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Archive: February 2016 (2 Posts)

A man playing a guitar and singing to a close crowd of a dozen or so men and women

Collection Spotlight: George Washington Pearcy

Posted by: Megan Harris

The following is a guest post by Rachel Telford, archivist for the Veterans History Project. Some of the most harrowing stories the Veterans History Project holds are those of prisoners of war (POW). Illness, inhumane treatment, and lack of sufficient food were common, but as prisoners endured the seemingly unendurable, many recorded their experiences and …

Posted in: Acquisitions, Veterans History Project, World War II

A man playing a guitar and singing to a close crowd of a dozen or so men and women

Visual Art, Military History, and Sense of Place: Fort Ord and the Veterans History Project

Posted by: Megan Harris

A few days after his transfer from Fort Wolters, Texas to Fort Ord, California in 1943, Army Staff Sergeant Charles Otto Campbell wrote to his girlfriend, Phyllis, “This place is paradise, baby.” Campbell, known as Chuck to his friends and family, was awestruck by the “almost unbelievable weather” at Fort Ord, as well as by …

Posted in: Acquisitions, Veterans History Project, World War II