Robert E. Daniels papers, 1941-1945 [manuscript].

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Daniels, Robert E., 1904-. Robert E. Daniels papers, 1941-1945 [manuscript].

Robert E. Daniels papers, 1941-1945 [manuscript].

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Letters from Robert E. Daniels, an Indiana native and surgeon with the 8th Medical Battalion, U.S. Army Medical Corps during World War II, to his wife Marie G. Daniels and young daughter Lorabel. Letters in 1941 are from Robert, then a student officer at Carlisle Barracks, Carlisle, Pa., from which he complained of the compressed nature of his studies. By September, Robert had been transferred to Fort Jackson, S.C., from which he wrote about camp life. By July 1944, Robert, promoted to lieutenant colonel, was writing letters from "Somewhere in France" containing a fair amount of description of camp life, bombing and strafing, his interest in the French language and food, and the plunder he was collecting and sending home. By January 1945, he wrote from "Somewhere in Germany," chiefly about camp life, but, occasionally about his activities in the field and in camp hospitals. By May, the war in Europe had ended, and Robert was able to tell Marie about his movements since his arrival in Europe. Also in May, he described a brief leave he took to visit Paris. Letters from Europe end in June; by July, Robert was home on leave. In August, he was assigned to Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., from which he complained of feeling like he was preparing for another war. In the last letter, dated 6 September, Robert speculated on when he would be released from service. There are also a few routine letters from friends and relatives.

180 items (0.5 linear ft.).

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill