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Portrait of Harry Tinkcom in uniform, Sioux Falls, South Dakota [01/1943]

Veterans History Project Service Summary:

  • War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
  • Branch of Service: Army Air Forces/Corps
  • Unit of Service: 82nd Troop Carrier Squadron, 436th Troop Carrier Group
  • Location of Service: Keesler Field, Mississippi; Sioux Falls, South Dakota; Fort Myers, Florida; Davis-Monthan Field, Tucson, Arizona; Alamogordo, New Mexico; Grenada, Michigan; London, England; Fontainebleau, France; European Theater
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/19728

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Harry Marlin Tinkcom Collection
USO phonograph recording made by Harry Tinkcom [Thursday June 10, 1943]

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Harry Marlin Tinkcom Collection
USO phonograph recording made by Harry Tinkcom [Thursday June 10, 1943]

[ Official letter from the Adjutant General, J. A. Ulio, reporting Harry Tinkcom M.I.A. [10/13/1944] ]
[ Certificate of completion of a course in Radio Operators and Mechanics at the Army Technical School [1/25/1943] ]
[ Application for ration currency ]
[ Acceptance of enlistment application ]

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[ Memo: Reclassification of Enlisted Man [6/2/1945] ]
[ Transient crew Post pass ]
[ Departure record ]
[ Note granting Tinkcom permission to go on furlough ]
[ Physical and immunization inspection record ]
[ Pilot and crew physical record card ]
[ Enlisted man's i.d. card ]
[ Authorization for allotment of pay ]
[ Soldier's individual pay record and immunization register ]
[ Squadron orders [10/1/1943] ]
[ Squadron orders [6/21/1944] ]
[ Squadron orders [8/25/1945] ]
[ Notice of special orders [2/10/1944] ]
[ Certificates, affidavits, and customs declaration ]
[ Berthing card and meal ticket ]
[ Inventory certificate ]
[ Certificate of honorable discharge, enlisted record and report of separation ]
[ Service card ]
[ Certificate of appreciation for war service ]
[ letter of eligibility for educational benefits ]
[ Award of education of training subsistence allowance ]
[ Letter of Veteran's Administration entitlement ]
[ List of squadron members and serial numbers, some names highlighted ]
[ Photostat image of an aircraft manifest for Holland combat mission, 9/17/1944 ]
[ Letter from John Tosello with 82nd Troop Carrier squadron roster [12/1/1983] ]
[ Memoir: "D-Day Experiences of Aircraft Number 42-100672" ]
[ Letter to Margaret [July 8, 1942] ]
[ Letter to Margaret [July 10, 1942] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [7/14/1942] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [7/15/1942] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [7/21/1942] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [7/26/1942] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [7/30/1942] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [8/2/1942] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [8/6/1942] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [8/7/1942] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [8/12/1942] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [8/19/1942] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [8/23/1942] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [8/28/1942] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [9/5/1942] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [9/11/1942] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [9/13/1942] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [9/20/1942] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [9/22/1942] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [9/27/1942] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [9/28/1942] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [10/4/1942] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [10/9/1942] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [10/13/1942] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [10/18/1942] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [10/25/1942] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [10/26/1942] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [10/30/1942] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [11/5/1942] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [11/8/1942] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [11/11/1942] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [11/14/1942] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [11/18/1942] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [11/30/1942] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [11/24/1942] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [11/23/1942] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [11/1942] ]
[ Letter to "Dearest" from Tink [12/1/1942] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [12/4/1942] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [12/6/1942] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [12/8/1942] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [12/10/1942] ]
[ Christmas Card to Margaret from "Tink" [12/14/1942] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [12/13/1942] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [12/16/1942] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [12/20/1942] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [12/21/1942] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [12/25/1942] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [12/30/1942] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [12/31/1942] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [1/3/1943] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [1/6/1943] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [1/11/1943] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [1/13/1943] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [1/16/1943] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [1/21/1943] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [1/29/1943] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [2/7/1943] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [2/14/1943] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [2/16/1943] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [2/21/1943] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [2/22/1943] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [2/28/1943] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [3/6/1943] ]
[ Postcard from "Tink" to Margaret [3/23/1943] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [3/24/1943] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [3/30/1943] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [4/7/1943] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [4/9/1943] ]
[ Telegram to Margaret Bailey from Harry M. Tinkcom [4/9/1943] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [4/12/1943] ]
[ Telegram to Margaret Bailey from Harry M. Tinkcom [4/19/1943] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [5/5/1943] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [5/9/1943] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [5/11/1943] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [5/18/1943] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [5/25/1943] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [6/3/1943] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [6/30/1943] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [6/2/1943] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [6/9/1943] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [6/19/1943] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [6/27/1943] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [7/23/1943] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [7/30/1943] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [8/5/1943] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [8/13/1943] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [8/20/1943] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [8/27/1943] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [9/1/1943] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [9/6/1943] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [9/11/1943] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [9/15/1943] ]
[ Postcard to Margaret Bailey from "Tink" [9/17/1943] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [9/18/1943] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [9/24/1943] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [9/26/1943] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [10/1/1943] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [10/3/1943] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [10/10/1943] ]
[ Postcard to Margaret Bailey from "Tink" [10/13/1943] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [10/17/1943] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [10/23/1943] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [10/30/1943] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [11/1/1943] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [11/2/1943] ]
[ Postcard to Margaret from "Tink" [11/20/1943] ]
[ Postcard to Margaret from "Tink" [11/18/1943] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [11/14/1943] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [11/21/1943] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [11/29/1943] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [12/4/1943] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [12/10/1943] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [12/12/1943] ]
[ Christmas Card from "Tink" to Margaret [12/14/1943] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [12/16/1943] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [12/19/1943] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [12/23/1943] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [12/25/1943] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [12/27/1943] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [12/30/1943] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [1/9/1944] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [1/9/1944] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [1/23/1944] ]
[ V-Mail from "Tink" to Margaret [2/4/1944] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [2/17/1944] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [2/27/1944] ]
[ V-Mail from "Tink" to Margaret [3/5/1944] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [3/9/1944] ]
[ V-Mail from "Tink" to Margaret [3/12/1944] ]
[ V-Mail from "Tink" to Margaret [3/19/1944] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [3/16/1944] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [3/22/1944] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [3/1944] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [3/27/1944] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [4/3/1944] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [4/15/1944] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [4/16/1944] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [4/21/1944] ]
[ V-mail to Margaret from "Tink" [4/23/1944] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [4/24/1944] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [5/1/1944] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [5/9/1944] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [5/12/1944] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [5/13/1944] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [5/17/1944] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [5/19/1944] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [5/23/1944] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [5/28/1944] ]
[ V-mail to Margaret from "Tink" [5/29/1944] ]
[ V-mail to Margaret from "Tink" [6/4/1944] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [6/10/1944] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [6/11/1944] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [6/13/1944] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [6/17/1944] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [6/24/1944] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [6/29/1944] ]
[ V-mail to Margaret from "Tink" [June (?) 1944] ]
[ V-mail to Margaret from "Tink" [June (?) 1944] ]
[ V-mail to Margaret from "Tink" [June (?) 1944] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [7/2/1944] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [7/8/1944] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [7/16/1944] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [7/22/1944] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [8/4/1944] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [8/4/1944] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [8/18/1944] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [1944] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [8/13/1944] ]
[ V-mail to Margaret from "Tink" [8/17/1944] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [8/20/1944] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [8/24/1944] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [8/27/1944] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [9/2/1944] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [9/4/1944] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [9/12/1944] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [9/16/1944] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [9/25/1944] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [10/3/1944] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [10/8/1944] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [10/15/1944] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [10/16/1944] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [10/23/1944] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [10/26/1944] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [11/1944] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [11/13/1944] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [11/22/1944] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [12/10/1944] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [12/21/1944] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [1/13/1944] ]
[ V-Mail to Margaret from "Tink" [1945] ]
[ V-Mail to Margaret from "Tink" [1/17/1945] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [2/4/1945] ]
[ Typewritten letter to Margaret from "Tink" [2/8/1945]; includes a poem by by "Sgt Tomzhek" ]
[ Typewritten letter to Margaret from "Tink" [2/11/1945] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [2/16/1945] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [2/22/1945] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [2/28/1945] ]
[ Typewritten letter to "Maggie" from "Tink" [2/11/1945] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [3/25/1945] ]
[ Typewritten letter to Margaret from "Tink" [4/2/1945] ]
[ Typewritten letter to Margaret from "Isaac W. T." [4/9/1945] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [4/15/1945] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [4/20/1945] ]
[ Typewritten letter to Margaret from "Tink" [4/28/1945] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [5/16/1945] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [5/18/1945] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [5/27/1945] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [6/6/1945] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" upon the death of Franklin Roosevelt [6/7/1945] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [6/12/1945] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [7/1/1945] ]
[ Typed letter to "Margarita" from "Tink [7/8/1945] ]
[ Typed letter to Margaret from "Tink [7/13/1945] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [7/24/1945] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [7/27/1945] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [8/2/1945] ]
[ Typed letter to Margaret from "Tink [8/16/1945] ]
[ Typed letter to Margaret from "Tink [8/21/1945] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [8/26/1945] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [8/31/1945] ]
[ V-Mail to Margaret from "Tink" [9/10/1945] ]
[ Telegram to Margaret Bailey from "Tink" [9/22/1945] ]
[ Letter to Margaret from "Tink" [9/27/1945] ]
[ Fragment of a letter from "Tink" presumably to Margaret Bailey, undated ]
[ Humorous postcard to Margaret Bailey from Harry Tinkcom, undated ]
[ Letter to "Smilin' Sal" from "Tink" [3/13/1943] ]
[ Typed letter to Harry M. Tinkcom from Morgan A. Greenwood [3/15/1943] ]
[ V-Mail to "Folks" from Harry "Marlin" Tinkcom [6/8/1944] ]
[ Unsent telegram in pencil reporting Harry Tinkcom missing in action over Holland [10/5/1944] ]
[ Letter from Harry "Marlin" Tinkcom to "Folks" [10/6/1944] ]
[ Letter in pencil on hotel stationary reporting Harry Tinkcom returned to duty and signed "J. A. Ulio, the Adj. General." [10/18/1944] ]
[ Letter to "folks" from Harry "Marlin" Tinkcom confirming that he is safe after fighting in the Netherlands [10/18/1944] ]
[ Letter to "Harry and Joe" from "John" [10/16/1944] ]
[ Letter to "Harry and Joe" from "HMT", Harry Marlin Tinkcom [10/29/1944] ]
[ Letter to Harry Tinkcom from Guido Brassesco [11/25/1944] ]
[ Letter from Joe Curreri to Harry Tinkcom, including a poem regarding the crash of their plane the Clay Pigeon, "Memorable Nightmare" by Sgt. Tomzhek [1/9/1945] ]
[ Letter to "Mr. Professor" (?), possibly Harry Tinkcom, from "Mary", a Dutch schoolteacher who assisted Tinkcom and his men following their crash in September '44 [5/25/1945] ]
[ Letter from "Mary" to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Tinkcom [9/5/1945] ]
[ Letter to Tinkcom's mother from Mrs. M. L. Everett, regarding her son, who was lost when Tinkcom's plane crashed in the Netherlands in 1944 [10/26/1945] ]
[ Letter to Harry Tinkcom from Mrs. M. L. Everett, regarding her son, who was lost when Tinkcom's plane crashed in the Netherlands in 1944 [10/26/1945] ]
[ Letter to Harry Tinkcom from Guido Brassesco [9/1959] ]
[ Typed letter from Tinkcom to Guido Brassesco [9/21/1959] ]
[ Christmas Card with letter from Guido and Doris Brassesco, regarding their trip to the Netherlands where they met Mary and Adrian Hoof, who assisted the fliers in September 1944 [12/1971] ]
[ Typewritten letter from George Koskimaki to Harry Tinkcom [4/6/1988] ]
[ Typewritten letter from George Koskimaki to Harry Tinkcom [5/6/1988] ]
[ Handwritten letter from Joe Curreri to Harry Tinkcom [3/8/1990] ]
[ Christmas card with letter from "Mary & Hoof", undated ]
[ Diary of Harry M. Tinkcom, June 1942 to October 1942 ]
[ Diary of Harry M. Tinkcom, October 1942 to February 1943 ]
[ Diary of Harry M. Tinkcom, February 1943 to April 1943 ]
[ Diary of Harry M. Tinkcom, April 1943 to October 1943 ]
[ Diary of Harry M. Tinkcom, October 1943 to August 1944 ]
[ Diary of Harry M. Tinkcom, August 1944 to October 1945 ]
[ Set of Sioux Falls, SD, postcards addressed to Margaret Bailey [12/7/1942] ]
[ Churchill Club program of events for June 1945 [included with a letter of June 7, 1945] ]
[ Transcription of a USO recording Tinkcom made for his mother [6/10/1943] ]
[ List of paratroopers and crew of "Clay Pigeon and Harry Tinkcom's pencilled notes on his time in Holland, later expanded for his diary [1944] ]
[ Notice of National Service Life Insurance ]
[ Informational pamphlett about the parish church of St. George and St. Mary, Cockington, England ]
[ Postcard of an AT-6 in flight, with note by Tinkcom on reverse ]
[ Postcard of Avenue de la Koutoubia, Marrakech, Morocco, with a note by Tinkcom on reverse ]
[ Spiral bound notebook with lecture notes from Gunnery School, 1943 ]
[ Spiral bound notebook with handwritten notes from radio operator's school, 1943 ]
[ USO Record envolope from PVT. Harry Tinkcom to Mr. Harry L. Tinkcom and Family ]
[ Image of USO Record Record, record by PVT Harry Marlin Tinkcom and sent to Mother, Dad and Nancy ]

About this Item

Title

  • Harry Marlin Tinkcom Collection

Names

  • Tinkcom, Harry Marlin
  • Tinkcombe, Anne Lucy

Headings

  • -  Tinkcom, Harry Marlin
  • -  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

  • World War, 1939-1945

    • Branch of Service: Army Air Forces/Corps
    • Unit of Service: 82nd Troop Carrier Squadron, 436th Troop Carrier Group
    • Location of Service: Keesler Field, Mississippi; Sioux Falls, South Dakota; Fort Myers, Florida; Davis-Monthan Field, Tucson, Arizona; Alamogordo, New Mexico; Grenada, Michigan; London, England; Fontainebleau, France; European Theater
    • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
    • Dates of Service: 1942-1945
    • Military Status: veteran

Materials

  • Manuscript: Clippings [3 items] -- Typewritten document (collected unknown)
  • Artifact: Artifact [2 items] -- Postcard (collected 1944)
  • Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Transcription of audio recording (collected 2005-07)
  • Audio: CD [1 item] -- Audio correspondence (collected 2005-07; 2005-07-11)
  • Photograph: Original photographic print [41 items] -- Photograph (collected 1942-1971)
  • Manuscript: Correspondence [245 items] -- Mixed (handwritten and typewritten documents) (collected 1942-1990)
  • Manuscript: Diaries and journals [8 items] -- Handwritten document (collected 1942-1945)
  • Manuscript: Printed matter [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected unknown)
  • Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [28 items] -- Mixed (handwritten and typewritten documents) (collected 1943-1983)
  • Manuscript: Memoirs [2 items] -- Typewritten document (collected 1944-1959)
  • Manuscript: Maps [2 items] -- Typewritten document (collected unknown)
  • Audio: Audio Disc [1 item] -- Audio correspondence (collected 1943-06-10; 2005-07)

Collection Number

  • AFC/2001/001/19728

Cite as

  • Harry Marlin Tinkcom Collection (AFC/2001/001/19728), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Online Format

  • audio
  • image

Additional Metadata Formats

IIIF Presentation Manifest

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Citing VHP Materials

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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

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Chicago citation style:

Tinkcom, Harry Marlin, and Anne Lucy Tinkcombe. Harry Marlin Tinkcom Collection. 1942. Personal Narrative. https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.19728/.

APA citation style:

Tinkcom, H. M. & Tinkcombe, A. L. (1942) Harry Marlin Tinkcom Collection. [Personal Narrative] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.19728/.

MLA citation style:

Tinkcom, Harry Marlin, and Anne Lucy Tinkcombe. Harry Marlin Tinkcom Collection. 1942. Personal Narrative. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.19728/>.