Mitchell Edgerly papers, 1943-1946.

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Mitchell Edgerly papers, 1943-1946.

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This collection contains Edgerly's World War II letters (September 1943-March 1946) which were primarily sent to his parents Mr. and Mrs. William Edgerly (Central City, IA) and his sister and brother-in-law Daisy and Raymond Sires (Tama, IA). Also included in the correspondence series are letters from Edgerly's war bride Cecile to her in-laws, letters from Daisy to her parents, and a few letters written by Pfc. R.M. Cornwell who was with the 11th Regiment, U.S. Marines. In addition to wartime correspondence, this collection contains some of Mitchell Edgerly's military documents & ephemera (including a chronological record of the Shangri-La's activities he prepared), photographs, and is service medals and ribbons.

1 linear ft. (2 containers)

State Historical Society of Iowa, Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7956742

State Historical Society of Iowa, Library

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Edgerly, Mitchell V., 1921-1993.

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During World War II Mitchell Edgerly of Central City (Linn County), Iowa entered the V-5 aviation cadet program of the U.S. Navy in September 1943 and began technical training at the Naval Reserve Center at Northfield, Minnesota. When the V-5 program was discontinued, he resumed training at the U.S. Naval Training Station at Great Lakes, Illinois and at the Naval Air Technical Training Centers at Memphis, Tennessee and New Orleans, Louisiana. From approximately February to June of 1944 he was st...

Sires, Daisy.

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Shangri-La (Aircraft carrier : CVS-38)

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United States. Navy

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Built and launched at New York Navy Yard; commissioned Nov. 12, 1944; scraped in 1993. Served in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. From the description of USS Bon Homme Richard (CV/CVA-31) photograph collection 1944-1971. (The Mariners' Museum Library). WorldCat record id: 41657866 The federal government decided in 1941 to send Supply Corps personnel to Harvard Business School for training in the business of equipping the Navy. This was effected by a transfer...