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Turner, Henry A. (Second World War correspondence)
2017.384.w.r
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Contributing Institution:
Center for American War Letters Archives
Title: Henry A. Turner Second World War correspondence
Creator:
Turner, Henry Aurthur, Seaman First Class, 1922-1996
source:
Sims, Normajean Andrews
Identifier/Call Number: 2017.384.w.r
Physical Description:
.025 Linear Feet
(1 folder)
Date: 1945 December 24
Abstract: This collection contains one correspondence and two copied photographs of S1/C Henry A. Turner, USN sent to his sister during
the Second World War.
Language of Material:
English
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Container: WWII 24
Container: 6
Container: 1
This collection is open for research.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Normajean Sims, "Your Niece (Billy Jo)"
Seaman First Class Henry Aurthur Turner, United States Navy (10/28/1922 - 1/8/1996) is an African American sailor born in
Dover, Oklahoma to Rufus and Estella, and lived in Topeka, Kansas as well as Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was later a member of
the American Legion Jordan Patterson Post #319 and retired from the Department of Menninger Foundation (according to donor).
The donor, Normajean Sims, is the daughter of S1/c Turner's sister, Leona M. Andrews.
[Item title / description; Box "n" / Folder "n"], Henry A. Turner Second World War correspondence (2017.384.w.r), Center for
American War Letters Archives, Chapman University, CA.
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collection, including permanent URLs, item or folder descriptions, and box/folder locations.
This collection contains one letter from S1/C Henry A. Turner, USN to his sister Leona M. Andrews in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
during the Second World War. The letter was written on Christmas eve 1945 from Guam and discusses sending home money and hoping
to leave soon. Also included are two photocopies of black and white photographs of S1/C Turner with written descriptions on
the backsides. One photograph is of Turner in uniform at Great Lakes Naval Base, Illinois originally sent as a postcard to
his sister Leona, and the other is overseas with another serviceman, apparently play-sparring with rifles, originally sent
on a postcard to his niece, the donor, Normajean Sims.
There are no restrictions on the use of this material except where previously copyrighted material is concerned. It is the
responsibility of the researcher to obtain all permissions.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
World War (1939-1945) -- Pacific campaign -- Guam
Correspondence -- World War, 1939-1945
World War (1939-1945) -- Christmas
Sims, Normajean Andrews