Davis, Rodney O.
Lil and Carl Davis lived in Hartford, CT, during World War II, and the collection consists of the letters they received from their sons, Rodney O. and Dewey, who were in the armed forces during the war. More is known of Rod, who enlisted in 1942 in the Navy, and served in the Atlantic and Pacific until he was discharged in 1945. He was a radio operator on the USS Hermitage. The collection also contains letters from nephews and friends serving in the war.
From the description of Connecticut soldiers collection, Davis family correspondence, 1938-1945. (University of Connecticut). WorldCat record id: 430229132
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Gustavus Adolphus College. Deferred Matriculation of Students. Program files of deferred matriculation of students (DEMOS), 1968-1970. | Gustavus Adolphus College, Folke Bernadotte Memorial Library | |
| creatorOf | Davis, Rodney O. Connecticut soldiers collection, Davis family correspondence, 1938-1945. | University of Connecticut, Homer Babbidge Library |
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| correspondedWith | Davis, Dewey | person |
| associatedWith | Gustavus Adolphus College. Deferred Matriculation of Students. | corporateBody |
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| Connecticut |
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| Soldiers |
| Soldiers' writings, American |
| World War, 1939-1945 |
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