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Material contains memoir of R. Jay Rowley regarding his service in the U.S. Navy Seabees during World War II. Also contains the story "My Saipan Christmas", an account by Rowley describing how he and eleven others got permission to bring boys from the nearby prisoner-of-war camp and share Christmas with them. Dated approximately 2001.

Scope and Contents note Material contain the personal information form and Saints at War Participant Information Sheet for Ralph Albiston, as well as an account of creating a sacrament with other Latter-day Saint crewmen created. Describes finding 23 other Latter-Day Saint crewmen on board, creating their own set of sacrament cups out of used shells that had been polished and silver plated, and using it until the end of the war. A photograph of the sacrament tray from Ensign article is also included. Dated...

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Material contains a paper written by J. Johnson Maughan about Ralph B. Maughan's experiences during World War II. Details Ralph B. Maughan servoce from 1943-1946 in the U.S. Army as a bazooka man and bulldozer operator in England, Luxembourg, Germany, Austria, Czechoslovakia, and Belgium. The paper tells the story of his experiences in the Battle of the Bulge. Dated after 1994.

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Materials contain the brief life history of Ralph E. Lee which includes experiences he had while serving in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. Dated 1945-1946.

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Materials includes two photocopied photographs from Ralph J. Henderson of the first chapel of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints built in the Mediterranean off the island of Sardinia in 1943 and brief description of how it was built. Also included is an accoun of the combat experience of Henderson's brother in Monte Cassino, Italy. Dated 1943 and 2001.

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Materials contain an article written by Ralph K. Mortensen in the Mormon Journal section of the July 1988 Ensign Magazine titled "The Chaplain Changed His Mind". Describes a special experience where he and other Latter-day Saint servicemen were able to impact an Army Chaplain. Also contains his hand written answers to the Latter-day Saints in the Military Information Sheet. Dated July 1988 and 2001.

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Materials include history and letter regarding Ralph Slade's service in the U.S. Army during World War II. File includes a story of him converting a family while serving. Dated March 5, 1946, August 22, 1993.

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Material contains two stories and experiences of Randall E. Adams regarding his service in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War aboard the U.S.S. Ranger. Dated 1967-1968, 1968-1969.

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Materials contain Ray Dean Gurr's account of his experiences serving in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II from 1943-1945. He discusses his actions in Guadalcanal, the Solomon Islands, Guam, and Japan. Includes an article that contains Latter-day Saint veterans' memories of World War II (2001). Also includes a copied certificate of Gurr's discharge from the military (1945). Dated 1945, approximately 2001.

Scope and Contents note Materials include written histories and account of Ray E. Johnson regarding his service in the U.S. Air Force during World War II from 1941. Describes how four brothers entered military service in 1941, followed by a fifth brother within a year. Talks about training for the Air Force and the difficult classes he had to take. Also talks about traveling to Europe and describes fighting the German forces in France. Talks about his 30-day furlough and finding friends from home along the way....