Browse Items (8489 total)
Sort by:
Photo of Jack Anders, Seaman 1st Class in Navy Uniform
WWII - Herald and Review Library; Anders, Jack, 10/27/1942. Article on back of photo: " Decatur Youth on Carrier: 'I don't think there's a man who was on the Wasp, who isn't itching to get another crack at the Japs.' Jack Anders, seaman first class,…
Photo of Donald C. Anderson in uniform with bomber jacket
WWII - Herald and Review Library; Anderson, Donald C., 1/19/1944. Official photograph, U.S. Army Air Forces. Article on back of photo: "Donald Anderson, Pana, Wins Bombardier Wings: Donald C. Anderson, Pana, has been commissioned a second lieutenant…
Photo of Sgt. Vito Bertoldo receiving the Congressional Medal of Honor from President Harry Truman during a White House Ceremony 12/18/1945.
WWII - "Honored by President Truman: Sgt. Vito Bertoldo of Decatur, IL. received the Congressional Medal of Honor from President Truman during White House Ceremony December 18, 1945"
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.…
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…
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.
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…
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…