World War II Archives

Dec 11, 2009
  • Jennifer Daugherty

World War II era British War Propaganda Posters

Source: Robert Lee Ghormley Papers East Carolina Manuscript Collection #1153 Staff Person: Dale Sauter Description: Today's staff pick features two of the many World War II era British war propaganda...

Aug 07, 2009
  • Jennifer Daugherty

WWII Prisoner of War Camp, Williamston, N.C., 1943-1945

Source: Francis M. Manning Collection, East Carolina Manuscript Collection #488 Staff Person: Martha Elmore Description: By 1943, the U.S. government had thousands of Italian and German prisoners who were in...

Apr 09, 2009
  • Jennifer Daugherty

V-Mail Easter Greeting

Source: Preliminary Inventory of the Saunders Family Collection, 1941-1945, East Carolina Manuscript Collection, #964 Staff Person: Nanette Hardison Description: The image that is shown is a V-mail Easter greeting dated...

Apr 18, 2008
  • Jennifer Daugherty

Japanese Surrender Photograph, 2 September 1945

  Source: Frank A. Armstrong, Jr. Papers, East Carolina Manuscript Collection #35 Staff Person: Jonathan Dembo Description: The photograph below is one of the most famous in any of our...

Nov 30, 2007
  • Jennifer Daugherty

WW II Japanese Souvenir Flag

Source: U.S. Navy Memorial Collection, Jim Will Spry Papers, undated, East Carolina Manuscript Collection #677.082 Staff Person: Dale Sauter Description: This item is believed to be a souvenir flag obtained...

Sep 27, 2007
  • Jennifer Daugherty

Buzz Bomb Attack 1944

Source: Wilbur Kenneth Bragg Collection, East Carolina Manuscript Collection, #1100 Staff Person: Jonathan Dembo Description: Buzz Bomb Attack 1944 The attached images are from a private scrapbook compiled by Sgt....

Dec 14, 2006
  • Jennifer Daugherty

World War II Diary

Source: Frank A. Armstrong Jr., Papers, East Carolina Manuscript Collection #35 Staff Person: Lynette Lundin Description: Frank A. Armstrong Jr. Papers Collection # 35 has 18 boxes which are composed...

Oct 27, 2006
  • Jennifer Daugherty

Howard Zacher in his plane “Margie”

Source: Hugh Elroy Best, Jr. Family Collection, East Carolina Manuscript Collection #894 Staff Person: Dale Sauter Description: This week's pick comes from a collection that contains photographic prints and photocopied...