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B. D. Lester to Captain, October 25, 1889
No full textIn this letter of October 25, 1889, B. D. Lester writes to Captain (possibly James W. Terrell or William H. Thomas) offering to sell his land in North Carolina to Thomas since he moved to Alabama
Oral History Interview with Lester D. Read, July 19, 2005
No full textThe National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Lester D. Read. Read was born 14 September 1928 in Plymouth, Indiana and graduated from Plymouth High School in 1943. Drafted into the Marine Corps in 1943, he describes training in boot camp at San Diego. He then went to tank training school where he was assigned to reconnaissance and liaison in the 5th Marine Division, 28th Marine Regiment, 5th Tank Battalion. His primary job was to communicate by radio between the infantry and the tanks. Upon completing tank training he went aboard an LSM, loaded with three tanks, and sailed to Hilo, Hawaii. After a period of advanced training the division went aboard a troop ship destined for Iwo Jima. He describes his landing with the seventh wave on 19 February 1945 and tells of his partner getting wounded soon after getting on shore. He remembers 23 February 1945 when he volunteered for a mission to the top of Mount Suribachi and tells of being there when the first American flag was raised. After a period of time the division returned to Hawaii for replacements and training. Read was aboard a troop transport ready to participate in the invasion of Japan when the atomic bombs were dropped. He visited both Hiroshima and Nagasaki and describes the destruction and devastation he saw. After being in Japan several months he returned to the United States on a troop ship. Read was discharged May 1946
Lester, W G, VX25612
No full textThis record was harvested from a previous catalogue system and will be withdrawn in 2025. Information in this record may be superseded or incomplete. Visit this record in UMA's new catalogue at: https://archives.library.unimelb.edu.au/nodes/view/399175Surname: LESTER. Given Name(s) or Initials: W G. Military Service Number or Last Known Location: VX25612. Missing, Wounded and Prisoner of War Enquiry Card Index Number: 32251.216792
Item: [2016.0049.31468] "Lester, W G, VX25612
THE GREAT LESTER YOUNG / Lester YOUNG
No full textTitre uniforme : [Lester leaps in]Titre uniforme : [She's Funny that way]Titre uniforme : [These foolish things]Titre uniforme : [These foolish things]Titre uniforme : [After you've gone]Comprend : D.B. BLUES / Lester YOUNG - LESTER BLOWS AGAIN / Lester YOUNG - LESTER LEAPS IN / Lester YOUNG - AFTER YOU'VE GONE / H. CREAMER et T. LAYTON - SAX-O-BE-BOP / Lester YOUNG - JUST COOLING / Lester YOUNG - JAMMIN' WITH LESTER / Lester YOUNG - YOU'RE DRIVING ME CRAZY / W. DONALDSON - JUMPIN' AT THE WOODSIDE / W.C. BASIE - SHE'S FUNNY THAT WAY / C.N. DANIELS et R.A. WHITING - LESTER'S BE-BOP / Lester YOUNG - THESE FOOLISH THINGS / LINK - STRACHEY et MASCHWITZBnF-Partenariats, Collection sonore - BelieveContient une table des matière
Letter from W. T. Johnson to Lester Moore
No full textLetter from W. T. Johnson to Lester Moore, concerning Farm and Home Improvement Award
W.P. Lester to James C. Furman
No full textA one page letter and sketches from W.P. Lester to James C. Furma
Letter from W. T. Johnson to Lester Moore
No full textLetter from W. T. Johnson to Lester Moore, requesting that he travel to Atlanta with livestock judging team
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