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World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:

Idaho State Journal special issue, 2001

 Series
Identifier: MSS 6988 Series 5
Scope and Contents

Materials include an Idaho State journal special issue, with stories honoring World War II veterans with articles and photographs reprinted from a year-long weekly series. Dated 2001.

Dates: 2001

Joseph E Creer letters

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 9491
Scope and Contents

Contains letters written by Joseph E Creer while he was serving in the United States Navy during WWII, stationed in Panama. The letters are addressed to his wife, Florence. Materials are dated from 1940 to 1945.

Dates: 1940-1945

Kaigun nikki

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197239244426]
Identifier: MSS 9178
Scope and Contents

"Kaigun Nikki" or "Navy Diary" created by the Japanese government for military personnel. Used by an unidentified Japanese military person who served in the Philippines during the Second World War. The printed diary is for 1942, but the entries are from 1943.

Dates: approximately 1943-1944

A. Garland Mayfield journal

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197225531471]
Identifier: MSS 3213
Scope and Contents

An account written by Andrew Garland Mayfield of his time in the Battle of Okinawa, World War II, as a member of Company F, Second Battalion, Seventh Marines. The journal covers the period between April 1 and June 21, 1945. The account includes color drawings made by the author.

Dates: 1945 April-June

Missing in action ninety-six days

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230350636]
Identifier: MSS 5924
Abstract

Transcript of Bryan Dell Cox's journal entry, entitled Missing in Action Ninety-Six Days, 1944.

Dates: 1944

Don E. Norton interviews with veterans

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 9148
Scope and Contents

Includes interviews with veterans conducted by Don E. Norton, a retired English professor in Utah, and recorded on cassette tapes and optical discs. Also selected transcripts, bound histories, and a scrapbook. Interviews include Latter-day Saint veterans who served in World War II or other United States-involved wars. Interviews include war experiences and biographical narrative. Dated approximately 1944 to 2017.

Dates: approximately 1944-2017

Oral history interview with Glen Wilcox (tape 2 of 2), 2013 October 20

 Item — Carton 2: [Barcode: 31197239252742]
Identifier: MSS 9148 Item AV125
Scope and Contents

Recording on audiocassette of an interview with Glen Wilcox, conducted by Don Norton, on October 20, 2013.

Dates: 2013 October 20

Oral history interview with Hal Robbins (tape 1 of 2), 2006 March 2

 Item — Carton 2: [Barcode: 31197239252742]
Identifier: MSS 9148 Item AV090
Scope and Contents

Recording on audiocassette of an interview with Hal Robbins, conducted by Don Norton, on March 2, 2006.

Dates: 2006 March 2

Oral history interview with James Wesley Todd, 2006 March 3

 File — Carton 1: [Barcode: 31197239252726], Folder: 72
Identifier: MSS 9148 File 72
Scope and Contents

Don E. Norton oral history interview with James Wesley Todd, dated March 3, 2006. Includes a transcript, and accompanying index.

Dates: 2006 March 3

Oral history interview with Jay L. Christensen, 2016 June 14

 File — Carton 1: [Barcode: 31197239252726], Folder: 15
Identifier: MSS 9148 File 15
Scope and Contents

Don E. Norton oral history interview with Jay L. Christensen, dated June 14, 2016. Includes a biographical sheet and a transcript with accompanying index.

Dates: 2016 June 14