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Box 33

 Container

Contains 1 Result:

Joseph Truman Blake papers, 1943-1946, 1999-2000

 File — Box: 33, Folder: 10
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 6 Sub-Series 1 Sub-Series 6 File 776
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...
Dates: 1943-1946; 1999-2000
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 Army / Saints at War Project records for the United States Army Infantry

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