You are one of the 2204 persons in the armed forces from Harvey, Illinois, who are receiving identical Christmas boxes from the people of your home town.

We hope the box reaches you in good condition and in time to add a bit of cheer to whatever limited celebration Christmas may bring to you this year.

We cannot adequately express our gratitude for the real job you are doing, nor show our appreciation of the sacrifices you are making. It is our hope that this Christmas box will carry to you the sincere and heartfelt wishes of the folks back home, who confidently await the glorious victory. God speed it!

May your next Christmas celebration be at home among your loved ones, and around a tree trimmed right here in Harvey.

Merry Christmas

BEHIND-THE-LINES COMMITTEE

Harvey, Illinois


And so were labeled the Christmas boxes sent to all of the men and women from Harvey, Illinois that were defending their country in the armed forces during World War II.

Many of the service people sent cards and letters of thanks back to the women of the “Behind The Lines Committee” which consisted of the women of Harvey, the Alumnae Association of Thornton Township High School, BABs (Behind-The-Lines Committee Auxiliary for the Boys) and the Girl Scouts.

These letters were saved by Ruth Lambert and are now the property of the Thornton Township Historical Society. They are on temporary loan to the South Suburban Genealogical and Historical Society. The letters were indexed and other material compiled to honor the memory of the service men and women.

The following is the index to the letters.

Copies of these letters are available. Click here to order.
Cost: Members: $2.00 for the file of each person requested/ Nonmembers: $5.00 for each file.

The file may contain a thank you card, a letter or letters or a photograph. You will receive a copy of everything in your person’s file.

As a result of acquiring these letters, a companion SSGHS Special Publication was compiled honoring the men and women from Harvey, Illinois who served in the Armed Forces during World War II. Harvey, Illinois During World War II is available from SSGHS. Go to the Publications page on this Website and scroll down to Volume 11 in the Research Series for more information.


Index of letters sent to the Behind The Lines Committee:

NameDate of Letter Notes
Abitz, Lester W. 10 January 1945
Adams, Earl W.several dates5 Letters
Adams, Earl Wm.01 December 1942
Adams, Robert E.06 January 1943
Adams, Robert E.28 November 1943
Aguilar, Manuel27 December 1943
Alder, Orville John25 December 1943
Allen, Byron D.28 November 1944
Amon, Richard23 February 1943
Anglin, Wm. L. Jr.14 January 1943
Anoe, Harold A.20 December 1944
Archer, Andrew03 March 1944
Archibald, Wm. A.28 December 1942
Ardean, Marjorie03 January 1944
Ardean, Marjorie08 December 1944
Ardean, N.M.26 November 1944
Arendt, Raymond J.12 December 1944
Arendt, Thomas J.25 January 1944
Armington, Charles08 January 1944
Armington, Henry L.26 October 1943
Armsley, T.26 January 1943
Artym, Frank Jr.20 December 1943Killed in Action, June 1944 – Germany
Auglin, Wm. L23 December 1943
Babiarz, Edward C.__ February 1943
Badis, Jules__ ______ ____
Badis, Jules14 May 1944
Badis, Jules6 August 1944
Badis, Jules S.28 March 1944
Badis, Julius11 January 1946
Badis, Julius S.__ May 1942
Baker, Walter C. Jr.15 April 1943
Baranowski, G.A.29 December 1943
Baranowski, Marshall12 December 1944
Baranyai, Victor11 December 1944
Bardwick, Howard A.04 January 1945
Bark, Leonard O.31 December 1942
Barna, N.S.26 January 1944
Barna, Norman S.31 December 1942
Baronowski, Frank14 December 1942
Bartholomew, Mrs. Betty09 January 1944Letter written for Robert L. Bartholomew
Bartholomew, Mrs. Carol09 January 1943Letter written for David A. Bartholomew
Bartholomew, Robert L.27 January 1945
Bass, Gerrit23 January 1944
Bass, Gerrit25 January 1945
Bass, Louis19 December 1944
Bass, Louis29 January 1945
Bastar, John18 December 1943
Beck, Bernard25 January 1944
Beck, Donald V.26 December 1943
Beck, Donald V.27 December 1942
Beck, Foch05 January 1945
Beck, Foch P.30 December 1942
Beck, Helen13 December 1943
Beden, Harry L.28 December 1942
Bedin, J.30 December 1943
Bedser Familyseveral dates10 Letters
Beinor, Ed07 January 1945
Beinor, J.E.04 March 1944
Bennett, R.09 February 1944
Bentley, Robert K.__ December 1942
Bentley, Robert K.04 January 1942
Bentley, Robert K.04 March 1942
Bentley, Robert K.08 January 1944
Berberian, William22 November 1944
Bergstrom, Sigurd C.14 December 1942
Berry, Ernst Jr.22 December 1943
Bielawski, Emily08 August 1944
Bielawski, Emily M.23 December 1942Dog tags and other military items.
Bielawski, Frank J.11 December 1942
Bielawski, Frank J.8 November 1943
Bierovic, Joseph A.__ ________ ____
Bierovic, Joseph A.26 December 1942
Bishop, Wayne E.16 December 1944
Black, Paul__ _________ ____
Black, Paul R.__ ________ ____
Boerst, Harold25 December 1943
Boerst, Harold C.15 April 1945
Borowski, Ed14 November 1943
Borowski, Edward J.25 January 1943
Borowski, Theodore30 December 1943
Bowen, William__ December 1942
Boyd, Robert E.23 December 1943
Bozek, Robert__ December 1943
Bracken, R.T.12 January 1945
Bracken, Robert T.21 April 1943
Bracken, Robert T.21 December 1943
Brankin, Donald W.19 December 1943
Brankin, Donald W.31 December 1942
Brault, Cletus H.20 December 1944
Brockman, James B.02 November 1944
Brovic, Ed__ September 1943
Brovic, Ed16 November 1945
Brovic, Ed26 December 1943
Brovic, Edw.31 December 1942
Brovic, Edward27 April ____
Brower,Chester29 December ____
Buben, John08 April 1944
Buben, John30 January 1944
Bugge, Ernest23 December 1944
Bukwa, Geo.03 January 1944
Bunnell, Del L.21 January 1945
Burda, Gene11 December 1942
Burdy, Estelle__ ________ ____
Burke, Dorothy__ ________ ____Photograph
Burns, Glen08 December 1943
Burns, Glen16 December 1942
Busch, Richard F.__ December 1943
Buxton, R.C.11 December 1943
Bykowski, Stanley C.30 December 1944
Cabstill, Grady Ray__ December 1943
Caldwell, Robert C.12 December 1943
Campbell, Eugene19 December 1942
Caress, Russell J.26 December 1942
Carpenter, Willard26 January 1945
Carpenter, Willard C.27 December 1943
Carter, Ruth__ ________ ____
Cash, A.F.18 November 1943
Cash, Albert F.__ December 1942
Ceres, Edward06 April 1945
Chappell, Myron12 December 1942
Chicke, Walter10 December 1942
Chicke, Walter30 November 1943
Chmielewski, Frank J.29 February 1944
Christensen, A.C. (Jack) 12 December 1944
Christensen, Aage C.27 January 1944
Christensen, George13 February 1944
Christiance, Frank__ ________ ____
Clark, Lawrence A.30 December 1942
Colbert, Lawrence13 December 1942
Colbert, Lawrence26 January 1945
Coleman, Ellis N.10 December 1942
Collette, Paul A.12 January 1945
Conant, Jack18 January 1944
Concialdi, Phillip James 11 January 1943
Conner, Ralph R.03 December 1943
Conrad, RobertJanuary 1943The letter mentions Dick McPherrin
Cook, Melvin D.06 January 1945
Cotton, Wendell28 December 1944
Cox, Donald17 December 1944
Coxon, Harold08 December 1943
Crosbie, Catherine29 December 1943
Croy, Floyd N.12 December 1944
Csowski, Ed30 October 1943
Culver, Cloyd L.02 December 1944
Culver, Gordon01 January 1944
Cunningham, George03 January 1945The letter mentions Anton Kostlich
Cunningham, J.R.07 February 1943Photo with wife, Margaret Helen Schlatter
Cunningham, Joe R.26 November 1943
Curry, Susan Jane29 December 1943
Curtis, Paul24 December 1943
Czyl, Frank G.21 December 1943
Dainton, John29 January 1945
Dale, Franklin G.04 January 1944
Dalenberg, Jim25 December 1942
Daley, R.E.04 January 1945
Daley, Russell E.03 January 1944
David, Ernest23 March 1943
Davis, James W.29 November 1942
Davis, Jim02 January 1944
Davis, W. Ralph__ December 1943
Dawson, Ralph A.04 December 1943
DeGraff, William01 January 1945
DeGroot, Eddie R.26 November 1943
DeGroot, Edward R.21 November 1942
Dempsey, Carolyn09 March 1942Letter written for Robert Dempsey
Dempsey, George04 May 1943
Dempsey, Robert01 January 1942
Deress, James__ December 1943
DeRidder, W.R.01 February 1943
Dering, Rayseveral dates 12 Letters
DeRuiter, Harold18 November 1943
DeVries, Francis H.14 December ____
Dewey, Leo Jr.__ December 1943
DeYoung, John16 December 1942
DiGiacinto, Peter24 April 1943
DiGiacinto, Peterseveral dates4 Letters
Donath, Edwin E.01 January 1944
Donelson, Mrs. E.V.19 January 1944 written for Robert Donelson
Dornhecker, Alfred G.12 January 1944
Draper, Jack R.26 January 1944
Dudeck, Eddie J.11 January ____
Dugl___,28 December 1944
Effenberger, Harold21 December 1943
Effenberger, Harold26 December 1944
Eidson, Chlac T.12 December 1942
Eidson, Douglas17 December 1942
Ellis, George J.19 December 1944
Ellis, Laurel Mentioned in a letter by Adam Starzyk
Ernst, Edw. A.11 December 1944
Ernst, Edw. A.18 April 1944
Evers, John07 January 1944
Faller, Geo. A.29 December 1944
Faller, John03 January 1944
Faller, John12 December 19443
Faller, John19 December 1942
Felgen, T.L.28 December 1944
Felgen, Theodore L.13 December 1943
Feller, Huram10 January 1944
Ferris, E.__ ______ ____Letter written for Wesley D. Ferris
Field, Paul__ _______ ____
Fifer, Richard G.22 December 1944
Fiore, Tom19 January 1945
Fisher, Leigh C.07 December 1942
Fitzgerald, Thomas J.__ December 1943
Fleece, John17 December 1942
Fleece, John20 November 1943
Fleece, Wm. J.25 April 1945
Flewelling, Donald A.21 December 1943
Flickinger, Edward J.11 December 1942
Flynn, Lawrence D.__ November 1943Killed in Action, 1944 (Saipan)
Flynn, Lawrence D.13 November 1942
Fortier, Edward E.20 April 1943
Foster, Hazen V.15 December 1944
Fouts, Harvey20 December 1944
Fouts, Pete__ _____ ____
Fragalle, Paul15 January 1945
Fraggos, Anthony T.03 February 1944
Fraggos, Anthony T.several dates4 Letters
Fraggos, Peter G.05 January 1945
Fraggos, Peter G.30 December 1943
Franczek, J.15 December 1942
Franczek, James31 December 1944
Franczek, John15 December 1944
Franczek, John18 December 1945
Franczek, Theodore S.03 January 1944
Franks, Robert D.18 December 1944
Frasor, F. Joe08 January 1944
Frasor, F. Joe15 December 1944
Frasor, F. Joe20 January 1943
Fredman, LaurelMentioned in letter by Anthony P. Reiland
Freese, Ray L.__ October 1943
Freese, Ray L.24 November 1942
Freese, Wilbur L.16 December 1944
Fronczak, Walter J.08 December 1944
G_eding W.19 January 1945
Gailey, John R.04 January 1944
Gailey, John R.26 November 1944
Galetz, Pearl__ December 1943
Galic, Chester J.__ ________ ____
Garbalinski, Walter18 March 1945
Gardner, Russell B.12 January 1943
Garrett, JohnMentioned in letter by Carmen J. Lendi
Gartell, Joseph14 January 1943
Gasbaz, Joseph A.28 December 1943
Gassik, Frankie07 February 1944
Gavin, Leon04 February 1945
Gavin, Leon07 November 1943
Gavin, Leon and Betty06 January 1943
Gebhardt, Carroll13 December 1942
Gedelman, Raymond10 January 1943
Gedelman, Raymond11 December 1943
Gedelman, Raymond__ ________ ____
Gedelman, Raymond A.09 December 1942
George, F.G.18 December 1944
George, George G.__ December 1942
George, George G.27 January 1944
Gibbs, B. Lyman12 December 1943
Gibbs, B.L.28 February 1945
Gibson, George A.03 January 1943
Gibson, Jack07 November 1942
Giff, Wm.19 December 1944
Gilbert, Harold13 December 1943
Gilbert, Harold24 December 1944
Gilliam, Edmund P.02 December 1942
Glogowski, E.A.08 December 1943
Glogowski, E.A.16 December 1944
Goraki, Joseph J.12 December 1944
Goraki, Joseph J.20 February 1944
Gordon, James19 January 1944
Gosney, J.K.10 December 1944
Graeber, Cecil F.03 December 1944
Graeber, Cecil F.20 December 1943
Graff, Herman H.12 March 1945
Graff, Herman H.02 January 1944
Graff, K.J.27 October 1943
Grandchamp, John14 December 1943
Grant, George14 December 1943
Gray, Lois E.14 January 1945
Greenbaum, Bernard28 November 1944
Gregory, K.W.10 May 1943
Griffin, John17 December 1944
Griffith, L.C.06 April 1944
Grimes,__ January 1943
Grimes, F.M.24 November 1944
Grimes, Francis M.21 December 1943
Griswold, Roger__ December 1943
Gross, Morton B.__ _______ ____
Gross, Morton B.__ ________ ____
Grover, Gordon__ December 1943
Guaccio, Orlando F.__ December 1943
Guild, Bill17 December 1943
Gullett, Allie C.07 January 1943
Haddon, Richard13 November 1943
Haderer, Walter L.16 January 1943
Haesemeyer, Carl16 September 1942
Haesemeyer, Mrs.27 September 1942
Hagen, A.G.09 January 1944
Hagen, A.G.31 December 1944
Haines, Arthur J.__ ______ ____
Haines, Everett E.25 December 1944
Halas, Alex S.several dates7 Letters
Hammers, Lewis A.19 January 1943
Hampton, Wilburn__ January 1943
Hansen, Charles H.16 December 1944
Hansen, Fred21 November 1942
Hansen, R.W.21 December 1942
Hansen, Wayne04 January 1943
Hanson, Edwin17 December 1944
Harp, Viril W.__ _______ ____
Harrison, H.__ ________ 1944
Harrison, Horace__ ______ ____
Harrison, Horace17 December 1943
Harrison, Horace21 December 1942
Harrison, Stanley__ December 1942
Hartwig, Lloyd H.__ _______ ____
Hasemann, Ray__ ________ ____
Hasemann, Ray17 December 1942Photograph
Hausen, Richard04 December 1943
Hawkes, John L.12 December 1943
Hayes, William__ December 1943
Hayes, Wm.11 December 1944
Hecker, Robert W.15 December 1942
Hegedus, Albert F.__ December 1943
Hegedus, Albert F.05 January 1943
Heintz, Adam A.29 December 1944
Hellman, Wilbert M.07 January 1944
Henegan, Geo.19 May 1944
Hennessy, J.P.__ _______ ____
Hennessy, Patrick J.__ January 1943
Hennessy, Patrick J.09 February 1943
Hercules, W.30 December 1943
Hess, Hester__ ________ ____
Hess, Mrs. William A.05 April 1945Letter written for William A. Hess Jr.
Hetfield, E.H.29 January 1945
Hicks, Teddy09 March 1944
Hill, Floyd03 November 1943
Hillman, Kenneth C.20 January 1944
Hillyer, Charles L.__ December 1943
Hindgren, Edgar A.26 December 1944
Hinkle, D.C.20 June 1945
Hinkle, D.C.21 December 1944
Hinkle, Delbert__ January 1944
Hinz, Wernerseveral dates3 Letters
Holler, George C.03 January 1944
Holler, George C.06 January 1945
Holmes, Ed02 January 1945
Holmes, Ed25 October 1943
Homan, Charles12 December 1944
Homan, Ralph F.__ December 1942
Horner, Jack16 January 1944
Hubler, Rolandseveral dates4 Letters
Huddlestun, Thielen B.__ December 1943
Hudson, E.W.__ December 1942
Hudson, E.W.05 December 1943
Hughes, Ben W.04 January 1945
Humenik, Don__ _________ ____
Humenik, Don21 January 1945
Hurley, J.C.19 December 1944
Isaacs, Milton L.10 December 1942
Iwinski, E.20 November 1943
Iwinski, E.28 November __
Iwinski, Edw.10 January 1943
Jackubowski, Andrew S.__ ________ ____
Jacobs, Jack M.19 December 1943
Jacobs, Robert30 November 1943
Jacobsma, Alfred G.28 November 1943
Jagla, E.H.02 February 1945
Jagla, Edw. H.__ ________ ____
Jagla, Edward H.10 February 1943
Jehu, Robert16 January 1946
Johnson, Brantley02 January 1944
Johnson, Byron12 November 1943
Johnson, Mrs. Brantley M. Sr.Letter written for Brantley M. Johnson Jr.
Johnson, Wm.14 December ____Killed in Action, 1944 (Germany)
Jones, Don__ ________ ____
Jones, James09 December 1943
Jones, James13 November 1943
Jones, James H.16 December 1943
Jones, James Jr.30 November 1944
Jones, James L. Jr.19 December 1942
Jones, Rex L.22 February 1945
Jurek, Matt24 January 1944
Jurkiewicz, Rudy26 December 1942
Juroske, James29 December 1943
Justice, John E.14 March 1944
Kaczmarski, C.05 November 1944
Kaczmarski, Chester10 December 1942
Kaczmarski, Marion09 December 1942
Kalinowski, Gene16 December ____
Kalinowski, J.W.16 December 1942
Kalinowski, Joe05 February 1944
Kalinowski, Joe08 December 1944
Karwacki, Edward W.03 January 1944
Kaur, James08 December 1943
Kaur, James16 December 1944
Kavis, Joseph J.14 December 1944
Keith, John R.05 December 1943
Kelly, Walter__ December 1943
Kemp, John K.30 December 1944
Kilch, Joe08 March 1945
Kilch, Joseph M.04 December 1942
Kincaid, O.R.24 March 1944
Kincaid, Orval09 December 1943
King, Laurence13 December 1943
Kiszczak, Peter04 January 1944
Klich, Jos. M.08 December 1943
Klimala, August19 December 1944
Klimala, Frank23 January 1944
Kloskowski, J.A.03 January 1944
Kloskowski, Joe A.15 January 1943
Knapp, Marden B.26 December 1943
Koehler, A.H.__ ________ ____
Konsoer, Mrs. L.E.06 October 1944
Kornafel, Andrew13 December 1943
Koster, Fred J.15 December 1943
Kostlich, AntonMentioned in letter by George Cunningham
Kramer, Ray15 December 1943
Kramer, W.J.01 December 1943
Krebs, Clyde13 December 1942
Krebs, Clyde L.01 February 1944
Krebs, Clyde L. Jr.02 January 1945
Krogh, Harry17 December 1942
Krogh, Harry N.05 January 1944
Krogh, Robert__ _______ ____
Krogh, Robert06 December 1943
Krogh, Robert D.06 December 1944
Krygier, Walter05 January 1944
Krygier, Walter28 December 1944
Kubon, Alexander C.18 January 1944
Kuna, Frank15 December 1944
Kupchick, Daniel06 December 1943
Kupchick, Don15 January 1943
Kut, Joe__ _______ ____
Kut, Joe__ January 1943
Kut, Theo. E.__ ______ ____
Kutscher, E.18 December 1942
Kutscher, E.W.__ ________ ____
Kutscher, Ernest W.03 December 1943
Kutscher, LeRoy01 February 1943
Kutscher, M.F.17 December 1942
Kuykendall, John R. Jr.12 December 1943
Kwasny, Stanley13 December 1942
Kzik, Edward J.23 April 1945
Ladewig, Earl16 January 1943
Lallak, Joe A.03 January 1945
Lamb, H.C.12 December 1943
Lambert, Charles__ _________ ____
Landowski, John J.17 January 1943
Langhoff, John21 December 1943
Langhoff, John F.01 January 1945
LaRoche, Harold21 December 1942
Lassen, Don26 December 1943
Latham, Walter30 December 1944
Lau, Earl F.07 January 1944
Lau, Earl F.11 January 1943
Lau, Earl F.22 January 1945
Laurens, Fred05 December 1944
Laurens, Fred14 December 1942
Laurens, Fred29 November 1943
Leach, Don12 November 1943
Leeper, Ottis C.02 February 1944
Lemons, Bill11 January 1944
Lemons, W.A. (Bill)15 January 1945
Lendi, Carmen__ January 1943
Lendi, Carmen J.06 February 1945Mentions John Garrett in letter
Lenox, Carroll30 January 1943
Lenox, Mrs. Erle 14 December 1942
Lewis, Paul R.13 December 1943
Liess, Sherwin L.31 January 1943
Lindberg, Harry A.20 February 1943
Lindberg, Mrs. Harry A.20 September 1944
Lindell, Eugene29 November 1942
Lindquist, Charles01 July 1943
Lindquist, Charles03 January 1944
Lindquist, Charles08 July 1943
Lindquist, Charles17 January 1945
Lippitt, Harvey M.14 December 1942
Liszka, Walter__ December 1942
Liszka, Walter F.12 December 1942
LoCicero, Vincent18 December 1942
Lomax, Frank07 February 1945
Longendorf, Orville22 November 1943
Love, Robert07 March 1945
Ludwa, Thad11 January 1944
Luke, Alfred__ ________ ____
Luke, Alfred W.30 December 1942
Lyon, Wm. T.__ December 1943
Lyons, Everett18 November 1943
Lyons, Everett K.18 December 1942
Ma________, Stephen21 December 1942
Maas, Bob__ _______ ____
Macdonald, Ted24 December 1945
Macdonald, Theodore__ ________ ____
Macdonald, Theodore23 December 1942
Mackiewicz, John J.__ ________ ____
Mackiewicz, John J.05 December 1945
Mackiewicz, John J.14 December 1942
Mahin, John L.01 November 1943
Mahin, John L.24 January 1943
Makaryk, C.M.05 January 1945
Makaryk, Matthew11 December 1943
Makaryk, Walter20 February 1945
Malecki, H.__ ________ ____
Malecki, H. (Mac)15 December 1944
Malito, Elmer A.08 December 1943
Malkusend, Bruno06 January 1945
Malrav__,21 November 1944
Mandelco, Robert__ _______ ____
Maone, Louis20 January 1944
Maranto, A.V. (Tony)08 February 1945
Marek, Joseph J.08 December 1943
Marek, Joseph J.25 December 1942
Markevicus, Al C.31 December ____
Marks, Wilbert20 December 1943
Martin, Clifford R.01 January 1944
Martin, H. Robert09 December 1944
Martin, R.A.__ December 1943
Mason, Jack E.19 December 1944
Maxwell, Robert H.11 December 1943
Maxwell, Robert H.13 November 1944
Mazur, George30 November 1943
Mazur, Joseph A.10 February 1944
McCaskie, Florence07 January 1946
McCauley, George O.26 January 1945
McChristie, Stewart__ _______ ____
McComb, Richard__ January 1943
McCullaugh, R.J.15 January 1944
McDougall, C.R. Jr.23 January 1945
McGlone, Robert P.11 February 1944
McGlone, Robert P.16 December 1942
McGuire,14 December 1942
McGuire, JohnMentioned in letter by Raymond Noonan
McKeown, W.13 December 1942
McKeown, Walter25 December 1944
McLaughlan, Arch K.18 January 1944
McMahon, Earl M.__December 1942
McMorris, Howard__ ________ 1944
McMorris, Howard W.21 December 1942
McMorris, Howard W.21 January 1944
McMorris, Howard W.several dates
 4 Letters
McMorris, Raymond E.05 January 1943
McPherrin, DickMentioned in letter by Robert Conrad
McPherrin, Jack08 December 1943
McPherrin, Jim06 January 1944
McPhirren, Jim__ _________ ____
Mech, Harry J.06 December 1944
Melkent, Tony A.14 December 1942
Merkle, Calvin16 December 1944
Metzger, Marvin L.18 January 1945
Meyer, Arnold W.08 January 1944
Meyer, Arnold W.26 December 1944
Meyer, W.R.11 January 1944
Meyer, W.R.28 December 1944
Meyers, Eddie01 January 1945
Meyers, James N.02 January 1944
Michalowski, Walter18 January 1944
Michor, E. J.27 November 1943
Michor, Edward16 December 1942
Michor, Edward J.05 January 1945
Mierzwa, John08 December 1944
Mierzwa, John26 October 1943
Mierzwa, John F.22 December 1942
Mierzwa, Joseph15 December 1942
Miklus, Charles V.21 August 1943
Mil____,Stephen17 December 1943
Miller, Dustin21 November 1944
Mills, Louie D.01 March 1944
Millsaps, Warren Harding 20 December 1944
Miskowicz, Ed12 December 1943
Molnar, Stephen J.01 March 1945
Morell, Frank A.10 December 1943
Morgan, Jim20 December 1942
Morgan, Jim20 December 1943
Morgan, Jimseveral dates3 Letters
Morganelli, Richard L.10 January 1944
Morganelli, Richard L.24 November 1944
Morrett, Richard20 December 1944
Morrison, Don A.28 December 1944
Morrison, Wilber L.27 January 1945
Morrison, Wilbur L.01 January 1944
Mosher, Arthur E.01 February 1942
Mosher, Arthur E.16 November 1942
Mossell, R.A.25 December 1944
Mueller, John G.__ ________ ____
Mulder, Ted11 December 1943
Mulder, Ted16 December 1944
Mulder, Ted17 December 1944
Muller, R__ December 1943
Munro, Joe__ December 1943
Murphy, Howard23 November 1944
Murzyn, J.A.__ January 1943
Murzyn, Joe25 November 1943
Murzyn, Joe A.10 December 1944
Neander, Elmer L.10 December 1942
Neander, Ken17 December 1942
Nelson, Edward Robert__ January 1944
Nelson, Kenneth A.28 December 1942
Nelson, Ramon A.__ December 1942
Nelson, Ramon A.02 December 1943
Nelson, Ray07 January 1945
Nelson, Ray A.05 September 1944
Nelson, Vernon05 March 1943
Nelson, Vernon11 December 1943
Nesmith, Bob27 December 1943
Nevills, Samuel J.__ November 1943
Newhart, Paul O.27 December 1943
Nezzle, Andrew W.17 December 1942
Nichols, Laura06 January 1945
Nichols, Laura H.several dates5 Letters
Nisbet, Tom27 January 1945
Noonan, Raymond24 December 1942Mentions John McGuire in letter
Nootbaar, LeRoy19 December 1944
Norwich, J.J.26 December 1943
Norwich, Joseph J.19 November 1944Mentions Stanley P. Norwich in letter
Norwich, Joseph J.28 December 1942
Norwich, Joseph J.__ _______ 1944
Novak, Joe J.20 November 1943
Novak, William11 January 1945
O’Boyle, John06 February 1944Died 14 March 1944 (England)
O’Brien, Earl E.12 December ____
O’Brien, Wm, C.26 January 1945
O’Dell, Lyle05 November 1943
Olson, Alfred M.25 January 1945
Olson, Alfred Martin07 February 1944
Olson, Thomas24 December 1943
Olson., Glenn__ _______ ____
O’Neal, James R.13 July 1943
O’Neal, James R.17 May 1943
Ortyl, Joseph G.__ December 1943
Osborne, Dale12 November 1942
Osborne, Dale21 November 1944
Osborne, Daleseveral dates8 Letters
Oster, Clarence H.02 January 1944
Osuch, Peter31 December 1943
Osuch, Peter J.20 January 1945
Pacholik, Anthony__ December 1943
Paciorek, Frank17 December 1942
Palauc, Chas.__ January 1944
Palcu, Patrick__ November 1943
Palka, Stanley27 December 1943
Pallard, Isaac__ December 1942
Pallard, Issac__ ________ ____
Pallard. Isaac01 March 1944
Pappas, George N.__ January 1944
Para, Joseph W.04 February 1945
Peerbolte, Peter16 December 1943
Pegman, John06 December 1943
Peisner, Harold__ December 1942
Peisner, Harold Donald26 December 1943
Perrin, Frank M.02 January 1944
Perrin, Frank M.27 December 1942
Persic, Ray15 December 1943
Peterson, Floyd T.31 December 1943
Peterson, O.F.__ December 1943
Philpat, James__ December 1942
Philpot, James C.26 December 1944
Piazza, Frank P.28 December 1944
Piazza, Gene__ _________ ____
Piekarski, Baleslaus Marion11 November 1943
Piekarski, Marion__ _______ ____
Pierce, Donald J.17 November 1943
Pilson, Alzie17 January 1944
Piotrowski, E.__ December 1942
Pippin, Donald29 November 1943
Pochos, Chris A.26 December 1943
Pochos, Peary28 December 1944
Pociask, Stanley J.02 January 1945
Podgorski, Michael26 December 1944
Poss, Claude__ November 1943
Poucher, John W.10 December 1943
Powers, Robert V.09 December 1943
Poyezdala, Joseph07 June 1944
Poyezdala, Joseph11 January 1945
Poyezdala, Stephen07 November 1943
Price, Raymond L.21 December 1943
Prince, J.12 December 1942
Prince, J.A.29 December 1942
Przab, Peter E. Jr.04 February 1943
Queen, Don L.20 January 1944
Queen, Donald L.16 December 1944
Quinn, James H.16 December 1944
Quirk, Francis03 December 1945
Quirk, George B.06 February 1945
Radanovich, Joe14 January 1945
Rafson, E.T. (Gene)__ _______ 1944
Rafson, E.T. (Gene)09 January 1945
Rahn, Richard E.05 January 1945
Raiman, Clarence16 December 1943
Raiman, Clarence21 March 1943
Ranney, R.R.21 February 1944
Reed, James R.06 December 1943
Reed, James R.29 November 1944
Reiland, Anthony P,30 April 1944Mentions Laurel Fredman in letter
Reyelta, Walter15 December 1944
Ribando, Fred J.11 November 1943
Ribando, Fred J.20 December 1944
Rich, Charles09 December 1943
Rich, Robert W.14 December 1942
Rinella, Mrs. Albert26 February 1943 KateThe cashier in Voss Meat & Grocery Mkt.
Roarda, John J.__ ________ ____
Robblin, Lloyd A.08 January 1945
Robblin, Lloyd A.28 December 1943
Robertson, Harry14 November 1943
Robertson, Orbra C.20 February 1944Killed in Action, 26 July 1944 – France
Robinson, H.17 December 1944
Robinson, Jack__ December 1943
Rosolawski, Edwin__ November 1944
Ross, Walt17 December 1943
Rost, Tom__ ________ ____
Rowe, Clyde H.01 August 1944
Rowley, Bob14 November 1943
Rowley, Robert20 December 1942Letter and card
Rozek, Frank27 January 1945
Rubbo, Lino26 June 1943
Rusgis, Charles R.13 December 1942
Rusgis, Charles R.25 December 1943
Russell, Richard16 December 1942
Rzab, John__ December 1942
Saeger, Harold A.__ January 1944
Sales, R.R.__ December 1943
Salhoff, Herman11 January 1943
Sandor, Frank J.16 November 1944
Sandor, Frank J.23 December 1943
Sanek, Frank A.27 December 1944
Santefort, Harold10 December 1943
Sauage, Mallory H.30 December 1944
Saudder, J. Jr.06 December 1944
Sawyer, Edgar Harold09 January 1943
Schlatter, Margaret Helen Photo with husband J.R. Cunningham
Schnering, Stanley25 January 1945
Schoelm W.C.19 December 1944
Schoelm, W.C.13 December 1942 Mentions Shirley Joann Shipe in letter
Schoelm, William C.20 December 1943
Scholefield, E.26 January 1943
Scholefield, Stanley__ November 1943
Schroeder, J.U.27 December 1944
Schultz, C.R.03 January 1944
Schwartzkopf, Robert L.__ December 1943
Scully, Joan M.13 December 1944
Scully, Joan M.23 April 1944
Scully, John15 December 1943
Seabolt, Henry Jr.24 December 1942
Seams, Lawrenceseveral dates5 Letters
Seback, John__ December 1943
Sebock, Joe12 January 1943
Sellers, J.L.11 January 1944
Shambo, Albert07 January 1945
Shilling, Louis07 December 1942
Shipe, Shirley JoannMentioned by W.C. Schoelm in letter
Shumard, Charles A.__ December 1943
Shumpes, Bill__ December 1943
Siddens, James O.10 December 1944
Sides, C. Ralph16 February 1944
Sides, C.R.22 January 1945
Simkins, Thomas W.28 December 1944
Simon, Joe30 December 1943
Simon, S.R.21 December 1945
Sipes, Arthur04 February 1945
Skirmont, John12 December 1943
Sledziewski, Geo. J.28 January 1946
Smith, Chas. G.__ November 1943
Smith, Chas. G.21 January 1943
Smith, Hobart01 March 1945
Smith, Melkam J.15 December 1942
Smith, Robert P.11 December 1942
Smith, Vernon22 December 1942
Smothers, Mrs. E. D.__ January 1943
Snow, Ray__ _______ ____
Sorenson, Arthur C.__ ________ ____
Sparger, Kenneth18 December 1945
Spencer, C.R.08 January 1945
Spencer, Jim__ December 1942
Spencer, Jim W.25 November 1944
Spindler, Norman R.14 December 1944
Staack, Erma D.27 December 1942
Stack, Marie B.03 January 1943
Stack, Marie B.07 December 1944
Starzyk, Adam15 December 1943Mentions Patricia Ellis in letter
Steele, Ira T.12 December 1944
Steele, Ted__ ________ ____
Stepanczuk, Eddy J.__ ________ ____
Stepanczuk, Frank A.30 December 1944
Stevens, Mrs. Marland G. 05 October 1944
Stevens, W.R.05 January ____
Stewart, H.M.18 January 1945
Stojak, Joseph25 January 1945Served on the USS Eaton
Stolarz, Joseph Paul__ ________ ____
Stout, Richard W.14 January 1943
Strahorn, Dave R. Jr.03 January 1945
Stroh, Clarence24 December 1943
Stroh, Lewis__ December 1943
Stutters, Ken W.26 December 1944
Stypuloski, Mary M.__ December 1945
Sublett, R.W.15 November 1943
Sutton, Robert T.__ December 1943
Swanson, Harold A.28 December 1942
Swarek, Tony09 March 1944
Sweeney, Harry03 January 1943 Photograph
Sweeney, Harry D.03 December 1944
Sweeney, Lloyd Donald Jr.06 January 1944
Swetlik, Alfred and Inez 19 December 1943
Swetlik, Alfred M.16 December 1942
Szacik, Pete__ December 1942
Szacik, Peter G.01 January 1945
Szczepankiewicz, Edmond12 November 1942
Szczepankiewicz, Edmond29 October 1942
Sztuba, Joseph W.08 June 1945
Tarala, Edwin20 January 1943
Terrell, Carnell05 January 1945
Tesar, Frank J.17 January 1944
Tesar, George A.04 January 1943
Thomas, Lelon E.14 January 1945
Thompson, F.L.25 December 1942
Thompson, M.G.18 December 1944
Thoren, Clyde E.14 November 1943
Thoresen, T.03 January 1946
Thoresen, Thomas H.15 January 1944
Tomsheck, Raymond27 January 1945
Traub, G. Lawrence05 December 1943
Traub, G. Lawrence23 January 1943
Turngren, Clarence__ February 1944
Turngren, Clarence R.08 January 1945
Tyler, Oliver29 December 1944
Tyler, Quentin M.several dates 14 Letters
Upton, Joe14 December 1943
Upton, Joel08 January 1945
Ursettie, Gerald__ ______ ____
Ursettie, H.J. (Bud)17 January 1944
Valent, J.M.__ January 1943
Van Dyke, A.G.26 February 1945
Van Houten, Harold03 June 1945
Van Houten, Harold12 December 1943
Van Laningham, E.30 December 1942
Van Milligan, H.21 January 1945
Van Milligan, Henry29 February 1944
Vater, P.F.__ _________ ____
Veerhusen, William05 December 1942
Ver Wey, Arthur25 February 1945
Ver Wey, Arthur25 February 1945
Vetter, Verne__ November 1943
Vickers, John10 December 1944
Vickers, John17 December 1942
Vogler, H.A.25 December 1942
Vogler, Harold10 November 1943
Voiles, Claire Leslie09 January 1945Died in Pacific Area, May 1945
Vroegindewey R.A.22 November 1944
Vroegindewey, Paul__ December 1944
Vroegindewey, Robert A.__ December 1942
Vroegindewey, Robert A.__ January 1944
Wade, Jim20 April 1944Died of wounds, 1944
Wainwright, Frank19 February 1942
Wald, Martin Henry III13 December 1942
Waldron, Geo.__ December 1943
Wamsiedel, Joseph22 December 1943
Wamsiedel, Joseph W.05 January 1945
Warns, Carl E.__ December 1943
Warns, Carl E.19 December 1944
Warns, Norman S.12 December 1944
Watkins, Henry Jr.08 December 1943
Watson, John12 December 1942
Watson, John T.21 January 1945
Watson, John T.29 November 1943
Watt, S.__ December 1942
Wawrzyniak, Edwin J.12 March 1944
Weaks, Bob05 February 1945
Weaks, R.16 December 1943
Webster, O.R.19 January 1945
Welch, Lawrence17 December 1943
Welch, Lawrence (Jack)11 January 1944
Wells, George12 December 1942
Werner, ________ ______ 1943 Photograph
White, James C.10 December 1942
White, James C.15 December 1944
White, James C.21 December 1943
White, Ralph__ _______ ____
White, William F.31 December 1944Mentions Mrs. Raymond E. Young in letter
Wiechmann, E. F.13 December 1942
Wiechmann, Ed12 January 1945
Wilk, Joseph A.10 January 1943
Wilk, Joseph A.13 December 1943
Wilk, Wally21 November 1943
Wilk, Walter10 December 1942
Williams, Harold12 December 1944
Willing, Don01 March 1944
Wills, George__ December 1943
Wills, George01 February 1944
Wills, George31 October 1942
Wills, Georgeseveral dates6 Letters
Willson, Earl F.15 December 1944
Willson, James N.10 December 1943
Willson, James N.25 December 1944
Wilson, Chas. Wayne9 December 1942
Wilson, Robert L.28 February 1944
Wilson, Wayne__ November 1943
Wingard, A.L.15 December 1943
Wingard, A.L.15 December 1944
Winterbauer, Aussell 13 January 1943
Winterbauer, Aussell A.11 February ____
Wirth, John03 January 1945
Wirth, John N.17 January 1944
Witkowski, W.T.16 December ____
Witt, George04 January 1943
Witt, George04 January 1945
Witt, Harry14 December 1942
Witt, Harry M.__ December 1943
Witt, Harry M.07 November 1944
Witt, Harry M.19 November 1944
Wiycik, Ed__ December 1943
Wojtanowski, John W.26 February 1944
Wojtyczka, Joseph J.__ ________ ____
Wolfrum, H.19 December 1943
Workman, Bill09 January 1945
Workman, Bill17 December 1942
Wreath, A.R.09 December 1944
Wreath, A.R.14 November 1943
Wright, Jack Walter10 December 1944
Wudeik, Edward__ _________ ____
Wunderlich, Florence06 January 1945
Wunderlich, Florence16 January 1944
York, Fredrick E.24 January 1943
York, Harry21 December 1942
York, Harry S.30 December 1944
Young, Mrs. Raymond E.Mentioned by William F. White in letter
Yudeik, Michael04 February 1944
Yudeik, Michael29 November 1944
Zanta, George J.09 May 1944
Zimmerman, J.F.12 December 1943
Zisk, Cecil11 November 1943
Zmuda, A.26 December 1944
Zmuda, Robert26 December 1943
Zmuda, Tony17 December 1943
Zub, Jonnie27 November 1944
Zuroske, James20 March ____
Zuroske, Stanley07 December 1944
Zuroske, Stanley30 December 1943
Zych, John28 December 1944
Zych, Karl26 December 1943
Zysk, Julian A.03 February 1944