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- Collection: Decatur During World War II
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Photo of Lt. Robert Clark with Marguerite McAnelly Clark
WWII - Herald and Review Library; Clark, Robert Lt. and Marguerite McAnelly Clark, c. 1946. Property of Herald and Review. Article attached to phot: "Miss Marguerite McAnelly, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert McAnelly, 318 N. 25th St. and Lt. Robert…
Photo of Major William Lynn Davis, Jr. in uniform
WWII - Herald and Review Library; Davis, Maj. William Lynn, 8/5/1945. Herald and Review photo by Martin J. Cooney, Decatur, Illinois. Article on back of photo: "Major Davis Didn't Expect by Mary Ferree of t he Herald-Review Staff: An infantryman who…
Photo of Tech. Sgt. Dewey Doolen in uniform
WWII - Herald and Review Library; Doolen, Dewey, 12/29/1944 unused. Article on back of photo. "His brother Technical Sgt. Dewey Doolen, Jr., returned to the States last October after three years and three months as an aerial engineer and turret…
Photo of Marine Cpl. Arthur Fiedler in uniform
WWII - Herald and Review Library; Fiedler, Arthur, 3/23/1944. Article on back: "Marine Cpl. Arthur Fiedler - veteran of seven Pacific battles, including Doolittle's raid on Tokyo - has returned to Decatur, alive! the 21-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs.…
Photo of Robert F. Downey
WWII - Herald and Review Library; Downey, Robert F., 1/5/1942. Article on back of photo: "Robert F. Downey, 525 N. Seventeenth St., son of John J. Downey, was graduated from Chanute Field Wednesday, and left the next day, Jan. 1, for Wichita Falls,…
Photo of Ensign Grover Lawrence Engle, Jr. in Navy uniform
WWII - Herald and Review Library; Engle, Grover Lawrence Jr., 2/6/1942. Property of Herald and Review, credit - Hubbard. Article on back: "Ensign Grover Lawrence Engle, Jr., has reported for duty on the East coast after spending a 10-day furlough…
Photo of Eugene Randolph in uniform
Herald and Review Library: Randolph, Eugene, Article on back of photo; "Randolph Discharged; Eugene Randolph has been given an honorable discharge from the army and has returned to the home of his mother, Mrs. C. P. Randolph, 344 North Main street.…
Photo of Carl C. Slayton in uniform holding sword
Herald and Review Library: Slayton, C. Slayton; Article on back of photo; "Carl C. Slayton, a chief motor machinist's mate in the navy, was here on a short leave last week with his father, Oatie Slayton, 461 south Webster street."
Photo of Lieut Orville Harlan in uniform
Herald and Review Library: Harlan, Lieut. Orville; Article on back of photo; "Officer Is Home, Lieut Harlan Has Praise for Medics. Lieut Orville Harlan, who came home this month in a litter aboard a C-57 from the First Army spearhead, say the…
Photo of Macon County, IL. Draftees Standing on Courthouse Steps.
Herald and Review Library: Photo of Macon County, IL. Draftees; Article on back of photo; "Called by the raul draft board were left to right: Front Row: G. C. Weidner, Kenneth Zimmerman, Harold D. Newsham, James L. Williams; Second Row: Blaine Olen…