Lillian Rudd Davisworth Scrapbook
Item
Title
Lillian Rudd Davisworth Scrapbook
Description
After graduating from New Smyrna Senior High School, Lillian Louise Rudd (1925-2018) worked at Camp Murphy, first as a Camp Locator, and then after several promotions, was in charge of writing special orders. Every time a GI was transferred, they needed to have "orders" to take along with them. Camp Murphy was home of the Southern Signal Corps, which trained in radar. She married Roden Percy Davisworth September 13, 1944 in Stuart.
Color photocopy of scrapbook features short memoir of her WWII experiences, including when the Germans torpedoed a ship. Photographs are of herself and friends, including those of Emily Beach, Elsie Wells, Buddy Wells, Wayne Wells, Stuart High Band, Red Fultz and Billy Smith (in sailor uniforms), unidentified soldiers at Camp Murphy, group photo of the Junior Hostesses of the Stuart Servicemen's Club. Also invitations, a note from Donald Anthony Burroughs, newsclippings from the Stuart News and the Camp Murphy Message.
More material from Lillian Louise Rudd Davisworth is available at FSU (finding aid: https://archives.lib.fsu.edu/repositories/10/resources/1680)
Color photocopy of scrapbook features short memoir of her WWII experiences, including when the Germans torpedoed a ship. Photographs are of herself and friends, including those of Emily Beach, Elsie Wells, Buddy Wells, Wayne Wells, Stuart High Band, Red Fultz and Billy Smith (in sailor uniforms), unidentified soldiers at Camp Murphy, group photo of the Junior Hostesses of the Stuart Servicemen's Club. Also invitations, a note from Donald Anthony Burroughs, newsclippings from the Stuart News and the Camp Murphy Message.
More material from Lillian Louise Rudd Davisworth is available at FSU (finding aid: https://archives.lib.fsu.edu/repositories/10/resources/1680)
Source
Scans gift of Historical Society of Martin County.
Contributor
Rights
No Copyright - In the United States: The Martin County Library System believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. For more information, visit http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Format
Printed material; 22 pages
Language
English
Type
Text
Identifier
HSMC-2024-027-CMS-001
2024.027
HSMC 2013.34.03.25
Original Format
Printed material
Collection
Citation
Davisworth, Lillian Louise Rudd, 1925-2018, “Lillian Rudd Davisworth Scrapbook,” Martin Digital History, accessed October 5, 2026, https://www.martindigitalhistory.org/items/show/7105.