Letters of Overton C. Elkins, 1944-1945.

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Letters of Overton C. Elkins, 1944-1945.

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Letters to Overton's wife Mary Elizabeth Sharp Overton discuss his experiences at Officer Candidate School, Miami Beach, Florida, and as an officer at the Langley Air Field, Virginia. A few letters to his mother-in-law Mrs. Vernon H. Sharp, are interspersed. Overton describes his training in Florida and duties in Virginia in detail. The collection also contains an apparantly unrelated letter, 1936, to Mrs. Campbell Bligh from [Campbell Bligh] enclosing a photograph.

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Elkins, Overton C.

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U.S. Air Force Officer stationed at Langley Field, Va. From the description of Letters of Overton C. Elkins, 1944-1945. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 52960543 ...

Sharp, Vernon H., Mrs,

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United States. Air Force. Officers Candidate School (Miami Beach, Fla.)

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Overton, Mary Elizabeth Sharp,

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United States. Air Force

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At Harris Neck, Georgia, in the remote northern reaches of McIntosh County, the United States government, in the fall of 1942, confiscated the lands along the South Newport and Barbour Island Rivers. Paved runways were constructed for aircraft, and Harris Neck became an air reconnaissance base for the United States Army Air Force during World War II. A number of support buildings were constructed at the Harris Neck Air Base, such as barracks for personnel, an officers club, and PX, to serve the ...