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Preferred Citation:

June A. Dowling Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information:

Purchase.

Processing Information:

Accessioned and described by Ute Schechter, Warren E. Burger Archivist, and rehoused by Vicki O'Brien, SCRC Staff, in April 2009.

Biographical Information:

Sergeant June A. Dowling, 487th Aero Squadron, U.S. Air Service. Sergeant Dowling's family originated in Valdosta, Georgia. His father fought for the South in the Civil War, family relocated to Orlando, Florida, and son Bill fought in World War W II.

According to diary entries, June A. Dowling was promoted to corporal in November 1918 and to Sergeant in March 1919.

Scope and Contents

Papers of Sergeant June A. Dowling, consisting of a diary, 1917-1919, photographs, postcards, a French magazine, and a travel permission, all documenting Sergeant Dowling's World War I tour of duty in France. 

Related Material

The two books listed below were originally part of the June A. Dowling Papers. They have been separated from this collection and catalogued.

"Tommy Atkins at War, As Told In His Own Letters", by James A. Kirkpatrick published 1914. Tommy Atkins, or Tommy, is a term for a common soldier in the British Army that was already well established in the nineteenth century, but is particularly associated with World War One. The 4 ½ x 7 inch 127 page book contains the British soldiers World War I stories complied from their own letters. This book is now available at Swem Library, call number D544 .K4 1914.

"Legion Airs, Songs of "Over There" and "Over Here", compiled and edited by Frank E. Peat and Lee Orean Smith published in 1932. The 7 x 11 inch and contains over a 100 songs from World War II such as Over There, You're In The Army Now, It's A Long Way To Tipperary, Pack Up Your Troubles In Your Old Kit Bag, The Old Gray Mare Hinky-Dinky, and Parley-Voo. This book is now available at Swem Library, call number ML3561.W3 L44 1932.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Diaries
• Journals (periodicals)
• Permits
• Photographs
• Postcards
• World War, 1914-1918--France--Personal narratives
• World War, 1914-1918--France--Pictoral works