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Teddy B. Parker papers, 1938-2000

 File — Box 20: Series 5; Series 6; Series 7; Series 11; Series 16; Series 15 [Barcode: 31197231005148], Folder: 4
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 6 Sub-Series 1 Sub-Series 2 File 515
Scope and Contents Materials contain papers of Teddy B. Parker regarding his service in the U.S. Army during World War II from 1941 to 1946. Includes a history of Richfield, Utah’s military involvement and organization as well as the history of the 40th, or Sunshine Division. Discusses the role of Kunming in the war effort against the Japanese. Also includes sixteen pages of photocopied photographs (1938-1941), a page from the Salt Lake Tribune (1941), a letter to his mother (1945), and his record of honorable...
Dates: 1938-2000
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 / Saints at War Project records for the United States Army Field Artillery

Theran Mcmullin Davis papers, 1926-1958, approximately 2001, 1942-1963

 File — Box 25: Series 5; Series 6; Series 7; Series 12; Series 16; Series 15 [Barcode: 31197231005197], Folder: 13
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 7 Sub-Series 1 File 643
Scope and Contents note Materials contain papers relating to Therin Mcmullin Davis's service in the U.S. Army from 1931 through the mid 1960’s. Contains a brief biography of Davis. Talks extensively about his life and accomplishments before joining the service. Talks about his service in the U.S. Army. Contains copied military records of Davis, copied photographs of Davis in 1933 and 1942, a copied 1926 Salt Lake Tribune article about Latter-Day Saint High basketball team, of which Davis was a member, winning the...
Dates: Publication: 1926-1958; approximately 2001; 1942-1963
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Saints at War Project records / Saints at War Project records for World War II (Europe) / Saints at War Project records for the United States Army

Thomas I. Gunn papers, 1945-2000

 File — Box 7: Series 4; Series 5; Series 6; Series 7 [Barcode: 31197231005452], Folder: 21
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 5 Sub-Series 1 File 199
Scope and Contents

Materials contain a memoir regarding Thomas I. Gunn's military involvement during World War II. Also includes copies of his induction, honorable discharge, and separation qualification papers. There is also a photograph showing Gunn with a fellow soldier. Dated 1945-2000.

Dates: 1945-2000
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Saints at War Project records / Saints at War Project records for World War II / Saints at War Project records for the United States Army

Thomas Kent Hinckley work papers, 1887-2004

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 3788 Series 1
Scope and Contents

This series is made up of material relating to Thomas Kent Hinckley's work in the United States Air Force as well as his work as a professor of Geography at Brigham Young University. Materials include maps, scrapbooks, research, military papers, news articles, and brochures. Dated 1887 to 2004.

Dates: 1887-2004
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Thomas Kent Hinckley papers

Thomas Robert Gurr papers, before 2013

 File — Box 106: Series 2; Series 5; Series 6; Series 7; Series 10; Series 14 [Barcode: 31197233285276], Folder: 17
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 6 Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents

Materials include a written account and photographs of Thomas Robert Gurr's experiences in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Materials also include a copy of his military discharge and a letter of gratitude for his service from Harry Truman. Dated before 2013.

Dates: before 2013
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 Navy

Tour of duty, 1962

 File — Box 14: Series 2 [Barcode: 31197239273367], Folder: 8
Identifier: MSS 2157 Series 2 Sub-Series 1
Dates: 1962
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / James Stewart papers / James Stewart military papers / James Stewart military correspondence and other documents

Vernon Rasmussen papers, 2000-2001, 1943-1945

 File — Box 69: Series 5; Series 6; Series 7; Series 10; Series 11; Series 14 [Barcode: 31197231013027], Folder: 9
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 7 Sub-Series 2 File 1431
Scope and Contents note Materials contains papers regarding Vernon Lewis Rasmussen's service in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. Includes photocopied photographs of Vernon Lewis Rasmussen. File also contains photocopied general orders of medals, commendations, and a record of his operational sorties that Rasmussen received or accomplished during his service. Includes the photocopy of a telegram sent to Rasmussen's parents when he was wounded in action. Dates 1943-1945. Contains Rasmussen's personal...
Dates: 2000-2001; 1943-1945
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Saints at War Project records / Saints at War Project records for World War II (Europe) / Saints at War Project records for the United States Army Air Corps

Victor Bradley papers, 1945-2001

 File — Carton 125: Series 4; Series 5; Series 6; Series 7; Series 9; Series 10; Series 12; Series 13; Series 16; Series 14; Series 15 [Barcode: 31197239146332], Folder: 43
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 6 Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents

File contains papers of victor Bradley, including discharge papers and photocopies of newspaper clippings, relating to his service in the U.S. Navy during World War II.

Dates: 1945-2001
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 Navy

Victor L. Peterson papers, 2001, 1993, 1943-1945

 File — Box 12: Series 5; Series 6; Series 7; Series 12; Series 8 [Barcode: 31197231005023], Folder: 21
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 7 Sub-Series 1 Sub-Series 2 File 320
Scope and Contents note Materials contain a transcript of an interview wherein Victor L. Peterson describes his service in the U.S. Army during World War II from 1942-1946, including a summary of his induction, training, and transfer to the European Theater via North Africa. Describes his unit's participation in the Sicilian invasion, the Salerno invasion, and the landings in southern France. Discusses life on the front lines and details of his unit's responsibilities, as engineers, to clear mine fields and build...
Dates: 2001; Publication: 1993; 1943-1945
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Saints at War Project records / Saints at War Project records for World War II (Europe) / Saints at War Project records for the United States Army / Saints at War Project records for the United States Army Infantry

Wallace E. Naylor papers, 1942-1946, 2003

 File — Box 35: Series 5; Series 6; Series 7; Series 14 [Barcode: 31197231005254], Folder: 5
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 6 Sub-Series 4 File 808
Scope and Contents note

Materials contain papers of Wallace E. Naylor regarding his service in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Includes a letter written by Naylor about his service as a radar technician in the Admiralty Islands, as well as maps, photocopied Navy documents, and copied photographs. Dated 1942-1946, 2003.

Dates: 1942-1946; 2003
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 Navy

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