Title: Don J. Rutledge Letters

Date/Date Range :   1941-1945 (bulk 1945)

Extent: 0.3 linear feet

Abstract:

This is a collection of letters, written by Don J. Rutledge between 1941-1945, from the Panama Canal, Europe, the Philippines, and Japan, during World War II.

Call number: MS-2887

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

Aquisition Information:

Donated to Special Collections, April 2, 2005

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], Don J. Rutledge Letters, MS-2887. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.

This collection consists of thee folders.

Don J. Rutledge worked as a civilian for the Corp of Engineers at the Panama Canal during the start of World War II. He enlisted in the war in 1943 and served in Europe as well as Japan.

This collection consists of a series of letters, written by Don J. Rutledge between October 30, 1941, and October 26, 1945, from the Panama Canal, Europe, the Philippines, and Japan during World War II. They include a letter written two days after the Pearl Harbor attack and one written three days after the German army surrendered. Most of the correspondence is to Rutledge's wife, Louisa, in Fayetteville, Tenn.

• World War, 1939-1945.