Scope and Contents note Material contains a transcribed interview with Marvin Lynn White regarding his service in the U.S. Army during the Korean War from 1951-1954. White recalls being assigned to work as a switchboard operator at the battalion headquarters, then later as a message center clerk. Discusses serving with military police after returning to the United States. Discusses experience serving as a group leader for the Latter-day Saint soldiers in the third division. Describes church services he attended...

Scope and Contents note Material contains papers relating to the military service of William J. Dumas. Describes his work in the Marines and the Criminal Investigation Department until the Korean, and in a regular combat unit during the war. Contains a transcribed interview with Dumas. He describes parachuting into Seoul, Korea at the beginning of the war, being wounded twice, working with the Corsairs during combat, and capturing enemy soldiers. Contains an original and copy of an article about Dumas's...

Scope and Contents note Material contains a transcribed interview with Walter M. Farmer conducted by Roan A. McClure. The interview discusses how Farmer served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War from 1953 to 1956 and achieved the rank of IC2. There is also a compact discs with pictures on it. He describes the pictures from his service and pictures of ships, scenery, and the other men. He tells of joining the Methodist church during the war and joining the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints after he...

Scope and Contents note Material contains a book of stories of World War II veterans compiled by Thomas S. Taylor of the Oak Hills Second Ward in 2002 titled "The Book of Faith of the Oak Hills Second Ward of Zion". Contains stories and copied documents and photographs of Stephen B. Ellis, Jesse L. (Larry) Davis, Edward L. Hart, Robert E. Bunker, Thomas S. Taylor, Dean Fuhriman, Earl H. Peirce, Norman E. Wright, J. Robert Bullock, and Clarence Jesse Harmon. Also includes several photographs of Ellis in uniform and...

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Materials contain a transcribed interview with Arthur Nishimoto. Nishimoto describes his witness of the Pearl Harbor attack and racial prejudice he experienced in the military from being of Japanese descent. Also includes a short interview of Roy Tsuya, who also served in the 442nd Battalion. Dated November 2001.

Scope and Contents Materials contain papers relating to the service of Joseph Truman Blake in the U.S. Army Infantry during World War II from 1943-1946. Contains a life history of Blake written by his sister Roberta Blake Barnum, with sections written by Blake. It describes his entry into the Army, and military service in New Caledonia and the Philippine Islands. Blake recounts being wounded in battle at Luzon and having his arm fixed by Doctor Leslie Hildebrand. Includes copied photographs (1943-1946), a map...

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Materials contain a transcribed interview of John Leonard Cross, Sr. about his military experiences. He discusses serving in the U.S. Army Engineer Corps during World War II from 1940 to 1945. He tells of serving with the Pacific Division as a driver/body guard based in Salt Lake City, Utah. Cross also describes the events leading up to his military service. Dated approximately 2001.

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Materials contain a letter written by William B. Black about his service in the U.S. Army during World War II with the First Cavalry Division. Black describes two faith promoting experiences. He tells of being saved from shells by a tank and being sent to New Guinea, where he was able to find the grave of his cousin, Frank Raley. Contains a photograph of Black. Dated 1942, December 5, 2000.

Scope and Contents Materials contain a transcribed interview of Earl G. Sorensen about his military experiences in the U.S. National Guard during World War II in the 145th Field Artillery. Discusses fighting on Kwajalein, Saipan, and Tinian. Mentions battles in the Philippines as well as in Okinawa. Includes three cassette tapes of the interview. Includes photocopied photographs of Sorensen and his wife during the war and more recently. Interview conducted by Don Norton and Leah Johnson. Dated approximately...

Scope and Contents Materials contain papers relating to the military service of Emery M. Larson in the U.S. Army during World War II from 1943-1946. Contains selections made by Larson in 2003 from letters he wrote home from 1944 to 1945. Contains a brief summary written by Larson about his military service, a copied certificate, and copied photographs of Larson during the war, and an account written by Larson in 2004 about how his life was spared during battle in Rosario, Philippines. He discusses serving in...