Gallion Correspondence

Correspondence between Alex Gallion and the Department of the Army, Fort Benning, the General Services Administration, the Library of Congress, and the Pentagon. The correspondence comes from 1973-1975 and are based on inquires made by Alex Gallion regarding a rumor that General Patton was responsible for evacuating Jekyll Island in 1942. From this correspondence it was found that the rumor was false.
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Abstract/Description: Correspondence between Alex Gallion and the Department of the Army, Fort Benning, the General Services Administration, the Library of Congress, and the Pentagon. The correspondence comes from 1973-1975 and are based on inquires made by Alex Gallion regarding a rumor that General Patton was responsible for evacuating Jekyll Island in 1942. From this correspondence it was found that the rumor was false.
Subject(s): World War, 1939-1945
Evacuation of civilians
Golden Isles (Ga.)
Date Created: 1973-1975
Title: Gallion Correspondence.
Name(s): June Hall McCash
Date Created: 1973-1975
Publisher: Jekyll Island Museum
Abstract/Description: Correspondence between Alex Gallion and the Department of the Army, Fort Benning, the General Services Administration, the Library of Congress, and the Pentagon. The correspondence comes from 1973-1975 and are based on inquires made by Alex Gallion regarding a rumor that General Patton was responsible for evacuating Jekyll Island in 1942. From this correspondence it was found that the rumor was false.
Subject(s): World War, 1939-1945
Evacuation of civilians
Golden Isles (Ga.)
Held by: Jekyll Island Museum Archives
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