Nelson A. Shuey photograph collection, 1943-1945.

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Nelson A. Shuey photograph collection, 1943-1945.

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General description of the collection: The Nelson A. Shuey photograph collection includes photographs that depict the Womens Army Corps (WACS) in England and United States troops training there in 1943. There are photos of events in France, Germany, Belgium and Austria in 1944 and 1945. There are numerous artocity photos taken in Linz, Austria and elsewhere and there are many photos of damaged buildings, villages, towns, and cities in France, Germany, and Belgium. There are many photos of damaged equipment and of United States Army vehicles. There are photos of captured Nazi officers as well as prisoner of war compounds, even a photo of captured German women soldiers. There are photos of the link-up of Russian and American soldiers. There are photos of the great three-day V-E day celebration in London as well as liberation celebrations in France, Germany, and Belgium. There are pictures of the signing of the German surrender document at Reims, France and many photos of Paris as well as other cities. Although there are no real combat photos, this collection is a nut-shell of what one would see if they were researching the war in Europe from 1943 to 1945.

1 box (425 photographs)

U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 7775593

U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center

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United States. Army. Women's Army Corps

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The Women's Army Corps (WAC) was the women's branch of the US Army. It was created as an auxiliary unit, the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps in 1942, and converted to full status as the WAC in 1943. Its first director was Oveta Culp Hobby, the wife of a prominent politician and publisher in Houston, Texas. About 150,000 American women served in the WAAC and WAC during World War II. They were the first women other than nurses to serve with the Army. While conservative opinion in the leadership of...

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Shuey, Nelson A.

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Technical Sergeant (T/SGT) Nelson A. Shuey served in the Signal Section of Headquarters, Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Forces (SHAEF) during World War II. He somehow had access to the photo processing division and had prints of Signal Corps photos made and sent home in personal letters to his wife. From the scope and content of the photos, Shuey obviosly did not personally see all that these photos depict. From the description of Nelson A. Shuey photograph collection, 194...