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Clare Crane on her wedding day with Herbert G. Johns at Our Lady of Angels Church May 29, 1943 [detail]

Veterans History Project Service Summary:

  • War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
  • Location of Service: Cleveland, Ohio
  • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/1754

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"Last night we had a party at the club. Seeing all the other fellows dancing and having a good time with their girls made me so darn lonesome and homesick for you that I just up and left." Letter from Herbert Johns, March 18, 1944

Like many women in wartime, Clare Johns cherished her husband's letters home--they had been married only five months before he shipped out to England as a communications officer. As the war in Europe wound down, Herbert received orders to move to the Pacific Theater, but he never made it. A physical exam revealed that he had leukemia; the Army tried to bring him home, but he died en route, in a hospital in Newfoundland, only 10 days after his initial diagnosis.

More Resources

[ Photo Album ]
[ Letter To Clare From Chaplain (AAF) [07/16/45] ]
[ Telegram To Clare: Death Notice From The Secretary of War [07/16/45] ]
[ Letter To Clare From The War Department [n.d.] ]
[ Letter To Clare From The War Department on Herbert Burial Location [n.d.] ]
[ Telegram To Clare From The War Department Notifying that Herbert's remains are being transferred to Arlington National Cemetery [10/24/47] ]

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[ Letter To Clare From The War Department Official Statement of Death [n.d.] ]
[ V-Mail To Clare From Herbert [n.d.] ]
[ V-Mail To Clare From Herbert [04/03/43] ]
[ V-Mail To Clare From Herbert [12/29/43] ]
[ V-Mail To Clare From Herbert [03/09/44] ]
[ V-Mail To Clare From Herbert [03/18/44] ]
[ V-Mail To Clare From Herbert [07/21/44] ]
[ Letter To Clare From Herbert [01/17/45] ]
[ Letter To Clare From Herbert [03/5/45] ]
[ Letter To Clare From Herbert [04/12/45] ]
[ Letter To Clare From Herbert [05/9/45] ]
[ Letter To Clare From Herbert [05/19/45] ]
[ Letter To Clare From Herbert [05/20/45] ]
[ Letter To Herbert From Clare [07/14/45] ]
[ Letter To Herbert From Joe (Friend/G.I.) [07/27/45] ]
[ Letter To Clare From Edward Johns (Herbert's Brother) [08/08/45] ]
[ Letter To Clare From Joe (Friend/G.I.) [09/03/45] ]
[ Letter from Olive Jones to Herbert G. Johns 2/17/45 ]
[ Letter from Robert A. Morrison to Clare M. Johns 3/21/45 ]
[ Air Base-Tucson, Arizona ID Card ]
[ Tag Attached to Foot Locker Returned to Clare [07/45] ]
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About this Item

Title

  • Clare Marie Crane Collection

Names

  • Crane, Clare Marie
  • Henderson, Elizabeth

Home State

  • Ohio

Headings

  • -  Crane, Clare Marie
  • -  World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United Service Organizations (USO) -- Personal Narratives

Repository

  • Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Gender

  • Female

Status

  • civilian

Service History

  • World War, 1939-1945

    • Location of Service: Cleveland, Ohio
    • Dates of Service: 1942-1945
    • Military Status: civilian

Materials

  • Audio: CD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2004; 2004-12-31)
  • Audio: CD [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected 2004; 2004-12-31)
  • Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 2002-05-30)
  • Audio: CD [2 items] -- Reference copy (collected 2004; 2012-02-27)
  • Manuscript: Clippings [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected unknown)
  • Manuscript: Correspondence [23 items] -- Mixed (handwritten and typewritten documents) (collected 1945)
  • Manuscript: Printed matter [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected unknown)
  • Artifact: Artifact [3 items] -- (collected unknown)
  • Photograph: Original photographic print [20 items] -- Photograph (collected 1942-2004)

Collection Number

  • AFC/2001/001/1754

Cite as

  • Clare Marie Crane Collection (AFC/2001/001/1754), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Online Format

  • audio
  • image
  • online text

Additional Metadata Formats

IIIF Presentation Manifest

Wars & Conflicts

Location of Service

Highest Rank

Discharge Status

Gender

Home State

Interviewee

Interviewer

Rights & Access

Using VHP Material in Publication or Exhibition

The Veterans History Project (VHP) at the Library of Congress collects, preserves and makes accessible the firsthand recollections of U.S. military veterans who served from World War I through more recent conflicts and peacekeeping missions, so that future generations may hear directly from veterans and better understand what they saw, did and felt during their service. The Veterans History Project Collection includes oral histories along with documentary materials such as original letters, diaries, photographs, and memoirs.

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Please contact VHP for assistance if you need to contact a veteran for permission to use their materials in exhibition or publication, or if you have received permission from the veteran and need access to high-resolution copies of VHP collection materials.

Citing VHP Materials

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Materials as a whole:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Manuscript material:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Memoirs (MS02), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Transcript (MS04), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Correspondence (MS01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Recording:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Audio recording (SR01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Video recording (MV01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Photograph:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Photographs (PH01), photographer unknown, Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Photographs (PH03-PH14), Ralph Williams photographer, Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Computer file:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Computer file (CF01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Artifact:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Artifact (AR01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Cite This Item

Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.

Chicago citation style:

Crane, Clare Marie, and Elizabeth Henderson. Clare Marie Crane Collection. 1942. Personal Narrative. https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.01754/.

APA citation style:

Crane, C. M. & Henderson, E. (1942) Clare Marie Crane Collection. [Personal Narrative] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.01754/.

MLA citation style:

Crane, Clare Marie, and Elizabeth Henderson. Clare Marie Crane Collection. 1942. Personal Narrative. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.01754/>.