World War II photographs and papers, 1942-1963 1942-1945.

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World War II photographs and papers, 1942-1963 1942-1945.

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The collection consists of Deloise W. Graves' World War II era photographs and papers. The 295 prints and 69 negatives were taken during the period 1942 to 1945. They are divided into two sections: service photographs and family photographs. The service photographs consist of 176 black and white prints and 12 black and white negatives. Subjects of the photographs include a railroad trip to the west coast (Nov. 1942), Graves' stay at Fort Lawton in Seattle, Washington (Nov. 1942), and his stationing at Adak Army Airfield in the Aleutians (1943-1944), The photographs primarily depict Graves and fellow soldiers. The family photographs consist of 99 black and white prints, 10 Kodacolor prints, 27 black and white negatives, and 30 color negatives of Deloise Graves and his family and friends during the war. The primary subject of the photographs are his wife Marjorie and their infant daughter Marjorie Ann. Included in the collection with the photographs are a copy of a special order for Graves' promotion to the rank of corporal, dated July 14, 1944, and a newspaper clipping of an article from the Cleveland Press about World War I era V-Mail babies, featuring photographs of Marjorie and Marjorie Ann Graves, dated April 17, 1963.

.25 cu. ft.

UAA/APU Consortium Library, Consortium Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7776846

UAA/APU Consortium Library, Consortium Library

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United States. Army. Quartermaster Corps

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Fort Arbuckle was built in the Indian Territory of Oklahoma on April 19, 1851 and was formally designated a fort in June 1851. It was established by the U.S. Army to protect the region's relocated Chickasaw and Choctaw tribes from raids by Kiowa and Comanche Indians. The fort was also visited by wagon trains of Mormons and other emigrants enroute to the California gold fields. On June 24, 1870, Fort Arbuckle was abandoned when the establishment of Fort Sill rendered its further maintenance as a ...

Graves, Marjorie

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Graves, Marjorie Ann

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Graves, Deloise W.

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Deloise W. "Bud" Graves was from Cleveland, Ohio. He served in the Detachment Quartermaster Section, Alaska Department during World War II. Graves was stationed at Fort Lawton in Seattle, Washington (1942), and Adak Army Airfield in the Aleutians (1943-1944). He was married. His wife's name was Marjorie and their daughter's name was Marjorie Ann. From the description of World War II photographs and papers, 1942-1963 1942-1945. (UAA/APU Consortium Library). WorldCat record id: 6033832...