The Snapshots in Time Collection
Gallery: Part 2
Handwritten pages by a U.S. Army transportation officer in the China-Burma-India Theater set out his qualifications, his study of maritime law, and his frustration at remaining a First Lieutenant. Candid and self-advocating, they reveal the personal ambitions behind the logistics work that sustained Allied operations.
Handwritten Draft Memoir/Request Letter Page, U.S. Army Transportation Officer, CBI Theater, WWII (Page 049) - Career Continuity and Redistribution Center Reference
Handwritten WWII-Era Letter Regarding Military Assignment and Transportation Duties, CBI Theater Documents
Handwritten Draft Memoir/Request Letter Page, U.S. Army Transportation Officer, CBI Theater, WWII (Page 051) - Appeal for Reassignment Based on Qualifications
Handwritten Draft Memoir/Request Letter Page, U.S. Army Transportation Officer, CBI Theater, WWII (Page 052) - Freight and Traffic Management Philosophy
Handwritten Personal Letter Describing Transportation Duties, India-Burma Theater, WWII
Handwritten Draft Memoir/Request Letter Page, U.S. Army Transportation Officer, CBI Theater, WWII (Page 055) - Prewar Career Background as Yardmaster for an Earthwork Contractor
Handwritten Draft Memoir/Request Letter Page, U.S. Army Transportation Officer, CBI Theater, WWII (Page 056) - Administrative and Drafting Skills
Handwritten Draft Memoir/Request Letter Page, U.S. Army Transportation Officer, CBI Theater, WWII (Page 057) - Self-Study of Maritime and Admiralty Law
Handwritten Draft Memoir/Request Letter Page, U.S. Army Transportation Officer, CBI Theater, WWII (Page 058) - Calcutta Leave, Self-Study of Law, and Prewar Accounting Profession
Handwritten Draft Memoir/Request Letter Page, U.S. Army Transportation Officer, CBI Theater, WWII (Page 059) - Reflections on Three Years of Army Service
Handwritten Letter Fragment by a U.S. Army First Lieutenant Discussing Career Ambitions, WWII CBI Theater Correspondence
Handwritten Draft Memoir/Request Letter Page (Page 22), U.S. Army Transportation Officer, CBI Theater, WWII - Critique of Transportation Corps Lieutenants and Fear of Reassignment
Handwritten Draft Memoir/Request Letter Page (Page 23), U.S. Army Transportation Officer, CBI Theater, WWII - Case for a Larger Shipping Assignment
Handwritten Draft Memoir/Request Letter Page, U.S. Army Transportation Officer, CBI Theater, WWII - Opportunities in Pacific and European Shipping
Handwritten Draft Memoir/Request Letter Page (Page 25), U.S. Army Transportation Officer, CBI Theater, WWII - Interest in European Reconstruction Shipping and Captured Enemy Merchant Vessels
Handwritten Draft Memoir/Request Letter Page, U.S. Army Transportation Officer, CBI Theater, WWII, circa Spring 1945 - Rhine River Navigation and European Reconstruction
