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June 7, 1944, letter from Samuel J. Alben to "Mom and Davis"	A two-page letter from Samuel J. Alben to "Mom and Dad Davis" written on June 7, 1944, discussing his disappointment at not being in the invasion. He talks about his short time in Naples in Italy and how they never had a bit of trouble. When he wrote this letter, he was en route to home. Note that this letter is a product of its time. It contains a racially offensive slur.	June 7, 1944	November 18, 2025
December 1942 Letter from Thomas Eugene Davis to "Mom and Pop"	A two-page letter from Thomas Eugene Davis to Mom and Pop written on December 3, 1942, while in port. The letter mentions his friends Sam and Fred serving on different ships. He finishes the letter by wishing his parents a happy wedding anniversary.	December 3, 1942	November 18, 2025
November 27, 1942, Letter from Thomas Eugene Davis to "Mom and Pop"	A one-page letter written on November 27, 1942, from Thomas Eugene Davis to "Mom and Pop" discussing his Thanksgiving while serving in the US Navy during World War II.	November 27, 1942	November 18, 2025
November 1942 Letter from Thomas Eugene Davis to "Mom and Pop"	A one-page letter written by Thomas Eugene Davis to "Mom and Pop" talking about daily life while in service during World War II.	November 1942	November 17, 2025
1942 Letter from Thomas Eugene Davis to Mom	A 1942 letter from Thomas Eugene Davis to "Mom." The letter was written on October 22, 1942, at 7:30pm. It discusses Davis's well being.	October 22, 1942	November 17, 2025
1939 Envelope to Thomas Eugene Davis	1939 envelope of a letter to Thomas Eugene Davis, sent from California	April 23, 1939	November 17, 2025
1940s Photograph of World War II Veteran and Glen Carbon Resident Anthony Poneta in his Cook's Uniform	Photograph of Anthony J. Poneta in his cook’s uniform at Fort Custer in Michigan. Poneta is sitting on the stairs near the entrance of a building. He is wearing a white cook’s uniform with a chef’s hat, an apron, and black boots. The photograph would have been taken during his service between 1942 and 1946.	1942 - 1946	August 22, 2025
1940s Photograph of World War II Veteran and Glen Carbon Resident Anthony Poneta	Photograph of Anthony J. Poneta in his military uniform, likely taken sometime after 1942. Poneta appears to be wearing a khaki Summer Service Uniform and is standing in a yard in Glen Carbon in front of a tree.	1942 - 1946	August 22, 2025
1946 U.S. Army Discharge Papers of Glen Carbon Resident Anthony Poneta	Separation Qualification Record, or discharge papers, of Anthony J. Poneta, who served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a cook at the Percy Jones Hospital Annex at Fort Custer in Michigan. Poneta enlisted on December 19, 1942, and served until March 14, 1946. For most of his duty he served as a T/5 (Technician Fifth Grade) cook, which was equivalent to a Corporal, and supervised multiple military cooks, kitchen personnel, and even prisoners of war in preparing food for the hospital staff. Poneta was partially blind in one eye which led him to being unable to serve in a combat role.	March 14, 1946	June 13, 2025
Sanford Monzel Martin in U.S. Navy Uniform	This photogrpah shows Sanford Monzel Martin in his U.S. Navy Uniform. He is posing with a cigar in his mouth and three bottles of alchohol and a shot glass in front of him. This photograph was scanned as part of a Madison Historical class visit to Civic Memorial High School in spring 2019. It was brought to class by Sydney Stuart.	Circa 1940s	May 21, 2019