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  • Collection: World War II in Southern Appalachia

These certificates of October 12, 1945 are the Separation Qualification Record and Honorable Discharge from the Army of the United States for Robert “Venoy” Reed. Reed entered the United States Army October, 1942 during World War II. He became a…

Allotment card information sent by the Navy Department, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps, Paymaster's Department to Samuel Owens' mother, Frances Elvira Owens. Samuel Robert Owens (1918-1995) was stationed at Cavite Naval Yard in the Philippines when…

These two pages of April, 1942 are part of the Santo Tomas Internment Camp newspaper “The Internitis,” and were created by internees in Manila, Philippines. This edition, published by Russell Brines and James D. Stuart certifies that Ruth W. Hooper…

These two certificates of April 7, 1945 titled "Domain of Neptunus Rex: Ruler of the Raging Main" certify that Ruth Hooper and Carr Hooper crossed the equator. They would have been on their way home from Santo Tomas Internment Camp in Manila,…

This food pass of Mrs. R. W. Hooper was most likely issued sometime between January 1942 and February 1944 when Ruth W. Hooper and her husband Carr were interned at Santo Tomas Internment Camp in Manila, Philippines.

These two meal tickets of Weston Carr Hooper, dated November and December, 1944 were issued while Carr Hooper and his wife Ruth were interned at Santo Tomas Internment Camp in Manila, Philippines. The camp, also known as the Manila Internment Camp,…

This luggage tag belonged to W. Carr Hooper who was interned at Santo Tomas Internment camp in Manila, Philippines with his wife Ruth from January 1942 to February 1945. The camp, also known as the Manila Internment Camp, was run by the Japanese…

This change of address card with "Liberated POW’S" stamped on the back was brought back to America by Carr and Ruth Hooper who were interned at Santo Tomas Internment Camp in Manila, Philippines from January 1942 to February 1945. The camp, also…

This cover for the Santo Tomas Internment Camp newspaper “The Internitis,” created July 1942 by internees in Manila, Philippines was brought back to America by Carr and Ruth Hooper. The Hoopers were interned from January 1942 to February 1945. The…

This piece titled “Off and On” by Maharajah includes statistics for marriages, births and deaths in the year 1943 in Manila, Philippines. The overall message being that East Asia needs more heathy babies. This document was brought back to America by…
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