https://digitalcollections.eku.edu/files/original/d6b55860ca2e89381c99b2d0e52d5034.jpg 39d05def2f51cb9a286dabccfabd2d81 https://digitalcollections.eku.edu/files/original/8418cfc79b0727613de9b576acc8b55d.jpg 524126721c6cfd9eac48345a747957d7 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Matlock Family Papers Description An account of the resource Julian Matlock was born in Lancaster, KY on August 8, 1926. His mother was Virgie Matlock. He joined the US Army on 8 Nov 1944 and was inducted into military service at Camp Atterbury, IN. From there he was sent to California where he joined the 19th Infantry. He fought in the Pacific, first in Mindoro, Philippines, and later in the invasion of the island of Mindanao. In one of the major battles of the Pacific, the 19th Infantry under the 8th Army captured Davao (on the island of Mindanao in the Philippines) on 2 May 1944. <br /><br />On 8 Oct 1945, the 19th Infantry was sent to Japan as part of the 6th Army. In Japan they were sent to Kochi, and after that to the Island of Shikoku. Sgt. Matlock describe in his letters a lot of patrolling in this area. After almost a year in Japan Sgt. Matlock finally came back to the United States. Sgt Matlock died in a fire at the Sheffield Manor hotel in Chicago, IL. The incident became national news.<br /><br />Only a portion of this collection has been digitized. See the <a href="http://ekufindingaids.libraryhost.com/index.php?p=collections/findingaid&amp;id=103&amp;q=">Finding Aid</a> for a description of the entire collection. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1936-1946 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource photograph correspondence memorabilia Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource image text physical object Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2003A003 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Location Folder title or box and folder where image can be found. b.1/f.13 Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 3.5x5.25 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Matlock Family Papers Type The nature or genre of the resource image Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource photograph Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2003A003-18 Title A name given to the resource Ab Matlock and Virgie Matlock Description An account of the resource After five 1/2 years of marriage.