Military
Found in 755 Collections and/or Records:
F. Wayne and Rhea Lou Wilcox letters and journals
The F. Wayne and Rhea Lou Wilcox letters include correspondence between Wayne and Rhea, and other various friends and family members, primarily between 1940 and 1945.
Willard Hale Gardner legislative papers on armed forces, 1973-1984
Byrnina Ann Dustin Willey collection of photographs of Edison Willey World War I scrapbook
Collection contains photographs of a scrapbook about Edison Willey's experiences in World War I (the Great War), as collected by his mother, Byrnina Ann Dustin Willey. Includes the unit photograph before they left Ft. Lewis, Washington, heading to France. Dated approximately 1918-1920.
The collection also contains a CD of the photographs of the scrapbook.
Emilia Wilson letter
Photocopy of a handwritten and signed letter dated 4 July 1836 and addressed to a Samuel Turrentine in North Carolina. The item was written in Clay County, Missouri, by A. Wilson and Emilia Wilson. The Wilsons write about the organization of the citizens of Missouri to resist the Mormons.
J. C. Wilson letters
Handwritten letters with typewritten copies. Wilson applies for his bounty for joining the army in Illinois. He also writes three letters about army life while stationed in Tennessee in November of 1864. Two of the letters were addressed to Samuel Kirkpatrick in Illinois. Also included is a letter to Kirkpatrick and his tax receipt for 1871.
Samuel L. Wilson certificate
Certificate of appointment of Samuel L. Wilson to a Commission of Lieutenant in the United States Navy, 12 March 1868. The certificate is signed by Andrew Johnson, President of the United States, and Gideon Wells, Secretary of the Navy. Official seal is attached.
Albert Winkler interview with David Raymond Cox
Typescript of an interview conducted by Albert Winkler of Brigham Young University's office of Special Collections on 4 May 2001 in Cox's home in Ogden, Utah. Cox talks about his experiences as a Marine during World War II. He was a lieutenant of artillery on Saipan Island during the battle. He and his men were involved in repulsing a banzai attack by the Japanese and in the destruction of two enemy tanks.
Albert Winkler interview with J. Murray Rawson
Typescript of an interview taken from the included cassette tape. Albert Winkler interviewed Rawson on 14 Oct. 1999 at his home in Orem, Utah, for the office of Special Collections at Brigham Young University. Rawson tells about his experiences during the battle of Iwo Jima. He says that his faith in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was essential to his survival.