Arvin S. Gibson memoir and photographs, approximately 2000

File — Box: 10, Folder: 24

Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 6 Sub-Series 1 File 268

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

File includes materials relating to the service of Arvin S. Gibson in the Headquarters Company of the U.S. Army during World War II as part of the transportation corps. Materials include a detailed memoir of Arvin S. Gibson's experiences on Iwo Jima. Discusses life in the military camps, the carnage on the beaches, the difficulty of clearing the island of the last Japanese units, and the bravery of the Marines. Contains Gibson's thoughts on war, patriotism, and freedom. Photographs show Gibson and his unit on Iwo Jima. He was born 1924. Dated approximately 2000.

Dates

Creation: 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.