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One letter addressed to John M. Everhart from Betty Ledaver dated June 6, 1944. Pertains to the United States's reaction to the Normandy landings.

GLC10048.35.02

to Susan Prowell Graeff and Raymond James Graeff

One letter from Leonard Eugene Graeff to Susan Prowell Graeff and Raymond James Graeff dated June 12, 1944. Mentions newspaper clippings that his parents sent to him. The articles are concerned with the D-Day invasion. He writes, "At first The...

GLC09611.330

to Estelle Spero

Diamond discusses the "news of the continental invasion."

GLC09120.428

to Sylvia Weiner

Moe continues to reminisce about England, from D-Day onward. Despite the fact that V.E. Day has come he will not let himself be swept into a false sense of security.

GLC09414.1419

to Sylvia Weiner

Moe mentions the heavy rain. He continues his story of "ancient history," and describes the first few days after D-day in England.

GLC09414.1421

The U.S.S. Texas in World War II: A Pictorial Review of the Accomplishments of the Thirty-Ones Year Old Battleship, Published for the Officers and Men Who Served in Her During the Second World War

A cheifly pictoral record of the officers and men who served on the U.S.S. Texas during World War II. On the last page is a hand written note by Thomas Barwiss Hagstoz Askin, Jr. stating that the U.S.S. Texas was towed by the U.S.S. Mosopelea and the...

GLC09555.25

[American D-Day printed battle plans. 8 maps and a newspaper article connected with Operation Overlord [Decimalized .01-.09]

A collection of eight maps and a newspaper article connected with Operation Overlord.

GLC09557

[Map of French coast from Cherbourg to Rouen]

A first edition European road map published by the War Office in 1941, showing the French coast from Cherbourg to Rouen.

GLC09557.01

[Photo-map index]

A two-sided photo-map index of the English Channel. One side of the map shows Cherbourg, France, the English Channel, and Grande Rade. There is a grid over the map labled 1 to 29 on the y-axis and A to O on the x-axis. The reverse side of the map...

GLC09557.02

Defenses Cherbourg

A two-sided map of the defenses of Cherbourg, France. The shows the map itself, while the back has a large legend. There is a tear in the upper left quadrant of the map.

GLC09557.03

Defences Lessay

A two-sided map of the defences of Lessay, France. The front shows the map itself, while the back has a large ledgend.

GLC09557.04

Port en Bessin to Cherbourg [and] Entretat to Port Bessin

A two-sided map of the coastline of France. One side of the map shows the Port en Bessin to Cherbourg and the reverse side shows Entretat to Port Bessin. This map has three hole punches and is labled page 185 and 186, but the rest of the book or...

GLC09557.05

[Allied invasion of Normandy sectors]

A map of the five areas where Allied troops invaded Normandy on June 6, 1944.

GLC09557.06

La Haye du Puits [French]

A map of La Haye-du-Puits, France. There are numbers handwritten in orange on the map, but it is unclear what they represent. The back of the map has "La Haye Du Puits 31/18 S.W.," written in red.

GLC09557.07

The Stars and Stripes. [(June 5, 2000) - (June 18, 2000)]

"D-Day: Success and Challenges on the Beaches of Normandy," written by Chuck Vinch, reflects on the reasons behind the success of the Invasion of Normandy. Vinch attributes a large part of the success of the invasion to decieving the German's into...

GLC09557.08

to Sylvia Weiner

Moe had classes in an open field where they discovered strawberries growing. He finally received Sylvia's letter written on D-Day. He thought it very well written. He doesn't think the Germans will last much longer.

GLC09414.1116

to Morris "Moe" Weiner

Sylvia recounts her morning and how she discovered that the D-Day invasion had occurred. She mentions the crowds around newspaper booths and the quiet on the train as everyone read about the events.

GLC09414.0286

[World War II letters of Leonard Eugene Graeff of Harrisburg Pennsylvania] [Decimalized .001-.602]

672 items, primarily letters from and to Leonard Eugene Graeff. Many of the letters are between him and his parents Raymond James Graeff and Susan Prowell Graeff. The items date from 1937 to 1963 with the bulk of the material from 1942-1945. The...

GLC09611