John Avery Collett Crew papers, 1942-2008

File — Box: 13, Folder: 9

Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 6 Sub-Series 4 File 342

Staff Only

Scope and Contents note

Materials contain a collection of documents related to John Avery Collett Crew's military service in the U.S. Navy during World War II as a radio officer. Includes a reproduction of the Japanese surrender documents, citations given to Crew by his commanding officers, original poetry composed for a military newsletter, and a letter written by Crew's wife. Also includes information concerning his submarine, the U.S.S. Tunny--official citations, photographs, newspaper articles, and a lengthy history of the ship. Additional photographs show Crew with his family, in military dress, and at later military reunions. Contains a document written by Doris Crew, John Crew's wife, expressing her views on freedom and religion. Dated 1942-2001.

Dates

Creation: 1942-2008

Creator

Crew, John Avery Collett, 1919-2002 (creator, Person)
Crew, Doris Elaine Simpson, 1921-2016 (contributor, Person)

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.

Biographical / Historical

John Avery Collett Crew was born on November 22, 1919 in Washington to Henry Miles Collett and Anna Marie Bartak. He married Doris Elaine Simpson on September 27, 1942 in Reno, Nevada. John was stationed on the submarine USS Tunny during World War II. He also served in the Korean War. He died on January 3, 2002 in California.

Biographical / Historical

Doris Elaine Simpson Crew was born on February 15, 1921 in Sacramento, California to Claude St. Clair Simpson and Leona Rae Kipp. She married John Avery Collett Crew on September 27, 1942 in Reno, Nevada. Doris passed away on May 9, 2016 in Roseville, California.