World War, 1939-1945
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Marshall W. Fishwick Collection
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1985-007
Abstract
This collection contains course and teaching related materials, photographs, manuscripts, audiovisual and electronic material, scrapbooks, and the professional and personal correspondence of Marshall William Fishwick, professor of Humanities and Communication Studies at Virginia Tech, 1976-2003.
Dates:
1700 - 2007; Majority of material found within 1923 - 2007
Garland D. Kite Correspondence
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1987-038
Abstract
This collection contains letters from Garland D. Kite to Ralph Brown. The letters detail Kite's experiences as a soldier in Europe during the last two years of World War II.
Dates:
1944 - 1945
Jimmie W. Monteith, Jr., Collection
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1990-062
Abstract
Jimmie W. Monteith, Jr. (1919-1944) was a Lieutenant in the U. S. Army during World War II. He served his country bravely and was killed on the beaches of Normandy during the D-Day invasion of 1944. He was posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. Collection consists primarily of his letters home during World War II. Also includes letters of condolence sent to the family following his death, congratulatory letters for being awarded the Medal of Honor, newspaper clippings, and...
Dates:
1933 - 1997