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Rodmond C. Rentfro Papers

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0274

  • Staff Only

This collection includes documents and photographs from Rodmond Rentfro’s World War II stateside military service. The documents include paperwork surrounding Rentfro’s honorable discharge from the Army and his separation qualification record. There are four photographs: two are military group portraits, one depicts the soldiers working in a pressroom, and the final is a large unidentified group of civilians, likely Rentfro’s family.

Dates

  • 1944-1949

Conditions Governing Access

Collections are stored offsite, and a minimum of 2 business days are needed to retrieve these items for use. Researchers interested in consulting any of the collections are advised to contact Special Collections.

Conditions Governing Use

The copyright interests in this collection remain with the creator. For more information, contact Special Collections.

Extent

0.1 Linear Feet (1 folder)

Overview

This collection includes documents and photographs from Rodmond Rentfro’s World War II stateside military service. The documents include paperwork surrounding Rentfro’s honorable discharge from the Army and his separation qualification record. There are four photographs: two are military group portraits, one depicts the soldiers working in a pressroom, and the final is a large unidentified group of civilians, likely Rentfro’s family.

Biographical / Historical

Rodmond Conrad Rentfro was born in February 1915 in Alabama and grew up in Bradley County, Tennessee. Rentfro joined the U.S. Army in 1942 and during WWII, he served stateside as a pressman and press room foreman with the military. Rentfro married Evelyn Lucille Scott (1915-1975) around 1940. Rentfro died in 1981 and is buried in Bradley County.

Arrangement

This collection is in one folder.

Previous Citation

This collection was previously listed as part of MS.1427. The creator's name has sometimes been listed as "Renfro."

Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection was donated through the University of Tennessee's Center for the Study of War and Society.

Repository Details

Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository

Contact:
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Knoxville TN 37996 USA
865-974-4480