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Military records

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Found in 403 Collections and/or Records:

Wallace Johnathan Wilcox papers, 1942-2002

 File — Box 55: Series 5; Series 6; Series 7; Series 12; Series 14 [Barcode: 31197231012888], Folder: 5
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 5 Sub-Series 4 File 1164
Scope and Contents Materials contain papers relating to the military service of Wallace Wilcox regarding his service in the Merchant Marines during World War II. Letters written to the Saints at War project relate some of Wilcox's experiences. He spent the entire time with the Merchant Marines traveling all over the world to deliver supplies to the war effort. There are many military records, some photocopied, some original, contained in the folder, as well as many photocopied articles. There are also papers...
Dates: 1942-2002
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 Marine Corps

Walter N. Cole papers, 1943-1945

 File — Box 21: Series 5; Series 6; Series 7; Series 10; Series 12; Series 16; Series 15; Series 18 [Barcode: 31197231005155], Folder: 12
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 7 Sub-Series 1 File 547
Scope and Contents note

Materials contain papers relating to the military service of Walter N. Cole in the U.S. Army during World War II. Includes photocopies of Army instruction pamphlets, letters, military documents, photographs, Latter-Dat Saint conference program, Latter-Day Saint servicemen's bulletin, and servicemen's editions of the Church News (1944). Dated 1943-1945.

Dates: 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

Walton R. Farmer papers, 2003, 1942-1945

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 6 Sub-Series 3 File 395
Scope and Contents File contains materials related to service of Walton R. Farmer in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II from 1942-1945 achieving the rank of a corporal. Materials include photocopied newspaper article, photocopied photographs, and photocopied military documents. Describes the story of Farmer getting rejected for service in the Marine Corps because an injury he had sustained as a child to his little finger, he paid thirty dollars to have it amputated so that he could enlist. Includes a...
Dates: 2003; 1942-1945
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 Marine Corps

War data, military records, 1942-1945

 File — Box 13: Series 1; Series 2 [Barcode: 31197239273359], Folder: 8
Identifier: MSS 2157 Series 2 Sub-Series 1
Dates: 1942-1945
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / James Stewart papers / James Stewart military papers / James Stewart military correspondence and other documents

Watrous family naval records and research, 1940-2007

 File — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197239125880], Folder: 4-5
Identifier: MSS 9381 File 3
Scope and Contents

Photocopies of military records from the National Archives on the service of William Graydon Watrous, and later research documents collected by Steven Watrous and William Graydon Watrous, including issues of The Pointer.

Dates: 1940-2007
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / William Graydon Watrous family papers

William Graydon Watrous family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 9381
Scope and Contents

Contains letters sent by WWII naval officer William Graydon Watrous to his family, while serving in the war in India and other locations. Also includes a photocopy of a scrapbook of newspaper clippings kept by his mother, Adeline Ruland Watrous, during the war. Also includes military documention and research collected by his son, Steven B. Watrous, and by William Graydon Watrous on William's service. Materials dated 1940 to 2007.

Dates: 1940-2007
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Wayne G. Jackson papers, approximately 1947-1983

 File — Box 6: Series 5; Series 6; Series 7; Series 8 [Barcode: 31197231005445], Folder: 35
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 7 Sub-Series 2 Sub-Series 1 File 174
Scope and Contents note Materials contain a detailed memoir of Wayne G. Jackson., Memoir relates some childhood experiences in Cedar City, Utah; his pre-war military service and initial flight training; descriptions of his adventurous flight to England, including maps; details of his 31 bombing missions including locations, duration of time, and the dangers he encountered. Includes maps of airfields in England, photographs over target, photographs of B-24's, and Jackson's crew. Also includes descriptions of the...
Dates: approximately 1947-1983
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 / Saints at War Project records for United States Army Air Corps pilots

Wayne J. Roos papers, 1941-1946

 File — Box 4: Series 5; Series 6; Series 7; Series 8 [Barcode: 31197231005429], Folder: 29
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 6 Sub-Series 4 File 94
Scope and Contents

Materials contain papers of Wayne J. Roos regarding his service in the U.S. Navy during World War II assigned to the U.S.S. Tennessee (BB 43) as a Gunner's Mate. Contains a brief summary of Roos's war experiences including life aboard ship, storms and harsh weather of the Pacific. Includes photocopied photographs of Roos, a shipmate, and a military document. Dated 1941-1946.

Dates: 1941-1946
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

Newel Kimball Whitney papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Vault MSS 76
Scope and Contents Collection contains correspondence, financial and legal documents, church records, military records, manuscript revelations, poetry, journals, and other material by Whitney and his family. The records document the ecclesiastical functions, political activities, and finances of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints when it was headquartered in Ohio, Missouri, Illinois, and Utah. The bulk of the material is from the Illinois Era (1839-1846), with papers relating to the steamship...
Dates: 1817-1910; 1957
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Wilford Fischer papers, 1943-2001

 File — Box 22: Series 5; Series 6; Series 7; Series 14; Series 8 [Barcode: 31197231005163], Folder: 13
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 6 Sub-Series 3 File 579
Scope and Contents Materials contain papers relating to Wilford Fischer and his service in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II as a naval gunfire observer (JASCO) in the Pacific Theater. Contains a handwritten personal history by Fischer that describes his war experiences and his involvement in the battle of Saipan and Tinian. Contains photocopied military certificates (1943-1948), maps, copied segments of articles about battles in the Pacific, copied photographs of scenes in Saipan and Tinian (1944), a...
Dates: 1943-2001
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 Marine Corps

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