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Latter Day Saints -- Military service

 Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Gail S. Halvorsen papers on military career, 1942-1974

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2220 Series 2 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Includes papers, audio-visual materials, souvenirs, art, and newspaper clippings from Gail S. Halvorsen's career in the United States Air Force, both before and after the Berlin Airlift. Portions of this series are from Vandenburg Tracking Base in California and from Gail S. Halvorsen's time as commander of Tempelhof Central Airport in Berlin, Germany. Dated 1942-1974.

Dates: 1942-1974

Mormon Battalion Association collection of Auxiliary records, 1901-2012

 Series
Identifier: MSS 8000 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains materials which document the history of and activities conducted by the Women's Auxiliary of the Mormon Battalion association, located in Utah. Includes biographies, correspondence, history, leadership, minutes, and newsletters relating to the organization and its mission to remember the contributions of women to the Mormon Battalion. Materials date from between 1901 and 2012.

Dates: 1901-2012

Mormon Battalion Association records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 8000
Scope and Contents

Materials include reports, minutes, biographies, correspondence, histories, newsletters, and other materials from the Mormon Battalion Association and its earlier women's auxiliary organization, both of which were headquartered in Lehi, Utah. The materials document the activities and governance of these organizations, as well as the history of the original Mormon Battalion of 1846-1847. Materials date from between 1846 and 2012.

Dates: 1846-2012

William Schaubel Partridge papers

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2342
Scope and Contents He joined the army in 1942 and trained as a pilot in California, Texas, and New Mexico. Contains photocopies and originals of family histories; AAF (Army Air Force) documents including orders; promotions, and pay papers; original copies of "Stars and Stripes" military newspaper that Partridge used as a form of communication to his family about military operations he participated in (Partridge communicated by placing a check on side of the article that relates to him); a memorial booklet...
Dates: circa 1935-1999

These we honor

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233630356]
Identifier: UA 921
Scope and Contents Contains photographs, programs, and transcripts of speeches given at the dedication of an addition to the Memorial Hall in the Ernest L. Wilkinson Center on the Brigham Young University campus, held November 11, 1983, for BYU alumni who died in the Korean and Vietnam Wars. Includes speeches by Stephen L. Barrett, executive director of BYU Alumni Association; Greg Fullmer, president of Associated Students of BYU; Joni Littler, daughter of an honoree; Harry A. Wesche, veteran of the Korea and...
Dates: 1983