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George J. Green Collection
George Green served with the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II and was stationed in San Diego, Iceland, New Zealand, and Guadalcanal. He fought in the battles of Bougainville, Guam, and Iwo Jima. The collection focuses mainly on Iwo Jima when Green served in the 3rd Battalion, 21st Marines. The collection contains three audio tapes recorded by Mr. Green about his life and experiences, especially those of the battle of Iwo Jima. Also included are notes by Green about his service, and an article written by his Battalion Commander.
Collection Formats:
Henry J. Cronin biography written by Lean Ingle, Liberty University Graduate Student in History, museum intern, summer 2018
Hannah Early Karicofe Biography written by Leah Ingle, Liberty University Graduate Student in History, museum intern, summer 2018.
An unlikely band of information hunters—librarians, archivists, and scholars—came together during World War II, their war effort centered on collecting books and documents. They gathered enemy publications in the spy-ridden cities of Stockholm and Lisbon, searched for records in liberated Paris and the rubble of Berlin, seized Nazi works from bookstores and schools, and unearthed […]
Enlisted men’s barracks, Ft. Howard, MD
Captain Arthur Palfrey Terry Biography
GLEASON AND MARGARET WILSON COLLECTION
An inventory of George C. Marshall’s personal library at Dodona Manor in Leesburg, Va.
Collection Number: 204
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