Natal (Brazil)
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Joseph Jennings transcript
Collection — Single Folder Collections - 2001 Box 7 (01.0172-01.0199), Folder: 01.0199 - Folder 1
Identifier: 01.0199
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of an oral history interview transcript of Joseph Jennings, who was enlisted in the U.S. Navy and worked as an aircraft radio operator during World War II and served in the South Atlantic guarding the Brazilian coastline near Rio do Janeiro. The interview covers his duties and anecdotes, like his training in Norfolk, VA, his emergency appendectomy, and his time in Dutch Guyana. The interview also describes his early years during the Great Depression in Oklahoma.
Dates:
Created: 1922-2008; Other: Majority of material found in 1941-1945; Other: Date acquired: 12/07/2001
Rawls Family papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 18.0005
Scope and Contents
The bulk of this collection consists of letters written by John Rawls during his time in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II in Brazil. He achieved the rank of Major. These letters, primarily to his mother, give details on his time in training and daily life while stationed in Brazil. He tells stories of friends, the tedium of his work, and mentions the various girls he sees throughout the war. Also included is a photograph album consisting of photographs taken by Rawls while in the service.
John Rawls' brother David Rawls also served with the U.S. Army Air Corps as a B-17 pilot, stationed in the Pacific Theater. David Rawls was present during the attack on Pearl...
Dates:
Created: 1937-1946; Other: Majority of material found in 1942-1945; Other: Date acquired: 2018-03-15