Rufus Walter Dalton, Jr. Collection, 1941-1946

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Dalton, Rufus Walter, Jr. (d. 1924). Rufus Walter Dalton, Jr. Collection, 1941-1946

Rufus Walter Dalton, Jr. Collection, 1941-1946

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This collection contains his birth certificate, a baby book and his diploma, graduation invitation, and program from Reynolds High School, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 1941. The bulk of the collection relates to his service in the Pacific during World War II on the USS Monssen. Specific items include a photograph of Dalton in his Navy uniform, a cased photograph of his mother and father; copies of his honorable discharge and separation papers; a certificate of satisfactory service, a certificate of appreciate from President Harry Truman; a list of Navy decorations that he was authorized to wear; notes on the USS Monssen; a U.S. Navy rating booklet; a folder on his membership in the Children of the American Revolution, his decorations including two metal dog tags, a "ruptured duck" pin, his service ribbons, and a U.S. Naval Reserve discharge pin; six pencil sketches of Leyte and Samar islands; and souvenirs including two pieces of Japanese currency for the Phillipines, and two pieces of Phillipine currency overprinted with Victory.. and a piece of a Japanese parachute shot down over Leyte.

1 box.

Wake Forest University - ZSR Library, Z. Smith Reynolds Library