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Saints at War Project

 Organization

Biography

The Saints at War Project (1999-) works to collect documentation on veterans from various wars ranging from the Mexican-American War to current conflicts. They are gathered in Brigham Young University's L. Tom Perry Special Collections.

The Saints at War project was started in 1999 by BYU Church History professors Dr. Robert C. Freeman and Dr. Dennis A. Wright to capture the stories of veterans who have served in various wars to preserve them for future generations. Included in this collection are stories from general authorities of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who served in the military including Thomas S. Monson, James E. Faust, and Boyd K. Packer to provide personal accounts of American wars ranging from the Mexican-American war to current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. Using these stories gathered for the collection, this project works to contribute to the Library of Congress's "Veterans History Project" and has used the records gathered in the collection for regular conferences, documentary films like KBYU's "Saints at War," and books including Robert C. Freeman's "Saints at War: Experiences of Latter-day Saints in World War II." They are currently held at BYU's L. Tom Perry Special Collections department.

Citation:
Meridian Magazine, Oct. 19, 2001 (Saints at War project started in 1999; housed in BYU's Special Collection; materials provide personal accounts of war from individuals including leadership of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)

Found in 14 Collections and/or Records:

Saints at War Project records for civilians, 1937-2009

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 5 Sub-Series 7
Scope and Contents

Subseries contains accounts, autobiographies, interviews, memoirs, letters, photographs, histories, newspaper clippings, poetry, obituaries, articles, and books from Latter-Day Saint civilians who experienced the World War II, but did not serve in the military. The various materials detail the experiences of these civilians during the war, and some materials relate to the lives of specific civilians before and after the war. Dated 1937-2009.

Dates: 1937-2009

Saints at War Project records for the United States Army, 1940-2012

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 5 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents Sub-series includes the Saints at War Project records for the U.S. Army during World War II. These are records which refer to the war in general, don’t have a specific theater, or apply to more than one theater. The records are primarily in the forms of military records, memoirs, interviews, photographs, articles, and letters. There are many other types of materials included in the files as well. These materials together detail the personal and military history of the veterans. Dated...
Dates: 1940-2012

Saints at War Project records for the United States Army Air Corps, 1939-2007

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 5 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Subseries contains memoirs, letters, responses to the Saints at War Questionnaire and Latter-day Saints in the Military Survey, photographs, articles, interviews, accounts, books, written histories, oral histories, journal entries, clippings, biographies, autobiographies, military records, artifacts, telegrams, diaries, etc from Latter-Day Saint veterans who served in the U.S. Army Air Corps, which would later become the U.S. Air Force, during the World War II. Dated 1939-2007.

Dates: 1939-2007

Saints at War Project records for the United States Army Air Corps Medical Corps, 1943-2003

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 5 Sub-Series 6 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents

Subseries contains materials from two women who served in the Medical Corps of the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. Zelta Walker's file contains her history, letters, and photographs, and Rayola Andersen's file contains the transcript of an interview. The materials detail these women's experiences as U.S. Army Air Corps nurses during World War II. Dated 1943-2003.

Dates: 1943-2003

Saints at War Project records for the United States Army infantry, 1942-1998

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 5 Sub-Series 1 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Sub-series includes the Saints at War Project records for veterans who served in the U.S. Army Infantry during World War II. A variety of materials including photographs, letters, military records, and pamphlets detail the veteran's personal and military history. Dated 1942-1998.

Dates: 1942-1998

Saints at War Project records for the United States Army Medical Corps, 1942-2006

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 5 Sub-Series 1 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents

Sub-series include the Saints at War Project records for the United States Army Medical Corps during World War II. This include the records for nurses, doctors, and a veterinarian. A variety of materials including photographs, photocopied photographs, letters, and memoirs detail the veteran's personal and military histories. Dated 1942-2006.

Dates: 1942-2006

Saints at War Project records for the United States Army Medical Corps, 1941-2004

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 5 Sub-Series 6 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents Subseries contains memoirs, accounts, photographs, articles, military records, pamphlets, newspapers, narratives, letters, clippings, and a book detailing the military service of Latter-Day Saint veterans who served in the United States Army Medical Corps during the World War II. The materials mainly detail the experiences each of the veterans had as Army nurses (and surgeon and camp physician in the case of Albert Lamoin Olson) during the war, but in some cases go into their pre-war and...
Dates: 1941-2004

Saints at War Project records for the United States Coast Guard, 1943-2002

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 5 Sub-Series 5
Scope and Contents

Subseries contains materials relating to two men who served in the United States Coast Guard during the Second World War. Richard D. Anderson's file contains his memoir, and John Daniel Monson's file contains his memoir, a history of the USS Taney, on which Monson served, a photograph of Monson, and a photocopy of Monson's honorable discharge certificate. The memoirs detail each of these men’s' experiences serving in the Coast Guard during the Second World War. Dated 1943-2002.

Dates: 1943-2002

Saints at War Project records for the United States Marine Corps, 1940-2007

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 5 Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents

Subseries contains memoirs, photographs and negatives, correspondence such as letters and emails, clippings, articles, a floppy disk, a map timeline, and a CD-ROM from Latter-day Saint veterans who served in the United States Marine Corps during the World War II. The materials detail the experiences each of these veterans had during the war and in some cases, go into further detail about their pre-war and post-war lives. Dated 1940-2007.

Dates: 1940-2007

Saints at War Project records for the United States Medical Corps, 1941-2004

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 5 Sub-Series 6
Scope and Contents Subseries contains memoirs, interviews, articles, correspondence such as letters and emails, photographs, accounts, newspapers, military records, pamphlets, clippings, books, diary excerpts, and histories from Latter-Day Saint veterans, mainly female nurses, who served during World War II. While most of the female veterans served in either the Navy Medical Corps, Army Medical Corps, or Army Air Corps, some also served in the Cadet Nurse Corps, and one served in the Red Cross. One of the men...
Dates: 1941-2004

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