Box 13
Container
Contains 2 Results:
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
John Avery Collett Crew papers, 1942-2008
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 6 Sub-Series 4 File 342
Scope and Contents note
Materials contain a collection of documents related to John Avery Collett Crew's military service in the U.S. Navy during World War II as a radio officer. Includes a reproduction of the Japanese surrender documents, citations given to Crew by his commanding officers, original poetry composed for a military newsletter, and a letter written by Crew's wife. Also includes information concerning his submarine, the U.S.S. Tunny--official citations, photographs, newspaper articles, and a lengthy...
Dates:
1942-2008