A photograph of Troy Gibson, a Middle Tennessee State University student serving in the Tennessee National Guard, who stands outside a tent surrounded by boxes of water. The photograph was taken by Nashville Banner photographer Larry McCormack on...
A photograph of Sgt. K. C. Henry of Lafayette, Tenn. who prepares to take down the Tennessee state flag from its makeshift but sturdy flagpole at a campsite in Saudi Arabia during Operation Desert Shield. The campsite, nicknamed "Hotel California"...
This is a pass for Edward E. O'Connor, Jr., who served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. The card was issued at the gunnery school at Tyndall Field in Panama City, Florida, on August 24, 1944. The front of the card...
A photograph of several Tennessee National Guard soldiers walking across an open area in front of a load of supplies, surrounded by numerous tents serving as living quarters for the troops in the Saudi Arabian desert during Operation Desert Shield....
A close-up photograph of Frances Garrett of Lebanon, Tennessee, wearing a desert camouflage "boonie" hat, mirrored sunglasses, and a scarf tied about her neck. She is a soldier in the Tennessee National Guard, serving in Saudi Arabia during the...
A photograph of Tillman William "Bill" Bratton standing in a U.S. military camp in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. In this photograph, Bratton is holding an M-16 rifle and wearing a helmet and flak vest. He served in the...
Excerpts from an oral history interview with Mary Diane Maynard Ross, conducted on 2 Oct. 2006 by Linda Barnickel as part of the Nashville Public Library's Veterans History Project. Ross discusses the difficulty of leaving behind her young...
Photograph of a snow scene at a German airstrip near Gosselies, Belgium, that had been taken over by Americans during the Second World War. American GI's lived in the tent on the right with only a heater stove to keep warm. The camouflage nets...
A two-page typewritten letter by Jessie Wallace to her mother, Mrs. C.M. (Lorine) Wallace of Ames, Iowa. Jessie grew up in Oklahoma and her family moved to Iowa during the Depression. During World War II, Jessie Wallace (later McNutt) served in...
A photograph of an unidentified Tennessee National Guardsman hugging a girl carrying a flower. The soldier is one of 63 members of the 130th Rear Area Operations Center, which returned to the Grubbs-Kyle Training Center at the Smyrna Armory on...
Front of a black and white postcard, circa 1942, depicting WWII military maneuvers in Tennessee, from official photographs of the U. S. Army and Marine Corps. Between September 1942 and March 1944 nearly one million soldiers trained in the...
An excerpt from an oral history interview with Nashville veteran James Carlew, conducted on 25 March 2004 by Larry Patterson as part of the Nashville Public Library's Veterans History Project. Carlew, who served in the Navy during World War II and...
A photograph of two pilots, Richard "Bulgey" Dotterer (left) and Clarence E. Louden, during World War II. This photograph was later used in a tape for national broadcast that set out to show the everyday life of men serving in the war. Dotterer...
A monthly newsletter called Contact, created by the Hayes Young Adult Sunday School class at City Road Methodist Church (now City Road Chapel United Methodist Church) located at 601 Gallatin Road South in Madison, Tennessee. The purpose of this...
Photograph of a group of Joe Thompson's buddies, relaxing on base before they were sent further down the coast of England in preparation for what turned out to be the battle of Normandy. Forms part of the Veterans History Project collection. 1...
Front of Japanese-inspired Christmas card issued by the 2nd Marine Division during World War II, collected by American Marine, Melvin C. Dodson. Dodson enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps in 1940. He reached the rank of Captain and served in the...
Excerpts from an oral history interview with Marion F. "Sonny" Smith, conducted on 25 Sept. 2007 by Larry Patterson as part of the Nashville Public Library's Veterans History Project. Smith served with the 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment of the...
Excerpts from the reminiscences of Roy C. Avery, recorded in June 1971 by Catherine Berry Pilcher Avery and Rev. William Dixon Gray. The recording is part of the Century III Nashville: Nashville Heritage Project. Avery recalls the boredom and...
A letter from Dutch immigrant, Peter J. Williamson back home to his wife, Eunice, during the Civil War. In 1862, Williamson enlisted as a Private in the 1st Wisconsin Cavalry, Company F and was ultimately promoted to Full 1st Lieutenant. During...
A letter from Dutch immigrant, Peter J. Williamson, back home to his wife, Eunice, during the Civil War. In 1862, Williamson enlisted as a Private in the 1st Wisconsin Cavalry, Company F and was ultimately promoted to Full 1st Lieutenant. During...