Box 16
Container
Contains 28 Results:
Leon Packer Taylor memoir and photograph, approximately 2001, 1943
File — Box: 16, Folder: 14
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 6 Sub-Series 4 File 422
Scope and Contents note
Materials include a memoir and photographs detailing the service of Leon Packer Taylor in the U.S. Navy during World War II as a shipfitter. In this handwritten memoir, Taylor speaks of his basic training in Idaho, and of moving aboard the U.S.S. Corregidor for his duty station. He discusses his assignment to Task Force 58 through the battles of the Marianas, and Marshall Islands. He tells of conducting Latter-day Saint Church services aboard the ship, and of being in a typhoon which caused...
Dates:
approximately 2001; 1943
C. Elmo Turner memoir and photograph, before 2001
File — Box: 16, Folder: 18
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 6 Sub-Series 4 File 426
Scope and Contents note
Materials include memoir and photographs detailing C. Elmo Turner's military experiences in the U.S. Navy during World War II as a radio operator. He speaks of his enlisting, basic training, and mostly of his duties and experiences aboard the CVE 83, the "Rudyerd Bay," including going through a typhoon, in which he volunteered to go out on the deck to cut a wire that had come loose and shorted out the ships communications, and watching as the fighters engaged Japanese Kamikaze pilots...
Dates:
before 2001
Carrol N. White papers, 2000, approximately 1944
File — Box: 16, Folder: 24
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 6 Sub-Series 4 File 432
Scope and Contents note
Materials contain a memoir of Carrol N. White, in which he tells of his time as a gunner's mate in the U.S. Navy on an attack transport in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. He talks of some of the day to day operations of the ship, and of some of his more memorable experiences, including an attack from Japanese Kamikazes, one of whom successfully crashed into the ship neighboring his. He also speaks of his religious experiences, and of the incredible chance meeting of his brother, who...
Dates:
2000; approximately 1944
Owen Wayne Stout account, 2000 December 11
File — Box: 16, Folder: 8
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 6 Sub-Series 8 File 416
Scope and Contents note
Materials contain an account in which Owen Wayne Stout writes of his experiences in the U.S. Merchant Marines during World War II, and of the things he did on and off duty. He tells of the various church meetings he attended and the people he met in doing so. Dated December 11, 2000.
Dates:
2000 December 11
Nephi Grant Shumway history and letters, approximately 1944
File — Box: 16, Folder: 2
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 7 Sub-Series 1 Sub-Series 2 File 410
Scope and Contents note
Materials contain a brief history of the life of Nephi Grant Shumway regarding his service U.S. Army during World War II from March 1944 to October 1944. Also contains photocopied typewritten letters written by Shumway to his family as he attended his initial training at Camp Roberts, California, and some from him while he was deployed in Europe. In his letters he speaks of the training he was receiving, the men he was with, the conditions, and of the things he missed. Dated approximately...
Dates:
approximately 1944
Joseph W. Stobbe papers, approximately 1999-2001
File — Box: 16, Folder: 7
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 7 Sub-Series 1 Sub-Series 2 File 415
Scope and Contents note
Materials contain the Saints at War Participant Information Sheet for Joseph W. Stobbe, as well as one printed, loose leaf memoir, and one in a spiral bound book. One of the memoirs has photographs throughout. File also includes a CD containing the loose leaf memoir, along with additional pages and photographs. In the memoirs, Stobbe recounts his experiences as an infantry sergeant mostly in France. He draws upon his memories of the war and also his several trips back to France since the...
Dates:
approximately 1999-2001
Burtt Evans papers, before 2000
File — Box: 16, Folder: 13
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 7 Sub-Series 1 Sub-Series 2 File 421
Scope and Contents note
Material contain papers regarding Burtt Evan's service in the U.S. Army during World War II. Includes photocopied magazine articles, photocopied photographs, and a typewritten letter. In a photocopy of an interview article entitled "Old Soldiers Never Die" from "The Yank" Edward Martin "Bud" Taylor and five other platoon sergeants share their thoughts about combat tactics and experiences. Also included from "The Yank" is a copy of several poems written by soldiers during World War II, and a...
Dates:
before 2000
Zane S. Taylor account and photograph, 1944, approximately 2001
File — Box: 16, Folder: 15
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 7 Sub-Series 1 Sub-Series 2 File 423
Scope and Contents note
Materials include history and photographs regarding Zane S. Taylor's service in the U.S. Army during World War II. Speaks of one of many experiences in which he was almost killed in combat. Also included are two pictures. Dated 1944, approximately 2001.
Dates:
1944; approximately 2001