Military History Preservation

Paula Maddox

Archives Administrator

Cobb Memorial Archives

February 10, 2012

Military History Preservation

• Cobb Memorial Archives Mission• Military History Preservation Project Mission• Part I: War Service Center Records• Part 2: Veterans History Project• Project Participation• Project Promotion• Q&A

Cobb Memorial Archives

George S. Cobb Jr.

Edna L. Cobb

Renovation in 1998

Genealogy Resources

Collections

Margaret Bourke-White

Military History Preservation

Mission:To collect, manage, preserve and make

accessible historical military documents, photographs, and oral histories

Military History PreservationPart 1: War Service Center Records

Lanny Bledsoe, local American Legion Post Commander, reviews some War Service Center documents.

Soldier files include photos, cards, and letters to and from the soldiers.

Military History PreservationPart 2: Veterans History Project

Project Participation

Staff

Volunteers

Soldiers

Project Participation

WWII Korean

War

Vietnam

Gulf War

Army

Prisoners of WarNavy

Afghanistan

Air Force

ReservesMarine Corp

Enlisted

Drafted

On the Front Lines

On the Home Front

Battle of the Bulge

Operation Iraqi

Freedom

Germany

France

Italy

NorthernAfrica

BelgiumLaos

U.S. Navy Reserve, WWII 1944-1946 Radio Operator, 3rd Class

First flag raising Second flag raising

James Nix Most Memorable Experience

Amphibious Personell Carrier ,USS Lubbock

Mount Suribachi

PFC Mack Lett

U.S. Army, Korean War 1950-1952Telephone & Radio Communications

14-year old Korean translator

Most Memorable Experience

Heartbreak Ridge The Iron Triangle

Sergeant Yancy Sanders

U.S. Army Air Force, WWII 1943-1945Nose Gunner

Most Memorable Experience

Prisoner Barracks Old Glory Flies Over Stalag VIIA

Guard Tower

Project Promotion

Military History Preservation at Cobb Memorial Archives

Paula Kirkpatrick334-768-2050

paulakirkpatrick@chamberscountylibrary.org/archives