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  1. Album - 2017.066.0231

    This album from the 359th Infantry, 90th Division, contains B/W photographs in a year-book style layout and binding. Photographs of soldiers, military movements, and places in Europe are all included in the album, with short captions at the bottom of some of the pages. There is also a three-page introduction containing short descriptions of various victories following the D-Day invasion of Normandy. The emblem of the 359th Infantry is located on ...

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    Album (front)
  2. Envelope - 2017.066.0225

    Envelope sent by the U.S. Army Postal Service from Allen J. Sutherland to Mrs. A.D. Sutherland (his mother). This was sent in May of 1944 when he was stationed in England. The front of the envelope has a postmark stamp as well as a handwritten date, an embossed 6 cent air mail mark in the upper right corner, and a stamp and signature indicating it went through censors and was passed by the Army Examiner. The back of the envelope has a handwritten...

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    Envelope (front, sent from England)
  3. Envelope - 2017.066.0226

    Envelope sent by the U.S. Army Postal Service from Allen J. Sutherland to Miss Vivian Sutherland (his sister). This was sent in late May of 1944 when he was stationed in England. The front of the envelope has a postmark stamp as well as a handwritten date, an embossed 6 cent air mail mark in the upper right corner, and a stamp and signature indicating it went through censors and was passed by the Army Examiner. Both sides have an alternating red ...

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    Envelope (front, Air Mail from England)
  4. Envelope - 2017.066.0227

    Envelope sent by the U.S. Army Postal Service from Allen J. Sutherland to Miss Vivian Sutherland (his sister). This was sent in late May of 1944 when he was stationed in England. The front of the envelope has a postmark stamp, an embossed 6 cent air mail mark in the upper right corner, and a stamp and signature indicating it went through censors and was passed by the Army Examiner. Both sides have an alternating red and blue border that is unique...

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    Envelope (front, Air Mail from England)
  5. Envelope - 2019.001.0112a

    Envelope sent from Staff Sergeant Allen "Bud" Sutherland in France to his sister, Vivian Sutherland, in Gillette, Wyoming. The envelope is embossed with an orange 6-cent U.S. air mail mark on the upper right corner. The envelope was postmarked on June 25, 1944, though the letter inside was dated June 20, 1944 (a note on the outside of the envelope mentions that the letter was sent from France on June 20, 1944--it is unknown if this note was made ...

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    Envelope (front)
  6. Envelope - 2019.001.0113a

    Envelope addressed to Verla Gay Sutherland from her son, Staff Sergeant Allen J. "Bud" Sutherland. The envelope containted a letter sent from France on June 25, 1944; It was postmarked on June 28, 1944 by the U.S. Army postal service. The envelope was stamped and signed by the U.S. Army Examiner Lieutenant Paul Larsen. The envelope is embossed with an orange 6-cent U.S. air mail mark on the upper right corner.

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    Envelope (front)
  7. Envelope - 2019.001.0114a

    Envelope from Staff Sergeant Allen J. "Bud" Sutherland addressed to his mother, Verla Gay Sutherland. The envelope was postmarked by the U.S. Army postal service on June 28, 1944, though the letter inside was dated June 13, 1944. This was sent by air mail from France to Gillette, Wyoming. It was passed and stamped by the U.S. Army Examiner Lieutenant Paul Larsen.

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    Envelope (front)
  8. Envelope - 2019.001.0115a

    Envelope from Staff Sergeant Allen J. "Bud" Sutherland addressed to his mother, Mrs. A.D. Sutherland (Verla Gay Sutherland). The envelope was postmarked on July 1, 1944, though the letter inside was dated June 28, 1944. It was sent from France to Gillette, WY. The upper right corner of the envelope is embossed with a 6-cent air mail mark. The lower right corner shows that it was passed by U.S. Army Examiner Lieutenant Paul Larsen.

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    Envelope (front)
  9. Label, Address - 2018.029.0206

    Address label from Staff Sergeant Allen J. Sutherland. The label contains his army unit information (Company C, 359th Infantry) and the location the label was sent from -- Fort Dix, New Jersey. This was found in a trunk that belonged to Allen "Bud" Sutherland (see 2018.029.0198); it was possibly sent with the trunk or with other items. Bud entered the service in 1942, but was not stationed at Fort Dix until January 1944. This tag must date bet...

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    Address Label from Allen Sutherland (U.S. Army)
  10. Letter - 2017.066.0166

    Handwritten letter from Allen J. Sutherland to his parents, signed "Bud." Bud was stationed at Camp Barkeley in Texas when he wrote this letter. This is a single sheet of plain textured paper. In the letter Bud discusses training, demonstrations of weaponry used in battle, letters and packages from home, receiving helmets, a problem with his horse in Gillette, and a military parade.

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    Letter (page 1)
  11. Letter - 2017.066.0171

    Handwritten letter from Allen J. Sutherland to his parents, signed "Bud." Bud was stationed at Camp Barkeley in Texas when he wrote this letter, and the letter is written on Camp Barkeley letterhead. In the letter Bud discusses a trip out of camp to the town Abilene, some of the men being sent to a camp near Oklahoma, a menu of their September 5th dinner he's sending to his parents, and wanting his parents to send him the newspapers from Gillette...

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    Letter (page 1)
  12. Letter - 2017.066.0172

    Handwritten letter from Allen J. Sutherland to his parents, signed "Bud." Bud was stationed at Camp Barkeley in Texas when he wrote this letter, and the letter is written on Camp Barkeley letterhead. In the letter Bud discusses a package he needs to pick up from the post office, training in the rain and mud, the celebration of the 25th Anniversary of the 359th Infantry with a military parade and inspection, his possible upcoming promotion, and a ...

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    Letter (page 1)
  13. Letter - 2017.066.0179

    Handwritten letter from Allen J. Sutherland to his parents, signed "Bud." This is written on a single sheet of Camp Barkeley letterhead that is embossed with a gold-foil eagle over a "V" emblem. In the letter Bud discusses photographs, the Gillette newspaper, training, getting sick, payment, crowded hutments, new men coming in, officers leaving for other duties, and gas rationing.

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    Letter (page 1)
  14. Letter - 2017.066.0191

    Handwritten letter from Allen J. "Bud" Sutherland to his family. Bud was stationted at Camp Barkeley in Texas at this time. The letter was written on a single sheet of plain paper, though the lack of signature and the last sentence indicates there may have been another part to the letter. In the letter Bud discusses training, upcoming training against the 358th, being forced to apply for "O.C.S.," leaving Camp Barkeley if he passes both board and...

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    Letter (page 1)
  15. Letter - 2017.066.0192

    Handwritten letter from Allen J. Sutherland to his parents, signed "Bud." Bud was stationted at Camp Barkeley in Texas at this time. The letter was written on a single sheet of plain paper. In the letter Bud discusses telephone calls to and from Gillette, radio tubes, training, limited time off for Christmas, letters and Christmas cards that he's received, laundry, and how men who applied for the same position as him are being told that they are ...

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    Letter (page 1)
  16. Letter - 2017.066.0195

    Handwritten letter from Allen J. Sutherland to his parents, signed "Bud." This is written on a single sheet of Camp Barkeley letterhead that is embossed with a gold-foil eagle over a "V" emblem. In the letter Bud discusses the delay in his mail, his call home never going through, sending the menu from their Christmas dinner to his parents, training, laundry, writing letters, and Christmas presents he received.

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    Letter (page 1)
  17. Letter - 2017.066.0204

    Handwritten letter from Allen J. Sutherland to his family, signed "Bud." This was written on a single sheet of plain paper and sent from Fort Dix, New Jersey. In the letter Bud discusses family, training, the Gillette newspaper, passes out of the Fort, the Gillette Tournament, the weather and his clothing.

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    Letter (page 1)
  18. Letter - 2017.066.0206

    Handwritten letter from Allen J. Sutherland to his family, signed "Bud." This was written on a single sheet of plain paper with a blue outline on one side. It was sent from Fort Dix, New Jersey. In the letter Bud discusses sending packages of his possessions home, the weather being nicer than usual, people being sick, Gillette coming in second place in the Tournament against Casper, the Gillette newspaper, and training being confined to the Compa...

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    Letter (page 1)
  19. Letter - 2019.001.0111

    Handwritten letter from Allen "Bud" Sutherland to his family. The letter was sent from England. It was postmarked in Gillette, WY on June 17, 1944, though the letter was dated April 28, 1944. In the letter, Bud discusses the difficulty of writing a long letter after dealing with V-mail for so long, the speed of the mail, a family member's injured hand (possibly Mark Bundy), Phoebe Ann Fitch not wanting to go the the ranch this summer, an issue wi...

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    Letter (front)
  20. Letter - 2019.001.0112b-c

    Handwritten letter from Allen "Bud" Sutherland, addressed "Dear Folks" and contained in an envelope that was addressed to his sister, Vivian Sutherland. The letter is written on two sheets of plain paper. In the letter, Bud describes how dirty and tired he is because the men have not had any time to rest or change their shoes or clothes. He also describes the D-Day landing on Utah beach: it has been 14 days since the landing; his outfit was attac...

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    Letter (sheet 1, front)

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