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Photo of Jack L. Smith in uniform

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Herald and Review Library: Smith, Jack L.; Aviation Cadet USNR; 11/17/1943, residence 1820 E. William St., Decatur, IL.

Tags: Aviation Cadet, Decatur IL., Navy, USNR, World War II, WWII

Photo of George H. Wentworth in uniform

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Herald and Review Library: Wentworth, George H., Article on back of photo: "In Texas; Air Cadet George H. Wentworth, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford J. Wentworth, rural route 1, Warrensburg, has returned to his station at Corpus Christi, Tex., after…

Tags: Aviation Cadet, Navy, Warrensburg IL., World War II, WWII

Richard E. Reeves' Oral History

This is the oral history of Richard E. Reeves. He was interviewed by Betty Turnell on April 19, 1988. The interview includes his childhood, family life, work, and missionary work with the First United Methodist Church.

Tags: 1988, Africa, Air Force, airplane mechanics, Annual Conference, April 1988, Architectural Drafting, Architecture, Aviation Cadet, Barnes Hospital, Bert Templeton, Betty Turnell, Building Committee, Burks Pumps, Children, council of ministries, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Company, Dr. Paul Burt, educational wing of church, engineering, Executive Vice-President, Faculty, First United Methodist Church of Decatur, Ghana, interview, Joyce Reeves, jurisdictional conference, Kenya, Liberia, missionary work, Mississippi, mock-ups, national church, nurse's training, official board, oral history, parish relations, pastor, Pentagon, Ploughboy Prom, Rantoul IL, recording, recruitment college tour, Richard E. Reeves, salesman, San Francisco, Sertoma Club, Sierra Leone, St. Louis MO, Student Council, Sunday school teacher, teaching aids, UMCOR, United Methodist Committee on Relief, University of Illinois, US Office of Education, Vice-President of Engineering, Vice-President of Marketing, Washington University, water and sanitation problems, Webster-Cantrall Hall, Weldon IL, Wells, Wesley Foundation, World War II, WWII, Yale University

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Photo of Jack L. Smith in uniform

Photo of George H. Wentworth in uniform

Richard E. Reeves' Oral History

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Photo of man getting fingerprinted during enlistment into the army.