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Portrait of Richard Merwin after commissioning in the Navy [1944]

Veterans History Project Service Summary:

  • War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
  • Branch of Service: Navy
  • Unit of Service: USS Stringham (APD 6); USS Osmond Ingram (DD 255); USS Greene (APD 36); USS Rathbone (DD 113)
  • Location of Service: South Pacific; Treasure Island, California
  • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/12728

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"How is everything in Wallingford? Every once in a while I sit down, close my eyes, and visualize the landscape…"

A Naval officer stationed aboard various ships in the Pacific Theater, Richard Merwin focused his correspondence not on military achievements or the hardships he faced, but rather on what was happening stateside, particularly with his wife, Sally-Ann. Because he sent the letters he received back to Sally-Ann for safekeeping, we are able to read not just one side of the correspondence, but rather their full conversation. Despite the vast differences in how each experienced the war, their letters are similar in content, focusing on the pain of their current separation and anticipation of life after the war. Both, too, employed the same term of endearment for one another: "Dearest Stinky."

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[ Notice of Separtation from the U.S. Navel Service ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [2/3/43] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [10/9/44] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [10/10/44] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [10/12/44] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [10/13/44] ]

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[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [10/13/44] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [10/18/44] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [10/19/44] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [1/20/45] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [10/23/44] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [10/23/44] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [10/24/44] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [Undated] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [1/29/45] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [1/31/45] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [2/1/45] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [2/6/45] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [2/10/45] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [2/12/45] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [2/14/45] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [2/15/45] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [2/17/45] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [2/20/45] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [2/21/45] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [2/23/45] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [2/26/45] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [2/29/45] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [3/1/45] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [3/5/45] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [3/6/45] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [3/9/45] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [3/12/45] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [3/13/45] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [3/15/45] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [3/19/45 ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [3/21/45] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [3/28/45] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [3/29/45] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [4/1/45] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [4/3/45] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [4/11/45] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [4/12/45] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [4/13/45] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [4/15/45] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [4/16/45] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [4/18/45] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [4/21/45] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [4/23/45] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [4/25/45] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [4/26/45] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [4/29/45] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [5/2/45] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [5/2/45] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [5/2/45] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [5/4/45] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [5/6/45] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [5/7/45] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [5/10/45] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [5/11/45] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [5/12/45] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [5/14/45] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [5/15/45] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [5/17/45] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [5/20/45] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [5/21/45] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [5/22/45] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [5/24/45] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [5/25/45] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [5/27/45] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [5/29/45] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [5/30/45] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [6/1/45] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [6/3/45] ]
[ Letter from Richard to Sally-Ann Merwin [6/3/45] ]
[ Letter from Richard to Sally-Ann Merwin [6/5/45] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [6/7/45] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [6/8/45] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [6/9/45] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [6/12/45] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [6/14/45] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [6/18/45] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [6/19/45] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [6/22/45] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [6/25/45] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [6/27/45] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [6/29/45] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [7/1/45] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [7/3/45] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [7/5/45] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [7/6/45] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [7/8/45] ]
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[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [7/11/45] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [7/13/45] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [7/14/45] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [7/16/45] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [7/18/45] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [7/20/45] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [7/23/45] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [7/24/45] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [7/27/45] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [7/27/45] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [7/30/45] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [8/1/45] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [8/2/45] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [8/5/45] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [8/7/45] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [8/8/45] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [8/9/45] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [1/29/46] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [2/1/46] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [2/5/46] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [2/6/46] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [2/8/46] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [2/9/45] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [2/10/46] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [2/11/46] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [2/13/46] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [2/15/46] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [2/17/46] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [2/19/46] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [2/20/46] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [2/24/46] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [2/25/46] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [2/26/46] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [2/28/46] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [3/2/46] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [3/4/46] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [3/6/46] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [3/9/46] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [3/9/46] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [3/11/46] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [3/11/46] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [3/18/46] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [3/20/46] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [3/22/46] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [3/29/46] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [4/2/46] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [4/5/46] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [4/7/46] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann Merwin to husband Richard [4/11/46] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [8/28/44] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [9/6/44] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [9/10/44] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [9/14/44] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [9/17/44] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [9/19/44] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [9/12/44] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [9/21/44] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [9/27/44] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [9/29/44] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [10/1/44] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [10/2/44] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [10/4/44] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [09/08/44] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [10/10/44] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [10/15/44] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [10/16/44] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [10/18/44] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [10/19/44] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [10/21/44] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [10/21/44] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [1/20/45] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [1/21/45] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [1/23/45] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [1/25/45] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [1/27/45] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [1/28/45] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [2/7/45] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [2/9/45] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [2/11/45] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [2/13/45] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [2/16/45] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [2/18/45] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [2/20/45] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [2/22/45] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [2/22/45] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [2/22/45] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [2/25/45] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [2/25/45] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [2/27/45] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [2/28/45] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [3/1/45] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [3/2/45] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [3/4/45] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [3/6/45] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [3/7/45] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [3/8/45] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [3/11/45] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [3/12/45] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [3/14/45] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [3/16/45] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [3/18/45] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [3/20/45] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [3/22/45] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [3/23/45] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [3/25/45] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [3/27/45] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [3/29/45] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [4/2/45] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [4/6/45] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [4/8/45] ]
[ Letter from Sally-Ann to Richard Merwin [4/9/45] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [4/11/45] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [4/15/45] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [4/25/45] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [4/28/45] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [5/10/45] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [5/12/45] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [5/13/45] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [5/19/45] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [4/19/45] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [5/2/45] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [5/4/45] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [5/6/45] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [5/8/45] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [5/9/45] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [5/30/45] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [5/31/45] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [6/3/45] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [6/4/44] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [6/6/45] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [6/7/45] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [6/10/45] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [6/12/45] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [6/16/45] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [6/20/45] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [6/22/45] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [6/25/45] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [6/26/45] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [6/29/45] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [6/30/45] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [7/5/45] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [7/6/45] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [7/7/45] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [7/10/45] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [7/12/45] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [7/12/45] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [7/15/45] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [7/16/45] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [7/18/45] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [7/19/45] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [7/20/45] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [7/22/45] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [7/23/45] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [7/27/45] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [7/27/45] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [7/28/45] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [8/1/45] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [8/1/45] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [8/3/45] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [8/5/45] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [8/6/45] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [8/9/45] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [8/11/45] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [8/11/45] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [8/20/45] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [8/28/45] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [8/29/45] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [8/31/45] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [9/2/45] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [9/3/45] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [9/5/45] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [1/24/46] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [1/27/46] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [1/30/46] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [1/31/46] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [2/4/46] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [2/6/46] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [2/8/46] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [2/11/46] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [2/11/46] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [2/13/46] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [2/15/46] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [2/18/46] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [2/19/46] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [2/21/46] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [2/24/46] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [2/27/46] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [3/1/46] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [3/4/46] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [3/6/46] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [3/8/46] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [3/8/46] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [3/12/46] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [3/14/46] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [3/17/46] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [3/22/46] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [3/25/46] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann; enclosed letter from Bill Blum [3/27/46] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [3/28/46] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [3/28/46] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [3/31/46] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [4/2/46] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [4/2/46] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [4/5/46] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [4/7/46] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [4/9/46] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [4/11/46] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [4/13/46] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [4/13/46] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [4/14/46] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [4/15/46] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [4/16/46] ]
[ Letter from Richard Merwin to wife Sally-Ann [4/18/46] ]
[ Post card to Sally-Ann Merwin from Betty [1/3/46] ]
[ Letter to Richard Merwin from Edmond Lincoln [3/19/46] ]
[ Letter Richard Merwin from Bill [6/29/??] ]
[ Paper Bar Coaster from "The Sky Room" Hilton Hotel Long Beach Calif. ]
[ Matchbook Cover "Even Snafu Knows..." ]

About this Item

Title

  • Richard E. Merwin Collection

Names

  • Merwin, Richard E.
  • Merwin, Sally Ann

Headings

  • -  Merwin, Richard E.
  • -  World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Navy.

Repository

  • Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Gender

  • Male

Status

  • veteran

Service History

  • World War, 1939-1945

    • Branch of Service: Navy
    • Unit of Service: USS Stringham (APD 6); USS Osmond Ingram (DD 255); USS Greene (APD 36); USS Rathbone (DD 113)
    • Location of Service: South Pacific; Treasure Island, California
    • Dates of Service: 1944-1946
    • Military Status: veteran
    • Service History Note: The veteran also worked as a civilian on the Electronic Discrete Variable Automatic Computer (EDVAC) project at Los Alamos, New Mexico (1949-1951) and at the Department of Defense on anti-ballistic weapons systems (1968-1978).

Materials

  • Manuscript: Clippings [27 items] -- Typewritten document (collected 1945-02-10-1945-08-05)
  • Manuscript: Correspondence [308 items] -- Mixed (handwritten and typewritten documents) (collected 1944-08-28-1946-01-23)
  • Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 1946-05-07)
  • Photograph: Mixed (Multiple types of photographs) [8 items] -- Photograph (collected 1944)
  • Artifact: Artifact [3 items] -- (collected unknown)

Collection Number

  • AFC/2001/001/12728

Cite as

  • Richard E. Merwin Collection (AFC/2001/001/12728), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Online Format

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Additional Metadata Formats

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Rights & Access

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The Veterans History Project (VHP) at the Library of Congress collects, preserves and makes accessible the firsthand recollections of U.S. military veterans who served from World War I through more recent conflicts and peacekeeping missions, so that future generations may hear directly from veterans and better understand what they saw, did and felt during their service. The Veterans History Project Collection includes oral histories along with documentary materials such as original letters, diaries, photographs, and memoirs.

Veterans and interviewers contribute these materials to the Library for scholarly and educational purposes, retaining any copyright they may hold. Therefore, permission must be obtained before using the interview or other materials in exhibition or publication. Researchers or others who would like to make further use of these materials should contact the Veterans History Project for assistance.

As a publicly supported institution, the Library generally does not own rights to material in its collections. Therefore, it does not charge permission fees for use of such material and cannot give or deny permission to publish or otherwise distribute material in its collections. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of an item from the Library’s collections and for securing any necessary permissions rests with persons desiring to use the item.

Please contact us with questions.

Obtaining Copies of VHP Materials

In order for VHP materials to be duplicated, we must receive written permission from the interviewee for you to obtain a copy of the recording unless the proposed use is limited to personal use, research, or other uses permissible by copyright law. If the interviewee is deceased, their next-of-kin may grant written permission.

Please contact VHP for assistance if you need to contact a veteran for permission to use their materials in exhibition or publication, or if you have received permission from the veteran and need access to high-resolution copies of VHP collection materials.

Citing VHP Materials

Please use the following formats when citing Veterans History Project materials (substituting the appropriate name and collection ID number).

Materials as a whole:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Manuscript material:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Memoirs (MS02), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Transcript (MS04), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Correspondence (MS01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Recording:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Audio recording (SR01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Video recording (MV01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Photograph:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Photographs (PH01), photographer unknown, Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Photographs (PH03-PH14), Ralph Williams photographer, Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Computer file:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Computer file (CF01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Artifact:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Artifact (AR01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Cite This Item

Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.

Chicago citation style:

Merwin, Richard E, and Sally Ann Merwin. Richard E. Merwin Collection. 1944. Personal Narrative. https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.12728/.

APA citation style:

Merwin, R. E. & Merwin, S. A. (1944) Richard E. Merwin Collection. [Personal Narrative] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.12728/.

MLA citation style:

Merwin, Richard E, and Sally Ann Merwin. Richard E. Merwin Collection. 1944. Personal Narrative. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.12728/>.