Thomas Wayne Sunderland papers, 1941-1945, approximately 2000

File — Box: 16, Folder: 10

Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 6 Sub-Series 1 Sub-Series 6 File 418

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Materials include photocopied photographs, photocopied newspaper clippings and memoir of Thomas Wayne Sunderland. Recounts his experiences from his being drafted into the U.S. Army in 1941 to his medical release in 1945 due to contracting malaria and hepatitis. He speaks of his training in Fort Lewis, Washington, and of being on a ship bound for Pearl Harbor the day it was bombed in December of 1941. Describes later learning that Japanese submarines were searching for them, and had sunk a cargo ship they thought to be the troop transport Sunderland was aboard. Also included are over fifty photocopied photographs of his time in the military. Dated 1941-1945 and approximately 2000.

Dates

1941-1945
approximately 2000

Conditions Governing Access

Open for public research.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Saints at War Project records must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Coordinating Committee.