Scope and Contents note Materials contain a memoir written in 2002 by John Daniel Monson about his military service in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II from 1942 to 1945. Discusses training in Hawaii, serving on the U.S.S. Roger B. Taney in the Pacific, Caribbean, Mediterranean, and Atlantic. Describes attacks from Japanese and German planes. Also contains a photograph of Monson in 1943, a history of the U.S.S. Taney, and a photocopy of Monson's honorable discharge certificate in 1945. Dated 1943-1945,...

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Materials contain a letter written by Lee T. Jarvis about three young Latter-day Saint women who organized a singing trio during World War II. They were Utahna Luke, Edna Nielson, and Jeanette Bowers, known as Eddi, Toni, and Jeri. They performed in a travelling USO show entertaining servicemen in hospitals throughout the United States. Jarvis explains how he met and later married Jeri. Dated May 28, 2000.

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Materials contain papers relating to the military service of Wendell W. Iverson in the U.S. Army during World War II. Contains copied photographs of Iverson and a scouting patrol in Luzon, Philippines. Contains a photocopied newspaper article (2000) about the death of Iverson's friend James Longley in the Philippines and Iverson's writing and contact with the Longley family. Contains a photocopy of a letter written by Iverson to the Longley family. Dated before 2001.

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Material contains a memoir about Jay Rich Lyman's military service in the U.S. Army during World War II from 1944-1946. Describes combat experiences in Austria and Germany, experiences truck driving, and friends in Austria. Dated after 1946.

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Material contains papers relating to Woolass A. Macey's service in the U.S. Army during World War II. Contains a memoir written by his wife, Gayle S. Macey, about his Army service, rehabilitation at Bushnell General Hospital, and church and community service. Contains two copied photographs of Macey during the war and one of him and his family later. Includes two newspaper articles about his fighting on Omaha Beach and losing his leg from a land mine. Dated approximately 1943-2002.

Scope and Contents Materials contain a history of R. Lynn Nielson regarding his service in the U.S. Army during World War II. Discusses training and radio school, serving in Hawaii, and fighting the Japanese in Kwajalein, Saipan, Tinian, the Philippines, and Okinawa. Includes maps, poems, and journal entries written by Nielson in 1987 and 1991, Army certificates, copied photographs, and copied newspaper articles. There is also a Saints at War Participant Information Sheet with background and consent...

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Material contains files related to the military service as an automotive mechanic of Eugene Robert "Bob" Jarman in the U.S. Army from 1943 to 1952. Discusses his training and participation in the Battle of the Bulge. He also includes a description of post-war Austria. Also included are several photographs, photocopied documents, microfilm of the LDS Church News Index, foreign currency, and uniform patches. Dated 1943-2002.

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Materials contain papers related to the military history of Newel A. Nelson regarding his service in the U.S. Army Air Force from 1939-1945. Includes a brief biography as well as photocopied articles about Nelson's service, first in the National Guard then transferred to the Air Force. Dated 1945-2000.

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Materials contain a transcribed interview of Chase Nielson regarding his service in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. He mentions returning to Japan for the war crimes trials. Dated February 9, 2001.

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Materials contain papers of Melvin R. Murray regarding his service in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Contains typed and handwritten copies of a memoir that describe his ship's operations in New Guinea, the Philippines, Bougainville, and Okinawa. Contains a copy of a report describing the kamikaze attack on Murray's ship in 1945. Contains a letter written to Murray by a friend in 1998. Includes copied photographs of Murray and his family. Dated 1945, 1998-2002.