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World War, 1939-1945 -- United States -- Personal narratives

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 81 Collections and/or Records:

Timothy Hoyt Bowers-Irons interview

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230331248]
Identifier: MSS SC 3190
Scope and Contents Transcript of a interview conducted by Richard Maynard on 27 July and 1 and 8 Aug. 1973 for the Charles Redd Center for Western Studies LDS Chaplain Oral History Project. Bowers-Irons was born in Nephi, Utah, and served as a missionary to South Africa for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. He graduated in psychology from Brigham Young University in 1942. He was drafted into the United States Army in 1943 and was commissioned a chaplain in 1944. He served in Europe and was...
Dates: 1973

G. Easton Brown interview

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230331305]
Identifier: MSS SC 3179
Scope and Contents

Transcript of an interview conducted by Clayton Dahle on 3 July 1985 for the Ray Hillam war project. Brown served as a gunner for the United States Army Air Corps and flew combat missions against the Japanese. He was shot down and captured by the Japanese. Even though he was starved and tortured, he managed to survive. He said that the United States participation in World War II was justified.

Dates: 1985 July 3

Oral history interview with Jay Dell Butler

 Collection
Identifier: MSS SC 3180
Scope and Contents

Transcript and audiocassette recording of an oral history interview with Jay Dell Butler conducted by Gary Dewey on July 20, 1985. Butler tells about his experiences in combat fighting in France during WWII. He was in foxholes most of the time, was under fire from mortars, and was wounded in battle. He thought the United States' involvement in the war was justified.

Dates: 1985 July 20

Lowell E. Call papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2309
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence, genealogies, diaries, family histories, and biographies of Lowell E. Call. There is also a collection of materials relating to the life of Joseph C. Call. The collection and finding aid were organized by the creator.

Dates: 1911-1999

Eugene E. Campbell interview

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230331362]
Identifier: MSS SC 3181
Scope and Contents Transcript of an interview conducted by Anita Louise Hummel on November 19, 1982 for the Ray Hillam war project. Cambell volunteered to be a military chaplain for the United States. He became a chaplain in 1944. He said he was under artillery fire and in dangerous positions in France. He carried no firearms and never shot at anyone. He visited wounded men in hospitals. He visited concentration camps and described the starving and dying people he saw there. He was designated as a Protestant...
Dates: 1982 November 19

Randy Christensen interview of Grant Ash

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 3062
Scope and Contents

Typescript of an interview conducted by Randy Christiansen for Hillam's War Project. Also included is the audiocassette from which the interview was transcibed. Ash talks about flying combat missions in World War II over Romania, Germany, and other parts of Europe. He flew the B-24 bomber. He was also shot down and captured. Ash talks about his experiences as a prisoner of war held by Germany.

Dates: 1985

Ross T. Christensen papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1716
Scope and Contents Reflects Ross T. Christensen's service as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Brazil, service in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II, career as a professor of archaeology at Brigham Young University, activities as a founding member of the Society for Early Historic Archaeology (SEHA), interest in Book of Mormon archaeology, participation in Leadership Week and Education Week on the BYU campus and elsewhere, and family activities. Includes...
Dates: 1939-1990

Randy Christiansen interview with Albert Aiken Smith

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 3001
Scope and Contents Typescript of an interview taken from the included audiocassette. The interview was conducted by Randy Christiansen for Hillam's War Project on an unspecifiied date. Smith talks about joining the Utah National Guard in 1928, his training as an officer of artillery, and his experiences in the European theater during World War II. He first saw combat in Normandy, France. He later participated in the Battle of the Bulge and in the invasion of Germany. He also tells about his experiences in...
Dates: approximately 1985

Bruce Budge Clark autobiography

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2110
Scope and Contents Autobiography details memories of his childhood in Georgetown, Idaho; attendance at the University of Utah, 1935-1943 and 1948-1950; church service, including a Mormon mission to the Northwestern States, 1939-1941; service in the U.S. Army, 1943-1946; attendance at Brigham Young University, 1946-1947; marriage; experiences while teaching at BYU; significant information on the English Department at BYU; retirement; and travels. Includes copies of correspondence and evaluations from his...
Dates: 1995

Edgar De Miller interview

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230331354]
Identifier: MSS SC 3182
Scope and Contents Transcript of an interview conducted by Peter Milanzi on 27 Jan. 1985 for the Ray Hillam war project. De Miller was drafted into the United States Army when he was working in Chicago, Illinois, when he was 37 years old. He served as an infantry platoon leader starting at age 38 and later became a company commander training combat soldiers. De Miller worked with foreign correspondents in Tokyo, Japan, following the war. He did not think that the United States participation in the war was...
Dates: 1985 January 27