Title: Edgar Wilson WWII Reunion Scrapbook

Date/Date Range :   1992

Extent: 0.1 linear feet

Abstract:

This collection consists of Edgar Wilson's scrapbook of materials related to a 1992 reunion of men from the 2nd Battalion of the 319th Infantry during World War II (referred to as the "Wreckin' Second" ). Primarily, the collection contains letters and flyers regarding the planning of the event, which took place in Pigeon Forge and Knoxville on Mary 14, 1992, and photographs from the reunion.

Call number: MS-2670

Repository: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN

Aquisition Information:

This collection was donated to Special Collections.

Access Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Copyright:

The copyright interests in this collection remain with the creator. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library.

Preferred Citation:

[Identification of Item], Edgar Wilson WWII Reunion Scrapbook, MS-2670. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.

Collection consists of a single folder.

Edgar Wilson of Knoxville, TN, was a member of the 2nd Battalion, 319th Infantry during World War II (the "Wreckin' Second" ). The 319th saw action in Northern France, the Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace, and central Europe during the war.

This collection consists of Edgar Wilson's scrapbook of materials related to a 1992 reunion of men from the 2nd Battalion of the 319th Infantry during World War II (referred to as the "Wreckin' Second" ). Primarily, the collection contains letters and flyers regarding the planning of the event, which took place in Pigeon Forge and Knoxville on Mary 14, 1992, and photographs from the reunion. Also included is some information on the battalion's history. For more information on Wilson, see MS-1427.

• Wilson, Edgar.
• United States. Army. Infantry Division, 319th.
• World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans.