Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation

MSS 16263, Ralph H. Whitacre World War II correspondence, Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection was purchased from Beltrone & Company by the Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia on November 17, 2016.

Biographical / Historical

Ralph H. Whitacre served with the 275th Infantry, 70th Division. He was inducted September 13, 1944, trained in Maryland and South Carolina, arrived in England and then France in February, 1945. He fought in Germany from March 1945 to the war's end, and remained on occupation duty in Germany until September, 1945. He was from a farm in Siver, Virginia.

Scope and Contents

Ralph H. Whitacre World War II correspondence, 1944-1945, .08 cubic feet, to his family and includes letters from his friends and some military and insurance papers. Included is one issue of the Trailblazer Magazine Volume III, No. 4, April 5, 1945. PFC Whitaker mentions that he was right behind the front line at the capture of Saarbrucken.

Arrangement

Ralph H. Whitacre World War II correspondence are arranged chronologically and consist of .08 cubic feet.