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World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Europe

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Margaret Bringhurst family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 9280
Scope and Contents

Includes the diaries of Margaret Bringhurst's parents, Golden Lang and Lillie Williams, including letters. Golden Lang's diaries were kept during his service in the United States Navy during WWII. Also includes Margaret's own diaries, letters, and photographs. Dated 1923 to 2017.

Dates: 1923-2017
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Margaret Bringhurst family papers

Golden Lang diary and letters, 1932-1944

 Series — Carton 2: Series 1; Series 2; Series 3 [Barcode: 31197239125146], Folder: 4-7
Identifier: MSS 9280 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains Golden Lang's journal entries from World War II, with reports of deaths of his comrades and the sorrows of war. There are also letters to his family at home and photographs of Golden and from the war. Dated approximately 1932 to 1944, when Lang died in an aircraft crash. Most of the content is set in Europe, but there are mentions of his training in California and elsewhere throughout the United States.

Dates: 1932-1944
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 9280, Margaret Bringhurst family papers

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