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Wright, Thomas collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2005.116

Scope and Contents

Photo album, 1944. Quantico. Greensboro. Plainfield. Chapel Hill. Wedding in Laguna Beach. Hawaii. Pacific. Landing craft.

Reserve Officers Class, Marine Corps Schools, Quantico VA 1942 yearbook

His Service Record album. Biographical info. Friends: Forrest Goodwin, Paul Moss, Ralph Williams, Red Kirschner.

Marine Corps Chevron newsletter and clippings.

The Leatherneck magazine, Aug 1943.

Pacific War Atlas.

Yank magazine. Persian Gulf edition. Sept 17 1944.

Maps, The Reserve Marine newsletters, April, August 1955. Marine Air Corps Air Facility, Newport Arkansas, 15 Oct 1945 personnel roster. Pinup clippings. Personnel paperwork.

Military documents. 5 folders. Incl. HQ Sqadron 14, Marine Aircraft Group 14, 1st Aircraft Wing muster roll rosters.

Paper ephemera.

Diary, 1942.

Dates

  • 1942-1945
  • Event: Donated by Thomas' daughter Laurinda W Porter on 8 March 2006 Accession 2005.116

Conditions Governing Use

MMVM may, or may not, hold copyrights to materials in this collection. Donors who own copyrights to their donated materials, i.e., photos taken by their grandfather, typically donate their copyrights to MMVM as indicated on the Donation Gift Form. We recognize it is incumbent upon the researcher to procure permission to copy or publish information from this collection from the owner of the copyright.

Biographical / Historical

Major Thomas A. Wright Jr. US Marine Corps. Wife Christine Allen Wright. Enlisted 7 May 1941, Quantico.

Extent

2 Linear Feet (One white standard banker's box. Shelf 3-B-3)

Language of Materials

English

Status
In Progress
Author
Daniel Ewer, Archivist
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Minnesota Military & Veterans Museum Repository

Contact:
Minnesota Military and Veterans Museum
Camp Ripley
15000 Highway 115
Little Falls MN 56345 United States