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Banner - 2019.001.0166
Banner sent from Allen J. Sutherland at Camp Barkeley, Texas to his mother, Verla Gay Sutherland. The center of the banner is white with red text and an image of a soldier. The text reads: Mother-/You Built A HOME/And/Filled it with/JOY/From Your Son/Camp Barkeley Texas. There is a gold fringe around the edges.
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Card, Documentary - 2017.066.0070
This official card produced by the War Deparment was sent from Allen J. Sutherland to notify Archie D. Sutherland of his change of address from Camp Barkeley, Texas to California. One side contains the updated address information, and the other has the postage information.
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Certificate - 2017.066.0064
This paper American Red Cross card was issued in 1941 and was valid through January 1, 1943. It certified Allen J. Sutherland to be a first aid instructor, teaching junior, standard, and advanced courses in the Campbell County Chapter of the American Red Cross. The card was sent to Sutherland when he was stationed at Camp Barkeley, Texas during WWII.
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Clipping, Newspaper - 2019.001.0118b
Newspaper clipping listing the attendees of a dinner party held in honor of Sergeant Allen J. "Bud" Sutherland when he was home on furlough from Camp Barkeley, Texas. The first part of the clipping (2019.001.0118a) was from another section of the paper and was attached to this clipping with a flathead pin.
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Clipping, Newspaper - 2019.015.0004
Newspaper clipping that briefly describes several men from Campbell County who were in the service during WWII. Dale Johnson, the donor's uncle, is included. At the time of the article, Sergeant Dale Johnson was in England with the 364th Bomber Squadron, 305th bomber group.
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Directory - 1974.001.1021
A business directory for Gillette during 1963, sponsored by the Campbell County Chamber of Commerce Buisness Relations Committee. Contents include an alphabetized list of Gillette buisness by category of the service offered, data about Gillette, and spreadsheets of the assessed valuation of Campbell County and percentage county tax dollar.
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Letter - 2017.066.0074
This is a handwritten letter from Allen J. Sutherland to his parents, signed "Bud." The letter is written on cream-colored letterhead from Camp Barkeley, Texas. There is a gold-foil eagle and "V" emblem at the top center of the paper. Bud discusses his happiness that he was able to call home and speak to several family members, letters he received from women named Alberta and Mary, traveling out with the platoon and not eating for a long period o...
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Letter - 2017.066.0075
This is a handwritten letter from Allen J. Sutherland to his parents, signed "Bud." The letter is written on cream-colored letterhead from Camp Barkeley, Texas. There is a gold-foil eagle and "V" emblem at the top center of the paper. Bud discusses his hope to leave his current location soon for a new address, how tired he is from the military operations there and the lack of food, and the plans for the 90th Division of the 359th Infantry to move...
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Letter - 2017.066.0076
This is a handwritten letter from Allen J. Sutherland to his parents, signed "Bud." The letter is written on a single sheet of plain cream-colored paper. It was written while Bud was still stationed at Camp Barkeley, Texas, but was planning to be moved soon. He talks about Fort Benning, and his hope to be moved there and take classes rather than move to Louisiana where the weather is harsher at this time of year. He briefly discusses their milita...
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Letter - 2017.066.0077
This is a handwritten letter from Allen J. Sutherland to his parents, signed "Bud." The letter is written on a single sheet of plain paper. It was written while Bud was still stationed at Camp Barkeley, Texas and waiting for information about leaving. Bud discusses the freezing temperature, and how people were contracting pneumonia. He mentions his call home that he wrote about in a previous letter, as well as his contact with Fred and Glenn "Pun...
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Letter - 2017.066.0078
This is a handwritten letter from Allen J. Sutherland to his parents, signed "Bud." The letter is written on a single sheet of yellow notepad paper. It was written while Bud was stationed at Camp Barkeley, Texas. He mentions that Fred Fitch is home and will be attending school in South Dakota. As in other letters, Bud mentions how cold it is in camp and the military maneuvers they do. In a note at the bottom, Bud reminds his parents to address t...
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Letter - 2017.066.0079
This is a handwritten letter from Allen J. Sutherland to his parents, signed "Bud." The letter is written on a single sheet of plain paper. It was written while Bud was stationed at Camp Barkeley in Texas. He mentions that he was looking for a chiropractor for a treatment, but could not find one. He also states that he will be moving to Shreveport, Louisiana eventually, but for now they are preparing for a maneuver three days away from Camp Barke...
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Letter - 2017.066.0080
This is a handwritten letter from Allen J. Sutherland to his parents, signed "Bud." The letter is written on a single sheet of plain paper. It was written while Bud was stationed at Camp Barkeley in Texas. He mentions that they are about to leave from Camp Barkeley for two months, but plan to return on March 28th, 1943. He discusses the possibility of sending post cards home to Gillette in place of letters. He also informs his parents what they n...
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Letter - 2017.066.0086
This is a handwritten letter from Allen J. Sutherland to his parents, signed "Bud." The letter is written on plain white paper. It was written while Bud's address was given as Shreveport, Louisiana, though they were currently camped in Texas. Bud mentions that their next goal is to push the 77th Division back across the Sabine River located between Texas and Louisiana and cross it. Bud tells his parents that the plan is to then move on for three ...
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Letter - 2017.066.0087
This is a handwritten letter from Allen J. Sutherland to his parents, signed "Bud." The letter is written on cream-colored paper with an orange grid pattern. It was written just after Bud had moved back to Camp Barkeley in Texas after training in Louisiana and along the Sabine River between Louisiana and Texas. He describes their journey through Texas, and later mentions how the soldiers will need to get used to having beds to sleep in after so l...
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Letter - 2017.066.0088
This is a handwritten letter from Allen J. Sutherland to his parents, signed "Bud." The letter is written on cream-colored paper with an orange grid pattern. It was written while Bud was stationed at Camp Barkeley in Texas. Bud discusses family and letters from home, his plans to send some of his laundry to town to be washed rather than wash it by hand, and the next training phase coming up in a week.
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Letter - 2017.066.0089
This is a handwritten letter from Allen J. Sutherland to his parents, signed "Bud." The letter is written on plain white paper. It was written while Bud was stationed at Camp Barkeley in Texas. In the letter Bud discusses furlough, the high price ($7-8) of a suitcase, Bill Fitch and Junior "Jack" Bennick's outfit, and softball and baseball.
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Letter - 2017.066.0090
This is a handwritten letter from Allen J. Sutherland to his parents, signed "Bud." It was written while Bud was stationed at Camp Barkeley in Texas but the letter is written on Camp Polk letterhead. The date on the letter could possibly be April 09, but it is difficult to tell as there have been several corrections; the letter was also written over the course of two days. In the letter Bud discusses tetanus shots, a training film he watched, rif...
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Letter - 2017.066.0091
This is a handwritten letter from Allen J. Sutherland to his parents, signed "Bud." It was written while Bud was stationed at Camp Barkeley in Texas but the letter is written on Camp Polk letterhead. In the letter Bud discusses the Gillette newspaper, furlough being postponed, sports, family members, and military training and inspection.
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Letter - 2017.066.0092
This is a handwritten letter from Allen J. Sutherland to his parents, signed "Bud." It was written while Bud was stationed at Camp Barkeley in Texas but the letter is written on Camp Polk letterhead. In the letter Bud discusses guarding railroad bridges a day away from camp and references a possible sighting of "Him" on a train that went through. He also mentions their upcoming plans to spend a week on the firing range, family members, and furlou...
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