Robert D. Wilson photograph collection. 1941-1950.

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Robert D. Wilson photograph collection. 1941-1950.

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Contains the following type of materials: photographs. Covers the following wars: World War II (WWII), Korean War. Contains photographs of the following military unit: 190th Field Artillery. General description of the collection: The Robert D. Wilson photograph collection includes photographs of training at Camp Shelby, Mississippi in 1941-1942 and field artillery training on 155mm field guns in 1943. The next grouping of photographs are in Europe at unidentified sites (very few of these photos are captioned) showing cities and towns and U.S. soldiers on R & R. One folder contains uncaptioned photos of soldiers in studio environment, undoubtedly some of his buddies. He must have also served during the Korean War as another grouping are of scenes on Okinawa and of atrocities in Korea. There is another folder of entertainers: Jack Benny, Joan Crawford, Joel McCrea and Carole Landis.

1 box (113 photographs)

U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 7590048

U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center

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Benny, Jack, 1894-1974.

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McCrea, Joel, 1905-1990

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Landis, Carole, 1919-1948

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Wilson, Robert D. (Robert Dohonian), 1914-

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Wilson served with Troop I, 104 Cavalry Regiment, Pa. National Guard in the late 1930's. During World War II was with Battery F and Headquarters Battery, 2nd Battalion, 190th Field Artillery Regiment (1942-43) and was also deployed with coast artillery in Northern Ireland (1942). Following initial stages of the Battle of the Bulge, Wilson was transferred to the 424th Infantry Regiment where he served as a machine gunner. Was awarded the Bronze Star and discharged from the Army in 1945. ...

Crawford, Joan, 1908-1977

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Joan Crawford, actress. From the description of Joan Crawford scrapbooks, 1925-1960, microform. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122517687 From the guide to the Joan Crawford scrapbooks, [microform.], 1925-1960, (The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.) Joan Crawford was a film star whose career spanned five decades, from silent films onward, and who worked in many genres including drama, musicals, comedy, Westerns, and horror films, ...