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Preferred Citation

Martin L. Duda Letters, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Acc. 2014.182 was received by Special Collecitons in April 2014.

Processing Information

Accessioned and minimally described by Steven Bookman, University Archives Specialist, in November 2014.

Biographical / Historical

Martin L. Duda was a son of a tin mill woker from New Castle, Pennsylvania and served in the U.S. Army during the last few months of World War II in Germany. He was recalled to service in 1950 as tensions in Korea escalated. Duda was married to Phyllis Lucille Duda.

Scope and Contents

This collection contains letters written by Sgt. Martin L. Duda to his wife, Phyllis Lucille Duda, while serving in the Korean War. Some of the topics discussed in the letters include Duda's reluctance to serve in the war, the dangers of modern warfare, daily military life, the psychological toll of warfare, and the social life of service men.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged chronologically.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Korean War, 1950-1953
• Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal narratives
• Letters (correspondence)
• United States. Army.