Personal Narrative 3D Object Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing Audio Recording Clare Marie Crane Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
- Location of Service: Cleveland, Ohio
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/1754
Like many women in wartime, Clare Johns cherished her husband's letters home--they had been married only five months before he shipped out to England as a communications officer. As the war in Europe wound down, Herbert received orders to move to the Pacific Theater, but he never made it. A physical exam revealed that he had leukemia; the Army tried to bring him home, but he died en route, in a hospital in Newfoundland, only 10 days after his initial diagnosis.
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About this Item
Title
- Clare Marie Crane Collection
Names
- Crane, Clare Marie
- Henderson, Elizabeth
Home State
- Ohio
Headings
- - Crane, Clare Marie
- - World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
- - United Service Organizations (USO) -- Personal Narratives
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Female
Status
- civilian
Service History
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World War, 1939-1945
- Location of Service: Cleveland, Ohio
- Dates of Service: 1942-1945
- Military Status: civilian
Materials
- Audio: CD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2004; 2004-12-31)
- Audio: CD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2004; 2004-12-31)
- Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 2002-05-30)
- Audio: CD [2 items] -- Reference copy (collected 2004; 2012-02-27)
- Manuscript: Clippings [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected unknown)
- Manuscript: Correspondence [23 items] -- Mixed (handwritten and typewritten documents) (collected 1945)
- Manuscript: Printed matter [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected unknown)
- Artifact: Artifact [3 items] -- (collected unknown)
- Photograph: Original photographic print [20 items] -- Photograph (collected 1942-2004)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/1754
Cite as
- Clare Marie Crane Collection (AFC/2001/001/1754), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- audio
- image
- online text