Personal Narrative Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing Samuel Lionel Boylston Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army Air Forces/Corps
- Unit of Service: 6th Replacement Depot, 13th Air Force
- Location of Service: New Caledonia; Morotai Island (New Hebrides Islands); Noemfoor (New Hebrides Islands); Espiritu Santo Island (New Hebrides Islands); Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands); Hollandia (New Guinea); Leyte Island (Philippines); Pacific Theater
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/1848
Even before Mrs. Gerald Duquette opened her husband's letters from the Pacific Theater, she had to chuckle, thanks to Samuel Boylston. Corporal Duquette wrote frequently to his wife in Westport, Connecticut, and his buddy, Sergeant Boylston, an aspiring illustrator, would decorate the envelopes with humorous scenes of GI life during World War II. Boylston's ingenuity and cheerfully satirical view of life in uniform are evident in the 60 envelopes donated to the Veterans History Project.
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About this Item
Title
- Samuel Lionel Boylston Collection
Names
- Boylston, Samuel Lionel
- Duquette, Gerald W.
Home State
- South Carolina
Headings
- - Boylston, Samuel Lionel
- - World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Army Air Forces/Corps.
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Male
Status
- veteran
Service History
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World War, 1939-1945
- Branch of Service: Army Air Forces/Corps
- Unit of Service: 6th Replacement Depot, 13th Air Force
- Location of Service: New Caledonia; Morotai Island (New Hebrides Islands); Noemfoor (New Hebrides Islands); Espiritu Santo Island (New Hebrides Islands); Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands); Hollandia (New Guinea); Leyte Island (Philippines); Pacific Theater
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Dates of Service: 1943-1945
- Entrance into Service: Drafted
- Military Status: veteran
Materials
- Manuscript: Creative works [60 items] -- Mixed (handwritten and typewritten documents) (collected 1943-1945)
- Manuscript: Biography [1 item] -- (collected 1997)
- Photograph: Original photographic print [4 items] -- Portrait (collected 1942-1988)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/1848
Cite as
- Samuel Lionel Boylston Collection (AFC/2001/001/1848), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- image
Additional Metadata Formats
IIIF Presentation Manifest
Wars & Conflicts
Service Branch
Location of Service
- Espiritu Santo Island (New Hebrides Islands)
- Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands)
- Hollandia (New Guinea)
- Leyte Island (Philippines)
- Morotai Island (New Hebrides Islands)
- New Caledonia
- Noemfoor (New Hebrides Islands)
- Pacific Theater