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World War, 1939-1945

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 190 Collections and/or Records:

E. Gene Shumway papers, approximately 1940-2006

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8874 Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains military documents, artifacts, a scrapbook kept by Gene's mother, notes, technical manuals, ephemera, and other papers relating to the military service in the U.S. Navy of E. Gene Shumway during World War II. Artifacts include a pilot's helmet. Also contains papers related to Gene's career as a sociologist and professor, including his dissertation, memos and letters, and retirement speeches. Dated approximately 1940 to 2006.

Dates: approximately 1940-2006
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / E. Gene Shumway family papers

Edward Miller Grimm military records on Navy and Army, 1918-1946

 Sub-Series — Box 1: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197235222608], Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 6025 Series 1 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Subseries contains military orders (i.e. records) that pertain to enlistment, commission, and rank advancement. Materials dated 1918 to 1946.

Dates: Other: 1918-1946
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Edward Miller Grimm papers / Edward Miller Grimm military records, letters, and other material

Emmett Smith "Cyclone" Davis papers, 2008 July 22

 File — Box 106: Series 2; Series 5; Series 6; Series 7; Series 10; Series 14 [Barcode: 31197233285276], Folder: 19
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 6 Sub-Series 2 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

File contains a resume of the career of Colonel Emmett Smith "Cyclone" Davis. The resume outlines Davis' service in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. File also includes a small card with a picture of a fighter jet. Dated July 22, 2008.

Dates: 2008 July 22
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Saints at War Project records / Saints at War Project records for World War II (Pacific) / Saints at War Project records for the United States Army Air Corps / Saints at War Project records for the United State Army Air Corps pilots

G. C. Richard and Lois B. Galloway oral histories audio, 2002

 Series — Folder 2: Series 2 [Barcode: 31197232578911]
Identifier: MSS 8954 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains audio cassettes of oral histories by G. C. Richard Galloway and Lois B. Galloway covering 1918-1945. The histories discuss their childhoods in Idaho and their war experiences.

Dates: 2002
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / G. C. Richard and Lois B. Galloway oral histories and transcript

G. C. Richard and Lois B. Galloway oral histories transcript, 2016

 Series — Folder 1: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197232578903]
Identifier: MSS 8954 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains the transcript of oral histories by G. C. Richard Galloway and Lois B. Galloway covering 1918-1945. The histories discuss their childhoods in Idaho and their war experiences. Materials are also included on CD and M-disc.

Dates: 2016
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / G. C. Richard and Lois B. Galloway oral histories and transcript

Gail S. Halvorsen collection of firsthand accounts of WWII and the Berlin Airlift, 1962-2010

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2220 Series 2 Sub-Series 3 Sub-Series 7
Scope and Contents

Contains personal recollections of WWII, the Berlin Airlift, and the Cold War from Americans and Berliners. Materials dated 1962-2010.

Dates: 1962-2010
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Gail S. Halvorsen papers / Gail S. Halvorsen papers, audio-visual recordings, and artifacts / Gail S. Halvorsen papers on post-military retirement

Gail S. Halvorsen collection of video tapes, 1975-2009

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2220 Series 2 Sub-Series 3 Sub-Series 10 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains VHSs from the collection of Gail S. Halvorsen, including television programs, interviews, speeches, and videos of events he took part in. The videos discuss World War II, the Cold War, the Berlin airlift, Operation Little Vittles, and Gail S. Halvorsen's life. The events depicted took place mostly in the United States and Germany. Dated 1975-2009.

Dates: 1975-2009
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Gail S. Halvorsen papers / Gail S. Halvorsen papers, audio-visual recordings, and artifacts / Gail S. Halvorsen papers on post-military retirement / Gail S. Halvorsen collection of video, audio and digital media

Gail S. Halvorsen photographs, slides, and films on military career, 1937-1974

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2220 Series 3 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains photographs, slides, and films from Gail S. Halvorsen's life and activities in the military. Dated 1937-1974.

Dates: 1937-1974
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Gail S. Halvorsen papers / Gail S. Halvorsen photographs, slides, and films

G. C. Richard and Lois B. Galloway oral histories and transcript

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 8954
Scope and Contents

Contains oral histories of G. C. Richard Galloway and Lois B. Galloway on cassette tape, CD, and transcript. The histories cover 1918-1945 and discuss their childhoods in Idaho and experiences during World War II, with some brief biographical information.

Dates: 2002; 2016
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Ray Hanchett history and diary

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197239127134]
Identifier: MSS 9351
Scope and Contents

Contains Ray Hanchett's life history and mission journal, dated 1918 to 1991. The life history discusses Ray's family, college years, mission, Navy service, marriage, and service in church callings, including bishop, temple worker, and patriarch for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It includes photographs, ticket stubs, postcards, copies of a yearbook, and other documents. The mission journal details Ray's service in the North Central States Mission from 1938 to 1940.

Dates: 1918-1991
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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