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Randy Christiansen interview with Albert Aiken Smith

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 3001
Scope and Contents Typescript of an interview taken from the included audiocassette. The interview was conducted by Randy Christiansen for Hillam's War Project on an unspecifiied date. Smith talks about joining the Utah National Guard in 1928, his training as an officer of artillery, and his experiences in the European theater during World War II. He first saw combat in Normandy, France. He later participated in the Battle of the Bulge and in the invasion of Germany. He also tells about his experiences in...
Dates: approximately 1985

J. L. Crawford slides of World War II

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSS 9209
Scope and Contents Contains 205 photographic slides, three letters, and small token collection relating to the life and military service of J.L. Crawford. Slides document J.L. Crawford's service in the U.S. Army while deployed in Europe and the 157 Infantry Division's liberation of the Dachau concentration camp. Slides also include propaganda slides from Adolf Hitler's regime. Letters are written to J.L. Crawford from fellow World War II veterans and include personal correspondence. Token collection contains...
Dates: 1920-1945

David L. Evans interview

 File — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS SC 3185
Scope and Contents Transcript of an interview given by Dr. David L. Evans to Paul R. Murphy on November 25, 1982. This history concerns the experiences of Dr. Evans during his involvement as a United States soldier in World War II. Dr. Evans was a U.S. Army Forward Observer in the 94th Infantry Division in the European Theater of Operations from August 1944 to January 1946. In this capacity he experienced much close combat. The interview was structured basically toward bringing out how Dr. Evans became...
Dates: 1982 November 25

Albert E. Haines correspondence

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1882
Scope and Contents

Handwritten correspondence between Albert Haines and his wife, Thelda Gwilliam Haines. Most of these items were written while Albert was serving with the United States Army at various posts in the United States and Germany. The collection provides excellent documentation for the lives of private persons during the turbulent war era.

Dates: 1942-1975

Martin B. Hickman lecture and interview

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 3054
Scope and Contents

Typescript of a lecture given by Hickman for Dr. Hillam's War Project. Also included is a transcript of an interview conducted by Eric Mercer for Political Science 375R course at Brigham Young University. Also included is the reel-to-reel audiotape from which some of the material was taken. Hickman talks about his service in the Strassbourg area of France during World War II in 1944 and 1945. Also with the collection is the poem, "Dead Men Also Cry."

Dates: approximately 1985

Carl DeVon Larsen biography and photograph

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 3100
Scope and Contents

Biography and photograph of DeVon Carl Larsen.

Dates: approximately 1960-1970

Dixie Van Orman interview with Dallas Christensen

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 3031
Scope and Contents

Typescript of an interview conducted by Dixie Van Orman on 7 March 1985 for Hillam's War Project at Brigham Young University. The item was transcribed from the included sound tape. Christensen talks about his training and his deployment to Europe in 1944. He first saw combat in the Battle of the Bulge and participated in an air drop behind the Rhine River in Germany in 1945.

Dates: 1985 March 7

David Prine papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1827
Scope and Contents Sketches of the layout of Adolph Hitler's retreat at Berchtesgaden, certificates, newspaper clippings, German postage stamps depicting Adolph Hitler, and a map of the United States Army's 13th Armored Division depicting its movements through France and Germany from 1944 to 1945. Also included are microfilmed copies of the materials in the collection including the photographs transferred to photoarchives. Also with the collection is a small Nazi flag, a certificate making Hitler and...
Dates: 1933-1951

Frank Stillen autobiography

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8057
Scope and Contents

Contains an autobiography written by Frank Stillen, documenting his early life and childhood, military service, time as a German prisoner of war, and other experiences in the war. Also includes a Russian letter. Undated.

Dates: date of production not identified

Supreme Headquarters daily battle communiques

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSS 2766
Scope and Contents

Photocopies of daily battle communiques from 6 June 1944 to 7 May 1945 for the Allied Expeditionary Forces, Europe. These materials document the United States armed forces activities during the European Campaign in Western and Central Europe. These items were collected by Lt. Col. D. Reed Jordan, Chief, Communique Section, Public Relations Division.

Dates: 1944-1945

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