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Janeth Coates papers 1942-1945 1944-1945 Coates, Janeth papers

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The Janeth Coates papers primarily contain correspondence between Janeth Zebedee Coates and his wife, Cecil Marie Brannon, written while he served with the Army Air Forces in India during World War II. Coates commented on his military work and life in India and frequently urged his wife to remain faithful to him during his time overseas.

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United States. Army Air Forces

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The Army Air Forces War Adjustment Course was established in 1944 at several locations in the U.S., one of which was Harvard Business School. The HBS program involved eight weeks of training in the business of contract terminations, cutbacks, and property disposal necessitated by changes in Army Air Forces tactical requirements. Approximately 4,200 officers received instruction throughout the country, about one sixth of them at HBS. The goal of the program was to train men for participation in t...

Coates, Cecil M. Brannon, 1925-1991

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Janeth Zebedee Coates was born in North Carolina on January 18, 1915. He joined the United States Army in 1941 and attended the Army Air Forces Basic Flying School in Pecos, Texas. In August 1944, he arrived in Assam, India, where he serviced planes traveling between India and China until October 1945. His brother, J. P. Coates, also served in the Pacific Theater during the war. Janeth Coates married Cecil Marie Brannon (1925-1991) in the summer of 1944 and had several children, inc...