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Material contains accounts of Ward T. Middleton regarding his service in the U.S. Air Force during the Korea War as an Air Force GCA (ground control approach) operator. Describes his work to direct aircraft to safe landings when the weather was bad. Dated approximately 2001.

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Materials contain papers relating to Warren L. Cooper's service in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II from 1942-1945. Contains a letter written by Cooper about one of his missions, an account of his service written by his wife, copied military certificates, copied military orders, and copied photographs. Dated 1944-1947, 1998-2000.

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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.

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Materials contain the military account of Wendell Chappell in the U.S. Army during World War II. Describes his training and participation in the occupation of Japan. He describes the post-war poverty and starvation he saw there. He recalls the dangers of being an occupational serviceman, and the racial tension present among the American soldiers. Includes photocopied photographs of Chappell and his fellow servicemen. Dated 1945-1946 and approximately 2002.

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File contains materials relating to the service of Wilford Stanley Brinkerhoff in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II. Materials include a concise summary of Wilford Stanley Brinkerhoff's war experiences, including his involvement at Okinawa and China. Includes a short chronology of his life and an accompanying photograph showing him in full military dress. Dated 1999.

Scope and Contents note Materials contain pages 67-131 of Willard DeLoy Smith's personal history regarding his service in the U.S. Army during World War II. Details his stateside military training, service in England as a chaplain's assistant, touring Dachau Concentration Camp, attending an LDS servicemen's conference in Paris with Hugh B. Brown, trips through the United Kingdom and Ireland, and comments about his voyage aboard the Queen Mary. Also includes writings by Smith's wife, Olga Smith, about her...

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Materials contain brief history of Willard E. Kirkham's experiences in a chemical warfare experiment in a mustard gas chamber, combat, and playing in a military band. Also included is a poem written during the Battle of St. Lo, France, a photocopied letter, and photographs of Kirkham. Dated 1945 and approximately 2000.

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Materials contain Willard W. Howard's account of his military service in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. Describes his assignments, including serving as an aircraft mechanic and serving in a transient aircraft alert crew. Dated before 2001.

Scope and Contents note Material contains a collection of documents relating to the World War II experiences of Bill McKell. McKell was called to active duty with the National Guard in 1941. He served with the 96th Bomb Group in the European Theatre. In "There I Was: Remembrance of World War II" (several versions of which are included), he recalls first hearing about Pearl Harbor as a serviceman. In that piece he also recounts being taken as a prisoner-of-war by the German Home Guard after being forced to bail out...