Military
Found in 755 Collections and/or Records:
David Booth Gottfredson and Irma Grainger Gottfredson family papers, 1898-2008
David Booth Gottfredson personal papers, 1898-1977
Contains the personal papers of David Booth Gottfredson which were created within his life dates, 1898 and 1977, and include military papers, correspondence from military service between 1943 and 1944, transcripts of speeches and talks he wrote, nine volumes of an autobiographical record, war diaries, his funeral papers, and other various items. Materials dated 1898-1977.
David W. Seegmiller diary II part 2, 1940-1942
David W. Seegmiller diary, January 1940–December 1942, including photographs, performance programs, and other important papers. This part of the diary tells of his next two years of teaching and summers in New York City. He also mentions the marriage of his sister Marie and the attack at Pearl Harbor. During this time he receives his patriarchal blessing, is drafted into the army, and is sent off to training camp in the Pacific Northwest.
David W. Seegmiller diary II part 3, 1943-1944
David W. Seegmiller diary, January 1943–December 1944, including photographs and other important paper relating to his time spent in the military. There is also an autographed photograph of Judy Garland. This part of the diary deals particularly with his service in the army. He was trained in Chinese and telephone operation.
David W. Seegmiller diary III part 1, 1945 January-August
David W. Seegmiller diary, January-August 1945, including photographs and news clippings. This diary tells of his military experiences overseas in India and China.
David W. Seegmiller diary III part 2, 1945-1946
David W. Seegmiller diary, September 1945–December 1946, including photographs. This part of the diary describes his honorable discharge from the army following the war and his return to Utah. It also tells of his decision to move to New York to continue his musical education.
D. Clyde Davis papers
Contains materials pertaining to D. Clyde Davis' service as a Seabee, or a member of the United States Naval Mobile Construction Battalion. Includes some personal papers as well as a photo album depicting scenes from his experiences in Bougainville Island, a part of Papua New Guinea and the largest island of the Solomon Islands group. Materials dated approximately 1942-1945.
William E. Davis diaries
Holograph diaries kept by Davis during his service in the Civil War. Includes brief statments regarding drills, deaths, weather, and daily activities.
Eliza Jane Staker Day autobiography
Typescripts of autobiographical materials. Day writes about her early life in Mt. Pleasant, about the defenses in the town during the Black Hawk War, and about her family. Also included is a biography by Day of her mother, Eliza Cusworth Burton Staker, who was a pioneer and an early settler in Mt. Pleasant.