Scope and Contents note Material contains papers regarding Julian William Cummings' service in the U.S. Army during World War II. Includes photocopied newspaper clippings about Cummings receiving the distinguished service cross and one titled "Spirit of Lindy lives on at S.L. airport"; a newspaper article about his published book "Grasshopper Pilot, A Memoir" and an article "Making television history--World War II pilot put technology to combat test". Also included are military documents and military certificates...

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Material contains a memoir of Tateoka's expereinces fighting in an all Japanese infantry unit in the U.S. Army during World War II. Also contains photocopied letter and a photocopied photo of a Japanese flag, both of which Tateoka took off of fallen Japanese soldiers. Dated 2007.

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Material contains a photograph of Glenn C. Collette in uniform. Dated approximately 1942, 2005.

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Material contains a memoir of the military experiences of George Bromley Clark during World War II as an engineering officer. Dated 2001.

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...

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Materials contain the copyrighted life history of George L. and Maxine L. Naylor titled "Never Taste of Death" which also gives the World War II experiences of Naylor in Japan as a stenographer-clerk in the Information and Education detachment. Contains photos of Naylor in uniform and with his brother who served in the Navy. Contains a letter written by Naylor's daughter, Georgia Lee Price, to Dr. Robert Freeman giving more details about her mother and father. Dated 1945, 1995.

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Materials contain a booklet written by Max O. Hatch about his experiences serving in the China-Burma-India Theater of World War II titled "World War Two Trivia". Included in the booklet are excerpts of one hundred letters from Hatch to his wife, Ginger. Dated approximately 1994.

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Materials contain a paper written by Dale Rex about three men who were killed during World War II. Describes how one of them, John Morgan Rex, died when his B-24 was shot down off the coast of Australia. Dated approximately 2006.

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Materials contain a detailed memoir of Garth B. Cottam giving his experiences in training and service during World War II in Pacific Theater. Contains letters of condolences for Cottam's parents as Cottam was missing in action and later pronounced dead, includes other such correspondence, certificates, and awards. Contains photocopied photographs of Cottam in his uniform. Dated 1941-1946, approximately 2006.

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Materials contain a memoir of John Vernon Combs titled "Personal History of My Fight for the Island of Iwo Jima" which gives Comb's experiences being drafted and training in the U.S. Marine Corps and being wounded on Iwo Jima. Dated 2004.