Wife of Bethalto Resident and World War II Veteran Pvt. Edgar Wells

Army, Bethalto, Class Artifact, government, military, World War II

“Wife of Bethalto Resident and World War II Veteran Pvt. Edgar Wells,” Madison Historical, accessed April 20, 2024, https://madison-historical.siue.edu/archive/items/show/1038.

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This photograph shows the wife of World War II Veteran and Bethalto resident Private Edgar Wells. Wells served in the United States army from 1941 to March 1944, when he was honorably discharged. His wife's name is unknown. He was a farmer in Bethalto.

This photograph was digitized as part of a Madison Historical class visit to Civic Memorial High School in spring 2018. It was brought to class by Ethan Hannaford.

2018 Civic Memorial High School Class Visit

• government
• Bethalto
• World War II
• military

• Seely, Traci

Circa 1940s

• Bethalto

• Photograph

• Black and white photographic print
• jpg

• Bethalto, Illinois
• 1940s

• Hannaford-Ethan-P-0003