Eric C. Marker letters 1945-1946 Marker, Eric C. letters

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Eric C. Marker letters 1945-1946 Marker, Eric C. letters

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This collection contains 98 letters that Eric C. Marker wrote to his wife Ruth while serving in the United States Navy during World War II. Marker commented on life onboard the USS Fergus in the Pacific Theater from July 1945-February 1946, and described his experiences in the Philippines and Japan after the end of the war.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6392173

William L. Clements Library

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Eric Charles Marker was born in England on May 18, 1918, the son of William and Gertrude Marker. The Marker family moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, before 1930. Eric Marker and his wife, Ruth Berenson, lived in Milwaukee with their two children, James and Kathleen. Marker joined the United States Navy around 1945, and trained at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center in Great Lakes, Illinois, until July 1945. He then served as a fireman on the USS Fergus in the Pacific Theater from Jul...