Series I. Personal correspondence sent to the McCurdy family during World War II. 1941-45 : Correspondence 1941-1945.

Format:

Book

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Summary:

Description: Personal correspondence, letters from son, Richard McCurdy, during training in the United States, to his family in New Orleans, Louisiana. 14 October 1941 â€" 21 December 1941 (22 items). Personal correspondence. Letters from son, Richard McCurdy, during training and once overseas, to his family in New Orleans, Louisiana. 1 January 1942 â€" 27 September 1942 (55 items). Envelopes, all empty. 1941-42 (18 items). Personal correspondence, loose pages separated, one letter dated November 21 1942 but most likely from September 21 1942. 1941-42 (8 items). also includes correspondence from Sheila Barr to the McCurdy family in New Orleans, Louisiana. Barr was friends with McCurdy during his stay in Northern Ireland and begins correspondence with his family in December 1944 when she hears of McCurdy’s KIA status. She continues correspondence discussing the happenings in Ireland and England in 1944 and 1945. 1944-45 (9 items).;Personal correspondence, photographs, and certificates from the service of Private First Class Richard McCurdy, who was killed in action while serving with the 3rd Battalion, 6th Armored Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations. The collection is arranged into two series: I. Personal correspondence sent to the McCurdy family during World War II. 1941-45 and II. Certificates and other archival materials sent to the McCurdy family during World War II.

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