A. Garland Mayfield journal
Scope and Contents
An account written by Andrew Garland Mayfield of his time in the Battle of Okinawa, World War II, as a member of Company F, Second Battalion, Seventh Marines. The journal covers the period between April 1 and June 21, 1945. The account includes color drawings made by the author.
Dates
- 1945 April-June
Creator
- Mayfield, A. Garland (Person)
Language of Materials
Materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to use material from this collection must be obtained from Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.
Biographical / Historical
Andrew Garland Mayfield was born in 1921 in Whitney, Hill, Texas to Samuel Bert Mayfield and Lula Rachel Mitchell. Andrew joined the United States Marines between 1941 and 1944. He served as a member of Company F, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, and was a Field Music Corporal. He fought in the Battle of Okinawa during WWII. Andrew was wounded in action on June 5th, 1945, and returned home. He passed away April 17, 2003 in California.
Extent
1 volume (120 pages) : light green cover
Custodial History
The creator gave the journal/account to a third party who gave the journal to Grant W. Maxwell. It was delivered to the BYU library by Dean C. Jessee on October 25, 2005. Dean is a neighbor of Grant W. Maxwell.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Grant W. Maxwell; 2005.
Appraisal
Utah and the American West and LDS cultural, social, and religious history (20th century Western & Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy, 5.VII, 2007).
- Title
- Register of A. Garland Mayfield journal
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Garrett Schroath
- Date
- 2011 March 15
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States