preparation for shipping out to Japan for occupation duties. By 13 September he was in Luzon in the Philippines as part of the 666 Replacement Company, A.P.O. 291, shortly to be assigned to Battery B, 8th Field Artillery Battalion, A.P.O. 25. Edward arrived in Japan in early October and was assigned to an antitank Company in the 27th Infantry Regiment. By the end of June 1946 he was still in Japan, but he repeats a rumor that they would be coming back the United States in October 1946. Manley was discharged in October 1946 and returned to California to find that Jean was engaged to be married to a man named "Shorty." Manley lost contact with Jean shortly thereafter. By 1952 he had moved to Los Angeles, California and at some point married Antoinette T. Manley (born 1940). They had one son, Darren Anthony Manley (born 1984). Edward applied for naturalization on 17 May 1945 in Anniston, Alabama while he was stationed at Fort McClellan, and became a U.S. citizen on 19 May 1945. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant World War II Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1945/1946 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/659">Edward Manley and Jean Worthington letters (RHC-116)</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Subject The topic of the resource Cleveland (Ohio) Correspondence United States. Army. Air Corps World War, 1939-1945 Military education Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-116 Language A language of the resource eng Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-116_Manley_004_19450217 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Manley, Edward Arthur, b. 1926 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1945-02-17 Title A name given to the resource Letter to Jean Worthington by Edward "Ned" Manley, February 17, 1945. Description An account of the resource Letter to Jean Worthington by Edward "Ned" Manley, February 17, 1945. Manley notes that he has taken his classification test. That if he has passed, he could go to school for a while to become a radio operator or an officer. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant World War II Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href=" https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/659">Edward Manley and Jean Worthington letters (RHC-116)</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 49401 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href=" http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Language A language of the resource eng Subject The topic of the resource Cleveland (Ohio) Correspondence Military education United States. Army. Air Corps World War, 1939-1945 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/b7b59af75a62afd133c41d2298e2e97e.pdf d1efc3cc7feba00c55b230529c56c59b PDF Text Text ��� https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/1548891c76bf3d655897971e55c93702.pdf 5d0994e4c5c496b81b4396ae56c376c4 PDF Text Text [Manley 003] [Page 1] February 16, 1945 8:45 PM My dearest Jeannie-Gee but it’s so awful lonely here. I’m sitting down writing this letter on my cot. We got our uniforms today. I look terrible. We also had two shots, a physical exam, and a blood type test. Oh my darling, I love you, ever so much. More than anything else in the whole wide world_ for always, forever, eternally and everything else. I think you’re wonderful Jean. The most wonderful and the most beautiful girl in the whole wide world. I still carry your picture with me as I did before I went away. Now I have 4 pictures of you. And by the way, your picture is going to get a good night kiss from me. Gee but I wish it could only be [Page 2] 2. you. I love you so darn much. I am afraid I’ll have to doze now Jean. Lights out is at 9:00 P.M. We get up at 4:45 A.M. Take care of yourself dearest. We’re gonna have our “Someday” Gee, it’ll be so wonderful. I’ll write you again tomorrow. Don’t worry about me. I’m O.K. Just love me always. That’s all I ask. Be a good girl darling. I’ll see you in Dreamland. Goodnight sweetheart-I’ll be loving you Always, Ned P.S. Say hello to the family and the rest. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Edward Manley collection Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Manley, Edward Arthur, b. 1926 Worthington , Jean Allaine , b. 1928 Description An account of the resource A collection of letters and photographs from Edward "Ned" Manley, a soldier in the U.S. Army, and his girlfriend Jean Worthington, a teenage schoolgirl in Cleveland, Ohio, dating from 1945-1946. The content of Jean's letters describes everyday life of a teenage schoolgirl living in Cleveland, Ohio, with her parents during the war, including frequent mentions of friends, popular songs, movies, pets, and cooking, and visits to Edward's family, and her love for Edward. Edward's letters to Jean mostly concentrate on sentiments of love and the hope of marriage after the war. He also describes experiences and duties as he undergoes training with a variety of weapons and ordnance, his singing with a USO show, requests for transfer to the U.S. Army Air Corps, his volunteering for parachute infantry training, and descriptions of Nagoya during the American occupation of Japan. Both correspondents mention the anniversary of their first meeting (27 August 1943), and often use the word "Someday" in quotation marks which seems to refer to the then-popular song "Someday You'll Want Me to Want You." There is constant good-natured joking from both about the 28 children they will have once they are married. ean ("Jeannie") Allaine Worthington was born on 1 November 1928 in Cleveland, Ohio. Her parents were Archibald ("Archie") Augusta Worthington (1896-1979), a tool worker, and Lena L. Fritchell (1904-1985); she had one younger sister, Shirley C. Worthington (1934-2012). In 1945 and 1946 she was living with her parents at 14247 Superior Road, Cleveland Heights, Ohio. She met Edward Manley on 27 August 1943 in Cleveland when she was 14 and he was 16, but it does not seem likely they attended the same school. During 1945 she was attending high school and had a job after school. There is no evidence that they subsequently married; in Cleveland in 1971 or 1972 she married John Krasnicki, Sr. (1906-1986), who was twenty-two years her senior. She died on 8 September 1994 in Garfield Heights and is buried in Lake View Cemetery in Cleveland. Edward ("Ned") Arthur Manley was born on 25 December 1926 in Montréal, Quebec, Canada. His parents were Patrick Sanfield Manley (1895-1952), advertising manager for a Cleveland newspaper and Leonarda Gallagher Manley (1896-1970); he had five siblings: Edith Manley McNamara (1928-1958), John Vincent (1930-1988), Narda Patricia Daly (1931-2007), Alicia Ann Gramuglia (1932-2006), and Patrick A. (1934-2011). The family emigrated from Canada to the United States in the 1930s and by 1940 were living in Cleveland. Edward Manley enlisted in the U.S. Army as Private on 15 February 1945 in Cleveland; that same day he entrained for the Army Reception Center at Camp Atterbury, Indiana. In late February he had been assigned to Company B, 30th Battalion, 3rd Regiment at the Infantry Replacement Training Center at Fort McClellan, Alabama. A request to be transferred to the Army Air Corps was turned down. After a twelve-day furlough, Edward was transferred in late July to Company B-1-1, Army Ground Forces Replacement Depot No. 3 at Fort Riley, Kansas for a few days before being passed on to 3rd Platoon, Company M, 4th Regiment, Army Ground Forces Replacement Depot No. 2 at Fort Ord, California. In early August he was placed in 1st Platoon, Casual Company 12 in preparation for shipping out to Japan for occupation duties. By 13 September he was in Luzon in the Philippines as part of the 666 Replacement Company, A.P.O. 291, shortly to be assigned to Battery B, 8th Field Artillery Battalion, A.P.O. 25. Edward arrived in Japan in early October and was assigned to an antitank Company in the 27th Infantry Regiment. By the end of June 1946 he was still in Japan, but he repeats a rumor that they would be coming back the United States in October 1946. Manley was discharged in October 1946 and returned to California to find that Jean was engaged to be married to a man named "Shorty." Manley lost contact with Jean shortly thereafter. By 1952 he had moved to Los Angeles, California and at some point married Antoinette T. Manley (born 1940). They had one son, Darren Anthony Manley (born 1984). Edward applied for naturalization on 17 May 1945 in Anniston, Alabama while he was stationed at Fort McClellan, and became a U.S. citizen on 19 May 1945. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant World War II Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1945/1946 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/659">Edward Manley and Jean Worthington letters (RHC-116)</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Subject The topic of the resource Cleveland (Ohio) Correspondence United States. Army. Air Corps World War, 1939-1945 Military education Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-116 Language A language of the resource eng Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-116_Manley_003_19450216 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Manley, Edward Arthur, b. 1926 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1945-02-16 Title A name given to the resource Letter to Jean Worthington by Edward "Ned" Manley, February 16, 1945. Description An account of the resource Letter to Jean Worthington by Edward "Ned" Manley, February 16, 1945. Manley notes that he got his uniform, two vaccinations, a physical exam, and a blood type test. He also notes that lights out is at 9:00 P.M. and they start the day at 4:45 A.M. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant World War II Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href=" https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/659">Edward Manley and Jean Worthington letters (RHC-116)</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 49401 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href=" http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Language A language of the resource eng Subject The topic of the resource Cleveland (Ohio) Correspondence Military education United States. Army. Air Corps World War, 1939-1945 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/16f94c1fcc4cf7847ddb0b8143f0321c.pdf 465875b857dfc1a34576c1f56fcb8dc3 PDF Text Text ��� https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/f9d3f29e2dbcba18e21fd5436bfb0af1.pdf bcd0fc3c70121c68641056e5a12f4ad0 PDF Text Text [Manley 002] [Page 1] February 15, 1945 7:30 P.M. Sweetheart, I’m riding on a train to Camp Atterbury in Indiana. It’s a very bumpy train as my writing will show. Gee, but you looked swell when I saw you at the Station. You’re the most beautiful and the most wonderful girl in the world. “Someday” we’re going to have our own little home just as we’ve dreamed about and planned. “The train has stopped” If you write to me before I send you my permanent address, don’t mail the letter to the address on the envelope on the card I sent you. They might not reach me. I love you sweetest, dearest Jeannie [Page 2] 2. more than anything else in the whole wide world for always, forever, eternally and everything else. Just be mine for always darling for I’ll always be yours. Please take care of yourself. I wouldn’t know what to do if I ever lost you. Well tomorrow, we get a lecture, some shots, probably a physical exam, and our uniforms. I’ll be quite busy for the next week. We’ll get classification tests. I hope I can get into the air corps. Be a good girl sweetheart, and don’t ever forget that I’ll be loving you dearest, Always-Ned P.S. “SOMEDAY” Goodnight Sweetheart. See you in Dreamland. [envelope] [return address] Pvt. Edward A. Manley – 35858080 Army Reception Center Camp Atterbury, Indiana [postmark] �Indianapolis Feb 16 1945 11-AM [address] Miss Jean Worthington 14247 Superior Rd. Cleveland Hts, (18), Ohio � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Edward Manley collection Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Manley, Edward Arthur, b. 1926 Worthington , Jean Allaine , b. 1928 Description An account of the resource A collection of letters and photographs from Edward "Ned" Manley, a soldier in the U.S. Army, and his girlfriend Jean Worthington, a teenage schoolgirl in Cleveland, Ohio, dating from 1945-1946. The content of Jean's letters describes everyday life of a teenage schoolgirl living in Cleveland, Ohio, with her parents during the war, including frequent mentions of friends, popular songs, movies, pets, and cooking, and visits to Edward's family, and her love for Edward. Edward's letters to Jean mostly concentrate on sentiments of love and the hope of marriage after the war. He also describes experiences and duties as he undergoes training with a variety of weapons and ordnance, his singing with a USO show, requests for transfer to the U.S. Army Air Corps, his volunteering for parachute infantry training, and descriptions of Nagoya during the American occupation of Japan. Both correspondents mention the anniversary of their first meeting (27 August 1943), and often use the word "Someday" in quotation marks which seems to refer to the then-popular song "Someday You'll Want Me to Want You." There is constant good-natured joking from both about the 28 children they will have once they are married. ean ("Jeannie") Allaine Worthington was born on 1 November 1928 in Cleveland, Ohio. Her parents were Archibald ("Archie") Augusta Worthington (1896-1979), a tool worker, and Lena L. Fritchell (1904-1985); she had one younger sister, Shirley C. Worthington (1934-2012). In 1945 and 1946 she was living with her parents at 14247 Superior Road, Cleveland Heights, Ohio. She met Edward Manley on 27 August 1943 in Cleveland when she was 14 and he was 16, but it does not seem likely they attended the same school. During 1945 she was attending high school and had a job after school. There is no evidence that they subsequently married; in Cleveland in 1971 or 1972 she married John Krasnicki, Sr. (1906-1986), who was twenty-two years her senior. She died on 8 September 1994 in Garfield Heights and is buried in Lake View Cemetery in Cleveland. Edward ("Ned") Arthur Manley was born on 25 December 1926 in Montréal, Quebec, Canada. His parents were Patrick Sanfield Manley (1895-1952), advertising manager for a Cleveland newspaper and Leonarda Gallagher Manley (1896-1970); he had five siblings: Edith Manley McNamara (1928-1958), John Vincent (1930-1988), Narda Patricia Daly (1931-2007), Alicia Ann Gramuglia (1932-2006), and Patrick A. (1934-2011). The family emigrated from Canada to the United States in the 1930s and by 1940 were living in Cleveland. Edward Manley enlisted in the U.S. Army as Private on 15 February 1945 in Cleveland; that same day he entrained for the Army Reception Center at Camp Atterbury, Indiana. In late February he had been assigned to Company B, 30th Battalion, 3rd Regiment at the Infantry Replacement Training Center at Fort McClellan, Alabama. A request to be transferred to the Army Air Corps was turned down. After a twelve-day furlough, Edward was transferred in late July to Company B-1-1, Army Ground Forces Replacement Depot No. 3 at Fort Riley, Kansas for a few days before being passed on to 3rd Platoon, Company M, 4th Regiment, Army Ground Forces Replacement Depot No. 2 at Fort Ord, California. In early August he was placed in 1st Platoon, Casual Company 12 in preparation for shipping out to Japan for occupation duties. By 13 September he was in Luzon in the Philippines as part of the 666 Replacement Company, A.P.O. 291, shortly to be assigned to Battery B, 8th Field Artillery Battalion, A.P.O. 25. Edward arrived in Japan in early October and was assigned to an antitank Company in the 27th Infantry Regiment. By the end of June 1946 he was still in Japan, but he repeats a rumor that they would be coming back the United States in October 1946. Manley was discharged in October 1946 and returned to California to find that Jean was engaged to be married to a man named "Shorty." Manley lost contact with Jean shortly thereafter. By 1952 he had moved to Los Angeles, California and at some point married Antoinette T. Manley (born 1940). They had one son, Darren Anthony Manley (born 1984). Edward applied for naturalization on 17 May 1945 in Anniston, Alabama while he was stationed at Fort McClellan, and became a U.S. citizen on 19 May 1945. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant World War II Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1945/1946 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/659">Edward Manley and Jean Worthington letters (RHC-116)</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Subject The topic of the resource Cleveland (Ohio) Correspondence United States. Army. Air Corps World War, 1939-1945 Military education Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-116 Language A language of the resource eng Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-116_Manley_002_19450215 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Manley, Edward Arthur, b. 1926 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1945-02-15 Title A name given to the resource Letter to Jean Worthington by Edward "Ned" Manley, February 15, 1945. Description An account of the resource Letter to Jean Worthington by Edward "Ned" Manley, February 15, 1945. Manley notes he is on the train to Camp Atterbury in Indiana. That tomorrow he will get a lecture, shots, a physical exam, and a uniform. Classification tests will be given, and he hopes for a place in the air corps. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant World War II Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href=" https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/659">Edward Manley and Jean Worthington letters (RHC-116)</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 49401 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href=" http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Language A language of the resource eng Subject The topic of the resource Cleveland (Ohio) Correspondence Military education United States. Army. Air Corps World War, 1939-1945 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/65961c4fce692325032f9a2fa631d0b3.pdf 5a809fd73df9a637972a23ba05a88c1d PDF Text Text �� https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/260a38bb14b8c7320c0590e745e88e59.pdf 7d23c595031733278587ed2f169c82fe PDF Text Text [Manley 001] [Page 1] [printed text:] Cleveland's Public Square, 4.4 acres in the heart of the business section. It was laid out in the original plan of the city conceived by its founder, General Moses Cleaveland in 1796. This view shows the new Union Terminal Group on the southwest corner. The Soldiers and Sailors Monument, a Civil War memorial, occupies the center of the southeast section. [15 Feb 1945] Dearest Jean-I’m riding on the train to Camp Atterbury in Indiana. I’ll only be there two or three days. I’ll send along my address as soon as I have an address. Ned “Someday” [address] Miss Jean Worthington 14247 Superior Rd. Cleveland Hts. (18) Ohio. [Page 2] [picture postcard image of Public Square and Union Terminal Tower, Cleveland, Ohio] � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Edward Manley collection Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Manley, Edward Arthur, b. 1926 Worthington , Jean Allaine , b. 1928 Description An account of the resource A collection of letters and photographs from Edward "Ned" Manley, a soldier in the U.S. Army, and his girlfriend Jean Worthington, a teenage schoolgirl in Cleveland, Ohio, dating from 1945-1946. The content of Jean's letters describes everyday life of a teenage schoolgirl living in Cleveland, Ohio, with her parents during the war, including frequent mentions of friends, popular songs, movies, pets, and cooking, and visits to Edward's family, and her love for Edward. Edward's letters to Jean mostly concentrate on sentiments of love and the hope of marriage after the war. He also describes experiences and duties as he undergoes training with a variety of weapons and ordnance, his singing with a USO show, requests for transfer to the U.S. Army Air Corps, his volunteering for parachute infantry training, and descriptions of Nagoya during the American occupation of Japan. Both correspondents mention the anniversary of their first meeting (27 August 1943), and often use the word "Someday" in quotation marks which seems to refer to the then-popular song "Someday You'll Want Me to Want You." There is constant good-natured joking from both about the 28 children they will have once they are married. ean ("Jeannie") Allaine Worthington was born on 1 November 1928 in Cleveland, Ohio. Her parents were Archibald ("Archie") Augusta Worthington (1896-1979), a tool worker, and Lena L. Fritchell (1904-1985); she had one younger sister, Shirley C. Worthington (1934-2012). In 1945 and 1946 she was living with her parents at 14247 Superior Road, Cleveland Heights, Ohio. She met Edward Manley on 27 August 1943 in Cleveland when she was 14 and he was 16, but it does not seem likely they attended the same school. During 1945 she was attending high school and had a job after school. There is no evidence that they subsequently married; in Cleveland in 1971 or 1972 she married John Krasnicki, Sr. (1906-1986), who was twenty-two years her senior. She died on 8 September 1994 in Garfield Heights and is buried in Lake View Cemetery in Cleveland. Edward ("Ned") Arthur Manley was born on 25 December 1926 in Montréal, Quebec, Canada. His parents were Patrick Sanfield Manley (1895-1952), advertising manager for a Cleveland newspaper and Leonarda Gallagher Manley (1896-1970); he had five siblings: Edith Manley McNamara (1928-1958), John Vincent (1930-1988), Narda Patricia Daly (1931-2007), Alicia Ann Gramuglia (1932-2006), and Patrick A. (1934-2011). The family emigrated from Canada to the United States in the 1930s and by 1940 were living in Cleveland. Edward Manley enlisted in the U.S. Army as Private on 15 February 1945 in Cleveland; that same day he entrained for the Army Reception Center at Camp Atterbury, Indiana. In late February he had been assigned to Company B, 30th Battalion, 3rd Regiment at the Infantry Replacement Training Center at Fort McClellan, Alabama. A request to be transferred to the Army Air Corps was turned down. After a twelve-day furlough, Edward was transferred in late July to Company B-1-1, Army Ground Forces Replacement Depot No. 3 at Fort Riley, Kansas for a few days before being passed on to 3rd Platoon, Company M, 4th Regiment, Army Ground Forces Replacement Depot No. 2 at Fort Ord, California. In early August he was placed in 1st Platoon, Casual Company 12 in preparation for shipping out to Japan for occupation duties. By 13 September he was in Luzon in the Philippines as part of the 666 Replacement Company, A.P.O. 291, shortly to be assigned to Battery B, 8th Field Artillery Battalion, A.P.O. 25. Edward arrived in Japan in early October and was assigned to an antitank Company in the 27th Infantry Regiment. By the end of June 1946 he was still in Japan, but he repeats a rumor that they would be coming back the United States in October 1946. Manley was discharged in October 1946 and returned to California to find that Jean was engaged to be married to a man named "Shorty." Manley lost contact with Jean shortly thereafter. By 1952 he had moved to Los Angeles, California and at some point married Antoinette T. Manley (born 1940). They had one son, Darren Anthony Manley (born 1984). Edward applied for naturalization on 17 May 1945 in Anniston, Alabama while he was stationed at Fort McClellan, and became a U.S. citizen on 19 May 1945. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant World War II Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1945/1946 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/659">Edward Manley and Jean Worthington letters (RHC-116)</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Subject The topic of the resource Cleveland (Ohio) Correspondence United States. Army. Air Corps World War, 1939-1945 Military education Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-116 Language A language of the resource eng Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-116_Manley_001_19450215 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Manley, Edward Arthur, b. 1926 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1945-02-15 Title A name given to the resource Postcard to Jean Worthington by Edward "Ned" Manley, February 15, 1945. Description An account of the resource Postcard to Jean Worthington by Edward "Ned" Manley, February 15, 1945. Postcard features an image of the Public Square and Union Terminal Tower, Cleveland, Ohio. Manley notes he is travelling to Camp Atterbury in Indiana. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant World War II Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href=" https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/659">Edward Manley and Jean Worthington letters (RHC-116)</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 49401 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href=" http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Language A language of the resource eng Subject The topic of the resource Cleveland (Ohio) Correspondence Military education United States. Army. Air Corps World War, 1939-1945 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/be104c379c02f7f4aac936d2296104c0.mp4 6e5565dc5fb0a867bf1a0ecc85c21fca https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/0c727892593e3e4eb85db2f4996a8349.pdf 52e054986a3a2bd975606aa04cf5e066 PDF Text Text Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Daniele Fernandez Yugoslav War/Peacetime/War in Afghanistan 50 minutes 21 seconds (00:00:10) Early Life -Born on May 28, 1977 in Brooklyn, New York -Both of his parents were from the Dominican Republic -His father owned a series of supermarkets and then a restaurant -His parents divorced when he was young -He has two brothers and three sisters -He is the oldest sibling -Three of his cousins served in the military -Prior to enlisting he was working as a deliveryman in Lower Manhattan (00:01:37) Enlisting in the Army and Basic Training -He was married to his (now) ex-wife who was pregnant -He decided that joining the Army would allow for him to provide for his family -He chose the Army based on its employment opportunities -He decided to go into the medical field -He was nervous about going into the Army -His family members that served tried to prepare him for it though -Learned that teamwork was key for success in basic training -He joined on October 1, 1997 in Brooklyn, New York -At the time the Yugoslav Wars were being fought -He was sent to Fort Sill, Oklahoma for basic training -During his time there his training platoon was getting a new drill sergeant every two weeks -There was a program where reservists were getting cycled to learn how to train soldiers -This meant that the drill sergeants were always tough and unrelenting (00:05:02) Advanced Individual Training -He was sent to Fort Sam Houston, Texas for ten weeks of combat medic AIT -The training consisted of learning basic emergency medical skills -How to set up an IV and give shots -How to assess trauma -How to transport wounded -Received some training by working in a ward -Learned how to give medicine through an IV (00:06:03) Adjusting to the Army -It was challenging to come from a big city -He was already tough from living in New York which helped some -Had to learn how to work with people from different states or even different countries -Learned that the more you worked with different people the more social you become -The biggest adjustment was adapting to working and living with different people (00:07:03) Overview of First Enlistment -He was sent to Bamberg, Germany where he served with the 82nd Engineer Battalion �-He was assigned to work as a combat medic -He would work on base and also went out into the field to aid companies on maneuvers -He remembers the first time that he went to Kosovo -He remembers when he got to Kosovo an EOD demolition was scheduled for that day -He was in a mess hall and no one knew there knew that it was scheduled for that day -When they heard the explosion everyone thought they were under attack -It was difficult to adjust to living in Germany compared to living in America (00:09:05) Deployment to Kosovo -During his time with the 82nd Engineer Battalion he was deployed to Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo -Remembers that Kosovo was much different than Germany -He was stuck on a base as opposed to being allowed to explore the area like in Germany -If he was allowed to leave the base movement was restricted -Being kept on the base strengthened the sense of camaraderie -There was fear that local forces might attack the base -The base had Blackhawk, Apache, and Kiowa helicopters as well as tanker aircraft -There were forces on the base from Spain and the United Arab Emirates -Navy Seabees were building up the base and the surrounding area at the time (00:10:50) Working in Kosovo -Remembers that a Special Forces Humvee hit a landmine in the Russian sector -The mission was to look for and mark where unexploded ordnance was -They would have to explain to children that certain areas were not safe to go to -Remembers that two children didn’t listen and were killed as a result -Remembers an M113 armored personnel carrier lost its brakes and almost went over a cliff -He was out doing a recon mission and their vehicle broke down -They were stuck in the field for two days -Fortunately a Kosovar family took them in while they waited for help -Some of the men in the motor pool got hurt by falling objects -Remembers a lieutenant got hit in the head by a falling light and had a concussion -He remembers treating a wounded Serbian national -His job as a combat medic was to do preliminary treatment and stabilize wounded personnel -There was an incident where some UN workers were fired upon by Kosovar militants -Two men were wounded and he was sent to treat them -It was the first time that he ever treated someone in an emergency setting (00:14:24) Working in Germany -When he was in Germany a sergeant was working underneath a vehicle and the jack collapsed -It landed on his chest and trapped him underneath it -Surprisingly he only had to spend a night in the hospital -While in Germany a soldier was mauled by a wild boar and he treated that -There weren’t any emergency situations while he was stationed in Bamberg (00:15:20) Downtime and Memories -His fondest memories are of the camaraderie when he was serving in Europe -He had a lot of fun when he was stationed in Germany -Did the same things that you would do in college, just in a different setting -In Kosovo, on Saturdays the base would have a “Caribbean Night” -He enjoyed that because of his own Dominican heritage �(00:16:30) Reenlisting and Working at Fort Jackson -After his enlistment was up he reenlisted and was stationed at Fort Jackson, South Carolina -He started off working in the family practice in the fort’s hospital -After that he moved on to working in the Troop Medical Clinic -Consisted of treating soldiers that were wounded during basic training -Working in a hospital was stressful, but it was also mundane -It didn’t feel like being in the Army, it felt more like a regular 9-5 job -This improved a little bit when he was transferred to the Troop Medical Clinic -He would go out to training sites to be prepared in case someone got wounded -It felt like being back in the field, but it still wasn’t the same -Dehydration was a common problem for the recruits -Head injuries were another common occurrence -Recruits would also get hurt on the obstacle course and during hand-hand combat training -Most of the soldiers were young and inexperienced -This meant that if they got an otherwise small injury it might scare them more -Example: One recruit got dehydrated, passed out, and then went into shock -An older soldier would have woken up, drank some water, and been fine -During his time at Fort Jackson there were two casualties due to heat stroke -This caused a change of protocol to ensure that that didn’t happen again -He did enjoy getting to see old friends from Bamberg coming through Fort Jackson -They were training to be drill sergeants, chaplains, or administrators -After Fort Jackson he got out of the Army (00:22:30) Deployments during Reenlistment -When he reenlisted he was sent to Bosnia, Sinai Peninsula (in Egypt), and Afghanistan -He was sent to Bosnia before the September 11th Attacks -Most likely in July and August of 2001 -He was working in an emergency room on the base -He was also going out and setting up free clinics to treat civilians -He was sent to the Sinai Peninsula after Bosnia -It was his first time experiencing the desert -He was on an outpost for thirty days -Consisted of doing nothing but lifting weights or watching TV (00:24:10) Deployment to Afghanistan -He was deployed to Afghanistan as part of Operation: Anaconda -The tour lasted four months -He was in the Battle of Takur Ghar -Arrived in March 2002 -There were no bases at the time so they had to fly out of Kandahar Air Base -He was with Alpha Company 187th Infantry Regiment “Rakkasans” 101st Airborne Division -It was an intense deployment -They would have to fly into valleys in Chinook helicopters -The helicopters were loud so the enemy knew that they were coming -He was a frontline medic -He treated friendly and enemy wounded -It was fast paced and put his combat medic skills to the test �(00:26:17) Fighting in Afghanistan -When you’re in combat your fight or flight reflex kicks in -You’re always on alert which was difficult to turn off after coming home -Had to accept the things that he could control and the things that he couldn’t -Has since lived with the guilt of choosing who could be saved and who couldn’t be -It was difficult to treat wounded enemy combatants -Sometimes they even tried to fight back while you treated them -Had to let go of his ego and treat them anyway as per the Rules of Engagement (00:29:37) Getting Wounded -During his time in the Army he suffered a number of concussions -Two concussions were while he was setting up a tent in Germany and a beam fell on his head -He sustained an explosive concussion while he was on a blasting range -Another explosive concussion while he was on the AT-4 (anti-tank weapon) range -You were supposed to wait an hour between each shot that was fired -You were also only supposed to do four shots in one day -He did not do this -In Afghanistan he was resting his head on a boulder and a rocket propelled grenade hit it -The force was so strong that it knocked him away from the boulder -He fell down a hill a couple times during firefights and hit his head on the way down (00:32:50) Relationships in Afghanistan -He made bonds with the soldiers that he served with there -It wasn’t as strong as it would have been if he had deployed with the 82nd Engineers -Although the bond wasn’t as strong he still came to trust those he served with (00:33:45) Downtime in Afghanistan -There was some recreation at the Kandahar Air Base -Able to play soccer and basketball -You could watch television or go on the internet if you brought a laptop with you -Kandahar was still very basic in 2002 though -If you didn’t bring something with you, then you didn’t have much to do -For a lot of soldiers it was their first deployment and didn’t know what to bring -During downtime everyone basically kept to themselves (00:34:49) Contact with Family -When he was deployed to Afghanistan he didn’t tell his family that he was going there -They would have suffered too much from worry -The only person he told was his cousin, but even then he kept the details vague -Told her that he was doing medical training in the region -He sent letters, but never called while he was in Afghanistan -He told them that he was just training -When he got back from his deployment he finally told his family where he was -His family was upset for a while, but eventually got over it (00:36:47) End of Service -On October 26, 2003 he was discharged from the Army -He left the Army with the rank of specialist -When he left the Army the Iraq War was raging -The insurgency was becoming more intense -A lot of soldiers were disenfranchised with the Bush Administration and the war �-He didn’t want to deploy with people who didn’t believe in the war -He didn’t agree with the idea of fighting two wars at once -He felt that the only protest he could do was to not reenlist -He didn’t want to risk his life for the Iraq War -He would have stayed if Iraq had been after Afghanistan -He didn’t agree with the strategy for fighting in Iraq (00:39:14) Coming Home & Life after the War -His family welcomed him home from the Army with open arms and love -Shortly after leaving the Army he began to have problems with post-traumatic stress disorder -His family didn’t understand what he was going through -In general, the community welcomed him home positively -He was thanked by strangers for having served -Some people were antagonistic about it though -He just learned to take it in stride and ignore it -Feels that he fought so that people could have those kinds of opinions -The first years back into the civilian world were difficult to adjust to -He felt like he didn’t fit in -Also felt a sense of entitlement for having risked his life for the country -When he went back to work he looked for places that employed other veterans -Worked better in an environment that was military oriented -He didn’t feel comfortable being in a corporate setting -He now works for a biohazard cleanup company with former police officers and other veterans -Enjoys the work because it’s similar to how the Army worked -All of his friends are veterans -He stays in contact with those that he served with -He is now a member of the Student Veterans of Broward College in Fort Lauderdale, Florida -Also part of the American Legion and the Disabled American Veterans (00:46:05) Reflections on Service -The Army made him more goal oriented -He does everything step by step -It taught him to be patient, to see the value of life, and the value of living in America -He learned not to be so materialistic -He is now more family oriented -Taught him how to discipline his son better -War should be the last option -If war is the only solution then plan it and think about it carefully -Feels that Iraq was rushed into without a concrete plan -Feels that the U.S. strategy made the insurgency and terrorism worse -Feels that our lives are so wrapped up in materialism that we lose focus of what is important -We forgot that time is finite and needs to be used well, by citizens and politicians � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Veterans History Project Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. History Department Description An account of the resource The Library of Congress established the Veterans History Project in 2001 to collect memories, accounts, and documents of U.S. war veterans from World War II and the Korean War, Vietnam War, and conflicts in the Middle East and elsewhere, and to preserve these stories for future generations. The GVSU History Department interviews are part of this work-in-progress, and may contain videos and audio recordings, transcripts and interview outlines, and related documents and photographs. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1914- Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Subject The topic of the resource Afghan War, 2001--Personal narratives, American Iran Hostage Crisis, 1979-1981--Personal narratives, American Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal narratives, American Michigan--History, Military Oral history Persian Gulf War, 1991--Personal narratives, American United States--History, Military United States. Air Force United States. Army United States. Navy Veterans Video recordings Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Smither, James Boring, Frank Relation A related resource Veterans History Project (U.S.) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-27 Language A language of the resource eng Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/455">Veterans History Project interviews (RHC-27)</a> Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context FernandezD1729V Title A name given to the resource Fernandez, Daniele (Interview outline and video), 2015 Description An account of the resource Daniele Fernandez was born to Dominican immigrants in 1977 in Brooklyn, New York. In 1997, hee enlisted in the Army and was sent to Fort Sill, Oklahoma for basic training and Fort Sam Houston, Texas for combat medic training. During his first enlistment he was sent to Bamberg, Germany where he joined the 82nd Engineer Battalion and was also deployed to Kosovo during that time to Camp Bondsteel. He reenlisted and was based out of Fort Jackson, South Carolina where he worked on the base, but was also deployed. He was sent to Bosnia, the Sinai Peninsula, and to Afghanistan in March 2002 where he took part in Operation: Anaconda with the 187th Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Fernandez, Daniele Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Vega, Nikki (Interviewer) Subject The topic of the resource Oral history Veterans History Project (U.S.) United States--History, Military Veterans Video recordings Persian Gulf War, 1991--Personal narratives, American United States. Army Oral history Veterans History Project (U.S.) United States--History, Military Michigan--History, Military Veterans Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="http://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/455">Veterans History Project Collection, (RHC-27)</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Moving Image Text Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Relation A related resource Veterans History Project (U.S.) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015-02-06 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf video/mp4 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/000686c1a4518afea52f25061fd76d26.m4v 701f631b1b4ceac78fcaae1579a4ff91 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/8cada4415fb46689a1637cfcfaac7503.pdf cab3f9a3634550eac2caa2337d84d22d PDF Text Text Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Peter Meloro Vietnam War 1 hour 26 minutes 11 seconds (00:00:24) Early Life -Born on April 2, 1948, in Brooklyn, New York -Grew up there -Father was an Italian immigrant and worked in a paper factory -Had a younger sister -Graduated from high school in 1965 -Went to college for one year -Had to leave because his grades weren’t high enough -Worked at bank in New York City for six months (00:01:45) Enlisting in the Army & Awareness of Vietnam War -Decided to enlist in the Army in 1967 -Knew that if he enlisted he could get a better chance of picking his job -Read the news about the Vietnam War -Knew it was dangerous -When he enlisted he was asked his preference of assignment -Wanted a job in computing, but got assigned to clerical work (00:03:06) Basic Training -Sent to Fort Gordon, Georgia, for basic training -Got one weekend leave to Augusta and it was clear that Northerners weren’t welcome -Spent most of his time on base anyway -Spent a lot of time doing physical training -Received rifle training -He’d never fired a gun in his life -Learned how to fire and maintain a rifle -Received gas training -Note: Sent into chamber filled with tear gas and exposed to it along with gas mask training -Strong emphasis on discipline -Learned that he was no longer an individual and had to work as a unit -He could be a little sarcastic, but he had no trouble making friends with other recruits -Had some difficulty adjusting to life in the Army -Remembers the shock of getting his head shaved -Strange sense of losing his freedom -Had to adjust or face the consequences -Lasted eight weeks (00:07:32) Clerical Training -Sent to Fort Jackson, South Carolina, for his clerical training -Lasted six (or eight) weeks -Consisted of typing classes, administrative classes, and more physical training -New experience to do formal typing, but it wasn’t difficult -Trained with men from all over the United States -Mostly high school graduates, but there were some college graduates -Learned how to fill out a variety of forms �-Got one pass on the weekend and got a leave during Christmas -Went to Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana, for more clerical training -Trained there for two or three weeks -Learned about Army financing and accounting (00:11:55) Stationed in West Germany Pt. 1 -Received an overseas assignment for West Germany -Had orders to report to Fort Dix, New Jersey, for deployment -Placed on kitchen patrol duty for two days until his orders were finalized -Flew to Frankfurt, Germany -Pulled kitchen patrol duty there for a few days until he had orders for a unit -Assigned to an artillery battery in Ober Ulm, Germany -Unit was in the field on maneuvers and he wanted to join them -There was no spot for him, so he did kitchen patrol duty for three weeks -The base at Ober Ulm was a newer base and most likely built after World War II -He was attached to the motor pool to serve as its clerk -Kept log books for vehicles of the artillery batteries -Ordered parts for vehicles -There was quite a bit of work, especially because the log books were in terrible shape -Had to clean up the motor pool due to a Command Maintenance Management Inspection -Get the paperwork in order -Had some help from mechanics, but he did most of the work on his own -Reported to the sergeant of the motor pool -Career soldier, about 40 years old -Peter got along with him -Had a lot of contact with the drivers -Had barracks with three to four men per room -Started in a four-man room then eventually got into a two-man room (00:21:45) Cold War Tension -Never thought the Soviet Union would attack -Had nuclear shells for the howitzers -Didn’t seem feasible for two nuclear superpowers to engage in willful self-destruction (00:22:41) Stationed in West Germany Pt. 2 -Stationed in Germany from March 1968 to June 1969 -The German people weren’t very receptive -Probably walked past former German soldiers -Remembers a German family avoiding him and another soldier -There was an element of tension; unfriendly, but civil -Unit moved to Augsburg -Bigger city and more interesting -Visited Munich during Oktoberfest and other parts of Germany -Assumed that he was going to stay in Germany for the duration of his enlistment -His original battery commander went to Vietnam, and the replacement came from Vietnam -Slated for promotion to sergeant, but there wasn’t an opening, so he didn’t get the promotion (00:30:23) Deployment to Vietnam -His name came up for deployment to Vietnam in July 1969 -Allowed time to go home and visit his family before deployment -Flew from New York City to Fort Lewis, Washington -Arrived a few days late -Received a week of training (rifle training with M16, jungle training, animals to expect) �-Flew on a chartered commercial flight to Vietnam -Stopped in Japan (00:34:05) Arrival in Vietnam -Landed at Cam Ranh Bay -Oppressive heat and the overwhelming smell of burning feces and trash -Taken to a processing center and told to wait for orders (00:35:28) Assignment to 101st Airborne Division -Originally had orders to join the 101st Administration Company in Bien Hoa -Placed on a C-130 and flew up to Bien Hoa -Saw the 101st Airborne Division flag and thought it was a mistake -He was now in an infantry division -Assigned to C Company of the 2nd Battalion of the 506th Infantry Regiment -Assumed that being in an airborne division mean being a paratrooper -Learned that it had changed to air assault (dropping off troops with helicopters) -Had a brief orientation at Bien Hoa when he joined the 101st -Rifle training, jungle training, and what to expect in Vietnam (00:38:39) Joining C Company -Sent to Camp Evans to join C Company -Joined them in mid-July 1969 -Most of the company was in the field when he arrived -The soldier he was replacing gave him a thorough rundown of what to do (00:40:30) Stationed at Camp Evans Pt.1 -Started with morning report, administrative tasks -Leave orders -Assignment orders -Roster for the men wounded or killed in action -Able to monitor radio traffic and hear the fighting in the field -Didn’t always know where C Company was operating -Platoons were spread out in the Lowlands conducting patrols -The company had some enemy activity, but nothing too intense (00:44:02) Captain Vazquez-Rodriguez (Commander of C Company) -Never met a better leader than Captain Vazquez-Rodriguez -He was competent, focused, and had combat experience from the Korean War -Commanded respect -Wanted to make sure his men survived the war -Convinced that the North Vietnamese knew of, and feared, Captain Vazquez-Rodriguez -Had some contact with him -One time he accidentally sent back Vazquez’s mail -He didn’t understand Hispanic naming conventions for surnames -All Vazquez had to do was glare at him and Peter never did that again (00:48:10) Stationed at Camp Evans Pt. 2 -Worked with a few supply sergeants -One of them was incompetent, but he got along with the rest of them -In charge of getting supplies to units in the field -Didn’t have much contact with men unless they stayed at Camp Evans for an extended time (00:50:53) Battle of Firebase Ripcord -He left Vietnam on July 9, 1970, shortly after the battle began -Remembers when C Company got hit on Hill 902 on July 1st and 2nd -Heard about it and monitored the radio traffic from the company �-Knew it was a bad situation -Went to the helipad at Camp Evans to see the wounded coming in (00:52:34) Stationed at Camp Evans Pt. 3 -Got up in the morning and did his daily tasks -Leaves, coming and going of troops, emergency notifications from the Red Cross -Typed up letters for the men that had been killed-in-action -Got up early and did as much during the day as possible -Capable of getting work done in a normal shift most days -Very good conditions compared to the jungle, but it was still primitive living -Used outhouses, and had gravity-fed showers -Had a mess hall that served hot food -Had a Non-commissioned Officers Club, but he felt the field soldiers deserved it more than him (00:55:21) Race Relations & Drug Use -Didn’t notice any racial tensions in C Company -Had a Hispanic commanding officer and a black sergeant -Knew of racial tension in other units -Knew there was some marijuana use, but not too prevalent -Remembers one soldier tried to go into the field with a belt of marijuana -He was stopped from going into the field -Captain Vazquez-Rodriguez didn’t tolerate drug use -Too dangerous for men to be intoxicated in the field (00:57:53) Other Duties at Camp Evans -Pulled bunker duty briefly after he arrived at Camp Evans -Stopped doing that after he became the company clerk (00:58:09) Changing Personnel in C Company -Captain Hewitt took over C Company in June 1970 -Never had much contact with him -Brought in a man from the field to replace him when it came time to leave -Had a PhD (00:59:38) Contact with Home -Did a Military Auxiliary Radio System (MARS) call home once -Using CB radios to relay a signal to get his parents on the phone -Complicated and difficult to coordinate -Wrote letters home a lot -Mothers always asked if he was safe and he told her he was -Mother knew he was lying, because she saw news that Camp Evans had been attacked (01:01:08) Enemy Contact -Relatively safe from rockets and mortars -Mortar attacks became predictable -As long as you avoided a direct hit, you were fine -Took cover in a bunker and waited for the bombardment to pass -Remembers being forced to dive into a sewage ditch once during an attack -Enemy fire was fairly random -Took minor casualties at Camp Evans -Always had enough time to take cover -Bombardments never lasted long enough to cause significant damage -North Vietnamese sappers probed the perimeter, but never mounted a full assault (01:03:27) Contact with Civilians -Had civilians working on the base �-Didn’t work near the infantry company quarters -Worked as cleaners (01:03:54) Travel in Vietnam -Went to Camp Eagle for work on one occasion -Visited the USS Sanctuary (a hospital ship) to deal with paperwork for a wounded soldier -Soldier had been mortally wounded and died on the ship -Peter had to go to the ship to fill out some paperwork for the soldier -Villages were forbidden -If you were caught in a village, you got a court-martial (01:05:00) R&R -He took his R&R in Sydney, Australia -Always wanted to see Australia -Heard good things about the Australians -Went to some clubs and met some Australian women, never had to pay for a drink -Visited in early 1970 (01:06:16) USO Shows -There was some USO Shows at Camp Evans -Entertainers from Taiwan and the Philippines came to put on shows -He selected some men to go to Camp Eagle to see Bob Hope’s Christmas 1969 show -Only picked men from the field to go to that show (01:07:20) Discipline Issues -Knew a soldier that was going to receive a court-martial for being AWOL for three months -Arrested in Saigon dealing on the black market -Sent back to Camp Evans to wait for his trial -Peter was in charge of assigning him to the mess hall for kitchen duty -Threatened to kill Peter if he tried to make him work again -Next day, Peter threatened to shoot him if he didn’t go -Had another soldier huffing gas to go crazy so he’d be sent back home -Peter tried to counsel him and make him stop, but he never did -Wound up pointing a rifle at military police -Peter talked him down and stopped him from shooting the police -He was arrested and Peter never saw him again (01:11:08) End of Tour & End of Enlistment -The end of his tour in Vietnam coincided with the end of his enlistment -He wasn’t offered a reenlistment because the 1st sergeant knew Peter wanted out -Didn’t want to try and pressure him into reenlisting -Went to Da Nang, then to Cam Ranh Bay to wait for a flight to the United States -Flew home on another chartered commercial flight -Stopped at Manila, Guam, and Hawaii -He and the other soldiers went to the airport bar in Hawaii -Calm and polite, but people still left the bar to get away from them -The flight home was quiet -Only cheered when they left Vietnamese airspace -Thinks a lot of men took the time to reflect on their time in country -Landed at Fort Lewis, Washington -Out-processed there -Given a physical examination, new uniform, and a steak dinner -Talked to finance officer about final payment -Noticed he was getting extra month of pay, but didn’t question it �-Protesters were outside the base screaming and spitting at the returning soldiers -Kept away from the soldiers to prevent violence (01:17:45) Coming Home & Life after the War -Didn’t deal with any harassment on the flight from Seattle to New York -Family met him at the airport and his mother had over extended family to welcome him home -It was jarring after recently losing so many friends at Hill 902 -Took a few weeks off to readjust to civilian life -Got a job at a butcher shop -In October 1970 he got a job as a customer service representative with Consolidated Edison, Inc. -Utility company serving New York City -Worked for them for 43 years -Paid for him to go back to college and the GI Bill also helped pay for college -Got a bachelor degree and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree -Graduated in 3 ½ years -Uncle got him his job at Con Edison (01:22:17) Ripcord Association Reunions -Didn’t talk about his time in Vietnam after he came home -Avoided the topic when it came up -Got involved with the Ripcord Association in 2006 -Learned about the Ripcord Association Reunions -Heard that Vazquez-Rodriguez was attending the next reunion -Lee Widjeskog, a fellow veteran from 2nd Battalion, encouraged him to go -When he got to the reunion, C Company survivors embraced him and made him feel welcomed -Got to see Vazquez-Rodriguez again (01:25:15) Reflections on Service -Trained him how to work as part of a team -Taught him how to be understanding and accepting of different people -Taught him that it was sometimes necessary to rely on others for help -Helped him in his business career after the war � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Veterans History Project Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. History Department Description An account of the resource The Library of Congress established the Veterans History Project in 2001 to collect memories, accounts, and documents of U.S. war veterans from World War II and the Korean War, Vietnam War, and conflicts in the Middle East and elsewhere, and to preserve these stories for future generations. The GVSU History Department interviews are part of this work-in-progress, and may contain videos and audio recordings, transcripts and interview outlines, and related documents and photographs. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1914- Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Subject The topic of the resource Afghan War, 2001--Personal narratives, American Iran Hostage Crisis, 1979-1981--Personal narratives, American Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal narratives, American Michigan--History, Military Oral history Persian Gulf War, 1991--Personal narratives, American United States--History, Military United States. Air Force United States. Army United States. Navy Veterans Video recordings Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Smither, James Boring, Frank Relation A related resource Veterans History Project (U.S.) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-27 Language A language of the resource eng Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/455">Veterans History Project interviews (RHC-27)</a> Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context MeloroP1957V Title A name given to the resource Meloro, Peter A (Interview outline and video), 2016 Description An account of the resource Peter Meloro was born on April 2, 1948, in Brooklyn, New York. He enlisted in the Army in 1967 and received his basic training at Fort Gordon, Georgia. He went to Fort Jackson, South Carolina, then to Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana, for his clerical training. He was stationed West Germany with an artillery unit from March 1968 to June 1969. Peter received orders for a deployment to Vietnam and was sent over in July 1969. He joined C Company of the 2nd Battalion of the 506th Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division as a company clerk. He worked at Camp Evans doing paperwork for the company and also monitored radio traffic when the company was in the field. He left Vietnam on July 9, 1970, and was discharged at Fort Lewis, Washington. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Meloro, Peter Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Smither, James (Interviewer) Subject The topic of the resource Oral history Veterans History Project (U.S.) United States--History, Military Veterans Video recordings Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American United States. Army Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="http://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/455">Veterans History Project Collection, (RHC-27)</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Moving Image Text Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Relation A related resource Veterans History Project (U.S.) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2016-10-08 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf video/mp4 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/160b88c9bea0a0638cb44278f7254f89.m4v 74133f5cacaaaa221b2ceb26331e0b53 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/6b2cada618dd641b498ac318b21b3729.pdf 82e4b5bd736a0730956f0951ecdfdb0d PDF Text Text Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Douglas McVay Vietnam War 1 hour 9 seconds (00:00:11) Early Life -Born in Monticello, Iowa, on December 18, 1949 -Near the Mississippi River -Moved to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, after grade school -Father worked as a farmer, so Douglas spent his early life on a farm -Got a factory job in Cedar Rapids, then got involved with the Teamsters -Mother got a job with Rockwell International -Graduated from high school in 1968 -Read about the Vietnam War and heard about it in the news -Knew the war existed, but he ignored it -Went to Kirkwood Community College -Stayed for one year then for summer classes (00:01:53) Enlisting in the Army -Dropped out of college because he was bored and decided to enlist in the Army -Didn’t put a lot of thought into it -Enlisted in August 1969 -Sent to Fort Dodge in Des Moines for his enlistment physical -Mix of draftees and enlistees -Didn’t see anyone trying to get out of service (00:03:17) Basic Training -Sent to Fort Polk, Louisiana, for basic training -Flew down to the base in a military transport -Remembers it was a loud and rough ride -When he arrived, he was issued a uniform and a place to sleep -First week was spent doing processing -Waking up at 4:30 a.m. came as a shock -Wanted to go to Pharmacy School, but he didn’t get that assignment -Did marching in the morning and class in the afternoon -Got up at 4:30 a.m., had breakfast, then did physical training -Learned about weapons -Drill sergeants had a lot of control over his life -Part of breaking individuality -They kept the recruits tired to break any rebellious behavior -Strong emphasis on discipline and unit cohesion -Punished with cleaning barracks, cleaning toilets, and marching around the dumpster -Done for accidents or infractions �-Found the Army to be unusual at first, but then he adjusted to it -Once he got over his homesickness he quickly adjusted -Basic training lasted eight weeks (00:07:20) Advanced Infantry Training -Stayed at Fort Polk for his Advanced Infantry Training (AIT) -Lasted another eight weeks -Issued an M16 rifle -Trained with grenades and other infantry weapons -Went on bivouacs and long marches -A lot of the drill sergeants had been to Vietnam -All preparation for fighting in Vietnam -Told to stay alert or, “Charlie could ruin your day” -Trained with white, black, and Hispanic recruits from all over the United States -18 – 21 years old, but had a handful of recruits in their mid to late twenties (00:09:37) Leadership School -Received orders to go to Leadership School -Spent two or three weeks training at Fort Knox, Kentucky -Learned how to drive armored personnel carriers (APCs) -Interesting experience -Got to drive in the hills of Kentucky -Basic training with the APCs -Assumed he’d drive an APC in Vietnam -Treated a little better by the drill sergeants in Leadership School (00:11:15) Deployment to Vietnam -Received orders for Vietnam -Went home for two or three weeks of leave -Went to Fort Lewis, Washington, to fly to Vietnam -Family wasn’t happy about his deployment, or his initial enlistment -Mother and sisters were upset -He saw it as an adventure -Not thinking about going into a warzone -Stopped at Anchorage, Alaska, and either at Okinawa or Japan (00:13:03) Arrival in Vietnam -Landed at Cam Ranh Bay -There were a lot of soldiers -It was foreign territory -Placed in barracks and processed -Did paperwork, issued uniforms, and getting used to the climate -Stayed at Cam Ranh Bay for a week (00:14:35) Assignment to 101st Airborne Division -Assigned to the 101st Airborne Division -Knew nothing about the division -Flown up to Camp Evans located in I Corps (northernmost part of South Vietnam) �-Flew in a military transport -Had barracks, a mess hall, and served as a central hub for the 101st Airborne Division -Stayed for a few days -Did more paperwork and given a rucksack -Pulled guard duty (00:16:20) Joining A Company -Assigned to A Company, 2nd Battalion, of the 506th Infantry Regiment -Sent out by helicopter to join A Company in the field -Dropped off at a landing zone -His platoon received him in the field -Didn’t know where he was, exactly, but knew he was operating near the A Shau Valley -Didn’t know what to do -Platoon leader introduced himself and assigned him to a squad -Squad didn’t explain anything to him other than to follow their lead (00:18:45) Patrols -Stayed in the field for a few weeks before returning to Camp Evans -Patrolled all day then set up camp at night -Used preexisting trails and forged their own trails in the jungle -It was incredibly hot -Given an M79 grenade launcher -Had no enemy contact on his first patrol -Always on alert for ambushes -There were only 20 men in his platoon, far below paper strength of a platoon -He adapted to life in the field after a few days -It was physically and psychologically taxing -Stayed quiet on patrols -Men barely talked, and when they did it was in a whisper -Pulled guard duty at night -Allowed to smoke in the field, but had to cup your hand around the cigarette at night -Patrolled the mountains and the jungle -After patrols they returned to Camp Evans for brief stand downs -Chance to sleep on a cot in a barracks -Chance to get a shower -Chance to drink some beer and relax -Only stayed for a night before heading back out to the field (00:23:50) Leadership in A Company -Doesn’t remember his first company commander -Remembers when Chuck Hawkins took command of A Company -Lee Widjeskog was his platoon leader by early 1970 (00:24:40) Enemy Contact -Remembers his first enemy contact -They were walking on a trail and took enemy fire -He took cover and waited for the firefight to end �-Scary, but survivable since he did what everyone else did -The grenade launcher was worthless in a firefight -He couldn’t pick out targets in the jungle like he could with a rifle -He walked point twice (leading the unit on a patrol) -Given an M16 when he walked point -Level of enemy activity started to increase in April 1970 (00:27:10) Establishing Firebase Ripcord -A Company was selected to lead the charge in establishing Firebase Ripcord in March 1970 -A Company’s mission was aborted before he went to the field -Patrolled the area around Firebase Ripcord after it was established (00:28:05) Firebase Ripcord -Rotated onto Firebase Ripcord for a week of base security after it was established -It was a dirty hill with various bunkers and artillery pieces -Didn’t take any incoming fire when A Company was on Ripcord (00:28:40) Battle of Firebase Ripcord Pt. 1 -Note: Battle of Firebase Ripcord from July 1 – 23, 1970 -Had brief enemy contact around Firebase Ripcord before the battle began -Only lasted five or ten minutes -Didn’t know what was going on with the other units -On July 18th, he witnessed the Chinook helicopter crash landing on Ripcord -Destroyed all the artillery pieces and the artillery ammunition -Started working close together as a full company as the battle progressed -Enemy activity got worse after July 18th -A platoon in A Company found a North Vietnamese communication line near the end -He wasn’t aware of the discovery -Had sporadic firefights and found abandoned North Vietnamese bunkers -A Vietnamese scout worked with his unit during the battle -Never used the grenade launcher during the battle of Ripcord -Couldn’t pick targets with it -Finally got a .45 caliber pistol as a backup weapon (00:34:32) Casualties -Remembers one man in his platoon getting shot in the legs -Bled out and died because a medevac couldn’t get to him in time -Sent out to gather the bodies of four soldiers -One soldier got shot in the buttocks (00:35:34) Getting Wounded the First Time -He took some minor shrapnel in his legs and back from friendly fire -Sent to Da Nang and placed on a Navy hospital ship for about a week to recover -He was considered walking wounded, so he helped on the ship (00:36:53) R&R -Went on R&R to Eagle Beach for a few days -Note: Eagle Beach was the in-country R&R location for the 101st Airborne Division -He never got his R&R because he got wounded before he could take it �(00:37:30) Battle of Firebase Ripcord Pt. 2 -On July 21st, A Company regrouped and set up outposts near their position -Could tell things were going on around Firebase Ripcord -On July 22nd, A Company moved out of its position -His squad walked point for the company, and he was selected to walk point -This meant he was at the front of the entire company -Didn’t get very far before he saw a North Vietnamese soldier -Enemy soldier ran from him -Douglas took cover behind a tree -Something exploded behind the tree and knocked out his hearing -Douglas and the man behind him started working their way back to the company -A Company got hit by satchel charges, grenades, and machine gun fire -His platoon got cut off from the rest of A Company -Leaves fell and the ground shook from all the explosions -His platoon established a perimeter and he kept moving to different positions -A satchel charge landed by him, blew off his helmet and melted his rifle -A Company regained radio contact and started calling in airstrikes -Watched as bombs exploded and vaporized the trees and enemy soldiers -North Vietnamese retreated after the airstrikes -During the battle, he’d been shot in the butt and hip, but didn’t realize it -Didn’t know about it until he got back to Camp Evans after the battle -During the night of July 22nd, they established a perimeter and waited for enemy activity -Enemy didn’t attack on the night of the 22nd (00:45:57) Fall of Firebase Ripcord -On July 23rd, Company D flew into the field and rescued A Company -He didn’t know that Firebase Ripcord had been evacuated and was going to be destroyed -Didn’t know that A Company was the last unit in the field -Didn’t know that A Company had fought off a battalion of North Vietnamese soldiers -Note: On July 23rd, the 101st abandoned Ripcord and had it destroyed by B-52 bombers (00:47:35) Recovery -He developed a severe fever and went to the hospital at Camp Evans and spent a night there -There he realized he’d been shot during the fighting on July 22nd -Taken to the hospital in Da Nang -His fever got worse -Evacuated to a hospital in Japan -Spent two or three weeks at that hospital -Family was notified that he’d been wounded and he also wrote home -Visited the American Club and went to downtown Tokyo -Because he’d been wounded twice, his tour in Vietnam was done (00:50:20) Coming Home -Flew home from Japan -Allowed to go home for a few weeks -Landed at Fort Lewis, Washington, and stayed there for a few days �-Knew about antiwar protesters -Never experienced open hostility, but he knew Vietnam veterans were disliked (00:52:21) End of Service -Placed in an armored unit at Fort Carson, Colorado, for the remainder of his enlistment -Had a medical profile -Meant that he couldn’t life over 20 pounds or be around loud noises -Placed in maintenance and pulled guard duty -Found it be very boring duty, and he spent a lot of time watching TV -Given an early discharge in May 1972 to go back to college (00:53:34) Life after Service Pt. 1 -Attended the University of Iowa for three years -He appreciated things more -Didn’t have any major problems adjusting to civilian life -His friends were against the war, but they weren’t against him -They were amazed he’d gone to Vietnam and survived -Never experienced any antiwar activity at college -Thinks that by 1972 most antiwar activity had tapered off -Note: Last major antiwar activity was in May 1972 due to Operation Linebacker -He didn’t talk about the war, because he didn’t want to sound like he was bragging -Talked with his brother-in-law about the fighting on July 22nd -Knew America was losing the war by 1970 -Didn’t pay attention to the war after he came home (00:56:48) Drugs, Race Relations, & Morale -There was weed at Ripcord, but he didn’t partake -Wanted to stay alert and stay alive -Never saw any racial tensions -There were a few black soldiers that opposed the war, but they still did their job -Morale was okay -Soldiers opposed the war, but they knew they had to work to survive (00:58:40) Life after Service Pt. 2 -After college, he got into the insurance business with his brother-in-law in Nebraska -Did that for a couple years -Worked for another company -He was self-employed after his second job -Worked in accounting and real estate -Part of the Florida Association of Postsecondary Schools (00:59:30) Reflections on Service -Didn’t like the service or Vietnam, but it’s part of who he is as a person -Transformative experience -Taught him to rely on other people and to be reliable -Made him responsible -He wouldn’t send his children to fight in a war like that, but wouldn’t change that he did it � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Veterans History Project Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. History Department Description An account of the resource The Library of Congress established the Veterans History Project in 2001 to collect memories, accounts, and documents of U.S. war veterans from World War II and the Korean War, Vietnam War, and conflicts in the Middle East and elsewhere, and to preserve these stories for future generations. The GVSU History Department interviews are part of this work-in-progress, and may contain videos and audio recordings, transcripts and interview outlines, and related documents and photographs. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1914- Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Subject The topic of the resource Afghan War, 2001--Personal narratives, American Iran Hostage Crisis, 1979-1981--Personal narratives, American Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal narratives, American Michigan--History, Military Oral history Persian Gulf War, 1991--Personal narratives, American United States--History, Military United States. Air Force United States. Army United States. Navy Veterans Video recordings Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Smither, James Boring, Frank Relation A related resource Veterans History Project (U.S.) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-27 Language A language of the resource eng Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/455">Veterans History Project interviews (RHC-27)</a> Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context McVayD1968V Title A name given to the resource McVay, Douglas (Interview outline and video), 2016 Description An account of the resource Douglas McVay was born in Monticello, Iowa, on December 18, 1949. In August 1969, he enlisted in the Army. He received his basic training and advanced infantry training at Fort Polk, Louisiana, then received armored personnel carrier training at Fort Knox, Kentucky. In late fall of that year, he was deployed to Vietnam where he joined A Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division. For the rest of 1969 and into the spring of 1970 he patrolled around Camp Evans, then from April through July he and A Company patrolled around Firebase Ripcord. During the Battle of Firebase Ripcord (July 1 – July 23, 1970), his company fought around Ripcord, and got into a severe firefight on July 22nd in which Douglas was wounded. After being rescued on July 23rd, he was taken out of combat. He recovered in Japan and returned to the United States. He served at Fort Carson, Colorado, for the remainder of his enlistment and was discharged in May 1972. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource McVay, Douglas Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Smither, James (Interviewer) Subject The topic of the resource Oral history Veterans History Project (U.S.) United States--History, Military Veterans Video recordings Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American United States. Army Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="http://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/455">Veterans History Project Collection, (RHC-27)</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Moving Image Text Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Relation A related resource Veterans History Project (U.S.) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2016-10-21 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf video/mp4 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/f2471e88df568b62289dc51f7aa7f618.m4v ece03e03b052939b66d49da2782fd26f https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/50d3ebac9e0d6bc87dc57de3bc7abc11.pdf 8a3293b19a66def9c8f2d57546a73185 PDF Text Text Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project John Lund Vietnam War 54 minutes 43 seconds (00:00:12) Early Life -Born in Cadillac, Michigan, in 1950 -Went through Cadillac's public schools -Father was in the rubber business and worked as an automotive supplier (00:01:00) Enlisting in the Army & Vietnam War -Parents couldn't pay for his college -Saw the GI Bill as a chance to go to college -Father served during World War II on a B-17 bomber -Uncle served with the Marines in WWII, and uncle flew a P-51 Mustang in WWII -Didn't know much about the Vietnam War -Saw recruiting posters talking about travel and exciting opportunities -Never saw any anti-war movements or anti-war sentiments in Cadillac -In July 1969 he reported for basic training -Had enlisted in the Army while in high school -Went to Detroit in April or May 1969 for his physical -Saw men trying to get out of getting drafted -Faked incontinence, psychological instability, and other health problems -Worked before going to basic training (00:04:00) Basic Training -Sent to Fort Knox, Kentucky, for basic training -Remembers the drill sergeant being intimidating -Wen through processing -Had another physical and vaccinations -Went on marches, low crawled under barbed wire, and had to go on the low bars before breakfast -Broken down and rebuilt as a soldier -Instilling psychological and physical discipline -Went on forced marches during the day and at night -Grew up spending time outdoors, so he adjusted well -Recruits from the inner city had difficulty adjusting to the Army -Some men didn't want to be there -Basic training lasted eight to ten week (00:06:47) Advanced Infantry Training -After one week of leave he reported to Fort Polk, Louisiana, for advanced infantry training -Traveled by bus to Fort Polk -Had one overnight stay -Fort Polk is located in the southwest corner of the state -Received advanced infantry training and more weapons training -Received Jungle Training -Went through mock-up Vietnamese villages and learned counter-insurgency strategies -Taught how to act if captured -What to say, what not to say, and how to survive -Taught some of the Vietnamese language and customs �-Roughly a third of the trainers had served in Vietnam -Some of them talked about their experiences -Another eight to ten weeks of training (00:09:07) Deployment to Vietnam -Came home for two weeks -Flew out of Detroit to Chicago, then up to Alaska, over to Japan -From Japan flew to Cam Ranh Bay, South Vietnam -Landed during the day -Massive Air Force base -First impression of Vietnam: hot and humid -Took a shower and went through a briefing -Stayed at Cam Ranh Bay for two or three days -Waiting for his assignment -Had orders to go north (00:11:13) Assignment to 101st Airborne Division -Flew north to Da Nang on a C-130, then taken by truck to Camp Sally -Located off of Highway 1 near Camp Evans and north of Phu Bai -Assigned to Recon in the 2nd Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division -Going on long range patrols -Recon teams supported the 501st Infantry Regiment and the 506th Infantry Regiment -Operating near the Laotian border -Joined his team at a firebase -Greeted by a sergeant -Ranger and a down to earth man -Tried to teach John the basics of surviving in Vietnam (00:14:00) Recon Missions -On call all the time -Teams were sent out at night for their missions -Sometimes sent as emergency responders if a unit was pinned down in the field -Usually traveled on rivers -Better to cover their tracks -Ate freeze-dried food -Better than the regular Army rations -Usually operated as six man teams, including a medic -Sometimes had a sniper operating with them -Missions could last half of a day to two weeks depending on the nature of the mission -First mission happened near Christmas 1969 -Operating near the top of the A Shau Valley -Minimal enemy activity -January to March 1970 noticed an increase in enemy activity -Lost a team member in March 1970 -Operated in the jungle most of the time -Saw black jaguars [leopards], spiders, monkeys, apes, land leeches, and snakes -Kept their distance and never had to kill any larger animals -Sent in to investigate signs of enemy activity -Collect information without making contact then get out of the area -Usually rappelled into areas as opposed to landing a helicopter in the jungle -Used the jungle penetrator systems to punch through the triple canopy jungle -Easiest way to extract wounded from the jungle �-Sometimes when they got to a landing zone the North Vietnamese ambushed them -Dropped off two to three kilometers from the patrol area -Moved at night and hunkered down during the day (00:18:33) Weapons & Supplies -Carried the M-16 assault rifle, CAR-15 carbine, shotguns, or sniper rifles -Carried weapon of choice and as much ammunition as possible -Traveled light so they could move fast -Sometimes had to run from the enemy instead of engaging them (00:19:22) Enemy Contact -Tried to push through the jungle and avoided established trails -Never cut their own trails -Followed streams -Avoiding the North Vietnamese -North Vietnamese booby-trapped existing trails -Knew of North Vietnamese troops that had been in South Vietnam for ten years -Some of the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong had fought the French since the 1940s -North Vietnamese were dedicated fighters -Found underground bunker complexes, underground hospitals, and ammunition caches -Some of the hospitals still had fresh blood and supplies -Some of the bunker complexes still had enemy occupants -Sometimes went in knowing there were North Vietnamese, sometimes just stumbled on them -During the monsoon season enemy activity subsided -Monsoons made it difficult for the helicopters -Black Widow Squadron helicopters flew in any weather to drop off and extract soldiers (00:22:26) Getting Wounded -On April 23, 1970, he got wounded -One week before they were operating near Firebase Ripcord -Note: Firebase – artillery outpost usually accessed by helicopters; away from larger base -Taking a lot of mortar and .51 caliber machine gun fire -Trying to find the enemy positions so they could be destroyed -They walked into an ambush -Had to figure out the direction of the enemy fire -Line company of infantry sent in to help John's recon team -The sergeant was killed and he got wounded -Helicopter pilots braved the enemy fire and flew in to evacuate them (00:24:32) Recovering from Wound -Flown to a field hospital in Da Nang -Shot in the right hand and the neck while trying to get to cover -Around the second or third week of May he was flown to the Air Force hospital in Cam Ranh Bay -Hot food, nurses, and a room to himself -Felt like being a civilian -Spent three weeks there doing rehabilitation (00:25:50) Battle of Firebase Ripcord -Rejoined Recon with three new teams -Two teams had been wiped out at Firebase Henderson while he was in the hopsital nd -2 Battalion of the 506th Infantry Regiment established Firebase Ripcord on March 12, 1970 [date of first attempt—firebase actually set up starting April 11] -Note: Firebase capable of destroying North Vietnamese supplies in the A Shau Valley -Had been working in the A Shau Valley since January 1970 �-Got close to Firebase Ripcord during the first week of July 1970 -Friend was killed near Ripcord on July 9 -Working with Alpha and Bravo companies of the 2nd Battalion -They had set out landmines, and nobody told the recon teams -His friend walked into the minefield and set off one of the mines -On July 14 they assaulted Hill 1000 with Alpha and Bravo companies -Expected bird calls and animal noises in the jungle, but near Hill 1000 the jungle was silent -Expected enemy resistance, but didn't expect as much resistance as they encountered -North Vietnamese had the high ground and bunkers -Seemingly endless supply of North Vietnamese troops -Pinned down by mortar fire and rocket-propelled grenades -Alpha and Bravo were losing men -Retreated to the initial drop zone -Bullets coming from everywhere -South Vietnamese pilots in World War II planes provided close air support -Good pilots -Had more air support than artillery support -Continued recon missions after July 14 and never participated in an assault again -Heard the North Vietnamese bombardment of Firebase Ripcord -Saw helicopters going to and leaving Ripcord -Didn't know the state of the battle -Collected some North Vietnamese documents during the battle, but never tapped into telephone lines (00:33:29) Fall of Firebase Ripcord -Heard about the plan to evacuate Firebase Ripcord -Evacuation of the firebase began on July 22 -Last American personnel in the area left on July 23 -Once everyone had been evacuated B-52 bombers destroyed the base -Sent to Camp Evans -After Camp Evans they drove down to Phu Bai -Passed through Hue en route -First time seeing civilians (00:34:37) Stationed at Firebase Bastogne -Taken to Firebase Bastogne near Hue -Firebase had a road leading to and away from it -Most firebases relied on helicopters -In the hills, but not in the A Shau Valley -Lost some recon men during patrols in the area (00:36:34) R&R -Had an R&R at Eagle Beach in Vietnam -Flown straight from the field to Eagle Beach, still had their weapons -Supposed to be there for two or three days -Swam and drank -Line company got hit in the A Shau Valley -Ordered to sober up to go save the trapped infantry -Got one week of R&R in Sydney, Australia -Went to bars, spent money, and had interesting experiences -Ran into a friend from Cadillac who was in the Air Force -Not good to go back to Vietnam (00:39:04) Stationed at Phu Bai �-Stationed at Phu Bai for the rest of his tour -Given a hut and allowed to keep his weapon -Didn't go on recon patrols while at Phu Bai -Felt insecure at a larger base -Worked in supply -Stationed there for 2 ½ months -Final duty station in Vietnam (00:40:12) Morale & Discipline Problems -Didn't like Phu Bai due to morale problems -No sense of camaraderie -White and black soldiers self-segregated, and he didn't like that -A lot of soldiers smoked weed -He didn't, but he drank beer -There were fights between black and white soldiers -Didn't understand it, because they needed to focus on their mission -Never saw heroin use at Phu Bai (00:42:20) End of Tour -Flew home via Tiger Airlines (chartered airliners for soldiers in Vietnam) -Passengers cheered when they left Vietnamese airspace -Landed at Seattle -Greeted by protestors at the airport -Protestors shouted insults at them and threw things at them -Given 45 days of leave (00:43:22) End of Service -After his leave ended he drove from Cadillac to Fort Ord, California -Arrived there in January 1971 -Didn't like the formality of the base -He was a sergeant at the time -Transferred to Fort Hunter Liggett, California -Working with civilian personnel -Testing laser weaponry -Fascinated him -Worked with Navy personnel -Lived in Salinas, California, and stayed there until April 1971 -Not the best community for servicemen, but not the worst either (00:45:36) Reflections on Vietnam -Strong sense of camaraderie in recon -Some good missions, and some bad missions -Remembers a helicopter being shot down near their position -Pilot survived and stayed with them in the field for a few days -Sometimes crossed into Laos, but doesn't remember anything distinct about those occasions -Recon team's call sign was ―Scorpio‖ -Supposed to change their call sign with every mission, but they liked the name -Had a low chance of survival -If you lived for one month you were considered an ―old timer‖ -All of the lieutenants were Rangers, and some of the sergeants were Rangers (00:47:42) Life after the War -Stayed with his parents -Wouldn't sleep in his bed and had recurring nightmares �-Didn't leave the house for a week -Remembers being in downtown Cadillac and a car backfired -Unconsciously reacted and dove to the ground -Got a job working in the woods -Eight hours a day working by himself -Attended and graduated from Northwestern Michigan College in Traverse City -Studied conservation -Got into automotive rubber supply in Cadillac -Went back to college in 1980 to study applied science – aviation -Learned how to build a plane, and built a plane with his father -Took a while to readjust to civilian life -Had to focus on tasks to ignore the bad memories -Stays away from anything that might trigger his trauma (00:51:27) Reflections on Service -Sense of camaraderie -Taught him how to work with people -Chance to see Vietnamese and Australian cultures -Admired the Kit Carson Scouts, and even respected the North Vietnamese soldiers' dedication -Also had a deep respect for the Republic of Korea soldiers -Hopes the Kit Carson Scouts made it out of Vietnam before South Vietnam fell -Note: Kit Carson Scouts were North Vietnamese troops that defected to South Vietnam -Always got the best Kit Carson Scouts (00:53:02) Vietnamese Civilians -Had civilians at the base on Phu Bai -Standoffish -Gave haircuts to American troops -Mostly kept to themselves and did their jobs -Never stayed in civilian population centers -Closest he got to that was passing through Hue -Ordered not to shoot any water buffalo -Spent most of his time on larger bases or firebases � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Veterans History Project Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. History Department Description An account of the resource The Library of Congress established the Veterans History Project in 2001 to collect memories, accounts, and documents of U.S. war veterans from World War II and the Korean War, Vietnam War, and conflicts in the Middle East and elsewhere, and to preserve these stories for future generations. The GVSU History Department interviews are part of this work-in-progress, and may contain videos and audio recordings, transcripts and interview outlines, and related documents and photographs. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1914- Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Subject The topic of the resource Afghan War, 2001--Personal narratives, American Iran Hostage Crisis, 1979-1981--Personal narratives, American Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal narratives, American Michigan--History, Military Oral history Persian Gulf War, 1991--Personal narratives, American United States--History, Military United States. Air Force United States. Army United States. Navy Veterans Video recordings Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Smither, James Boring, Frank Relation A related resource Veterans History Project (U.S.) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-27 Language A language of the resource eng Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/455">Veterans History Project interviews (RHC-27)</a> Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context LundJ1943V Title A name given to the resource Lund, John (Interview outline and video), 2016 Description An account of the resource John Lund was born in Cadillac, Michigan, in 1950. In the spring of 1969 he enlisted in the Army, and after graduating from high school reported for duty in July 1969. He received Basic Training at Fort Knox, Kentucky, and then received Advanced Infantry Training at Fort Polk, Louisiana. He deployed to Vietnam in late 1969. At Camp Sally he was assigned to a Recon unit in the 2nd Battalion, of the 501st Infantry Regiment, in the 101st Airborne Division. In December 1969 he went on his first recon mission. From January through March 1970 he went on patrols in the A Shau Valley, and was wounded on April 23, 1970. After recovering he rejoined his recon unit and conducted patrols around Firebase Ripcord until its total evacuation on July 23, 1970. After the fall of Firebase Ripcord he went on recon missions around Firebase Bastogne until being reassigned to Phu Bai. His tour ended in late 1970, and in January 1971 he reported to Fort Ord, California. He completed his enlistment at Fort Hunter Liggett, California. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lund, John Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Smither, James (Interviewer) Subject The topic of the resource Oral history Veterans History Project (U.S.) United States--History, Military Veterans Video recordings Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American United States. Army Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="http://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/455">Veterans History Project Collection, (RHC-27)</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Moving Image Text Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Relation A related resource Veterans History Project (U.S.) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2016-08-07 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf video/mp4 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/b0c388781622b710fbde60c348803aa8.mp4 b029ac3a1b8b2d7711af5ee01b482d96 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/32b362f23c4d72cf7f25c8684a41f61c.pdf a671b83c150fbd92b1f3685c2c3d1c18 PDF Text Text Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Bob Loper World War II 1 hour 56 minutes 1 second (00:00:12) Early Life Pt. 1 -Born on May 9, 1924 in Central Lake, Michigan -There were no jobs at the time, so his parents had no jobs -The first few years of his life were spent in a shack -He had one younger sister -They lived in the middle of nowhere -His biological father left, and he grew up with a stepfather from three years old and on -He and his sister were left alone a lot of the time -He and his sister slept in a loft in the shack -There were no beds, and it was similar to a hay loft in a barn -They eventually moved to an actual house four miles from Bal School -Ball School was a one room schoolhouse that taught grades 1-6 -Had one stove for the winter, and no indoor plumbing -Lived in that house for a couple years -They moved to another house that had been vacated -It had three bedrooms upstairs -They had a bannister that he and his sister would slide down -By the time they moved into that house he was eight years old (ca. 1932) -His stepfather owned a Model T car -They were near Grass Lake, Michigan by now -Remembers that there was a hill near their house -He and his sister would watch the hill at night, hoping to see the headlights of the car -They had a barn near the house in Grass Lake -He and his sister would jump off the hay loft -When he was older he would grind tree stumps for 15¢ an hour -Built two houses with his father when they lived near Orchard View Schools -Orchard View Schools are near Muskegon, Michigan -Delivered bundles of wood for $2 an hour -They lost the house they were living in and built a new one in Muskegon -Moved in before the house was done and had to brave a storm in it -Only saw his biological father twice in his life -Learned some of his trades from his stepfather -The snow in northern Michigan made roads impassible -Remembers only a horse and rickshaw could get through the snow to deliver supplies -He started school when he was seven (or eight) years old (00:13:40) Getting Drafted & the Start of the War -When he was eighteen he was taking a college prep course, planning on going to college -He was a junior in high school at this time -Plan was interrupted by the start of the war �-Received his draft notice on May 9, 1943 -Not allowed to finish high school -Remembers the attack on Pearl Harbor -Has since visited Pearl Harbor and the wreck of the USS Arizona (00:16:03) Early Life Pt. 2 -Remembers one time when he and his sister were going to catch, kill, and cook a chicken -Managed to catch the chicken, but botched the execution (00:17:08) Training Pt. 1 -Sent to Camp Patrick Henry, Virginia from Camp Wolters, Texas (Mineral Wells, Texas) -The men nicknamed it “Center Part of Hell” -Stayed there for thirty days -He was originally in an infantry unit, but wound up assigned to an airborne unit -The infantry unit was sent to the Anzio beachhead and the majority of them were killed -He was pulled out of the infantry and was reassigned to an airborne unit -After his reassignment he left Virginia to be deployed overseas -Remembers being at Camp Patrick Henry and wandering into the “colored section” -Got kicked out by Military Police because he was white (00:19:58) Deployment Pt. 1 -He boarded a Liberty Ship that was part of a twenty ship convoy -It was a terrible voyage -Had to stay below decks the entire time -German aircraft attacked the convoy and sank one of the ships -Took twenty days to reach Oran, Algeria -Received more training there -Got there in December 1943 -Joined a British convoy in the Mediterranean Sea and sailed through the Suez Canal -Destination was Karachi, India (now Karachi, Pakistan) -Hated sailing with the British -The British demanded respect and formality from non-British soldiers -The food was infested with flies -Took twenty days to sail from Oran to Karachi -The seas were rough on the Atlantic portion of the crossing -Slept in six high bunks -Conditions were bad, but the men were excited to be going overseas -He didn’t get seasick, but a lot of men did (00:25:13) Arrival in India -Only in Karachi for a short time -Took a train to Calcutta -Sent to a training base -While traveling across India he saw little villages made up of four or five shacks -The people were selling little trinkets and bananas and oranges -He and his unit were going to be a part of the 10th Air Force -Trained with gliders -Each glider had one .50 caliber gun position and room for five troops (00:30:25) Stationed in Burma Pt. 1 -The plan was to go into Burma and stop the Japanese from crossing into India �-Their mission was to establish gun positions at airstrips across Burma -Started out working with squadrons of P-40 fighter planes -The P-40s weren’t fast enough -Eventually worked with P-47, then P-51, then finally P-38 squadrons -Each one was better than the last -Remembers one pilot showing off after he shot down a Japanese plane -Wound up crashing his plane in the process of landing it -The unit that the Flying Tigers had become was there to protect them -Also to protect the Allied bombers that were flying out of Burma -Remembers a P-47 fighter plane coming back to base with forty bullet holes in it -Their duty was to protect the airstrips from Japanese air raids -At some point they were sent to a base that was used by Merrill’s Marauders -It was called the “Center Pearl of the World” due to the high amount of precious stones -You could trade rations and cigarettes for precious stones -Only getting paid $50 a month while he was in Burma -The pattern was moving from base to base and setting up new gun positions -Almost made it to Mandalay before the war ended -It was all jungle -Meant that supplies had to be air dropped into them -Spent most of 1944 and most of 1945 in Burma (00:39:30) Training Pt. 2 -Received his basic training at Camp Wolters, Texas near Mineral Wells, Texas (00:39:50) Making Rank -He was sent over to Burma as a private first class -While he was in Burma he made technician fifth grade communications chief -He should have technically been a staff sergeant -From that point on he worked almost solely on the radio (00:41:22) Stationed in Burma Pt. 2 -Each new base they went to they would set up six to eight gun positions -The battalion had about one hundred five men in it -Had a captain, a sergeant, a staff sergeant, and miscellaneous noncommissioned officers -Everyone else was a private -Traveled around the country in C-47 transport planes -They were living in British tents -American government would lease each tent for $18 a day -There were four men to a tent -The men hated those tents -One night remembers a scorpion found its way into his tent -The tents had to be covered in mosquito netting -Had to take medicine that turned their skin yellow -Most likely Atabrine to prevent contracting malaria (00:44:43) Fighting on the Brahmaputra River -There was one point where they were stationed near the Brahmaputra River -There was an island in the river that was held by the Japanese -He and a small group of men were sent to a place that was parallel to that island -Once there he was charged with setting up the telephone system �-They established a perimeter and set up a .50 caliber machine gun position -Knew not to get captured by the Japanese -Knew that the Japanese routinely interrogated, then tortured to death any prisoners -Remembers mortars being fired over his head at the island -His captain had volunteered the unit to carry out this raid -Felt that his unit needed to see action before the war was over -Slept in a hammock with his Thompson submachine gun nearby -Carried a Thompson SMG through India and Burma -Also armed with bayonets, but never had to use them -Eventually used the machine gun to rake the river island with fire -Japanese forces were either forced to retreat, or were killed by the barrage (00:50:05) End of the War Pt. 1 -Moved to one (or two) more bases before the war ended (00:50:18) Stationed in Burma Pt. 3 -They always made sure to have someone on the gun position at night at all times -They had Indian troops with them that helped guide and protect American soldiers -Regarded to be expert swordsmen -Also worked with Chinese and Australian soldiers in Burma -One night the telephone system went out -He had to go out and investigate because he was the communications chief -Had to be careful because the Chinese were trigger happy -He crawled out to the first gun position and found that it was vacant -Started searching and almost shot the gunner -Thought he was a Japanese soldier hiding in the brush -Closest that he ever got to killing someone -The gunner had gotten scared and was hiding in the brush -In the process he stepped on a telephone wire and knocked out the line -Another night he was on the gun position and his captain came up to him, visibly scared -Thought that the Japanese were attacking their position -Bob explained that the men were bored and were just shooting for fun (00:56:29) Radio Training -While in India he had to learn radio code -Had to be able to translate and transcribe eighteen words per minute -Also learned Morse code -Had a tool that would translate the radio code into a secret code -He also had a small sheet with secret codes on it -Ordered to eat the sheet if he thought he was going to be captured (00:58:31) End of the War Pt. 2 -From Burma he flew back into India aboard a small, two seat plane -Pilot knew how to expertly navigate the mountains -Sent to a town outside of Calcutta -He had Burmese money with him, which was worthless in India -Indians had killed a GI for trying to pass off Burmese money as Indian money -Decided to give it a try anyway in a small shop -Left the shop and the merchant discovered that the money was Burmese -A mob formed and chased him and his friends down �-They managed to get back to the train station and escape (01:02:55) Officers’ Displacement Center -He was sent to an Officers’ Displacement Center in India for the rest of his time -Place to process and hold commissioned officers that were returning home -He ate well and drank well there -Played pranks on each other -He had an Indian civilian that cleaned his quarters -Attended an Indian wedding, but got kicked out by Military Police because he was too drunk (01:09:02) Veterans’ Group Involvement -He is now a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars -Enjoys drinking beer at the hall and the fish dinners they have on Fridays (01:10:09) Hospitalization in Burma -In Burma he was sent to a field hospital for about two weeks -Had a temperature of 104oF -Doctors didn’t think that he was going to make it -He had an unknown disease and still doesn’t know to this day what he had (01:11:05) Living Conditions -Ate spam, dehydrated potatoes, and dehydrated eggs -When they were near an Air Force base they were able to eat better -They had two types of rations: C rations and K rations -C rations came in a can -Had a piece of candy, spam, and a canned vegetable -K rations came in a cardboard box and were more meager -Basically lived off of rations during his time in Burma (01:13:24) Working with the Flying Tigers -The Flying Tigers (or rather the unit they became) operated out of the airstrips they guarded -The Flying Tigers had started off in China, Burma, and India -American pilots that flew missions against the Japanese very early in the war -Feels that only the British got the majority of the credit in the CBI Theatre -The Flying Tigers were outnumbered and outgunned against the Japanese -Still inflicted heavy casualties on the Japanese and took few casualties (01:17:18) Glider Infantry -He was technically part of a glider infantry unit, but never did any combat landings -Only trained to do a combat landing -Heard about one glider unit that suffered heavy casualties due to a bad landing -He was part of the 667th Anti-Aircraft Airborne Machine Gun Battery (01:19:29) Coming Home Pt. 1 -Got back to the United States in December 1945 -Pulled into New York City -The voyage home was rough -Had an abandon ship alarm when they were 250 miles off the coast of the U.S. -Everyone had to go up on deck in case they had to get off the ship -The ship listed so heavily to each side that it was almost impossible to walk (01:22:03) Getting Drafted and Training -Sent to Detroit for a physical examination -If your teeth were bad they were drilled right there on the spot �-He was sent to Camp Wolters, Texas for thirteen months -NOTE: If he was drafted in May 1943 and was in Oran by December 1943 he was most likely only in Camp Wolters for thirteen weeks -From Texas he was sent to Camp Patrick Henry, Virginia (01:23:59) End of the War Pt. 3 -Hearing the news about the atomic bombs was a relief -Meant that the war would be coming to an end soon -Things started easing up (01:25:02) Deployment Pt. 2 -Got to Oran in December 1943 -Saw ships in Oran that had been damaged by bombs, or mines (01:27:07) Coming Home Pt. 2 -Got home in time for Christmas 1945 -Took a train back to Grand Rapids, Michigan -Slept on his duffel bag -Took a small freight train from Grand Rapids to Muskegon -The train dropped him off pretty close to his parents’ home -He remembers walking in the front door and seeing his mother in the living room -He kept all of the letters that his parents sent him while he was in the service -Remembers his mother sent him some candy apples for one Christmas -He was only twenty one years old by the time he got back home -He had been engaged to a girl before he was deployed -She couldn’t wait for him to come home though and got married while he was gone (01:32:49) Life after the War -He went back to work for American Coil Spring Company in Muskegon -Became an electrician -Got a better job at General Telephone Company -Got paid 75¢ an hour -Took a college course on solid state heating -Took a metallurgy course at Grand Rapids Junior College -Lasted six months -Designed a few electrical components and got them patented -Got an electrical job in Kalamazoo, Michigan -Dealing with primitive surveillance cameras -Worked there for three years until the company went bankrupt -Saw a newspaper ad that Montague Schools needed an electronics teacher -Applied for the job and got it at Montague High School -Working in a two room building that was separate from the high school -Preparing students for vocational type skills -Had students come in from five different school districts -Retired from Montague Schools in 1989 after working there for eleven years -Always jumped at the opportunity to get a new job if it meant better pay -He had a job in an electronics department for a major manufacturer -Designing vacuums and floor scrubbers -Went to work for Challenge Machinery making industrial sized paper cutters -Designed the controls for the paper cutters �-Worked for a ball bearing manufacturer -Travelled around the United States for his work -Saw California, New York, New Jersey, the southern states, and Florida -Built a house with his stepfather in 1946 -Has lived there ever since -Has been married for sixty eight years at the time of the interview -Has four children -Has three grandchildren, had a fourth that died of spina bifida -All of his children still live in Michigan and have had successful lives � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Veterans History Project Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. History Department Description An account of the resource The Library of Congress established the Veterans History Project in 2001 to collect memories, accounts, and documents of U.S. war veterans from World War II and the Korean War, Vietnam War, and conflicts in the Middle East and elsewhere, and to preserve these stories for future generations. The GVSU History Department interviews are part of this work-in-progress, and may contain videos and audio recordings, transcripts and interview outlines, and related documents and photographs. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1914- Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Subject The topic of the resource Afghan War, 2001--Personal narratives, American Iran Hostage Crisis, 1979-1981--Personal narratives, American Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal narratives, American Michigan--History, Military Oral history Persian Gulf War, 1991--Personal narratives, American United States--History, Military United States. Air Force United States. Army United States. Navy Veterans Video recordings Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Smither, James Boring, Frank Relation A related resource Veterans History Project (U.S.) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-27 Language A language of the resource eng Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/455">Veterans History Project interviews (RHC-27)</a> Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context LoperB1766V Title A name given to the resource Loper, Homer "Bob" (Interview outline and video), 2015 Description An account of the resource Bob Loper was born in 1924 in Central Lake, Michigan. He grew up in various locations in Michigan until his family settled down in Muskegon, Michigan. He was drafted in 1943 and was sent to Camp Wolters, Texas for basic training. From there he was sent to Camp Patrick Henry, Virginia where he was transferred from the infantry to a glider infantry airborne unit, specifically the 667th Anti-Aircraft Airborne Machine Gun Battery. He was sent overseas and reached Oran, Algeria by December 1943 and received further training there and then sailed for the China-Burma-India Theatre. He received radio training near Calcutta, India and was then sent into Burma. He and his unit traveled from base to base setting up machine gun positions to protect airstrips used by the 10th Air Force from Japanese air and land forces. When the war was over he was sent back to India and then took a ship back to the United States and was discharged in December 1945. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Loper, Homer Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Zwart, Brian (Interviewer) Subject The topic of the resource Oral history Veterans History Project (U.S.) United States--History, Military Veterans Video recordings World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American United States. Army Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="http://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/455">Veterans History Project Collection, (RHC-27)</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Moving Image Text Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Relation A related resource Veterans History Project (U.S.) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015-04-29 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf video/mp4 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/28b1253af5b40e0b27dccb1de5fb9a1c.m4v 0c643db7e2974fbda9019d16b2cf352c https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/8d7b9bdcf93f5eaed72d536b6920365a.pdf eca6290744b281e5bdae9616bdfc0760 PDF Text Text Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project Tim Lamphere Cold War, Gulf War, & Iraq War 27 minutes 35 seconds (00:00:08) Early Life -Born on February 14, 1967 -Attended Ionia High School in Ionia, Michigan -Lived in a small town named Muir in Ionia County (00:01:02) Enlisting in the Army -Enlisted in the Army after he graduated from high school -Chose the Army because he knew he could get specialized training in the Army (00:01:32) Training Pt. 1 -Basic training came as a culture shock after growing up in a rural, Michigan town -Different people and different treatment than he was used to (00:02:00) Iraq War -He was still in the Army when the Iraq War began in March 2003 -First time in Iraq he served at Camp Anaconda (Balad Air Base) -Logistical supply hub -30,000 to 40,000 American troops -Base of operations for missions in the area -On another deployment he was stationed at Al-Mahmoudiyah -Rural town south of Baghdad -Last tour in Iraq was at Camp Liberty -Approximately 40,000 troops stationed there (00:03:14) Duty in the Army -Started as an infantryman -Attended and completed Ranger School -Spent three years with a Ranger battalion out of Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia -Transferred to the 82nd Airborne Division as a Ranger -Served with them for 11 years (00:04:04) Panama & the Gulf War -Fought in Operation Just Cause in Panama -Invasion of Panama in late 1989 to depose Manuel Noriega -Fought in the Gulf War (August 1990-February 1991) (00:04:17) Combat Experiences Pt. 1 -One of his most memorable combat experiences was getting wounded in Iraq -Most shocking combat experience happened in Ramadi, Iraq -Went through a doorway and an enemy soldier fired at him -His rifle jammed and he charged the combatant, tackling and suppressing him -Initially afraid, but once you go into combat you have to react without fear -A lot of realistic training and good leaders prepared him for combat (00:06:19) Process to Become a Ranger -Start out with Army basic training -Complete Advanced Individual Training as an infantryman -Signed up for and completed Airborne (paratrooper) School -Upon completion of Airborne School he was interviewed by Ranger recruiters �-Did the Ranger Induction Program -Three week program -Proving your mental and physical skills -Courses, scenarios, and field exercises -All forms of training were difficult at times -Being deprived of things you're used to having -Even in basic training you're not on your own schedule -Adapted after a first few weeks (00:08:30) Reflections on Service Pt. 1 -Army provided him with structure he may not have had without it -Allowed him to become more mature and have focus (00:08:58) Length of Deployments -Operation Just Cause (Panama) lasted 30 days for him -Gulf War lasted seven and a half months with 30 days of actual combat -First tour in Iraq lasted one year -Second tour in Iraq lasted seven months -Supposed to be a year, but he got wounded -Third tour in Iraq lasted 11 months (00:09:49) Conditions in Iraq -Gulf War prepared him for his tours in Iraq -Introduced him to Arabic culture and the Middle Eastern environment -Heat was unpleasant, but adaptable -Had to constantly stay hydrated to replenish water lost from sweat (00:10:53) Contact with Family -Periodically communicated with his family while on deployments -Always in a leadership position which limited his time available to communicate with home -Army provided soldiers with good means to communicate with family -Contacted home once a week, or at least a few times a month -Sometimes it was better not to tell family everything -Would worry them too much if they knew as much as he could tell them (00:11:40) Friendships in the Army -Being a leader meant he couldn't make friends as much as lower ranking soldiers -Had a responsibility to be impartial and functional as a leader (00:12:19) Downtime -Most soldiers spent their downtime playing sports -Football and soccer were popular choices for the men -Had to play soccer on hard, rocky fields -Usually kicked rocks more than the actual soccer ball -Able to celebrate holidays if they weren't on a mission -Remembers making sure they celebrated one holiday on one tour -Did it to boost the morale of younger soldiers on their first deployment -If they weren't on a mission they still didn't have downtime -Spent the days doing training and recovery -Preparing equipment for future missions -Cleaning and maintaining weapons, vehicles, and equipment -If you weren't busy with training and recovery you got extra sleep -Extremely difficult to find time to sleep -Had to spend most of his time preparing for missions -Usually got four hours of sleep each night �(00:15:50) Combat Experiences Pt. 2 -Combat operations varied depending on circumstances -A routine patrol or an escort mission could turn into a combat situation -If a convoy got attacked they would have to engage the enemy -Usually lasted 30 minutes to an hour -If they encountered Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) that took more time -Had to call in Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technicians to deal with the IED -The more time they spent in an area the more likely they would get attacked -Remembers being awake for three days on one mission -Most combat situations were close quarters combat -Had only one experience with hand-hand combat -Enemy was usually 50 to 100 yards away (00:18:20) Reflections on Service Pt. 2 -Army helped develop his core values as a person -Courage, honor, duty, loyalty, respect and integrity -Molded his approach to situations (00:19:00) Casualties in Iraq -Took casualties at the start of the Iraq War -Had fellow soldiers die in his arms -Survived the total destruction of vehicles where he was the sole survivor -Struggled a little with civilian life after experiencing combat and death -Long deployments, combat, and death made him emotionally numb (00:20:25) Coming Home Pt. 1 -Always happy to see his family when he came home -Slept a lot when he came home -Spent the months between deployments trying to enjoy himself (00:20:51) Reflections on Service Pt. 3 -If he served again he would pursue a higher rank -Had promotion opportunities and he didn't pursue them -Enjoyed working with smaller units as a result of having a lower rank -More focus on the soldiers under your command (00:21:39) End of Service Pt. 1 -Retired from the Army after 26 years -Periodically reaches out to friends he made in the Army -Not as much as he thought he would have -Life as a civilian has improved -Amazed by how easy it is to get a job if you have experience in the Army (00:23:00) Coming Home Pt. 2 -Had a good experience being welcomed home by the community -It takes a while to decompress after seeing combat -Each day is better than the last -After a few months he felt more like a civilian again (00:23:55) Veterans' Organizations -Does a little work with the American Legion -Helping veterans get compensation and medical care through the American Legion (00:24:11) End of Service Pt. 2 -Body was getting too old for service -Wanted to retire of his own accord rather than be forcibly retired for health reasons �(00:24:36) Awards & Commendations -Received two Bronze Stars with Valor ('V') devices -Means being awarded a Bronze Star for valor as opposed to merit in a combat zone -Received a Purple Heart for getting wounded in Iraq -Received various Army commendations -One Bronze Star was awarded for his actions in Ramadi -Sometimes feels guilty for receiving a Bronze Star -Just doing his job -Took over in the absence of his commander and directed flight guard over Ramadi (00:25:55) Opinion of Government -Feels that Congressional policy doesn't always reflect reality -Policy limits what soldiers can/cannot do in combat -Unrealistic because enemy doesn't abide by the Rules of Engagement (00:26:50) Reflections on Service Pt. 4 -Would do it again -Wanted to be a soldier since he was a child -Service in the Army worked out like he thought it would -Army treated him well -Paid for his college and allowed him to have an early retirement � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Veterans History Project Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. History Department Description An account of the resource The Library of Congress established the Veterans History Project in 2001 to collect memories, accounts, and documents of U.S. war veterans from World War II and the Korean War, Vietnam War, and conflicts in the Middle East and elsewhere, and to preserve these stories for future generations. The GVSU History Department interviews are part of this work-in-progress, and may contain videos and audio recordings, transcripts and interview outlines, and related documents and photographs. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1914- Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Subject The topic of the resource Afghan War, 2001--Personal narratives, American Iran Hostage Crisis, 1979-1981--Personal narratives, American Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal narratives, American Michigan--History, Military Oral history Persian Gulf War, 1991--Personal narratives, American United States--History, Military United States. Air Force United States. Army United States. Navy Veterans Video recordings Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Smither, James Boring, Frank Relation A related resource Veterans History Project (U.S.) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-27 Language A language of the resource eng Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/455">Veterans History Project interviews (RHC-27)</a> Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context LamphereT1844V Title A name given to the resource Lamphere, Timothy Patrick (Interview outline and video), 2014 Description An account of the resource Tim Lamphere was born on February 14, 1967 and grew up in Muir, Michigan. He enlisted in the Army after graduating from the high school (c. 1985). He went through basic training, advanced infantry training, Airborne School, and Ranger School. He served in Panama during Operation Just Cause, in Iraq during the Gulf War, and did three tours in Iraq during the Iraq War. On his first tour he served at Camp Anaconda, on his second tour he served at Al-Mahmoudiyah and was wounded, and his third tour was at Camp Liberty. For 11 years he served as a Ranger attached to the 82nd Airborne Division. After 26 years he retired from the Army (c. 2011). Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lamphere, Timothy Patrick Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Canine, Vicente (Interviewer) Subject The topic of the resource Oral history Veterans History Project (U.S.) United States--History, Military Veterans Video recordings Iraq War, 2003-2011--Personal narratives, American United States. Army Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="http://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/455">Veterans History Project Collection, (RHC-27)</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Moving Image Text Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Relation A related resource Veterans History Project (U.S.) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2014-11-07 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf video/mp4 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/64f7d5fcda5679a8b82c019be876e641.mp4 025c954aff07cfac348c0e34c5841fef https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/c2f5ea5430cf9a2b1f191bbde79aa144.pdf fc547e43c29d4d26923eb21eb37632e2 PDF Text Text Grand Valley State University Veterans’ History Project Edgar Lamm World War II 50 minutes (00:00:22) Early Life -Born in Chicago, Illinois on October 14, 1925 -Specifically on the South Side in Beverly neighborhood -His father was from Chicago -His mother was from Fulton, Illinois -She went to a business college in Dixon, Illinois -Wanted to move to a big city, so she moved to Chicago and worked in a bank -Met Edgar’s father in Chicago -His father was a coffee salesman -He was his mother and father’s first child -He had a step brother from his mother’s previous marriage -Didn’t learn about that until he was twenty two though -He had a biological sister -He attended Morgan Park High School in Chicago -Almost graduated, but that was interrupted by getting drafted (00:03:27) Getting Drafted -He was drafted in 1944 four months before he graduated -He was excited to go into the service -His high school diploma was eventually mailed to him -Drafted in February 1944 (00:05:00) Basic Training and Military Police Training -First stop was at Fort Sheridan, Illinois for a couple weeks for processing -From Fort Sheridan he took a train to Fort Custer near Battle Creek, Michigan for basic training -Received basic training and Military Police training while at Fort Custer -Lasted sixteen weeks -Days started at 5AM with getting dressed and having breakfast -Went on hikes around August and Galesburg, Michigan -Had no trouble adjusting to the physical demands of the Army due to being eighteen -Remembers that some of the older men had more trouble and would pass out -Had no trouble adjusting psychologically to the Army -There was a train that ran from Fort Custer to Chicago every Saturday morning -Meant that he was able to visit his parents almost every weekend while at Fort Custer -Men that couldn’t adjust to the Army were discharged -He was assigned to the Military Police -Did not take a test, or request it, the position was just randomly assigned to him -There was nothing too unusual about Military Police training -Sent to Fort Jackson, South Carolina for further training (00:10:17) Transfer to the Infantry -When he got overseas he requested a transfer out of the Military Police �-He served with the Military Police in England and didn’t enjoy the duty -Remembers having to arrest soldiers that didn’t salute officers -Didn’t feel like he was doing anything of great importance -His request to be transferred was accepted and he was transferred to the infantry (00:11:13) Deployment and Arrival in England -From Fort Jackson he was sent up to Camp Shanks, New York -Boarded a troopship, the SS Ile de France -It took nine days to sail from New York to Greenock, Scotland -In Greenock they boarded a train and were taken to Hereford, England -By the time he got to England D-Day had already happened (00:12:34) Arrival in France -Sailed from Portsmouth, England to Le Havre, France at the end of January 1945 -When he got to France he had already been transferred to the infantry (00:13:16) Stationed in England -They lived in Quonset huts in Hereford -He was still in the Military Police while he was in Hereford -Carrying out patrols and arresting anyone who violated military protocol -They were considered to be a reserve unit -Just waiting to be assigned a destination in Europe -They were allowed to go to pubs at night and have a few beers -Just had to be back by midnight -There were a couple times that he was out late and had to sneak back to camp -Hereford was a small town and a nice town, but there wasn’t much to do -Had gotten to Scotland on November 9, 1944 -So he was stationed in England for the fall and winter of 1944 (00:15:55) Advancing into Germany -From Le Havre, France the moved into Germany -As they advanced into Germany they had some small skirmishes -Remembers one particular skirmish in Saarlautern (now Saarlouis), Germany -He was camped out in the basement of a destroyed home -Would stand guard in the bombed out living room for three hours at a time -It was usually quiet, but one night Germans began to bombard their position -Got down on his knees and prayed -Bombardment lasted roughly four or five hours -The day after the attack about a dozen German soldiers came and surrendered -Remembers that the town was completely destroyed -German soldiers would hide in the sewers and take shots at GIs trying to get water -Also remembers that the Germans would booby trap their dead -The Germans that surrendered in Saarlautern were just a distraction -Allowed for the larger group of Germans to escape -Skirmish in Saarlautern was most likely sometime in March 1945 -Travelled from France to Germany in trucks and in “40 and 8” box cars -40 and 8 box car: capable of carrying forty men or eight horses -Had made it to Linz, Austria by time the war ended on May 8, 1945 -As the Allies advanced across Europe they mopped up any remaining German forces -Remembers an encounter in Germany while walking along a road �-Heard some shots and everyone found cover -One man was hit and the medic that went to help was shot too -The captain called up a tank to root out the German forces in the woods -The German soldiers surrendered and came out, but were not wearing uniforms -They were all executed site on scene for killing the medic in cold blood -He was part of E Company 2nd Battalion 260th Infantry Regiment 65th Infantry Division (00:25:47) End of the War in Europe -The war ended on May 8, 1945 when they were in Linz, Austria -Remembers when the surrender of Germany was announced -Remembers General Patton and a Soviet general coming to inspect them -Remembers Patton having a high pitched voice -Had respect for Patton because he was a man that took action -Didn’t learn about character flaws until later (00:28:50) Post-War Duties -Stayed in Austria after the war ended and moved into the countryside -A lot of civilians had been displaced and were trying to make their way back home -Soviets were on one side of the railroad tracks and the Americans were on the other side -Americans slept in barns so as not to kick any civilians out of their homes -The Soviets would take over houses even if they were still occupied -He did befriend some Soviet soldiers and got along well with them -The civilians would follow the Americans as territories changed hands after the war -Didn’t want to get stuck in an area that was controlled by the Soviets -Fear of reprisals from the Soviet soldiers -Remembers a lot of people were just trying to find a stable place to live (00:31:17) Living Conditions -Slept in sleeping bags on the ground or in abandoned houses if they were available -Lived off of rations -When they got more rations they were also given fresh underwear and fresh socks -He always made sure to keep an extra pair of socks in his pants pocket -The rations weren’t bad, especially when you were hungry (00:33:38) Morale, Downtime, and Discipline Problems -Morale was pretty good in his unit -One man had a nervous breakdown, but everyone else calmly accepted the situation -Doesn’t remember his unit taking any other casualties besides the soldier and the medic -He would write letters home to his parents when he got a chance -Letters were censored -Received mail every two or three weeks -Pretty much everyone smoked cigarettes during the war -Something to do to unwind -Men could go into abandoned shops and get bottles of alcohol -Never became a problem in his unit though (00:36:45) Interactions with Civilians -Remembers befriending an Austrian farmer -Traded American white bread for Austrian brown bread -Enjoyed the brown bread more because it was more filling -The farmer enjoyed the white bread because it was a luxury �-The civilians that he encountered were friendly towards American soldiers -Majority of civilians that he encountered were farmers (00:38:56) Coming Home -When they got back to Le Havre Bob Hope was performing nearby -He wasn’t able to go see him though due to a lack of transportation -They occasionally got to see movies when he was back in Le Havre -Had to wait in Le Havre for six months before a ship came to take them home -While in Le Havre he would drive a truck to the docks to collect mail -Did it just to keep himself occupied since there was nothing to do -He was able to take a few trips to Paris -Got to take an Army organized trip to Switzerland -Got to go skiing -Treated to chocolate and ice cream -Trip lasted two weeks -Came home aboard the SS Ernie Pyle -Arrived in the United States and was taken to Fort Dix, New Jersey for a few days -Allowed to eat whatever he wanted -Sent to Camp McCoy, Wisconsin and was discharged from there in June 1946 -Took a train back to Chicago and then took a streetcar to his home -It was a quiet homecoming, but he was just glad to be back home (00:43:18) Reflections on Service Pt. 1 -Feels that it was a wonderful experience -Gave him a chance to see the world and take part in the Second World War -Believes that he has a positive outlook on it because he wasn’t wounded -Proud to have been able to serve his country -Afforded him the opportunity to go to college on the GI Bill -Appreciates the fact that he got to serve -Probably had some depression after the war -Wasn’t severe and his parents were able to help him through it (00:45:07) Life after the War -He went to college for four years at Eureka College in Illinois -Graduated from there in 1950 with a bachelor’s degree in psychology -Wound up getting into sales -Worked for United Airlines after graduating from college -Worked all over the country: -Rockford, Illinois -Walla Walla, Washington -Pendleton, Oregon -Toledo, Ohio -Worked for them for a year -Loaded airplanes and collected tickets from passengers -Quit United Airlines and got a job as a salesman for Mars Candy Company -Worked as a salesman for them for thirty five years (00:47:41) Reflections on Service Pt. 2 -Helped him to mature -Taught him to accept things in life even if you don’t like them �-Feels that he was treated fairly by his superiors -Gave two years and four months of his life to the Army -Readjusted well to being a civilian again � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Veterans History Project Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. History Department Description An account of the resource The Library of Congress established the Veterans History Project in 2001 to collect memories, accounts, and documents of U.S. war veterans from World War II and the Korean War, Vietnam War, and conflicts in the Middle East and elsewhere, and to preserve these stories for future generations. The GVSU History Department interviews are part of this work-in-progress, and may contain videos and audio recordings, transcripts and interview outlines, and related documents and photographs. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1914- Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Subject The topic of the resource Afghan War, 2001--Personal narratives, American Iran Hostage Crisis, 1979-1981--Personal narratives, American Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal narratives, American Michigan--History, Military Oral history Persian Gulf War, 1991--Personal narratives, American United States--History, Military United States. Air Force United States. Army United States. Navy Veterans Video recordings Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Smither, James Boring, Frank Relation A related resource Veterans History Project (U.S.) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-27 Language A language of the resource eng Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/455">Veterans History Project interviews (RHC-27)</a> Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context LammE1754V Title A name given to the resource Lamm, Edgar (Interview outline and video), 2015 Description An account of the resource Edgar Lamm was born in Chicago, Illinois on October 14, 1925. He grew up in Chicago and was drafted into the Army in February 1944. He received basic training at Fort Custer, Michigan and then Military Police training at Fort Custer and Fort Jackson, South Carolina. He was sent to the European Theatre and arrived in Scotland on November 9, 1944. He was stationed in Hereford, England with the Military Police for the rest of 1944 and was sent to France in late January 1945 as an infantryman. He was assigned to E Company 2nd Battalion 260th Infantry Regiment 65th Infantry Division. He took part in the advance into Germany and was in Linz, Austria when the war ended on May 8, 1945. He was stationed in Austria until he was sent back to Le Havre, France waiting to be sent home. In the late spring of 1945 he was sent back to the United States and was discharged from Camp McCoy, Wisconsin in June 1946. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lamm, Edgar Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Moore, Debra (Interviewer) Subject The topic of the resource Oral history Veterans History Project (U.S.) United States--History, Military Veterans Video recordings World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American United States. Army Oral history Veterans History Project (U.S.) United States--History, Military Michigan--History, Military Veterans Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="http://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/455">Veterans History Project Collection, (RHC-27)</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Moving Image Text Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Relation A related resource Veterans History Project (U.S.) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015-05-04 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf video/mp4 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/3c7a7fef0990cfd1c5db613f71450702.m4v a50672d94f67c8141d500e0f7c6a138a https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/dea4d668ffbda4e195ec55007b66d3ee.pdf 9acc900e0167f5c5d5e626bd876d4755 PDF Text Text Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project James Laidlaw Cold War 14 minutes 59 seconds (00:00:22) Early Life -Born in Detroit, Michigan on December 13, 1938 -Oldest of three boys in his family -One brother died in an accident when he was only ten years old -Grew up in Detroit and graduated from high school in that city (00:01:02) Getting Drafted & Training -Volunteered for the draft after high school -Note: Could present yourself to draft board rather than enlist or wait for draft notice -Received eight weeks of basic training at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri -Went to Fort Chaffee, Arkansas for advanced training -Learned how to be a truck mechanic -Lasted eight weeks (00:01:47) Stationed at Fort Sill -Assigned to Fort Sill, Oklahoma -Supposed to work as a truck mechanic for artillery battalion -Reassigned to be a jeep driver for a lieutenant -Stayed at Fort Sill until the battalion went to Italy in September 1957 (00:02:21) Adjusting to the Army -Had an easy time adjusting to the Army -Good education -For example, he learned to never flick a cigarette without “field stripping” it -Note: Field stripping-Tear off paper and tobacco and throw away the filter (00:03:15) Deployment to Italy -Destination was Vicenza, Italy in northern Italy near the Austrian border -Sailed to Italy on a troopship -Wasn't bad crossing the Atlantic Ocean and he didn't get seasick -Bunks were four high -Tight quarters -Stopped in Casablanca before sailing across the Mediterranean Sea -While sailing across the Mediterranean Sea to Leghorn (Livorno), Italy to they ran into rough seas -Rough seas and the wine consumed in Casablanca led to seasickness -Combated it with Pepsi and soda crackers -Everybody did kitchen patrol (KP) duty on the voyage to Italy (00:05:20) Friends in the Army -Formed friends during training -Four or five men that he trained with got assigned to his artillery battalion -One man worked as a cook -One man was an atomic weapons specialist -Artillery battalion most likely had atomic cannons or Davy Crockett recoilless guns (00:06:07) Contact with Home -Kept contact with his family via letters -Occasionally got the chance to call home �-Always looked forward to mail call (00:06:22) Stationed in Vicenza, Italy -In Italy they were guests of the Italian government -Protecting Austria and Italy from Soviet encroachment in those countries -Continued his jeep driving duty in Italy -Did physical training in the morning -Drove officers to areas used for war games -Trying to recon the area and see if it would be suitable -Battalion went into the Italian Alps for its war games -During those exercises he stayed in the field with the rest of the unit -Lived in tents and ate rations -USO was good to soldiers stationed outside of the United States -Bused soldiers to resorts in the Alps to go skiing -When he took ski lessons he broke his ankle on the beginner's hill -Could go skiing in the Italian Alsp during the war games -Through the USO he got to visit Venice and other places in Western Europe -USO helped pay for the travel expenses -Got a little too close to Yugoslavia a few times -Nothing came of it though -Unit was put on alert to be airlifted to Cambodia, but that never happened (00�:10:45) End of Service & Coming Home -Came home on emergency leave because his father died -Reported to Chicago after 30 days of leave and was discharged -Emergency leave happened near Christmas -Sent to from Italy to Paris to get a flight home -Had priority seating on the next plane back to the United States -Army acted quickly to get men in that situation back home as quickly as possible (00�:11:55) Life after Service -Easy transition back to civilian life -Went to a trade school -Got a job through a couple of his uncles (00�:12:36) Reflections on Service -Learned more responsibility -Learned how to take orders -Learned that there were consequences for his actions and he was responsible for the consequences -Glad that veterans are honored now -Feels that younger veterans deserve more respect for their service -Volunteered to go rather than get pressed into service -Army provides good training and good experience in peacetime -Glad he served and has no regrets about serving � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Veterans History Project Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. History Department Description An account of the resource The Library of Congress established the Veterans History Project in 2001 to collect memories, accounts, and documents of U.S. war veterans from World War II and the Korean War, Vietnam War, and conflicts in the Middle East and elsewhere, and to preserve these stories for future generations. The GVSU History Department interviews are part of this work-in-progress, and may contain videos and audio recordings, transcripts and interview outlines, and related documents and photographs. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1914- Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Subject The topic of the resource Afghan War, 2001--Personal narratives, American Iran Hostage Crisis, 1979-1981--Personal narratives, American Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal narratives, American Michigan--History, Military Oral history Persian Gulf War, 1991--Personal narratives, American United States--History, Military United States. Air Force United States. Army United States. Navy Veterans Video recordings Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Smither, James Boring, Frank Relation A related resource Veterans History Project (U.S.) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-27 Language A language of the resource eng Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/455">Veterans History Project interviews (RHC-27)</a> Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context LaidlawJ1841V Title A name given to the resource Laidlaw, James Dennis (Interview outline and video), 2015 Description An account of the resource James Laidlaw was born in Detroit on December 13, 1938. After turning 18 he volunteered for the draft and was inducted into the Army. He received basic training at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri and truck mechanic training at Fort Chaffee, Arkansas. He was stationed at Fort Sill, Oklahoma with an artillery battalion and served as a lieutenant's driver. In September 1957 the unit sailed to Italy and was stationed in the area around Vicenza near the Austrian and Yugoslavian borders. During his time in Italy the unit conducted war games and maintained a presence in northern Italy to keep the Soviet Union from any attempts to move into Austria or Italy. Upon the death of his father he received an emergency leave home, and after 30 days was discharged from the Army in Chicago. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Laidlaw, James Dennis Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Kazmierski, Austin (Interviewer) Subject The topic of the resource Oral history Veterans History Project (U.S.) United States--History, Military Veterans Video recordings Other veterans & civilians--Personal narratives, American United States. Army Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="http://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/455">Veterans History Project Collection, (RHC-27)</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Moving Image Text Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Relation A related resource Veterans History Project (U.S.) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015-05-28 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf video/mp4 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives