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Hq. at Riardo (south in jeep).
Photograph number 121. This photograph shows men in a jeep at the headquarters in Riardo, Italy located in the Province of Caserta. The title for this image was found in Major Edwin D. Burwell Jr.'s list of photographs. -
Hq. at Riardo (south in jeep).
Photograph number 120. This photograph shows men in a jeep at the headquarters in Riardo, Italy located in the Province of Caserta. The title for this image was found in Major Edwin D. Burwell Jr.'s list of photographs. -
Hq. at Riardo (south in jeep).
Photograph number 119. This photograph shows men in a jeep at the headquarters in Riardo, Italy located in the Province of Caserta. The title for this image was found in Major Edwin D. Burwell Jr.'s list of photographs. -
Near Pignataro.
Photograph number 85. This photograph shows four men at camp near Pignataro Maggiore, Italy. The title for this image was found in Major Edwin D. Burwell Jr.'s list of photographs. -
Hq in Bia e Latina.
Photograph number 84. This photograph shows four men in the headquarters at Baia e Latina, Italy located in the Province of Caserta. One of the men is playing the accordion. The title for this image was found in Major Edwin D. Burwell Jr.'s list of photographs. -
Hq in Bia e Latina.
Photograph number 83. This photograph shows three men in the headquarters at Baia e Latina, Italy located in the Province of Caserta. The title for this image was found in Major Edwin D. Burwell Jr.'s list of photographs. -
Pickett & McCarthy.
Photograph number 57. This photograph shows Pickett and McCarthy in camp. The title for this image was found in Major Edwin D. Burwell Jr.'s list of photographs. -
Oran.
Photograph number 40. This photograph shows four men standing by a military vehicle in Oran, Algeria. The title for this image was found in Major Edwin D. Burwell Jr.'s list of photographs. -
Nurses Qt.'s Ain El Turk.
Photograph number 20. This photograph shows the nurses' quarters in Ayn al-Turk, Algeria. The title for this image was found in Major Edwin D. Burwell Jr.'s list of photographs. -
Alyce Reed - Oran.
Photograph number 14. This photograph shows a woman, Alyce Reed, in uniform in Oran, Algeria. The title for this image was found in Major Edwin D. Burwell Jr.'s list of photographs. -
Nurses Qts. Ain El Turk.
Photograph number 10. This photograph shows the nurses' quarters in Ayn al-Turk, Algeria. The title for this image was found in Major Edwin D. Burwell Jr.'s list of photographs. -
Alyce Reed Ain El Turk.
Photograph number 8. This photograph shows a woman, Alyce Reed, in a helmet in Ayn al-Turk, Algeria. The title for this image was found in Major Edwin D. Burwell Jr.'s list of photographs. -
Officers 1108th.
Photograph number 6. This photograph shows five officers from the 1108th Engineer Combat Group at a camp. The title for this image was found in Major Edwin D. Burwell Jr.'s list of photographs. -
Personnel Roster of 300th General Hospital.
"COOPER, Opal" is highlighted on the first page of the roster, and the final page has an image of First Lieutenant Margaret S. Buchanan. -
Extract document listing army members.
The document provides the members' ranks, names, ASNs, ARMs, ASRs, and organizations. -
"Officer's Accrued Leave Record".
The document notes that the beginning of the officer's active duty was 26 September 1941 and lists the amount of leave he took and accrued each year since then. -
"Letter Orders No 8-20".
The orders grant Edwin D. Burwell Jr. seven days of leave to Great Britain. -
Duty reassignment for Edwin D. Burwell Jr.
Major Edwin D. Burwell Jr. was assigned to move from the 1147th to the 1103rd Engineer Combat Group. -
Request for convalescent leave.
Edwin D. Burwell Jr. requetsed fourteen days of leave to recover from double pneumonia and pleurisy. -
Request for relief from active duty.
Edwin D. Burwell Jr. composed this request to appear before a board for a review for relief from active duty. He includes his name, rank, ASN, organization, arm or service, component, MOS, race, sex, certified adjusted service rating score, physical profile, and efficiency index. -
Correspondence concerning the "POM Eligibility of Officer Recently Returned From Overseas Theatre."
In this correspondence, 1st Lieutenant Wallace M. Telford writes to the commanding general at Fort McPherson in Georgia about Edwin D. Burwell Jr. He requests information on the eligibility of returning Major Burwell, who has recently returned from the Italian Campaign, to service overseas within six months of his return. -
Major Edwin D. Burwell Jr. Army Identification Card.
The front of the card displays an image of Major Edwin D. Burwell Jr., as well as his name, designation, and signature. The back notes his height at five feet, eight and a half inches, weight as 140 pounds, hair color as brown, and eye color as blue. It also notes his daye of birth, 9 November 1916, and has his left and right index fingerprints. The word "INACTIVE" is hole-punched into the card. -
"The Season's Greetings."
This greeting card was sent from M. Louis Salmon in Vienna, Austria to his parents in Mobile, Alabama at Christmas 1945. The inscription reads, "Your devoted son, Louis." -
"Occupational Force Travel Permit No. 047321."
The permit authorized M. Louis Salmon to travel from Vienna to Linz, Austria as part of a convoy. -
"Occupational Force Travel Permit No. 026379."
The permit authorized M. Louis Salmon to travel from Vienna to Bruck, Austria and return. -
"Army Exchange Ration Card - European Theater."
The card was issued to and signed by M. Louis Salmon. -
"Currency Exchange Control Book."
The book includes details about Salmon's exchange transactions while stationed in Europe in spring 1946. -
"Vienna Pass."
The pass certified that the bearer was a member of the Vienna Garrison. The pass belonged to Louis Salmon. -
"Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year."
A photograph of Louis Salmon in his Army uniform is featured on the postcard. -
"The 'High' Command."
Salmon is pictured at center. -
S/Sgt. John J. Dunn in Nantes, France.
Louis Salmon's note on the reverse of the photo reads, "One of the best friends I have. MLS." -
PFC. James Joseph Higgins and S/Sgt. Albert McCrea in Nantes, France.
Louis Salmon's note on the reverse of the photo reads, "Higgins is my boy -- I have spoiled the lad to the degree that I alone can get him to work. He is only nineteen years old, but every inch a soldier, regardless of appearance. McCrea is a natural actor -- he should be on the stage. He is twenty-five."