Melvin Harding Kimble, Soldier, Photographs and Funeral Guest Book

Access and use

Location of collection:
West Virginia and Regional History Center
West Virginia & Regional History Center
West Virginia University
P.O. Box 6069
1549 University Avenue
Morgantown, WV 26506
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Lori Hostuttler
Phone: (304) 293-3536
Restrictions:

No special access restriction applies.

Terms of access:

Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.

Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Melvin Harding Kimble, Soldier, Photographs and Funeral Guest Book, A&M 4285, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
0.6 Linear Feet 6 1/2 in. (1 document case, 2 1/2 in.); (1 index card box, 4 in.)
Creator:
Kimble, Melvin Harding
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Melvin Harding Kimble, Soldier, Photographs and Funeral Guest Book, A&M 4285, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

Melvin Harding Kimble (1920-1944) was born in Moundsville, West Virginia and served in the 5th Ranger Infantry Battalion during World War II on the Western Front of the European Theater. Kimble was killed in the Battle of the Bulge in 1944 and his body was returned to the United States for burial in 1948. The collection contains photographs of Kimble in military and civilian life, as well as photographs of his family and fellow soldiers. Some of the photographs are accompanied by biographical and genealogical information regarding Kimble. The collection also contains the funeral guest book, or register, from his funeral; this book includes a list of attendees as well as one page of a letter from Kimble to his wife with a "theater of operations" pin attached to the letter.

Physical location:
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
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