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Box 5

 Container

Contains 1 Result:

William S. Essex account, approximately 2000

 File — Box: 5, Folder: 9
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 6 Sub-Series 4 File 114
Scope and Contents Materials contain an account of William S. Essex's experiences in the U.S. Navy during World War II and after the Japanese surrender assigned to the U.S.S. Okanogan (Attack Transport [APA] 220). Discusses his duties as a signalman and member of a Beach Battalion, his two landings on Okinawa and humorous incidents while on the Philippines and Japan. Essex's short histories are titled: "Capture the Flag", "The Okinawa Experience", "Double Cross!!", and "Grand Theft---Auto". Dated approximately...
Dates: 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 Navy

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