Douglas Raymond Cahoon papers, 1999, 1944-2006
Dates
- Publication: 1999
- 1944-2006
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.
Extent
1 folder
Language of Materials
English
Scope and Contents note
Materials contain a lengthy, detailed biography of Douglas Raymond Cahoon's personal and military experiences as a fighter pilot in the U.S. Navy during World War II, written by his nephew, Douglas W. Cahoon. Describes his involvement in the attacks on Saipan, the Philippines, Formosa (Taiwan), Iwo Jima, Tokyo, and Okinawa. Also contains a list of his decorations and a chronology of his life. Includes two newspaper articles documenting the work of Cahoon's nephew in writing the biography and describing Cahoon's last flight. Also includes nine photocopies of Cahoon's war-scene paintings and photographs showing him with his flight team and in his cockpit. Also contains a sequential pictorial (four photocopied photographs) showing a Japanese kamikaze attack on the U.S.S. Essex. Dated 1944-2006, 1999.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States