A photograph of Henry Zaytoun standing in front of an L-5 plane on the Heidelberg Air Strip. He wears a dark-colored jumpsuit and white cap with his hands in his pockets. The back states, "L-5 in which we flew to [illegible] Hiedelberg air strip."
"Memoirs" by Wadea Kassab recounts Wadea's life from his childhood in Damascus and Bloudan, to his immigration to America in 1889, and through his pursuit of education and a career in dentistry.
The autobiography of Edward C. Saleeby, revised in 2001. It contains detailed reminiscences of his childhood, time serving in the United States military during World War II, and his marriage and children. In addition to covering Saleeby's own life,…
Philip Moses reading a copy of the Lake City Reporter newspaper in Southern Germany. A sign behind him says 30 kilometers to Heilbronn and 86 to Stuttgart.
Edward "Pop Charlie" R. Habit Jr.'s placement on the roster of death provided by Chowan County. He was killed in action at 18 years of age in the Invasion of Normandy, France, during World War II.
An American War Dads card that belonged to Philip Shehdan, son of Beshara Shehdan. Philip enlisted in the Coast Guard in 1945, as soon as he turned 18 and graduated from high school.
Photograph of Platoon 111 of the Marine Barracks at Parris Island, South Carolina. The photograph is framed and includes about 70 men. Charlie Joseph is in the third row, fourth from the left.
A portrait photograph, identified as "Thelma [Knuckley]'s brother," depicts Stephen Joseph Knuckley during his World War II military service circa 1942. He is wearing a formal U.S. military uniform with a patch that reads "Training Command." There…
From Trey Matthews: "Joseph Safy, son of George Joseph and Susie Safy. Joseph was killed in action when his plane was shot down over Germany during WWII on 9 Sep 1944. He was interred in Lorraine American Cemetery in France."
Joe Salem photographed with his wife Amelia Wehbie sitting together dressed in their military uniforms. Joe was in Army intelligence and Amelia was in the Red Cross from 1942 to 1944.
Caption: "U.S. Navy Landing Craft Aboard U.S. Navy LST [Note: Landing Ship, Tank]."
A photograph taken by Mitchell Baddour during his time serving in the US Navy.
This manuscript by Aelyas Kassab is a history of the Kassab family and a biography of Aelyas's own life. It begins with Aelyas's grandfather Elyas Kassab, born in 1814, and traces the family through the 19th century
