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In this letter to his parents dated April 14, 1945, Capt. William Cline recalls the sight of starving Italian civilians: "Up until today I had seen people who were shorter on food than I had ever seen during the depression at home. Today however I saw people who had been robbed of food by the Germans. It certainly wasn't a pleasant sight. However, it was just the opposite who had been separated for months ran across each other. Mama, this war is terrible. I hope it ends soon because there is so much good to be done."
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In this letter to his parents on March 11, 1945, Capt. William Cline reflects on his proximity to death on the battlefield: "Old death plays a funny game over there just as he does over here. One day you might meet a guy and he might not be around the next time you go back. I'm a pretty lucky person over here but I'll really be a happy guy when they stop this fighting. There's always a chance of a shell having 'To whom it may concern' written on it & I don't believe in taking chances when it's not necessary. I get just like I said I'd do get scared. You can't find one that won't get scared."
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Portrait of Capt. William Cline, Class of 1941, in military uniform during World War II.
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Capt. William Cline, Class of 1941, standing near a knocked-out tank somewhere in Italy during World War II.
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Capt. William Cline, Class of 1941, posing for a group photograph with the African-American members of his tank platoon in Italy during World War II.
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Capt. William Cline, Class of 1941, standing on a street somewhere in Italy in WWII
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This photograph shows Capt. William Cline, Class of 1941, standing in front of a M5 Light Tank, somewhere in Italy, in 1945.
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This article reports that the Clemson senior class of 1941 voted unanimously to donate their cadet uniforms (each valued at $125) to Bundles for Britain at the end of the school year.
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The first editorial expresses strong disagreement with the call of the American Youth Congress for a strike against war and a stop to all aid to Britain. The second editorial laments the continuing war, but stresses the importance of US support for the Allies.
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This article reports a Student Opinion Survey in which only 11% of American college men said they will volunteer or be drafted instead of returning to school in Fall 1941.
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This article prints a letter from a Clemson alumnus who explains why the US should support England in WWII.
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This article records the total number of contributions to the British War Relief Society program to purchase of a rolling kitchen to feed the homeless in England.
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This article announces that Clemson cadets will participate in a program by the British War Relief Society to raise funds for the purchase of a rolling kitchen to feed the homeless in England.
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This article reports a Student Opinion Survey, in which the majority of American students said they believe it is better for the US to stay out of WWII than to help the British who are currently under attack from Nazi Germany.
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This editorial expresses the opinion that the US should be cautious about entering WWII.
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This sound recording captures a speech delivered by President Franklin D. Roosevelt before a joint session of Congress on December 8, 1941, in which the President asked for a Declaration of War against Japan, marking the entry of the United States into World War II. The speech was given the day after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Clemson students and their families would have heard the speech on the radio.
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This editorial argues against pacifist views expressed in The Furman Hornet newspaper.
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This article reports a Student Opinion Survey, in which the majority of American students believe keeping the US out of WWII is the country's biggest problem.
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This article reports that 300 Clemson students registered for the national selective service draft on October 16, 1940. Their enlistment will be deferred until July 1, 1941.
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This is a program from the third memorial service held for Clemson men killed or missing in WWII. It was donated by a member of the Class of 1939.
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This is a program from the fourth memorial service held on Dec. 7, 1945 for Clemson men killed or missing in WWII. It was found in the collection of Capt. William E. Cline, Class of 1941.
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This article looks forward to the fourth memorial service for Clemson men killed or missing in WWII.
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This article recalls the third memorial service held for Clemson men killed or missing in WWII.
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The Tiger is Clemson University's weekly student-run newspaper. This article looks forward to the third memorial service for Clemson men killed or missing in WWII.
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This editorial reflects on the memorial service to be held on the second anniversary of Pearl Harbor.