Forrest A. Garland Correspondence, 1918, 1939-1954

Title:

Forrest A. Garland Correspondence, 1918, 1939-1954

Creator:

Garland, Forrest A., 1920-1971

Accession / Call Number:

1995.014

Object ID:

1995-014

Date:

1918, 1939-1954

Physical Description:

1 box ; 0.21 linear feet

Scope and Content:

The Forrest A. Garland Correspondence includes letters and V-mail to his wife, friends, and others during his service in World War II. Garland served as a jeep driver in the 338th First Army Battalion, Field Artillery. The collection includes letters from Camp Gruber in Oklahoma, Italy, and North Africa. He discusses driving a jeep and observations on "Jerry's positions," as well as describing Arabs, mentioning the weather, crops, and other activities, from boredom to apprehension when under attack, noting the falling shrapnel, living in fox holes, and the lack of sleep. Folder 4 contains correspondence to and from various people including: a 1944 letter from Mary in Barre, MA, to Mrs. Raymond Bean; a March 1944 letter from Sargent Ambrose Brown in Italy with Company K 180th Infantry to Lawrence Ham; a February 13, 1954 letter from Private Al Hoyt in Korea with the 120th E.C.B. (Engineer Combat Battalion) to Kenneth Hussey; and a March 11, 1954 letter from Private Andy Gagnon in Germany to Kenneth Hussey. The last folder contains a change of address card to his wife, a World War I draft notice, a certificate of merit from the New Hampshire State Council of Defense, postcards from the Harvard Student Union, and correspondence to non-family persons. The materials in this collection are dated 1918 and 1939-1954.

Subjects:

Correspondence , Draft , Military life , Soldiers , V-mail , World War, 1914-1918 , World War, 1939-1945

Locations:

Camp Gruber, OK
Fort Sill, OK
Sanbornville, NH
Africa
Italy
Germany
Korea

People:

Garland, Forrest A., 1920-1971 , Garland, Rita Elizabeth

Organizations:

Harvard Union (Student social club)
New Hampshire. State Council of Defense
United Service Organization (U.S.)
United States. Army. Field Artillery Battalion, 338th

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society purchase.

Restrictions:

Available for research.

Level Description:

Collection

Finding Aid Link:

RS67648_Garland_Forrest_A._Correspondence_1995.014.pdf