Descriptive Summary
Title: Mullins Family World War II Materials
Span Dates: 1942-1945
Bulk Dates: 1942-1945
ID No: Ms2013-098acc
Creator: Stephen Mullins, Glenna M. Mullins, Edward B. Mullins, Eston L. Mullins
Extent: 2 flip top letter size boxes
Language: English
Repository: West Virginia State Archives, Charleston, WV
Scope and Content: This collection consists of correspondence, photographs, postcards, and forms of Mullins family members during World War II.
Historical note: Sergeant Edward B. Mullins Jr. was born on July 24, 1911. He enlisted in the Army on November 5, 1940, after previously working at D. H. Prichard Motor Company. Sergeant Mullins was discharged on November 7, 1945, and married Margaret Emma Poff. He passed away on August 28, 1999, in Ocala, Florida.
Private Eston L. Mullins was born on April 20, 1914. He registered for the draft on October 16, 1940, having previously worked at D. H. Prichard Motor Company and being married to Vivian Mae Tennant. He passed away on June 2, 1965, in Charleston, West Virginia.
Sources of Information:
Ancestry.com. U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: xxAncestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
Ancestry.com. Florida, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1823-1982 [database on-line]. Lehi, xxUT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.
Ancestry.com. West Virginia, U.S., Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, xxUSA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
Ancestry.com. U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 [database on-line]. xxLehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2005.
Administrative Information
Donors: This collection was donated to West Virginia Archives and History at The Cultural Center by Stephen Mullins in July 2024.
Transfers:
Related materials: Ms2013-098, Ph2013-098, Sc2013-098
Preferred Citation: [item, collection number], Mullins Family World War II Materials, West Virginia State Archives, Charleston, WV.
Processing information: Processed by Bethany Arbaugh, August 2024.
Arrangement: The collection is retained in its original order, as arranged by the donor.
Conditions on Use and Access: The collection is open for research use.
Copyright: Copyright restrictions may apply.
Contents List:
Box 3
3:1 Sgt. Edward B. Mullins Jr. letters to family, 1942
3:2 Letters to Pvt. Glenna M. Mullins, postcards and clippings, 1942
3:3 Sgt. Edward B. Mullins Jr letters to family, 1943
3:4 Pvt. Eston L. Mullins letters to family, 1943
3:5 Pvt. Glenna M. Mullins correspondence, 1943
3:6 Sgt. Edward B. Mullins Jr. photographs, letters, and forms, 1944 (11 prints)
3:7 Pvt. Eston L. Mullins photographs during the "Battle of the Bulge," 1944 (52 prints)
3:8 Pvt. Eston L. Mullins correspondence, 1944
3:9 Pvt. Glenna M. Mullins cards and correspondence, 1944
3:10 Sgt. Edward B. Mullins Jr. correspondence, 1945
Box 4
4:1 Pvt. Eston L. Mullins correspondence, 1945
4:2 Pvt. Glenna M. Mullins correspondence January-March, 1945
4:3 Pvt. Glenna M. Mullins correspondence April-June, 1945
4:4 Pvt. Glenna M. Mullins correspondence July-September, 1945
4:5 Pvt. Glenna M. Mullins correspondence October-December, 1945