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Box 11

 Container

Contains 1 Result:

Ferron Robert Jones papers, 1988-1989, 1942-1945

 File — Box: 11, Folder: 5
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 8 File 278
Scope and Contents note Materials contain a detailed memoir written by Ferron Robert Jones regarding his service in the U.S. Naval Air Force during World War II from 1942-1945. Discusses his training, especially describes his transfers to the Philippines, Kwajalein, and Saipan. Includes a short biography of Jones's brother, Hyrum Duane Jones, killed in action at New Guinea. Contains descriptions of the Filipino environment and customs of Pacific natives. Also contains accounts of his night patrols along the Chinese...
Dates: 1988-1989; 1942-1945