Letters from Lieutenant Byron C. Yarbrough to Betty Jones in Cordele, Georgia.

Letters from Lieutenant Byron C. Yarbrough to Betty Jones in Cordele, Georgia.

During World War II, Byron Yarbrough (a native of Auburn, Alabama) served in the U.S. Navy and was stationed in the Pacific on Landing Craft Infantry ship LCI-449. He began writing to Betty Jones, a resident of Cordele, Georgia, in November of 1944. The two had not met before, but over the next four...

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Letters from Lieutenant Byron C. Yarbrough to Betty Jones in Cordele, Georgia.
fulltopic Alabama documents
Jones, Betty; Yarbrough, Byron Chew, 1920-1945; World War, 1939-1945--Home front; World War, 1939-1945--Military life; World War, 1939-1945--Military personnel; World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects
description During World War II, Byron Yarbrough (a native of Auburn, Alabama) served in the U.S. Navy and was stationed in the Pacific on Landing Craft Infantry ship LCI-449. He began writing to Betty Jones, a resident of Cordele, Georgia, in November of 1944. The two had not met before, but over the next four months they developed a romantic relationship through their correspondence. Byron was killed during an attack near Iwo Jima on February 17, 1945, but Betty did not learn of his death for almost a month; she continued to write letters daily until March 10. (Transcripts of the letters are included.)
spelling Letters from Lieutenant Byron C. Yarbrough to Betty Jones in Cordele, Georgia.During World War II, Byron Yarbrough (a native of Auburn, Alabama) served in the U.S. Navy and was stationed in the Pacific on Landing Craft Infantry ship LCI-449. He began writing to Betty Jones, a resident of Cordele, Georgia, in November of 1944. The two had not met before, but over the next four months they developed a romantic relationship through their correspondence. Byron was killed during an attack near Iwo Jima on February 17, 1945, but Betty did not learn of his death for almost a month; she continued to write letters daily until March 10. (Transcripts of the letters are included.)1944 November 2 - 1945 March 101944-11-021940-1949Jones, Betty; Yarbrough, Byron Chew, 1920-1945; World War, 1939-1945--Home front; World War, 1939-1945--Military life; World War, 1939-1945--Military personnel; World War, 1939-1945--Social aspectsTextCorrespondenceYarbrough, Byron ChewByron Yarbrough papersMSS83, Box PR652Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections. 600 PPI TIFFhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/8124
title Letters from Lieutenant Byron C. Yarbrough to Betty Jones in Cordele, Georgia.
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