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Box 13

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Contains 26 Results:

Bradley Briscoe Summers papers, before 2001

 File — Box: 13, Folder: 9
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 7 Sub-Series 2 Sub-Series 2 File 329
Scope and Contents note Materials contain a detailed memoir concerning Bradley Briscoe Summers's induction, flight training, and combat in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. Includes newspaper articles and sketches related to a crash landing and the crew's subsequent rescue by a passing convoy. Discusses his bombing missions, as part of a B-17 Liberator Bomber crew. Describes an early mission over Hamburg, Germany, in which his airplane was shot down and the crew was captured by German soldiers. Majority...
Dates: before 2001

Ray N. Baumgartner papers, 1943-2001

 File — Box: 13, Folder: 14
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 7 Sub-Series 2 Sub-Series 2 File 334
Scope and Contents note Materials contain papers regaring Ray N. Baumgarter's service as a gunner in the U.S. Army Air Corp during World War II. Includes a brief memoir outlining Ray N. Baumgartner's pre-war employment, induction, basic training, involvement with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, aerial training, and a memorable bombing run over Germany. Includes newspaper articles citing his medals won, different missions his crew participated in, and his honorable discharge. Also includes a list of...
Dates: 1943-2001

Rudolph L. Pfister photograph, approximately 1945

 File — Box: 13, Folder: 2
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 5 Sub-Series 1 File 322
Scope and Contents

Materials contain an original photograph showing Rudolph L. Pfister in full military dress. Dated approximately 1945.

Dates: approximately 1945

Lyman A. Speakman papers, 1942-1947

 File — Box: 13, Folder: 6
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 5 Sub-Series 2 File 326
Scope and Contents Materials contain a short biography of Lyman A. Speakman and his war years. Also contains a large collection of his military papers, including a photocopy of his military I.D., training grades and completion certificates, promotion papers, discharge papers, individual flight record, and personnel folder/record. Also includes an overview of the course work at the U.S. Army Air Corps Institute of Technology and Speakman's entrance application. Contains various military memorandums and...
Dates: 1942-1947

John Wallace Casper papers, approximately 2001, 1942-1945

 File — Box: 13, Folder: 20
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 5 Sub-Series 3 File 340
Scope and Contents Materials contain excerpts from John Wallace Casper's letters home during World War II. He addresses his living conditions on military bases, hospitals, dental school, and at his separation center. Also describes his duties while working in the hospitals. Discusses the support he received from his family, his health, and memorable experiences. He also emphasizes his contact with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints throughout his military service. Photograph shows Casper in full...
Dates: approximately 2001; 1942-1945

J. Elliot Cameron memoir, 2002

 File — Box: 13, Folder: 18
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 5 Sub-Series 6 File 338
Scope and Contents

Materials contain a brief memoir describing J. Elliot Cameron's role as a medical technician in the U.S. Medical Corps during World War II. Discusses serving also as a Hospital Administrator during the war. Dated 2002.

Dates: 2002

Heroes and heroines of World War II , 2001

 File — Box: 13, Folder: 15
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 5 File 335
Scope and Contents Materials contain a compilation, edited by Irene Belue, of short veterans' memoirs. The bulk of the veterans are current or former residents of Cowley, Wyoming, and have been memorialized in a monument erected to those who fought in World War II. Stories focus mainly on comradery, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and the war's effect on families of veterans. Most also provide some biographical information concerning their pre-war and post-war activities. The following...
Dates: Publication: 2001

Norven W. Storrs memoir, approximately 1944, 2001

 File — Box: 13, Folder: 8
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 6 Sub-Series 1 Sub-Series 6 File 328
Scope and Contents

Materials contain several hand-written and typed copies of a short memoir detailing Norven W. Storrs's pre-war education and employment, activities in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and military experiences in the U.S. Army during World War II. Discusses his unit's participation in the Iwo Jima invasion, small-arms skirmishes with the enemy, and the living conditions on the island. Dated approximately 1944 and 2001.

Dates: approximately 1944; 2001

Martin J. Dalebout papers, approximately 2001, 1984 November 30, 1945

 File — Box: 13, Folder: 23
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 7 Sub-Series 1 File 343
Scope and Contents note Materials contain a short memoir recounting Martin J. Dalebout's combat experience on the Italian front lines in the U.S. Army during World War II. Recounts a particular instance in which he was seriously wounded by German machine gun fire. Discusses his subsequent medical care and his miraculous healing (aided by a blessing given by a fellow Latter-Day Saint soldier). Also contains a hand-written account of his living conditions, physical and spiritual health, and the support he received...
Dates: approximately 2001; 1984 November 30; 1945

Royal H. Sorensen memoir, after 1949

 File — Box: 13, Folder: 5
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 6 Sub-Series 1 Sub-Series 7 File 325
Scope and Contents

Materials contain a short memoir discussing Royal H. Sorensen's military involvement during World War II, and his commission as a medical officer. Describes his transfer to New Guinea and the living conditions on that island. Also describes his unit's participation as support at the invasions of Leyte Gulf and Mindanao, and in the occupation of Japan. Gives details of sanitary conditions on the front lines. Dated after 1949.

Dates: after 1949