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Box 5

 Container

Contains 1 Result:

Robert Folsom Wilson memoir and photographs, 1943-1945, approximately 2000

 File — Box: 5, Folder: 23-24
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 6 Sub-Series 1 Sub-Series 5 File 127
Scope and Contents Materials contain a memoir written by Robert Folsom Wilson regarding his service in the U.S. Army during World War II from 1942-1946. Wilson discusses serving as a platoon commander, battalion motor officer, and achieving the rank of 1st Lieutenant. Describes experiences from building up defenses in Hawaii after the December 7th attack to assignments and dangers he encountered in the Philippines. Discusses Japanese war atrocities. Includes sixteen photographs of mostly engineering...
Dates: 1943-1945; approximately 2000
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 2350, Saints at War Project records / Saints at War Project records for World War II (Pacific) / Saints at War Project records for the United States Army / Saints at War Project records for the United States Army Engineers, Technicians, and Mechanics

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