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War Ration Stamps
2010.44.3
- The stamps were given out to everyone in the U.S. to distribute the food evenly.
- This book of stamps was given to my grandmother, Margaret Weiss. She was only four years old.
- She lived in New Jersey during World War 2
-Guy Kassas |
- This is a church handout
- It is my grandfathers (Walter Carr)
- It is from new Guinea
- He recieved it during the war
-Robbie Carr
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Ration Book
2010.31.3
- These Ration Book belongs to my great grandmother Eunice Frampton.
- She received the book at the age of 17.
- Many people bought the ration books so they could buy butter, coffee, sugar etc.
- You were not able to buy those certain products if you did not have the stamps to buy them.
-Molly Frampton |
War Service Certificate
2010.37.0
- The certificate belonged to my Grandfather Forest E Denton.
- He served in the US Navy and the US Air Force.
- My Grandfather received the certificate for his war service in WWII. The state of Illinois provided the certificate for him and many other servers in WWII.
Nick Mackey
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A Soldiers Handbook
2010.77.4
- The Soldiers Handbook was created to inform the soldiers of the basic rules of being in the Army.
- This book belonged to my grandfather Patrick Coyle.
- He enlisted and became a medic in WWII.
- He spent the entire war as a doctor at Camp Wheeler.
-Nellie Coyle
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Fuel Oil Ration Card
2010.88.8
- Ration cards were created by United States of America Office of Price Administration so that people could get their fair share of oil.
- People had to ration due to fuel needs of tanks, ships, and planes in the war
- Fuel was the most rationed of the items
- People were encouraged to carpool and not plan long trips during the ration
- People were only allowed four gallons of oil a week. Sometimes up to eight gallons a week were given to people who needed it for the most necessary.
- This ration card was found in an antique shop.
-Abby Geel
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Journal of Donald Blanchard
2010.83.8
- This journal was kept by my grandfather and it was written in 1944. It tells many stories about his journey
- The journal was kept in a Steno Pad that cost seven cents.
- He started off writing in the front of the book,and didn’t write on the top page. When he finished the bottom pages, he turned the book upside down and started to right from the back.
- The handwriting is in cursive and it is messy. Some of the words, we can’t understand.
- He was stationed in the Pacific and traveled to many countries as a Tech Mate on a hospital ship.
- He kept journals all throughout his life.
Morgan Blanchard |
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