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[Gold Navy uniform buttons]

Six circular gold Navy uniform buttons featuring a raised eagle carrying an anchor. Four of the six buttons are 2.5 cm. in diameter and two of the four are 2.2 cm. in diameter. Mounted on a blue and white cardboard backing, titled Insignia by...

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[Gold Navy uniform buttons]

Nine circular gold Navy uniform buttons featuring a raised eagle carrying an anchor.

GLC09555.04

[Gold Navy uniform buttons]

Four circular gold Navy uniform buttons featuring a raised eagle carrying an anchor.

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[Black Navy uniform button]

One circular black Navy uniform buttons featuring a raised eagle carrying an anchor.

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[Gold Navy Command at Sea pin]

One gold Command at Sea Pin. The pin features the bottom half of an anchor and a large star with six smaller stars across the top.

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[U.S. Honorable Discharge pin]

A circular U.S. Honorable Discharge Pin. The pin in bronze, red, white, and blue, and features a ship, anchor, and eagle.

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[Great Seal of the United States]

A silvertone Great Seal of the United States pin with the words E Plurbid Unum.

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[Lieutenant commander gold oak leaf collar pin]

Lieutenant commander gold oak leaf collar pin.

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[Lieutenant commander shoulder boards]

Lieutenant commander shoulder boards.

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[American Defense Service Medal with Fleet Pin, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal with three Bronze Service Stars, and World War II Victory Medal joined on one pin mount]

American Defense Service Medal with Fleet Pin, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal with three Bronze Service Stars, and World War II Victory Medal. The American Campaign Medal and Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal with three Bronze...

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[National Defense Service Medal]

National Defense Service Medal.

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[National Defense Service Medal]

U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Pin.

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[Watch strap]

A black fabric watch strap with silver bucket. There is no watch face.

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[Silvertone King Trident pendant]

A silvertone pendant of King Trident emptying a pot with his tail wrapped around his trident.

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[Goldtone pendant and chain]

A goldtone necklace with the raised image of a man sitting in the lotus position on an oval pendant. On the front and back of the pendant there are Asian characters. The chain, which is knotted, is approximately 25.5 cm. long.

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[Silver double chevron pin]

A silver double chevon pin.

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[Navy pin with three ribbons]

Navy pin with China Service, Yangtze Service, and Nicaraguan Campaign Service ribbons. These ribbons, while part of the collection, date prior to Thomas Barwiss Hagstoz Askin, Jr.'s military service and could possibly be from an uncle or father.

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[Navy pin with three ribbons and bronze stars]

Navy pin with Asiatic-Pacific Campaign, World War II Victory, and National Defense Service ribbons. Includes three bronze stars.

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[Navy pin with three ribbons]

Navy pin with Silver Lifesaving, Navy Good Conduct, and Navy Expeditionary ribbons.

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[Navy pin with three ribbons]

Navy pin with Navy Unit Commendation, Purple Heart, and red yellow and blue service ribbons.

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[Navigator's case]

Black snap closure Navy navigators case lined with blue velvet containing two silver compasses and miniture flathead screwdriver.

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[Knife in leather sheath]

A wooden handled Robeson Shuredge knife with 13 cm. long blade. U.N.S. is engraved on the base of the blade close to the handle. The sheath is in a light brown leather case with a snap closure around the handle. The sheath has a belt loop. Askin, T...

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[817th Bomb Squadron journal]

Entries begin on 9 March 1944 and detail his experiences traveling to Europe from Florida and the missions of his unit. The last entry is dated 26 July 1944. Post-it note with journal indicated Kryloff was "killed in action on 41st mission"....

GLC09556

[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.

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[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...

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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.

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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.

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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...

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[Allied invasion of Normandy sectors]

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

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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.

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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

France - North Coast: Asnelle to Villers Including Caven Roadstead

A greyscale map of the North coast of France. Originally produced by the French government in 1893 with updates made in 1928, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1934, 1937, and 1938.

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[Two liberation letters from the French villages of Tinchebray and Eupen] [Decimalized .01- .02]

Two liberation letters from the French villages of Tinchebray and Eupen. All written in French. Two letters have English translations.

GLC09558

to Mon General [in French]

Liberation letter from Father Prevel, mayor of the French village of Tinchebray. Written in French. Thanks the General for the liberation of the town. Mentions 500 American prisoners were in the town before liberation. Includes August 20th English...

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to Monsieur le General [in French]

Invitation from The Burgemeister and The Communal Secretary of Eupen. Written in French. Invites Commanding General of the American Forces in Eurpen to mass in commeration of 1918 Armistice. Includes English translation.

GLC09558.02

[Inventory and evaluation of slaves]

Handwritten inventory and evaluation of slaves at the plantation of Mrs. Rowany Cooney, widow. Signed by Thomas W. Scott, Parish Judge. Paragraph at bottom certifies "the foregoing is a true Copy from the Original of Record", signed by L. Saund[io]s...

GLC09560

News of the Day

A two-page US Navy news briefing, inlcuding two cartoons, of recent updates in both Europe and the Pacific theatre. Includes developments in Japan, Hungary, Germany, and Italy, as well as baseball and wrestling news.

GLC09561

Instructions Re: Unregistered Negro Applicants to Vote in Democratic Primary

A document containing instructions for polling officals in Greenwood and Itta Bena, Mississippi on how to handle unregistered African American applicants at polling stations. Reciting Section 3114, Miss. Code 1942, calls on polling officials to...

GLC09562

Our Colored Soldiers in Action

A chromolithographic poster depicting African American soldiers fighting in World War I. In the poster an American bombers are flying overhead and an American soldier is boyoneting an enemy soldier. Featured prominently in towards the middle of the...

GLC09563

The Homes of the Negroes in the South

Essay written by Rev. B.G. Northrop taken from The Congregationalist of April 12, 1894.

GLC09564

[Humphrey Campaign Materials and essay, "An Indian In Spite of Myself"] [Decimalized .01- .19]

This collection consists of 19 items primarly concerning the Hubert Humphrey 1968 campaign. There are five newsletters from the 1968 Hubert Humphrey campaign. Six campaign press releases concerning Humphrey's views and promoting him for President...

GLC09565

The Virginia Gentleman. [Final edition (April 29, 1960)]

The final edition of The Virginia Gentleman, "a non-political newspaper dedicated to the election of Joel T. Broyhill." Miniature in size, this "newspaper" includes information on the Representative's political stances, comical editorials, and an...

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"The Hubert Humprey Report" in U.S. News & World Report

A photo-copied article from U.S. News & World Report about Vice President Hubert Humphrey, who was running for president. It includes information about his education, family, finances, and political career. It explains his voting record on war and...

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An Indian in Spite of Myself

A six-page essay, in which the author, J.J. Osuna, describes his move from Puerto Rico to the U.S. to attend the Carlisle Indian School in 1901. He writes about how sad he was to leave his mother, about the journey over, and about the school itself...

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[Letters from Private Richard C. Augsberger to Ardena Mae Fouts][Decimalized .01- .56]

56 letters from Private Richard C. Augsberger to his future wife Ardena Mae Fouts. Includes one newspaper clipping.

GLC09569

To Ardena Mae Fouts

A "Good Luck" chain letter. The letter stipulates that it and four other copies must be sent out, or the the receiver of the letter will have bad luck. It reads, "The one who breaks this chain will have bad luck. Don't keep this letter. It must be in...

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To Ardena Mae Fouts

Augsberger mentions Gene Autry, a singer that he and Ardena are both fond of. He also says that he had Ardena's name tattooed onto his arm. The tattoo reads "My Darling Wife Ardena Mae." He asks Ardena to send him a picture of her if she has had one...

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To Ardena Mae Fouts

Augsberger tells Ardena that he is supposed to be shipped out to another camp soon. He says he got one tooth pulled and another one filled. He lets Ardena know he misses her very much and longs to hold her in his arms again. He asks that she tell her...

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To Ardena Mae Fouts

Augsberger writes to Ardena and asks how her back is doing. He tells her that he went into town yesterday and had his photo taken in a machine for her. He says that he is trying to get a furlough to come home. It would cost $62.55 for the train and...

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