Scope and Contents note Materials contain memoir of Bert Gividen recounting experiences in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Also contains notes from the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Korean War Armistice Signing in Seoul, which Gividen attended, and a ten-page account of his trip to Seoul to renew a Russian visa while on an Latter-day Saint mission. In the war memoir, Gividen describes enlistment and training. Describes his experiences as an active Latter-Day Saint soldier, meetings he attended, Harold B. Lee's...

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Materials contain a couple short pages about Beverly Rasband Dixon's service as a nurse in the U.S. Navy Medical Corps during World War II. Also included are several pages about Dixon's grandmother, Janett McMullin, illustrating how, through letters and poetry, supported 13 grandchildren as they served during World War II. Some of the poems and writings are included. McMullin is said to have corresponded with over 100 servicemen and women during the war. Dated 1944-1945, 2000-2002.

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Material contains photos and timeline relating to the service of Bill Vandever in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II in the 5th Marine division and HCO-26 regiment. Includes is a 35 day timeline of the battle of Iwo Jima of which Vandever was a part. Also includes photocopied photographs of Japanese sailors and an optical disk. Dated approximately 1942-1945, April 2007.

Scope and Contents Materials contain papers of Billings Brown regarding his service as an advisor to the 1st U.S. Task Force leader, Major Hall in the U.S. Army infantry during World War II. Contains Brown's response to a survey about his military service. Contains copied photographs from 1942 to 1945 of Adak Island, Billings, and a Latter-day Saint group in Adak. Contains a photocopied letter of commendation from the Army (1945), memories of the war written by Brown in 2003, and a photocopied cartoon. Dated...

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Materials contain brief summary of Blain S. Gailey's military service in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II from 1942-1945. Includes a list of his 30 bombing missions. Also makes brief mention of his crew and narrow escapes from injury. Dated February 11, 2001.

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Materials contain papers relating to Blaine H. Johnson's service in U.S. Army's 640th Tank Destroyer Battalion during World War II. Tells how Johnson and his three brothers served in all theaters of the war. Includes photographs of the four brothers in uniform, and another of Blaine Johnson with J. Frank Dalley. Also contains Johnson's account of his war experiences. Describes invasion of Philippines and logistics of moving tanks, and the taking of Luzon city. Dated before 2001.

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Material contains an account of an aerial rescue in Vietnam called "Courage in the Sky with Pardo's Push", of which Bob Houghton participated. Includes a photocopied photograph of the two planes, a photocopied photograph of Bob Pardo and Stephen Wayne, and a letter written by William Seegmiller, the author of the account, to Kimberly Lovejoy about the account. Dated 1998.

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Materials contain a brief summary of Boyd Earl Farnsworth's military service in the U.S. Army during World War II from 1943-1945, which included New Guinea and the Philippines. Includes information about Japanese snipers and Farnsworth's struggle with malaria. Dated approximately 2000.