Scope and Contents This collection contains letters and WWII memorabilia from George Fokakis' military service and items of personal importance, including reunion books, badges, and maps. The dates of the letters span from 1943 to 1951, during WWII and the Korean War. The letters contain correspondence mainly between George and his family during his time of service in WWII. George wrote often to his siblings: sisters Katherine and Clara, and his brother Nick. George's conversations with his sisters would...

Scope and Contents This collection is comprised of 109 photocopies of letters from Black soldiers during World War II. They were used in Dr. Phillip McGuire’s book, Taps for a Jim Crow Army, published in 1983. The letters contain the many maltreatments Black soldiers dealt with during their service, including the complaints they made and corresponding consequences they suffered for speaking out. Maltreatments included but were not limited to use of racial slurs, corporal...