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Materials contain a transcribed interview of Arline Dyer Johnson regarding her service in the U.S. Navy W.A.V.E.S. during World War II. She discusses serving at the North Island Naval Base near San Diego, California, and achieving the rank of petty officer third class. Also contains two photocopied photographs of Johnson in uniform and at time of interview. Dated 1942-1946 and June 30, 2005.

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Materials contain a transcribed interview of Richard Myrup regarding his service in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Talks about the draft, support from his family, feelings about death, and his desire to live life to the fullest. Describes combat situations, leadership roles, and the routine he went through of working four hours on and four hours off. Finally talks about the change he experienced and his greater appreciation for America. Dated 1988.

Scope and Contents note Materials contain a transcribed interview with Joseph P. Stott regarding his service in the U.S. Army during World War II. Describes basic training at Fort Douglas, then Officer Candidate School at Fort Bliss. Describes voyage to England aboard the U.S.S. Wakefield and how, upon landing, he was singled out for being a Latter-day Saint and made a jeep driver. Describes his experiences in the D-Day invasion and tells stories about being a jeep driver in France, Belgium, and Germany. Tells...

Scope and Contents Materials contain an audiocassette and the transcribed interview with David W. Meyer, who served with the U.S. Army Pictoral Service during World War II. Meyer describes his training at Paramount Studios in Astoria, New York, where he learned a variety of photographic techniques. Describes a conference held in Paris, for which he was assigned to invite Hugh B. Brown. Dated June 2001. Also contains Paris Servicemen's Group history, with a chronology, roster, and photographs and captions from...

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Materials contain papers relating to Marion Hatch Gibbons's military service during World War II. Contains a short biography of Gibbons, photocopied photographs of Gibbons and his B-17 crew and aerial photographs of Dresden and Esterwerd in Germany, a list of missions flown by Gibbons and a photocopied article entitled "The Secret Weapon" about the Norden bombsight (1995). Dated 1942-1945, 1995.

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Materials contain two audio cassettes of an audio interview with Jack Clark as he gives his experiences serving in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Also contains a typed personal memoir of these same experiences of serving on battleships in both the Pacific and Atlantic Theaters of war. Also contains a photocopy of an invitation to a luncheon with the keynote speaker being Clark, invitation also contains several photographs of Clark and the U.S.S. Washington. Dated 2007.