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- Collection: Decatur During World War II
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Photo of Merlin E. Carleton in uniform
WWII - Herald and Review Library; Carleton, Merlin E., 9/29/1941. Article attached to photo: "Merlin E. Carleton, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Carleton, 2312 E. North St. has entered the final 10 weeks of intensive training in his army aviation course.…
Tags: Army, Decatur IL, U. S. AAF, World War II, WWII
Photo of Carl E. Cater in Navy uniform
WWII - Herald and Review Library; Cater, Carl Eugene, 12/22/1942. Released official Navy photograph. Article on the back of the photo: "Carl Eugene Cater, 19, son of Mrs. Ruby Mentz of Shelbyville, has been graduated from recruit training at Great…
Tags: Decatur IL, Navy, Shelbyville IL., World War II, WWII
Photo of Virginia Caudill in U. S. Coast Guard uniform
WWII - Herald and Review Library; Caudill, Virginia, 12/19/1943. Article on the back of the photo: "An eyewitness account of the tragic wreck on the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad in North Carolina early Thursday morning, was given here last night by…
Photo of Victor Lee Childers in Navy uniform
WWII - Herald and Review Library, Childers, Victor Lee, 10/5/1943. Received 7/18/1996.
Tags: Decatur IL, Navy, World War II, WWII
Photo of Helen Choate in uniform
WWII - Herald and Review Library; Choate, Helen, 3/3/1943. Article attached to photo: "Auxiliary Helen Choate, rural route 7, is in WAAC Officer candidate school at Fort Des Moines, Iowa. When she received her commision she will become an…
Tags: Decatur IL, WAC, Women in Military, World War II, WWII
Photo of John W. Christer, 2nd Lt. in uniform
WWII - Herald and Review Library; Christer, John W., 10/23/1943. Official photograph of the U.S. Army. Article attached to photo: "John W. Christer and Robert P. Greene, Central Illinois young men, have been commissioned second lieutenants in the…
Tags: Bombardier, Decatur IL, Pana IL., U. S. AAF, World War II, WWII
Photo of Charles Martin Christiansen, 2nd Lt. in uniform with name and number
WWII - Herald and Review Library; Christiansen, Charles Martin, 4/25/1944. Official photo U.S. AAF by AAF Training Command. Article with photo on back: "Christiansen Graduates: Charles Martin Christiansen, son of Mr. and M rs. J. P. Christiansen, 217…
Tags: Army Air Corps, Decatur IL., U.S. AAF, World War II, WWII
Photo of Sgt. Carl H. Christman in uniform
WWII - Herald and Review Library; Christman, Carl H., Sgt. 5/8/1942. Article attached to back of photo: "Sgt. Carl H. Christman has returned to Wichita Fall, Texas, after a 15-day furlough which he spent with his mother, Mrs. Katherine Christman,…
Tags: Army, Decatur IL., World War II, WWII
Photo of Pvt. Verne Christoff in uniform
WWII - Herald and Review Library; Christoff, Verne Pvt. 5/1/1942. Herald and Review photo. Article attached to phot: "Pvt. Verne Christoff, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Christoff of 455 S. 16th St. has arrived safely in Australia, according to word…
Tags: Air Corps, Chanute Field, Decatur IL., Plane Mechanic, World War II, WWII
Photo of W. J. Chum in flight suit
WWII - Herald and Review Library; Chum, w. J. 5/20/1941. Received
Tags: Decatur IL., U.S. AAF, World War II, WWII