World War II
Summary
Both Senator Robert J. Dole and his brother, Kenneth (Kenney) Dole, served in World War II. Bob Dole fought and was wounded in Italy, while Kenney was stationed in the Pacific Theater.
The Nancy [Dole] Poche Collection, 1938-1963 contains 174 letters written by members of the Dole family. This collection offers a glimpse of life on the homefront in Kansas and experiences of soliders in both the European and Pacific theaters of WWII. Digital images and transcriptions of all 174 letters are available online. Below is a list of letters that correspond with events and realities of life during WWII.
Bibliography
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Feuer, A. B. Packs On!: Memoirs of the 10th Mountain Division in World War II. Mechanicsburg: Stackpole Books, 2006.
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Herold, Donald C. World War II: A Kansas Corporal's Experience. Kansas, 2004.
Minker, Ralph Lee, Sandra O'Connell, and Harry A. Butowsky. An American family in World War II. Tarentum: Word Association Publishers, 2005.
Monahan, Evelyn. And if I Perish: Frontline U.S. Army Nurses in World War II. New York: Knopf, 2003.
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