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02454aam a2200313 a 4500 001 DC24E33A613C11E2A0A8F8E3DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20171219020619 008 121121s2008 xxu eng d 020 $a 059552267X 020 $a 9780595522675 (paperback) 020 $a 059552270X 020 $a 9780595522705 040 $d SILO 100 1 $a Slind, Marvin. 245 10 $a Luther college goes to war : $b "Scuttlebutt" and the World War II letters, Volume I / $c Marvin Slind. 260 $a [S.l.] : $b iUniverse, $c 2008. 300 $a 448 p. ; $b ill; $c 24 cm. 520 $a During World War II, Chellis N. Evanson, history professor at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, published Scuttlebutt, a newsletter to circulate news and addresses for the former Luther students who were serving in the military around the world. In return, the students sent information about their whereabouts and, to the extent that military censorship allowed, descriptions of their activities. This edition of letters and photographs from that collection provides a unique insight into the lives of men and women serving in World War II. Under normal circumstances, these men would have been living the lives of typical college students: studying for exams, preparing for a ball game, or trying to build up courage to ask the woman next to them in class out on a date. Instead, they were diving for cover from German artillery barrages or attempting to shoot down Japanese kamikaze pilots before their own ship was destroyed. The letters in this first of two volumes detail the soldiers' pre-deployment status, first duty assignments, duty abroad, and their return from overseas. Providing a glimpse of what soldiers experienced in World War II, this collection is a valuable historical resource and a testament to the commitment of war veterans. 856 40 $3 Amazon.com $u http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/059552267X/chopaconline-20 650 7 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Correspondence. $2 sears 650 7 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Personal narratives, American. $2 sears 650 7 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Decorah. $x Decorah. $2 sears 600 7 $a Evanson, Chellis N. $x Correspondence. $2 sears 650 7 $a Luther College (Decorah, Iowa) $x Correspondence. $x Correspondence. $2 sears 500 $a Includes index. 941 $a 1 952 $l VWPC964 $d 20150519013026.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=DC24E33A613C11E2A0A8F8E3DAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search