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Crew, Doris Elaine Simpson, 1921-2016

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1921 - 2016

Biography

Doris Elaine Simpson Crew (1921-2016) was a resident of Sunnyvale, California as of 2002.

Doris Elaine Simpson Crew was born on February 15, 1921 in Sacramento, California to Claude St. Clair Simpson and Leona Rae Kipp. She married John Avery Collett Crew on September 27, 1942 in Reno, Nevada. Doris passed away on May 9, 2016 in Roseville, California.

Citation:
FamilySearch, September 22, 2023 (Doris Elaine Simpson; b. February 15, 1921 in Sacramento, California to Claude St. Clair Simpson and Leona Rae Kipp; m. John Avery Collett Crew on September 27, 1942 in Reno, Nevada; d. May 9, 2016 in Roseville, California)

UPB files, September 22, 2023 (Doris Elaine Simpson Crew)

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

John Avery Collett Crew letter, 2008

 File — Box 60: Series 5; Series 6; Series 7; Series 8 [Barcode: 31197231012938], Folder: 5
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 5 Sub-Series 3 File 1234
Scope and Contents

Materials contain a letter written by John Avery Collett Crew's wife, Doris Elaine Simpson Crew, giving details about her husband's service in the U.S. Navy during World War II serving in both the European Theater and the Pacific Theater. Dated 2008.

Dates: 2008
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 2350, Saints at War Project records / Saints at War Project records for World War II / Saints at War Project records for the United States Navy

John Avery Collett Crew papers, 1942-2008

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 6 Sub-Series 4 File 342
Scope and Contents note Materials contain a collection of documents related to John Avery Collett Crew's military service in the U.S. Navy during World War II as a radio officer. Includes a reproduction of the Japanese surrender documents, citations given to Crew by his commanding officers, original poetry composed for a military newsletter, and a letter written by Crew's wife. Also includes information concerning his submarine, the U.S.S. Tunny--official citations, photographs, newspaper articles, and a lengthy...
Dates: 1942-2008
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 2350, 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

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