Glen J. Garr memoir and photographs, 1942-1945, 1995

File — Box: 23, Folder: 5

Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 6 Sub-Series 4 File 594

Staff Only

Scope and Contents note

Materials contain a memoir of Glen J. Garr detailing his service during World War II as a shipfitter in the U.S. Navy CB 71st Battalion, 1st Platoon. Gives a history of personal and national events leading up to World War II. He discusses working on a bridge on Guadalcanal and building an airstrip—Torikina Fighter Strip—in a swamp while being bombed and attacked by Japanese aircraft. Describes Japanese artillery, sniper and air attacks while constructing airfields. Describes service and conditions in Admiralty Islands. Describes Kamikaze attacks and ground battles in the south of "bloody Okinawa." Also includes four photographs (1943-1945). Dated 1942-1945, 1995.

Dates

Creation: 1942-1945
Creation: 1995

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.