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Raymond Charles Jenkin papers, 1944-1945

 File — Box 3: Series 4; Series 5; Series 6; Series 7 [Barcode: 31197231237980], Folder: 16
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 7 Sub-Series 8 File 52
Scope and Contents note

Materials contain papers relating to Raymond Charles Jenkin regarding his service in the Canadian Navy during World War II as an anti-aircraft gunner aboard the H.M.C.S. Algonquin in the Atlantic Ocean. Includes photocopied newspaper clippings and photographs tracking the operations of the U.S.S. Algonquin, including D-Day June 6, 1944. Also includes information on sinking of the Tirpitz. Also contains photocopied photograph of Jenkin and his decorations. Dated 1944-1945.

Dates: 1944-1945
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 other militaries

Raymond Joseph Shallbetter papers, before 2001

 File — Box 13: Series 4; Series 5; Series 6; Series 7 [Barcode: 31197231005031], Folder: 17
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 7 Sub-Series 1 File 349
Scope and Contents note Materials contain a response to the Saints at War questionnaire, outlining Raymond Joseph Shallbetter's military living conditions, support received from his family and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, as well as his physical and spiritual health in the U.S. Army during the World War II. Also contains a short collection of memories, poetry, and his personal feelings on war. Contains accounts of combat from the European Theater in forested areas and small villages, with...
Dates: before 2001
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

Reed E. Nilsen papers, approximately 2001

 File — Box 9: Series 6; Series 7; Series 8 [Barcode: 31197231005478], Folder: 16
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 7 Sub-Series 4 File 244
Scope and Contents note Materials contain a response to the Saints at War questionnaire providing details regarding Reed E. Nilsen's health, correspondence with his family, and the role religion played in his military service in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Also includes a hand-written account of his training and assignment to command a landing craft scheduled to be in the first assault wave at Omaha Beach, Normandy, France. Provides details of the horrific carnage present on the beaches during D-Day. Also...
Dates: approximately 2001
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 Navy

Richard Aikens Smith memoir and photographs, approximately 1942

 File — Box 64: Series 5; Series 6; Series 7; Series 12; Series 14 [Barcode: 31197231012979], Folder: 9
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 5 Sub-Series 3 File 1356
Scope and Contents

Materials contain the World War II military experience of Richard Aikens Smith who served in the U.S. Navy. File also contains two photographs of Smith in his naval uniform. Dated approximately 1942.

Dates: approximately 1942
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 Navy

Richard B. Burton information sheet and account, approximately 2000

 File — Box 51: Series 5; Series 6; Series 7; Series 18 [Barcode: 31197231012847], Folder: 7
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 7 Sub-Series 2 File 1102
Scope and Contents note Material contains the participant information sheet of Richard Burton, as well as an account of Burton's World War II experiences as a pilot in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. The account details Burton's spiritual experiences during the war. Burton tells of his time finding other Latter-Day Saint servicemen and meeting with them throughout the course of the war. He also tells of a time when he was prompted by the spirit where to go when all electrical equipment went out in his...
Dates: approximately 2000
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

Richard F. Haglund papers, 1941-1954, 2001 March 6

 File — Box 18: Series 6; Series 7; Series 14 [Barcode: 31197231005080], Folder: 2
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 14 File 462
Scope and Contents note

Materials contain Richard F. Haglund's account of his military service in World War II with a sequel about the Korean War. Describes his service in the U.S. Navy from 1941-1946 in the United States as part of ship building programs. Also describes his service in the United States during the Korean War from 1951-1953. Account includes copies of photographs and military letters, documents, and certificates. Dated 1941-1954, March 6, 2001.

Dates: 1941-1954; 2001 March 6
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Saints at War Project records / Saints at War Project records for multiple wars / Saints at War Project records for the United States Navy

Richard Hulme Nebeker papers, 1945, approximately 1990

 File — Box 4: Series 5; Series 6; Series 7; Series 8 [Barcode: 31197231005429], Folder: 17
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 7 Sub-Series 1 Sub-Series 2 File 83
Scope and Contents note Materials contain papers relating to the military service of Richard Hulme Nebeker in the U.S. Army during World War II from 1944-1945. Contains description of Nebeker's training in Camp Hale, Colorado during which he was a ski instructor. He describes combat in Italy during campaigns in the North Appennines, including heavy artillery fire and the massacre of German prisoners. Includes experience of combat on skis and mentions arrival and party in New York City after the war's end. Also...
Dates: 1945; approximately 1990
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

Richard Kirkman Howe account and photographs, approximately 2000

 File — Box 19: Series 4; Series 5; Series 6; Series 7; Series 8 [Barcode: 31197231005098], Folder: 11
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 7 Sub-Series 2 File 484
Scope and Contents note

Materials contain Richard Kirkman Howe's account of his military service in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II from 1943-1946. He describes his work repairing engines at an airbase in England and tells of meeting and marrying his wife, Marjorie. Includes two photographs of Howe in England. Dated approximately 2000.

Dates: approximately 2000
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

Richard Schulz account, 2004 September 3

 File — Box 25: Series 5; Series 6; Series 7; Series 12; Series 16; Series 15 [Barcode: 31197231005197], Folder: 12
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 16 Sub-Series 3 Sub-Series 1 File 642
Scope and Contents note Donated to the Nurses at War Project, Contains the account of Richard Schulz regarding his service as a nurse in the U.S. Navy during Operation Enduring Freedom from 1992-2004. Talks about the different nationalities and the different military branches he encountered and describes the facilities and the equipment they used. Also describes the high morale, the busy routine,humanitarian missions, med caps he participated in. Goes into detail about his duties on those missions and the good...
Dates: 2004 September 3
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Saints at War Project records / Saints at War Project records for Iraq War / Saints at War Project records for the United States Navy / Saints at War Project records for the United States Navy Medical Corps

Richard Wallace Beason account, after 1960

 File — Box 62: Series 5; Series 6; Series 10; Series 12; Series 18 [Barcode: 31197231012953], Folder: 13
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 12 Sub-Series 3 File 1318
Scope and Contents note Material included a story Richard Wallace Beason submitted to the Mormon Journal about a Latter-Day Saint military conference he attended while serving in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War. Tells how he was able to find out about the conference and get a group of one hundred and eighty service men together to go to Japan for the conference. Recounts an experience at the airport where they couldn't get any out going flights until they said a prayer and an airliner landed that had...
Dates: after 1960
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Saints at War Project records / Saints at War Project records for Vietnam War / Saints at War Project records for the United States Marine Corps

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