Scope and Contents note Material contains papers relating to Cecil Grant Ash's service in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II from 1942-1945. Contains a statement of Ash's military service from the Army, a letter to Ash's parents from his friend Max Sharp, and a copy of an article entitled "'Kriegie' Bombardier" from For the Duration. The article is a compilation of excerpts from Ash's autobiography that describe a mission over Austria where Ash was captured by the Germans and placed in Stalag Luft 3. He...

Scope and Contents note Materials contain a memoir written by Claude J. Burtenshaw about his military experiences in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. Includes two transcribed interviews conducted in 2000 and 2001. The memoir and interviews discuss Burtenshaw's work with Latter-Day Saint chaplain Vernon Cooley and his meeting Eldin Ricks, another Latter-Day Saint chaplain. He describes Latter-Day Saint conferences and other meetings. He also describes his duty of writing letters to killed soldiers'...

Scope and Contents note Material contains an account of the World War II experiences of Don A. Buswell in the U.S. Navy as a member of the Amphibious Force Landing Craft Infantry. Describes his participation in the Normandy D-Day invasion, as well the Southern France invasion and landing in Northern Italy. In this account he describes a sacrament service he attended at the port of Bizerte in Tunisia, with two other servicemen. Also included are three photocopied photographs of Buswell during his military service....

Scope and Contents note Material contains a compilation of veterans' stories compiled by Karen Blalock in 2001 titled "Let Freedom Ring: A Patriotic Legacy". Contains several tributes to U.S. veterans of World War II and subsequent wars. Contains brief descriptions of veterans' experiences in World War II, Vietnam, and Korea. Veterans are all members of the Pleasant Grove Utah East Stake. Includes thoughts on patriotism, freedom, heroism, the United States, and sacrifice. Also contains programs from two patriotic...

Scope and Contents Material contains papers relating to Joseph W. Dailey's service in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1941-1973. Describes his participation in operations in Eastern New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago, and the Western Caroline Islands during World War II and his service in the Korean War and the Vietnam War. Contains a photograph of Dailey in 1973 and a military history of Dailey written in 1973. Also contains a chapter about Dailey from "Uncommon Men: The Sergeants Major of the Marine Corps" by John...

Scope and Contents note Materials contain papers relating to the military service of John W. Koning regarding his service in the U.S. Navy from 1941-1968 during World War II and the Korean War. Contains a transcribed interview with Koning conducted in 2000. Koning describes serving on an aircraft carrier, the U.S.S. Lexington, at the beginning of World War II. Contains an article about the operation of the PB4Y-1 Liberator plane. Also contains an article from Fleet Airwing 7 records about combat mess, the meals...

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Materials contain papers of Andrew C. Knaphus describing his service in the U.S. Army from 1944-1946 in the European and Pacific Theaters. Contains copied photographs of Knaphus and his wife during the war. Contains sections of the Richfield Reaper from May 20, 1998 that contain an article written Knaphus and an article written by Loyd Knaphus about their war experiences. Includes another account written by Knaphus about his war experiences. Dated 1944-1946 and approximately 1998-2001.

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Materials contain an account written by Lewis Call about his military service. Account was found in a 1979 journal of Call and typed by his wife, Jean, in 1995. Describes Call's service in the U.S. Army Infantry during World War II. Call discusses sailing to New Guinea, combat in the Philippines, being wounded, going to Japan as part of the occupational forces, and attending a Latter-day Saint conference in Japan. Dated 1979.

Scope and Contents Materials contain papers of Billings Brown regarding his service as an advisor to the 1st U.S. Task Force leader, Major Hall in the U.S. Army infantry during World War II. Contains Brown's response to a survey about his military service. Contains copied photographs from 1942 to 1945 of Adak Island, Billings, and a Latter-day Saint group in Adak. Contains a photocopied letter of commendation from the Army (1945), memories of the war written by Brown in 2003, and a photocopied cartoon. Dated...

Scope and Contents note Material contains a section of Keith Spere Kirkham's personal history regarding his service in the U.S. Army during World War II from 1943-1946. Kirkham talks about marrying his sweetheart, being drafted into the Army, training, learning discipline, traveling overseas, Quonset huts they lived in, attending the USO, missing his wife back home, D-Day as an observer, and turning to Heavenly Father for help. Also talks about his experience with the Germans, the black market, hunger and hatred,...