[Letter from Emma Vaughan to Marine Corps Headquarters, March 1945] (open access)

[Letter from Emma Vaughan to Marine Corps Headquarters, March 1945]

Photocopy of a letter from Emma Vaughan to Marine Corps Headquarters in Washington, D.C., in March of 1945. She explains that she did not sign papers for an allowance from her son Jack, and that she has learned that the amount originally allotted for her has been withheld from his pay for several months. She asks that the money be restored to him.
Date: March 1945
Creator: Vaughan, Emma
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[A Pocket Reference Guide: Army-Navy-Marine Corps] (open access)

[A Pocket Reference Guide: Army-Navy-Marine Corps]

Booklet belonging to Jack Vaughan, which lists Army, Navy, and Marine Corps insignias and what they signify.
Date: March 1943
Creator: Newsweek Magazine
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History

[318th Platoon, U. S. M. C.]

Photograph of the 318th Platoon. Jack Vaughan is sixth from the right on the top row. A sign in front of the soldiers says "318th Platoon, U.S.M.C., San Diego, 1942. U. S. Marines - First to Fight."
Date: [1942-03-23..1946-04-06]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History