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[Letter from June Yates to Cal Yates]

Description: Letter from June Yates to Cal describing his travels across Germany after the war was over. June notes the destruction that the bombs inflicted on some of the large cities and testifies for the accuracy of the horror stories told from the concentration camps; they are still very busy as they are the only hospital for miles.
Date: 1945-05-21~
Creator: Yates, June
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: City of Grapevine

[Sign at the Blue Danube]

Description: Photograph of a sign by the side of the road near the Danube River. There is a wooden house to the right, and several cars on the road. The text on the front of the photograph reads: "Sign says - You are now crossing the Beautiful Blue Danube - thru the courtesy of the 12th Armored Div. Dillingen, Germany May 5, 1945".
Date: May 5, 1945
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[Letter from Don King to Captain Charles R. Griggs, May 2, 1945]

Description: Letter from a soldier named Don King to Captain Charles R. Griggs concerning his status in his current company as first sergeant but will probably be moved back once a new man is assigned. King tells Griggs that he wants him to spend time with him and his wife after the war is over and that he really would like to see him and talk to him in person.
Date: May 2, 1945
Creator: King, Don
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Pioneer City County Museum

[Diary Entry: "So the War's Over" and Other Entries, May 9, 1945]

Description: Diary entry by Edgar Jones about his experience aboard the USS Monitor LSV-5. He discusses the end of the war in the European theater and how the news of Victory in Europe Day was received by the servicemen in the Pacific, types of people one might encounter at the Officer's Club, and his feelings towards his country during the colors ceremony.
Date: May 9, 1945
Creator: Jones, Edgar, 1915-2009
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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