"Words and Music by Mrs. P. A. Williams, arranged by C. H. Randall" "Dedicated to our Army and Navy"--Cover; Inside cover blank; The color represented in the digital image may differ significantly from the original and may not contain annotations. For annotation information, please contact Music Services.
This document was digitized from an original held by the University of Oregon LIbraries Music Services Department and is in the Public Domain in the United States.
"Words and Music by Ella Van Fossen" "Endorsed by Rear Admiral Charles M. Thomas, U.S.N." "UNITED STATES SHIP MINNESOTA. SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA, May 3 1908. MISS ELLA VAN FOSSEN, Fruitvale, California. My dear Miss Van Fossen: Your song, entitled 'Sons of the U.S.A' has been duly received and I think it excellent: every line breathes nothing but the purest patriotism, and my earnest wish is that every man, woman and child in our beloved Country may be imbued with the full spirit of your beautiful song. Yours with respect, (signed) CHARLES M. THOMAS"--Cover; Inside cover blank; The color represented in the digital image may differ significantly from the original and may not contain annotations. For annotation information, please contact Music Services.
Shea Building at 2nd and Burnsides, Portland. Hotel Coast on upper floors. Employment Agency, other stores on ground floor. Army Recruiting flag over street.
Edward Dean Silver was born on February 2, 1934 in Batavia, Iowa. He grew up in Junction City, Oregon, and graduated from Junction City High School in 1952. Silver enrolled at Oregon State College in 1952 and earned a BS in science from Oregon State College in 1957; he was enrolled in the Navy ROTC program at Oregon State. After graduation, Silver joined the U.S. Air Force and served as a pilot instructor at Vance Air Force Base and in Saudia Arabia. Silver was a Lieutenant Colonel in the 391st Tactical Fighter Squadron. In 1968, Silver was declared missing in action in North Vietnam.
