Correspondence (1942-1945) between Mary A. McLeod, through her work in South Carolina with the USO, and several members of the U.S. Armed Forces during World War II; and correspondence (1936-1949, undated) between Lt. John D. Grier and his family in the Charlotte, North Carolina, area during his military service before and during World War II. Other correspondence in the collection is between Grier and his brother who was a prisoner of war in Germany during World War II. The collection spans 1936-1949 and includes correspondence, photographs, and a Blue Star Service Banner which would have been displayed in the front window of a home where a family member was serving in the U.S. MaryArmed Services during World War II. Mary A. McLeod and John D. Grier were married in 1948.
John Davidson Grier was born March 14, 1920, in Rutherfordton, North Carolina, to Reverend James Chalmers Grier and Julia Cork Grier of Rock Hill, South Carolina, and grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina. He served as a 1st Lieutenant in the US Army Air Forces during World War II. In 1948 he married Mary Adell McLeod and in 1949 they settled in Greenville, North Carolina. She was born on March 10, 1920, in Kershaw County, South Carolina, to Add Ladson McLeod and Minnie Grier McLeod, and raised in Camden, South Carolina. The Griers had two daughters: Rebecca Loraine Grier Kay and Mary Adele Grier. John Davidson Grier died on November 1, 2002, and Mary McLeod Grier died on November 29, 2008, and they are buried in Camden, South Carolina.
Sources: Obituaries for John Davidson Grier and Mary Adell McLeod Grier and Ancestry.com.
November 11, 2025 (unprocessed), 3 cubic feet; Correspondence (1942-1945) between Mary A. McLeod, through her work in South Carolina with the USO, and several members of the U.S. Armed Forces during World War II; and correspondence (1936-1949, undated) between Lt. John D. Grier and his family in the Charlotte, North Carolina, area during his military service before and during World War II. Other correspondence in the collection is between Grier and his brother who was a prisoner of war in Germany during World War II. Also included are photographs, and a Blue Star Service Banner which would have been displayed in the front window of a home where a family member was serving in the Armed Services during World War II. Mary A. McLeod and John D. Grier were married in 1948. Gift of Mary McLeod Grier.
Gift of Mary McLeod Grier
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