Deanna Dill Martin Collection

1369 THL

Inventory created by Archives staff 09/2021. Last revised 06/2022.

ACCESS RESTRICTIONS: Collection is open to all researchers.

USE RESTRICTIONS: Restrictions may apply concerning the use, photoduplication, or publication of items in this collection. Consult a member of the archives staff for information concerning these restrictions. The user assumes all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright.

EXTENT: 0.21 linear feet

DATE: 1923-1993

SCOPE & CONTENT:  The Deanna Dill Martin Collection contains records belonging to Lawrence Frederick Shine of Winchester, Virginia. Mr. Shine was born in Winchester on January 21, 1923 and graduated from Handley High School in 1941. He was a veteran of World War II. The collection includes military records, personal records, and correspondence written while he was stationed in Europe during the War.

BIOGRAPHICAL/HISTORICAL: Deanna Dill Martin is a resident of the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia.

CITE AS: Deanna Dill Martin Collection, 1369 THL, Stewart Bell Jr. Archives, Handley Regional Library, Winchester, VA, USA.

ACQUISITION: Acquired as a gift

ORGANIZATION:

BOX 1

Correspondence (letters & invitations, envelopes), 1934 – 1944, 15 items, manuscript

Correspondence (letters & envelopes), 1945 – 1946, 59 items, manuscript

Military letters of appreciation and commendation, 1953 -1973, 34 items, transcript/printed (folder contains the following):
Letters of commendation, 1953-1973
Certificate of Merit, July 1957
Appreciation letter from Austrian Federal Ministry, June 1961
Commendation ribbon with medal pendant awarded, December 1954
Commendation medal with second oak leaf cluster, May 1963
Commendation medal with third oak leaf cluster, February 1965
Commendation medal for meritorious service, December 1965
Commendation medal with fifth oak leaf cluster, May 1967
Austrian letter of appreciation (no translation), October 1973
Awarding of good conduct medal (5), 1953-1970
Army certificate of appreciation (2), October 1972

Military Records (folder contains the following):
Order to Report for Induction, March 1, 1943, 1 page, typescript on printed form
Training courses completed, 1944-1958, 15 items, typescript/printed
Report of medical examinations, 1971-1972, 3 items, printed
MOS Evaluation Data reports, May 1964 – May 1972, 11 items, printed
Personal history records – birth certificate (photocopy), addresses, etc., 1923-1973, 9 items, printed
Discharge, promotion, reenlistment, and retirement paperwork, 1943-1972, 32 items, typescript/printed

Passports, 1961-1993, 6 items, printed (for the following years):
Issue dates: 1961, 1969, 1974, 1979, 1983, 1993

Personal Records (folder contains the following):
Diploma, Handley High School, 1941, 2 copies (1 photograph, 1 photocopy)
Birth record, 2 copies (photograph)
U.S. Army Europe driver’s license, 1957, 1 item, typescript on printed form

Austrian Automobile, Motorcycle, and Touring Club form, 1 item, typescript on printed form
102^nd Infantry Division Association newsletter, September 1945, 1 item, printed

PHOTOGRAPHS: Photographs and other images belonging to this collection may be accessed online through http://handley.pastperfectonline.com/