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Raymon Owen Bascom memoir and photographs, approximately 2000, 1945

 File — Box: 7, Folder: 12
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 7 Sub-Series 1 Sub-Series 12 File 191

Scope and Contents note

Materials include a memoir of Raymon Owen Bascom's military experiences and the influence of religion on his conduct in the U.S. Army during World War II. Memoir details his training missions and paratrooper jumps in England prior to being moved to the front lines. A prominent account he gives is successfully running a German roadblock to deliver wounded soldiers to the hospital in Bastogne. Also includes thoughts on his interactions with German children and the impressions they left on him. Photographs show Bascom in military dress, including one with him standing on a German plane. Dated 1945, approximately 2000.

Dates

  • approximately 2000
  • 1945

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Open for public research.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Saints at War Project records must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Coordinating Committee.

Extent

1 folder

Language of Materials

English

Subjects

Physical Storage Information

Repository Details

Repository Details

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