Ralph S. Erskine memoir, 2001

File — Box: 15, Folder: 16

Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 6 Sub-Series 4 File 394

Staff Only

Scope and Contents note

Materials include a journal and memoir detailing Ralph S. Erskine's service in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Part journal entries, part memoir, "Patrol Squadron VP-41" relates the experiences of Ralph S. Erskine as he served in the Navy at Dutch Harbor, Alaska. He recounts the attacks made by Japanese fighters that killed many of the men who were stationed there at the time, and of the recovery made over the next couple months. Erskine also informs us in his journal entries of his testing for promotions, activity with other members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and of the general day to day life he had during his most prominent few months of military service. Dated 2001.

Dates

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.