Military records
Subject
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Found in 402 Collections and/or Records:
John A. Larsen papers, 1987-2001, 1943-1945
File — Box 50: Series 5; Series 6; Series 7; Series 12; Series 14 [Barcode: 31197231012839], Folder: 16
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 6 Sub-Series 5 File 1086
Scope and Contents note
Materials contain a detailed memoir of John A. Larsen's experiences throughout World War II. File also includes a photograph, the negative, and photocopies of servicemen blessing the sacrament on a ship in the Pacific. Photocopied photographs of Marines and sailors on different Pacific islands, Japan, and the Philippines. Also contains a photocopy of John A. Larsen's discharge papers and a photocopied letter of gratitude from President Harry S. Truman. Dated 1943-1945, 1987-2001.
Dates:
1987-2001; 1943-1945
John Avery Collett Crew papers, 1942-2008
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 6 Sub-Series 4 File 342
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...
Dates:
1942-2008
John Daniel Monson papers, 2002, 1943-1945
File — Box 39: Series 5; Series 6; Series 7; Series 16 [Barcode: 31197231005296], Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 6 Sub-Series 5 File 868
Scope and Contents note
Materials contain a memoir written in 2002 by John Daniel Monson about his military service in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II from 1942 to 1945. Discusses training in Hawaii, serving on the U.S.S. Roger B. Taney in the Pacific, Caribbean, Mediterranean, and Atlantic. Describes attacks from Japanese and German planes. Also contains a photograph of Monson in 1943, a history of the U.S.S. Taney, and a photocopy of Monson's honorable discharge certificate in 1945. Dated 1943-1945,...
Dates:
2002; 1943-1945
John E. Olson, Jr. papers, 1943-1997
File — Box 20: Series 5; Series 6; Series 7; Series 11; Series 8 [Barcode: 31197231005148], Folder: 13
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 7 Sub-Series 2 File 512
Scope and Contents note
Materials contain a military history of John E. Olson regarding his service in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II from 1943-1946. Recalls the good Mormon friends that he made and talks about avoiding the Battle of the Bulge because of his furlough. Also talks about his assignment near Worms, Germany, celebrations at the end of the war, preparing to leave for the Pacific Theater, and placement and activities in Vienna. Also includes several photocopied photographs of John in...
Dates:
1943-1997
John L. Saxey papers, 1943-1945, 2000-2001
File — Box 11: Series 5; Series 6; Series 7; Series 8 [Barcode: 31197231005494], Folder: 23
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 7 Sub-Series 1 Sub-Series 2 File 293
Scope and Contents note
Materials contain a detailed memoir of John L. Saxey's military experiences. Discusses his training and transfer to the European Theater. Describes patrol skirmishes, artillery bombardments, and front-line combat in Brumath, France. Recounts the slow advance of his unit and combat in the Stiring-Wendel, Germany, area. Discusses his unit's attack on the Siegfried Line and the Saar Basin. Also contains his discharge papers and newspaper articles citing his heroic actions during house-to-house...
Dates:
1943-1945; 2000-2001
John M. Kutch papers, 1942-1945
File — Box 50: Series 5; Series 6; Series 7; Series 12; Series 14 [Barcode: 31197231012839], Folder: 17
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 6 Sub-Series 4 File 1087
Scope and Contents note
File contains materials relating to the service of John M. Kutch in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Materials contain photographs of the Pacific islands, the Philippines, Japan bombed out, Japanese officials surrendering in August 1945, destruction of both Allied and Japanese ships, the only Japanese battleship at the end of the war, Fred Cronmeyer on the battleship Arizona, and the U.S.S. Pathfinder. Also contains a newspaper article featuring John Kutch titled "John Kutch Recalls Days...
Dates:
1942-1945
John S. Rieske book, 1944
File — Box 64: Series 5; Series 6; Series 7; Series 10; Series 12 [Barcode: 31197231012979], Folder: 4
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 7 Sub-Series 1 Sub-Series 2 File 1326
Scope and Contents note
Materials contain John S. Rieske's book "Hurry Up and Wait--My Experiences As a Draftee in World War II" relating all of the experiences that John Rieske had while he served in the U.S. Army. The book contains photocopied photos of Germany near the end of the war, Rieske's discharge papers, and a newspaper article about Rieske's unit 102nd Infantry Division. Dated 1944.
Dates:
1944
John Steele pension certificate, 1897 May 24
Item — Box 2: Series 3; Series 4; Series 5; Series 6 [Barcode: 31197231564276], Folder: 9
Identifier: Vault MSS 528 Series 5 Item 3
Dates:
1897 May 24
John W. Clifford papers, 1944-2002
File — Box 35: Series 5; Series 6; Series 7; Series 14 [Barcode: 31197231005254], Folder: 2
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 14 Sub-Series 1 File 800
Scope and Contents note
Material contains papers of John W. Clifford regarding his service in the U.S. Army from 1940 to 1971. Contains a summary of Clifford's World War II experiences, copied and original photographs of Clifford from World War II to 2002, the transcript of a news report about one of Clifford's operations in 1944, and copied newspaper articles circa 1944-1969. Also contains a handwritten account of Clifford's contact with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints during World War II, the...
Dates:
1944-2002
Samuel Stephen Jones papers
Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: MSS SC 1557
Scope and Contents
Collection includes the papers of early Utah resident Samuel Stephen jones, including letters, a short autobiography, naturalization records, the lyrics to "Hand Cart Song," a Utah militia commission document, a short, transcribed autobiography of Jones, receipts, a notebook, and stock certificates. Materials dated approximately 1850 to 1914.
Dates:
approximately 1850-1914