Papers, 1942-1945.

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Papers, 1942-1945.

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Papers of Eugene T. Petersen, a Marine who served in the Pacific theater during World War II. The majority of the collection consists of scattered letters exchanged between Petersen and various family members during his training and military service. The letters he wrote to his mother are the most numerous and he described his training at Quantico, Virginia. Letters written to Petersen by his father and uncle describe conditions at home. A friend, who also served in the Marine Corps, wrote a letter describing his post-war duties. Also included is a certificate for completing the Marine signal school. Letters exchanged between Petersen and his future wife are captured in the book, "Little Glory, Much Love: the World War II letters of Lt. Eugene T. Petersen and Marian E. Smith."

0.2 linear ft. (1 archives box)

Wisconsin Veterans Museum Research Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 7758018

Wisconsin Veterans Museum Research Center

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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...