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File contains materials relating to the service of Emil M. Petterborg in the U.S. Navy during World War II with Fleet Air Wing 4. Materials contain a short letter detailing some of Petterborg's aerial attacks on Japanese targets while stationed in the Aleutian Islands. Also describes his crew's crash landing in Russia and his internment there until the Russians smuggled him out of the country. Dated 2000.

Scope and Contents note File contains materials relating to the service of Reed E. Rawson in the U.S. Navy during World War II as a member of Air Group 9 aboard the U.S.S. Essex. Materials include a memoir discussing Reed E. Rawson's time as a tail gunner in a torpedo bomber wing in the Pacific Theater. Contains details of his unit's and his personal involvement in combat missions at Wake Island, Rabaul Harbor, Tarawa Atoll, the Marshall Islands, Truk Truk, Saipan, and as a member of the famed Task Force 58. Dated...

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Materials contain a short response to the Saints at War Questionnaire wherein McCoy Williams describes the conditions he lived in during the war, contact he had with his family, and his relationship with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and other Latter-Day Saint servicemen throughout the conflict. Questionnaire relates to Williams' service as a chief inspector at Honolulu Naval Air Station in the U.S. Navy during World War II from 1940-1946. Dated approximately 2001.

Scope and Contents note Materials contain a response to the Saints at War questionnaire regarding Wilard Albion Stephensen's service in the U.S. Merchant Marines during World War II from 1943-1945. Describes his living conditions throughout the war, areas traveled in the Pacific Theater of operation, and contact he had with his family and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints throughout the war. Contains various documents, including his certificate of service, discharge papers, engineering license, and...

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Materials contain a short response to the Saints at War questionnaire, with information concerning Ashmead Leon Bartlett's military duties and service in the in the 57/ 60th Australian Infantry Battlion during World War II from 1941-1946. Also describes interaction with Pacific Island natives (esp. on New Guinea), his family's involvement in the war, his physical health, and his involvement with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints throughout the war. Dated approximately 2001.

Scope and Contents note Materials contain a detailed memoir recounting Loren A. Cluff's military experiences in the U.S. Army during World War II. Discusses basic training, participation in his division's Army Band, and his general living conditions prior to his transfer to Europe. Also discusses his completion of Medical Corps School and his assignment to his division's medical attachment. Covers his participation in the European Theater and his involvement in the battles at Colmar and Metz. Discusses the war's...