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Object Name

Opener, Can

Title

Vietnam War soldier's P38 can opener

Catalog Number

2002.27.36

Creator

Shelby Corp.

Date

ca. 1967

Material(s)

Steel; paper;

Dimensions

H-2.75 W-1.75 inches

Description

This is a Vietnam War soldier's P38 can opener, it is sealed in brown paper with visual instructions on one side and written instructions on the other.

Notes

Marcus Raymond Davis, the donor's brother, was killed in Vietnam on April 4, 1970. Upon his death this item and the other personal belongings in this donation were returned to the family. Marcus Raymond Davis was born in Harlan Kentucky and graduated from Morehead in 1968 with a history degree. He moved to Jacksonville, Florida and taught school for a few months before being drafted. The decision to report was an easy one according to the donor, "We were not the kind of people who ran off to Canada. We did our Share." Raymond went to Ft. Campbell for basic training with the 173rd Airborne in late 1968 and early 1969. He went to Vietnam in November of 1969. The donor also served in the military during Vietnam. She was a nurse stationed on Guam. (See 2002.27.2-.26)

Collection

Martha A. Davis Collection

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