Benjamin K. Wallace papers, 1994, 1939-1962, 2001

File — Box: 5, Folder: 19

Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 6 Sub-Series 4 File 123

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Materials contain papers relating to Benjamin K. Wallace regarding his service in the U.S. Navy during World War II aboard the U.S.S. Claxton (DD 571) as the supply and disbursing officer. Contains brief memoir in which Wallace discusses his role as the ship's "unofficial chaplain", numerous Kamikaze attacks, and watching General MacArthur return to walk ashore on the Philippines. Includes newspaper clipping written by Wallace entitled "Wartime--Christmas 50 Years Ago" describing Christmas aboard the Claxton and photocopied photographs of Wallace, his ship, and General MacArthur. Contains a floppy disk. Also contains his answers to the Saints at War questionnaire. Dated 1939-1962, 1994, and 2001.

Dates

1994
1939-1962
2001

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.