Van Gorden family papers : transcriptions and copies, 1940-1945

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Transcriptions completed by Cyrena Dierauer of her grandfather's diary (1940-1945) and her father's World War II letters home. Harry Van Gorden kept the diary while living in Eau Claire, Wis., wher...

Transcriptions completed by Cyrena Dierauer of her grandfather's diary (1940-1945) and her father's World War II letters home. Harry Van Gorden kept the diary while living in Eau Claire, Wis., where he operated a gasoline supply business and several gas stations. His diary entries reflect family life of the times, the gasoline business during World War II, and his interest in news events of the day. The letters are from his son, Archie "Red" Van Gorden, written while serving with the 32nd Division between July 1941 and December 1943 in Australia and New Guinea. Dierauer compiled the letters into a volume entitled "Red Arrow 'Red': Letters Home from WW2," with a brief family history, transcriber's notes, photocopies of family photographs, a few newsclippings, and an index to names mentioned in the letters.

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