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Photo of Seaman 2nd Class Kenneth C. Ferguson in Navy uniform
WWII - Herald and Review Library; Ferguson, Kenneth C. , 11/30/1943. Article on back of photo: "At San Diego: Kenneth C. Ferguson, seaman 2nd class, who recently spent his furlough with his wife, Betty and daughter, Sharon Sue, of 643 E. Clay St., is…
Tags: Boilermaker, Decatur IL., Navy, World War II, WWII
Photo of Seaman 1st Class Wayne H. Easterling in Navy uniform
WWII - Herald and Review Library; Easterling, Wayne, 11/8/1943. Son of Mrs. Robert (Clara) Easterling, Brush College Rd. Article on back of photo: "With the colors: Rowan Survivor Back to Service: Seaman first class Wayne H. Easterling, survivor of…
Tags: Decatur IL, Destroyer Sunk, Navy, U.S.S. Rowan, World War II, WWII
Photo of Seaman 1st Class Esther Maude DeLong sitting with war loan poster in uniform
WWII - Herald and Review Library; DeLong, Esther Maude, 6/21/1945 unused. "Public Relations Office, U.s. Coast Guard Training Station, Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn 29, New York, Dewey 2-1012. Date: 18 June 1945. For immediate release. Esther Maude…
Tags: Decatur IL, SPAR, U. S. Coast Guard, World War II, WWII
Photo of Seaman 1st class Donald Knuth in uniform
Herald and Review Library: Knuth, Seaman 1st class Donald; Article on back of photo; "Donald Knuth, Home on furlough from the active duty on a U. S. destroyer in the Atlantic ocean. Donald Knuth, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Knuth of 1352 East Olive…
Tags: Decatur IL., Destroyer, Navy, World War II, WWII
Photo of Seaman Elizabeth Freeman Drexler in uniform discussing her shoes with a U. S. Naval cobbler
WWII - Herald and Review Library; Drexler, Elizabeth Freeman/ 2/22/1944. Article on back of photo: Seaman Elizabeth Freeman Drexler, former auditor's clerk at the Caterpillar Military Engine Co., finds that she wears out shoes 'faster than I ever…
Tags: Decatur IL, Navy, WAVES, Women in Military, World War II, WWII
Photo of Schiff's Shoe Store
Photograph of the interior of Schiff's Shoe Store, clerks and customers preparing for the grand opening.
Photo of Sattley Malleable Iron Works Building
Photograph of Sattley Malleable Iron Works Building located at 665 N. Lowber St., Decatur, IL.
Photo of Samuel Jolly in uniform
Herald and Review Library; Jolly, Smauel V., Article on back of photo; "Samuel V. Jolly, son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel E. Jolly, 1710 North Thirty-fourth street, has completed his basic training at Great Lakes, and recently spent a nine-day furlough…
Tags: Decatur IL., Gunners School, Navy, World War II, WWII
Photo of Samuel H. Jones in uniform
Herald and Review Library: Jones, Samuel H., residence 1260 E. Division, has a wife and children there.
Tags: Decatur IL., Navy, World War II, WWII
Photo of Samuel E. Conroy with bomber crew
WWII - Herald and Review Library; Conroy, Sgt. Samuel E., with bomber crew, kneeling on the right. 9/23/1943
Tags: B-17 Bomber Crew, Decatur IL, World War II, WWII