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Box 25

 Container

Contains 1 Result:

Calvin Elton papers, 1942, 1996 February 25

 File — Box: 25, Folder: 32
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 6 Sub-Series 2 File 649
Scope and Contents

Materials contain a transcription of Calvin W. Elton's speech to a group of young men in 1996 on his service in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. Elton discusses and answers questions about his experiences serving in the Philippines, being taken prisoner by the Japanese, and participating in the Bataan Death March. Contains a photocopied newspaper article about Elton becoming a prisoner of war (1942) and two copied photographs of Elton in uniform. Dated February 25, 1996, 1942.

Dates: 1942; 1996 February 25
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 Army Air Corps

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