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Dean W. Bond account, 2002 September 23

 File — Box 16: Series 6; Series 7; Series 8 [Barcode: 31197231005064], Folder: 23
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 6 Sub-Series 1 Sub-Series 5 File 439
Scope and Contents

Materials contain Dean W. Bond's account of his military experiences as a radio operator during World War II. Describes his service in New Guinea and involvement in the invasion of the Philippine Islands. Bond also describes the military service of his brother, Roy Spencer Bond. Dated September 23, 2002.

Dates: 2002 September 23
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 Army / Saints at War Project records for the United States Army Engineers, Technicians, and Mechanics

Delmer Hinton accout and photographs, approximately 1944

 File — Box 51: Series 5; Series 6; Series 7; Series 18 [Barcode: 31197231012847], Folder: 15
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 5 Sub-Series 3 File 1110
Scope and Contents

File contains a written memoir and photocopied photographs of Delmer Hinton regarding his service in the U.S. Navy as a torpedo man during World War II. Materials contain a short synopsis of what torpedo men do and photocopied pictures of a few of the processes. Dated approximately 1944.

Dates: approximately 1944
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

Dennis A. Robison papers, 2003

 File — Box 58: Series 5; Series 6; Series 7; Series 12; Series 14 [Barcode: 31197231012912], Folder: 7
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 12 Sub-Series 2 File 1220
Scope and Contents note

Material contains a photograph of Dennis Robison, three stories from his time spent in Vietnam, a very brief biographical sketch, and handwritten responses to the Saints at War questionnaire. Describes his service in the U.S. Air Force as an air traffic controller during the Vietnam War. The three stories included in the folder recount times when the Spirit assisted Robison. Dated 2003.

Dates: 2003
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 Air Force

Dennis Egley papers, 2000-2001, approximately 1952, 1944-1946

 File — Box 46: Series 5; Series 6; Series 7; Series 10; Series 11; Series 14 [Barcode: 31197231005361], Folder: 4
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 10 Sub-Series 2 File 1016
Scope and Contents note Materials include copies of letters and personal documents relating to Dennis Egley's military service during the Korean War. He writes of several experiences he had when God answered prayers while in the service. Records combat missions and targets during the Korean War as a pilot on a B-29 Superfortress. He includes a picture of his flight crew and also a magazine intended for many to read about the surrender of Japan. Contains combat notes from World War II aboard the U.S.S. Dorsey DMS 1...
Dates: 2000-2001; approximately 1952; 1944-1946
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Saints at War Project records / Saints at War Project records for Korean War / Saints at War Project records for the United States Air Force

Dewey Anthon Topham papers, before 2001

 File — Box 10: Series 5; Series 6; Series 7; Series 8 [Barcode: 31197231005486], Folder: 7
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 7 Sub-Series 1 Sub-Series 8 File 252
Scope and Contents note Materials contain a short description of the military service of Dewey Anthon Topham in the U.S. Army during World War II. Includes his capture during the Battle of the Bulge in Germany and his eventual death in a hospital due to his treatment in German prisoner camps. Includes a personal letter from his brother that describes his feelings towards Dewey, and the strength and hope that Dewey derived from his Bible. Photographs show Topham's Bible, retrieved from the German prisoner camp, and...
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 / Saints at War Project records for the United States Cavalry Reconnaissance

Dewey Anthon Topham photographs and account, approximately 2001, approximately 1945

 File — Box 71: Series 5; Series 6; Series 7; Series 10; Series 14 [Barcode: 31197232480514], Folder: 10
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 7 Sub-Series 1 File 1468
Scope and Contents note Materials include a photocopy of a photograph of Dewey Anthon Topham in his full Army uniform while serving in the U.S. Army during World War II. Also contains as account written by his brother, Waldo, about a spiritual experience that Topham had while being taken a prisoner of war during World War II and finding his personal Bible in the street. File includes photocopied photographs of Topham's personal Bible. File was donated by Waldo Topham. Dated approximately 1945, approximately...
Dates: approximately 2001; approximately 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

Diana Thomson Frontis photographs of Diana Thomson Frontis, approximately 1944-1947

 File — Box 22: Series 5; Series 6; Series 7; Series 14; Series 8 [Barcode: 31197231005163], Folder: 18
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 5 Sub-Series 6 Sub-Series 1 File 584
Scope and Contents Materials include photographs. Diana Thomson Frontis served in the U.S. Navy Nurse Corps during World War II from 1944-1947. Served as a surgical supervisor at the US Naval Hospital in Corona, CA and Inyokern, CA and received the rank of Lt. JG. One photo standing in front of a memorial in Arlington for nurses who died while serving. One photo in front of a memorial to all women who served. One photo of Frontis in her Navy uniform. Photographs were collected as part of the Nurses at War...
Dates: approximately 1944-1947
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 Medical Corps / Saints at War Project records for the United States Navy Medical Corps

Dick Arthur Johnson account, approximately 2001

 File — Box 19: Series 4; Series 5; Series 6; Series 7; Series 8 [Barcode: 31197231005098], Folder: 20
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 6 Sub-Series 4 File 493
Scope and Contents note

Materials contain an account of Dick Arthur Johnson's service in the U.S. Navy during World War II in the Pacific Theater, written by his son, Stan Johnson. Talks about staying back in the United States to type for an officer and then going overseas to Guadal Canal, Guam, and Okinawa as a medic. Also discusses the pain of watching soldiers die under his care. Also includes photograph descriptions, although photographs are not included. Dated approximately 2001.

Dates: approximately 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 Navy

Dimick B. Huntington account, 1872 December 2

 Item — Box 32: Series 6 [Barcode: 31197232550977], Folder: 15
Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 6 Sub-Series 4 Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents note

Account given by Huntington and recorded by Elizabeth Wood Kane describing why he lived among the Indians and learned their language; events leading to Joseph Smith's death; seeing Joseph's body three and six months after his death; Joseph wanted to go to Texas to escape the trouble, but Emma refused to leave her home, dated December 2, 1872.

Dates: 1872 December 2
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Kane family papers / Elizabeth Wood Kane papers / Elizabeth Wood Kane writings / Elizabeth Wood Kane writings from Utah trip

Don A. Buswell account and photographs, approximately 2002, approximately 1944

 File — Box 34: Series 5; Series 6; Series 7; Series 14 [Barcode: 31197231005247], Folder: 14
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 7 Sub-Series 4 File 794
Scope and Contents note Material contains an account of the World War II experiences of Don A. Buswell in the U.S. Navy as a member of the Amphibious Force Landing Craft Infantry. Describes his participation in the Normandy D-Day invasion, as well the Southern France invasion and landing in Northern Italy. In this account he describes a sacrament service he attended at the port of Bizerte in Tunisia, with two other servicemen. Also included are three photocopied photographs of Buswell during his military service....
Dates: approximately 2002; approximately 1944
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

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