Jan 19, 2023 | Artifact - WW II
The US Navy first enlisted the help of women for support duties in the World War I. With the World War II, women were once again recruited, this time with the establishment of the Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES) in 1942. The new female recruits...
Jan 17, 2023 | Artifact - WW II
A native of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Jesse “Jess” R. Foley, Jr. (1916-1998) enlisted in the United States Army Air Forces in July 1941. During the Second World War, Foley served in the 405th Bombardment Squadron, 38th Bombardment Group, Fifth Air Force....
Jan 15, 2023 | Artifact - WW II
Miriam Hagan Collier (1916-1997), of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, was a civilian employee at Camp Shelby during the Second World War. She worked at Quartermaster Laundries on post as a seamstress and clerk from 1941 to 1946. Collier made this cape and decorated the...
Mar 31, 2019 | Artifact - WW II
Robert Edward Moody (1917-1941), of Utica, Mississippi, enlisted in the United States Navy on October 4, 1940. He served as a Seaman First Class aboard the USS Arizona (BB-39), stationed at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. At the age of 24, Seaman Moody lost his life in the...
