Yank Weekly
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Chester W. Bailes papers
Collection — 14.0031 - Box 1
Identifier: 14.0031
Scope and Contents
Chester W. Bailes served as a 4th Grade technician in the US Army 1st Armored Division during World War II. He was first sent to Ireland, before participating in the North Africa invasion, Sicily, and Anzio during the invasion of Italy, where he spent the rest of the war. His collection includes a few letters, publications relating to his unit written after the war, Time, Stars and Stripes, and Yank Magazines, as well as a number of pamphlets and military-published books relating to World War II.
Dates:
Created: 1942-2007; Other: Majority of material found within 1942-1945; Other: Date acquired: 08/07/2014
