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Description
The newsletter, "On the Beam" volume 24, written by Howard Coleman, is a private newsletter written to update Coleman's friends and family. Dated November 20, 1944, this issue of the newsletter updates the activities and whereabouts for officers stationed in France, Germany, England, and on various Navy ships. The newsletter goes on to list men reported missing, wounded, or killed in action. Other items shared are sports updates, updates from the local paper, and what he's seen around town. The news he shares is taken from letters he's received, news broadcasts, newspapers, and his interactions with people he speaks to around town.
Publication Date
11-20-1944
Time Period
1940-1949
Subjects
World War II, 1939-1954; Newsletters
Keywords
Through the Lines: Letters From the Homefront, 1917-1945
Geographic Location
West Point (Miss.)
Object Type
text
Format (original)
Newsletter: 6 pages
Format (digital)
Digital ID
MFM_MSS-693_1944-11-20_Newsletter-On-The-Beam-Volume-24_0001u
Source
Mississippi State University Libraries, Special Collections Manuscripts Division, Bogan (William Neill, Jr.) Papers, Box 1, Folder 2
Repository
Manuscripts
Digital Publisher
Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version)
Rights
Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.
Contact Information
For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.
Recommended Citation
Bogan (William Neill, Jr.) Papers, Papers, Box 1, Folder 2, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University