Middlebrook letter, 5-29-1947

Middlebrook letter, 5-29-1947

Mrs. W.S. Middlebrook wrote this letter to Eugene B. Sledge on May 29, 1947. Sledge was a combat infantryman in the U.S. Marine Corps and fought in the Pacific during World War II. In the 1940s, Sledge corresponded with several mothers whose sons were killed in the Battles of Peleliu and Okinawa. Th...

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Main Author: Middlebrook, Mrs. W. S.
Format: Electronic
Published: Auburn University Libraries
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Eugene B. Sledge documents
Online Access:http://content.lib.auburn.edu/u?/ebsledge,76
format Electronic
collection Eugene B. Sledge Collection
building Auburn University Digital Library
publisher Auburn University Libraries
topic Eugene B. Sledge documents
spellingShingle Eugene B. Sledge documents
Middlebrook letter, 5-29-1947
Middlebrook, Mrs. W. S.
fulltopic Eugene B. Sledge documents
Mothers of soldiers -- United States -- Correspondence; Mothers of war casualties -- United States -- Correspondence; Battle casualties -- United States; World War, 1939-1945 -- Casualties; Veterans -- United States -- Correspondence; World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- Correspondence
History -- 1929-1945: The Great Depression and World War II; History -- 1946-1987: Post-World War II and the Era of Civil Rights; Peoples -- Military Life
Postwar; Sadness
description Mrs. W.S. Middlebrook wrote this letter to Eugene B. Sledge on May 29, 1947. Sledge was a combat infantryman in the U.S. Marine Corps and fought in the Pacific during World War II. In the 1940s, Sledge corresponded with several mothers whose sons were killed in the Battles of Peleliu and Okinawa. The mothers wanted to know more about the battles that killed their sons. This is letter is a reply Mrs. Middlebrook wrote Sledge thanking him for his letter telling her about the Pacific campaign. Both her sons fought in the Pacific and one of them was killed. She found Sledge's words to be of great comfort in grieving the loss of her son. In this letter, she shares a few more details about her son's death.
spelling Middlebrook letter, 5-29-1947Mrs. W.S. Middlebrook wrote this letter to Eugene B. Sledge on May 29, 1947. Sledge was a combat infantryman in the U.S. Marine Corps and fought in the Pacific during World War II. In the 1940s, Sledge corresponded with several mothers whose sons were killed in the Battles of Peleliu and Okinawa. The mothers wanted to know more about the battles that killed their sons. This is letter is a reply Mrs. Middlebrook wrote Sledge thanking him for his letter telling her about the Pacific campaign. Both her sons fought in the Pacific and one of them was killed. She found Sledge's words to be of great comfort in grieving the loss of her son. In this letter, she shares a few more details about her son's death.Middlebrook, Mrs. W. S.Auburn University Libraries1947-05-291940sMothers of soldiers -- United States -- Correspondence; Mothers of war casualties -- United States -- Correspondence; Battle casualties -- United States; World War, 1939-1945 -- Casualties; Veterans -- United States -- Correspondence; World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- CorrespondenceHistory -- 1929-1945: The Great Depression and World War II; History -- 1946-1987: Post-World War II and the Era of Civil Rights; Peoples -- Military LifeJPEGTextRG 97-005.96, box 1, folder 9Eugene Sledge papersAuburn University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives.engThis image is the property of the Auburn University Libraries and is intended for non-commercial use. Users of the image are asked to acknowledge the Auburn University Libraries. For information about obtaining high-resolution copies of this and other images in this collection, please contact the Auburn University Libraries Special Collections & Archives Department at archives@auburn.edu or (334) 844-1732.Postwar; Sadnesshttp://cdm17353.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/ebsledge/id/76
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