Chester M. Gilgen memoir and photograph, 1942-1945, approximately 1990-2000

File — Box: 2, Folder: 25

Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 7 Sub-Series 4 File 35

Staff Only

Scope and Contents note

Material contains a memoir of Chester M. Gilgen about his service in the U.S. Navy as an Aviation Radar Technician 1/C in Africa during World War II from 1942-1945. Gilgen briefly describes his job of locating enemy RADAR signals and his experiences while based at Port Leyauty, Africa. Includes one photograph of him and Chauncey Coor, his friend. One photocopied photograph and Gilgen and Mary Ellen Read. Dated 1942-1945, approximately 1990- 2000.

Dates

Creation: 1942-1945
Creation: approximately 1990-2000

Conditions Governing Access

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.