John C. Elwell papers, 1943-1948.

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John C. Elwell papers, 1943-1948.

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Contains the following types of materials: correspondence / letters, personnel documents. Contains information pertaining to the following war: World War II (WWII). Contains information pertaining to the following military units: 34th Infantry, 135th Infantry Regiment, I Company. General description of the collection: The John C. Elwell papers consist of 34 letters and cards to Elwell's mother from him and other family members from April to December 1943. Private Elwell describes basic training, living conditions, drills, train travel, and hospitalization. Other papers are post-war communications to him from the Veterans' Administration, holiday cards to his mother, a draft classification card (1944), life insurance policy information, and a last will and testament for Nelson Meade Will.

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Will, Nelson Meade

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United States. Army

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The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which wa...

Elwell, John C.

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John C. Elwell was a United States (U.S.) Army soldier during WWII. Private Elwell was drafted from Athol, New York. He did basic training at Fort McClellan, Alabama, and Camp Reynolds, Greenville, Pennsylvania, before joining the 34th Infantry Division in Africa and Italy. Wounded in Italy, he was hospitalized in North Africa at the 37th General Hospital in December 1943. From the description of John C. Elwell papers, 1943-1948. (US Army, Mil Hist Institute). WorldCat record id: 561...