Scrapbook for Celeste Neuffer's USO tour of the Caribbean and Europe : Scrapbook 1942-1946.

Format:

Book

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Summary:

Description: Cover: Brown leather with "Scrap Book" printed in gold, with tag "Neuffer, Celeste, Album 3A, U.S. 1942-1945, Caribbean USO Tour, Europe USO Tour." Documents donor's work during USO tours in Florida, Caribbean (1944) & Europe (1945 with USO Unit #732) including travel memorabilia from Caribbean tour in USO musical show "Panama Hattie" & 1945-1946 USO tour in Germany, (travel orders, pre and post World War II postcards of Germany) military travel orders and instructions; Civilian performances at Radio City Music Hall & in the movie "It' Ain't Hay" during WWII; Several picture postcards from Reims, France; newspaper clipping about the donor's experience in Berlin during the first month of the war (September 1939); love letter written in French; a few war ration books; magazine article and newspaper clipping about the Four Hollywood Blondes in Spanish; program for Fantasia; tax returns and budget sheets; airline ticket stubs; several newspaper clippings about the death of donor's father-in-law, Charles W. Eichling; Radio City Music Hall Pictorial; newspaper clippings about the "3 Hollywood Blondes" from performances with The Latin Quarter in Boston and New York City; newspaper clippings about the 3 Hollywood Blonde performance at Loews State Theater in NYC and other performances with "It Ain't Hay"; map of Florida highways; certificate of commendation from Camp Patrick Henry; several souvenirs from Puerto Rico, Trinidad, Venezuela; large newspaper clipping of a map of U.S. movement in the Pacific from 27 February 1944; menu from Thanksgiving dinner 1944 at Nichols General Hospital in Louisville, KY; newspaper clipping about the movement of American and Russian armies in Europe; map of Paris; several programs and clippings about "Panama Hattie"; souvenirs from Heidelberg, Germany (1946); several photo postcards from Berlin, 1946; several ticket stubs and other transportation materials; passenger list from U.S.S. New Bern Victory; PIC: The Magazine for Young Men dated November 1945 marked "See page 47"; booklet "Western Task Force, 1942-46" signed by Major Generals Hap Gay & Author White.

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Description based on online resource (viewed on June 12, 2019).