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Military History Preservation for Senior Day Feb 10 2012by Paula Maddoxfor Cobb Memorial ArchivesTRANSCRIPT
Military History Preservation
Paula Maddox
Archives Administrator
Cobb Memorial Archives
February 10, 2012
Military History Preservation
• Cobb Memorial Archives Mission• Military History Preservation Project Mission• Part I: War Service Center Records• Part 2: Veterans History Project• Project Participation• Project Promotion• Q&A
Cobb Memorial Archives
George S. Cobb Jr.
Edna L. Cobb
Renovation in 1998
Genealogy Resources
Collections
Margaret Bourke-White
Military History Preservation
Mission:To collect, manage, preserve and make
accessible historical military documents, photographs, and oral histories
Military History PreservationPart 1: War Service Center Records
Lanny Bledsoe, local American Legion Post Commander, reviews some War Service Center documents.
Soldier files include photos, cards, and letters to and from the soldiers.
Military History PreservationPart 2: Veterans History Project
Project Participation
Staff
Volunteers
Soldiers
Project Participation
WWII Korean
War
Vietnam
Gulf War
Army
Prisoners of WarNavy
Afghanistan
Air Force
ReservesMarine Corp
Enlisted
Drafted
On the Front Lines
On the Home Front
Battle of the Bulge
Operation Iraqi
Freedom
Germany
France
Italy
NorthernAfrica
BelgiumLaos
U.S. Navy Reserve, WWII 1944-1946 Radio Operator, 3rd Class
First flag raising Second flag raising
James Nix Most Memorable Experience
Amphibious Personell Carrier ,USS Lubbock
Mount Suribachi
PFC Mack Lett
U.S. Army, Korean War 1950-1952Telephone & Radio Communications
14-year old Korean translator
Most Memorable Experience
Heartbreak Ridge The Iron Triangle
Sergeant Yancy Sanders
U.S. Army Air Force, WWII 1943-1945Nose Gunner
Most Memorable Experience
Prisoner Barracks Old Glory Flies Over Stalag VIIA
Guard Tower
Project Promotion
Military History Preservation at Cobb Memorial Archives
Paula Kirkpatrick334-768-2050
[email protected]/archives