Leodel Coleman papers, 1942-1945.

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Leodel Coleman papers, 1942-1945.

The collection consists of papers relating to Leodel Coleman's World War II service from 1942-1945. Includes stories for local newspapers about the U.S. Marine Corps mainly regarding promotions, weddings, and purple heart recipients; letters to and from Margaret Mitchell while Coleman was stationed in the Pacific; and correspondence to and from family and friends.

2 boxes.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7403525

Georgia Southern University

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Coleman, Leodel

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Leodel Coleman, served in the U.S. Marine Corps and as a war correspondent during World War II. From the description of Leodel Coleman papers, 1942-1945. (Georgia Southern University). WorldCat record id: 38476685 ...

Mitchell, Margaret, 1900-1949

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Margaret Mitchell (b. November 8, 1900, Atlanta, Georgia-d. August 16, 1949, Atlanta, Georgia), the daughter of Eugene M. Mitchell, was a prominent attorney. Her mother, Maybelle Stephens Mitchell, was active in the women's suffrage movement. Margaret Mitchell attended Atlanta public schools, graduated from Washington Seminary in Atlanta, and attended Smith College for one year before leaving college upon the death of her mother. She married John Marsh on July 4, 1925. Her only novel, Gone With ...

United States. Marine Corps

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The U.S. Marine Corps was established on November 10, 1775. From the description of Papers, 1933-1945. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 754107146 The history of the Marine Corps Navajo Code Talkers dates from 1942-1945. In 1942, a white man by the name of Phillip Johnston, who had lived on a Navajo reservation for many years of his life, conceived an idea that he thought might help the war. He believed that the Navajo language, a verbal, rarely-written language, coul...