The Snapshots in Time Collection

Gallery: barbara rufus mounce

Letters home, snapshots, and official records trace the Korean War service of Aerographer's Mate Rufus "Bud" Lloyd Mounce, from training in San Diego to a remote Aleutian posting. The Bancroft/Mounce family collection closes with letters returned undelivered and an Honor Roll record of the December 1952 patrol crash that left him among the missing.

Handwritten Letter Home from 'Bud' on Army & Navy YMCA San Diego Stationery

Handwritten Letter Home from 'Bud' on Army & Navy YMCA San Diego Stationery

Handwritten Letter Home on US Navy Stationery, 'Bud' to 'Mom,' Korean War Era

Handwritten Letter Home on US Navy Stationery, 'Bud' to 'Mom,' Korean War Era

US Navy Aircraft Carrier Bow View, Modern Documentary Video Still with Channel Watermark

US Navy Aircraft Carrier Bow View, Modern Documentary Video Still with Channel Watermark

Handwritten Letter Regarding Memorial Wreath Ceremony for Missing Airmen, Mounce Family Correspondence

Handwritten Letter Regarding Memorial Wreath Ceremony for Missing Airmen, Mounce Family Correspondence

American Battle Monuments Commission Korean War Honor Roll Record: Rufus Lloyd Mounce

American Battle Monuments Commission Korean War Honor Roll Record: Rufus Lloyd Mounce

Undelivered Letter from Mother to Son, Korean War Era, Dated December 21, 1952

Undelivered Letter from Mother to Son, Korean War Era, Dated December 21, 1952

Handwritten Personal Letter, Page 2 (Mounce Family Correspondence, Korean War Era)

Handwritten Personal Letter, Page 2 (Mounce Family Correspondence, Korean War Era)

Undelivered Homefront Letter to a Korean War Serviceman, Dated December 21, 1952

Undelivered Homefront Letter to a Korean War Serviceman, Dated December 21, 1952

Handwritten Letter, 'Dear Son' – Korean War-Era Home-Front Correspondence, December 21, 1952

Handwritten Letter, 'Dear Son' – Korean War-Era Home-Front Correspondence, December 21, 1952

Handwritten Family Letter to a Son in Military Service, Dated Sunday, December 21, 1952

Handwritten Family Letter to a Son in Military Service, Dated Sunday, December 21, 1952

Handwritten Letter, Page 3 (Korean War Era Home-Front Correspondence), Bancroft/Mounce Collection

Handwritten Letter, Page 3 (Korean War Era Home-Front Correspondence), Bancroft/Mounce Collection

Handwritten Letter, Page 3, Lt. Bancroft Korean War Collection (Barbara/Rufus Mounce Papers)

Handwritten Letter, Page 3, Lt. Bancroft Korean War Collection (Barbara/Rufus Mounce Papers)

Handwritten Family Letter, Page 3 — Korean War-Era Home-Front Correspondence

Handwritten Family Letter, Page 3 — Korean War-Era Home-Front Correspondence

Undelivered Wartime Letter (Page 4) with Family Annotation, Korean War Era Correspondence

Undelivered Wartime Letter (Page 4) with Family Annotation, Korean War Era Correspondence

Handwritten Letter to 'Mom' on U.S. Navy Letterhead, Dated November 11, 1948

Handwritten Letter to 'Mom' on U.S. Navy Letterhead, Dated November 11, 1948

Handwritten Navy Recruit Letter, Page 2, "Love, Bud" — Barbara Rufus Mounce Correspondence, Bancroft Collection

Handwritten Navy Recruit Letter, Page 2, "Love, Bud" — Barbara Rufus Mounce Correspondence, Bancroft Collection

Handwritten Air Mail Letter, 'Rufie' to 'Mom' — Bancroft/Mounce Korean War Collection

Handwritten Air Mail Letter, 'Rufie' to 'Mom' — Bancroft/Mounce Korean War Collection

Handwritten Letter Home from Iwakuni, Japan, Dated October 22 (Korean War Era)

Handwritten Letter Home from Iwakuni, Japan, Dated October 22 (Korean War Era)

Handwritten Letter to 'Mom,' Sunday Morning, April 10 - Bancroft/Mounce Korean War Collection

Handwritten Letter to 'Mom,' Sunday Morning, April 10 - Bancroft/Mounce Korean War Collection

Handwritten Personal Letter from a US Navy Serviceman ('Bud'), Korean War Era, Bancroft/Mounce Family Correspondence

Handwritten Personal Letter from a US Navy Serviceman ('Bud'), Korean War Era, Bancroft/Mounce Family Correspondence

Handwritten Letter on Army & Navy Christian Association Stationery, San Diego Aerographer's School, January 1949

Handwritten Letter on Army & Navy Christian Association Stationery, San Diego Aerographer's School, January 1949

Studio Portrait of U.S. Navy Sailor 'Bud,' Korean War Era

Studio Portrait of U.S. Navy Sailor 'Bud,' Korean War Era

Newspaper Obituary Clipping: 'Summerfield Man Killed When Navy Aircraft Crashes' — Rufus Lloyd Mounce, PBM Crash, December 1952

Newspaper Obituary Clipping: 'Summerfield Man Killed When Navy Aircraft Crashes' — Rufus Lloyd Mounce, PBM Crash, December 1952

Portrait of a Young Man on a Rocky Shoreline, Korean War Era (Bancroft/Mounce Collection)

Portrait of a Young Man on a Rocky Shoreline, Korean War Era (Bancroft/Mounce Collection)

Studio Portrait of U.S. Navy Enlisted Sailor in Dress Uniform, WWII Era

Studio Portrait of U.S. Navy Enlisted Sailor in Dress Uniform, WWII Era

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