Name/Title
Dean/Fowler wartime lettersEntry/Object ID
2010.007.0001Scope and Content
7 letters ; varying size
John Dean wrote Ira Fowler seven letters during World War II. Both men were from the Hollywood, Maryland area and both were serving in the infantry, but they were on opposite sides of the country at the time of the correspondence. Dean was in training first in Mississippi and later at Clemson College in South Carolina. Fowler entered the Army a few months after Dean and ended up in Pittsburgh, California awaiting deployment. Their girlfriends were sisters. Both were deeply religious men, members of the Church of the Nazarene. Later in life, Fowler was an itinerant preacher for the church. Dean did not survive the war.Collection
Dean/Fowler Wartime LettersArchive Items Details
Date(s) of Creation
1943 - 1944Location
Container
Small Collections, Box 1Shelf
Rack 17, Shelf 4Rack
Rack 17Wall
North wallRoom
Archives 2Building
Tudor HallRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Dean, John C.Person or Organization
Fowler, Ira E.