Browse Items (43 total)
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Soldier on bicycle, 1943
Young man on bicycle. Handwritten on back: "Stuart Fla. Dec, 26, 1943" -
Soldiers on bus, 1943
Three soldiers on a bus. Handwritten on back: "10/5/43 Enroute to Murphy Left to right: Jirtle, Krasin, Robert Maertz" -
Soldiers sitting on a bed, 1943
Four young men in uniform, seated on one of several beds. Handwritten on back: "Left ot right: Hanson, Mainwaring, Cook, Robert J. Maertz. That's my 'beauty rest' we're sitting on" -
Soldiers with bundles on Miami street, 1943
Group of uniformed young men, each with a bundle, standing on streetcorner alongside road lined with hotels, including The Poinciana and the Royal Palm. Handwritten on back: 8/29/43" -
Soldiers with bundles on Miami street, 1943
Group of uniformed young men, each with a bundle, standing on road lined with hotels, including the Royal Palm. Handwritten on back: 8/29/43" Published in the Palm Beach Post (12 July 2017) -
Soldiers with bundles on Miami street, 1943
Group of uniformed young men, each with a bundle, standing on road lined with hotels, including the Royal Palm. Handwritten on back: 8/29/43 1 Geiger, 2 Major, 3 Mandarich, [unnumbered] Dunn, 4 Cook 5 Sgt. Schefts, 6 Ney, 7 Rynders, 8 Lee, 9 Edklund, 10 Hangland, 11 [blank], 12 Kurtz, 13 [blank], 14 Owen, 15 Krasin, 16 Maertz, 17 [blank], 18 Malek, 19 Blumquist, 20 Cohen, 21 Kerry, 22 Polkowski." -
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St. Lucie River, 1943
View of the river. Handwritten on back: "St. Lucie River 12/26/43"Tags Waterways -
Stuart News, "A Letter Home" edition, 7 October 1943
Partial copy of Stuart News edition focusing on the Stuart Service Club, Camp Murphy, the Red Cross, Coast Guard, local beach patrols. Includes ads from local businesses.
The Service Club was built in 1943 by the Army Corp of Engineers to serve as the Martin County Service Club. After the war, the building was purchased by the City of Stuart and served as a community recreation hall and civic center. In 2024, it is the Flagler Center of Stuart, 246 SW Flagler Avenue, Stuart. -
Temporary pass, Camp Murphy, 1943
Pass allowing Ione Jensch, fiancée of Pfc Robert J. Maertz.Tags Camp Murphy (Fla.)