Fishing Instructions for a U. S. Navy Survival Kit
This collection houses a World War II era set of Fishing Instructions for a Navy fishing survival kit designed to help a soldier survive in case of becoming stranded on islands. It outlines general rules for fishing (e.g. 4. Try to catch small fish rather than large ones, the contents of the kit with instructions (e.g. Rig No. 7 / Small Harpoon or Spear [is] very useful for taking small sharks), and information about certain types of animals and plants, including sting rays, turtles, birds, snakes, and seaweed. There is also a note on native peoples - Except along the coast and in the Northern mountains of New Guinea, you can almost always go to them safely for help.
Dates
- circa 1939-1945
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Extent
0.1 Linear Feet
Abstract
This collection houses a World War II era set of Fishing Instructions for a Navy fishing survival kit designed to help a soldier survive in case of becoming stranded on islands. It outlines general rules for fishing, the contents of the kit with instructions for each part, and information about certain types of animals and plants. There is also a note on native peoples.
Biographical/Historical Note
Paul Woodburn Parmalee was a PFC (Private First Class) in the 302 Engineer Combat Battalion in the Pacific Theater of World War II. Parmalee was born on October 17, 1926, in Mansfield, Ohio. In 1944, 18-year old Paul joined an army specialized training preserve program in Ohio University. His date of entry into active service is January 17, 1945, where he then served in the Phillipines and Japan. He was honorably discharged on November 22, 1946. Following his military service, Parmalee taught at Stephen F. Austin University, served as curator of zoology and assistant director of Illinois State Museum, and then came to the University of Tennessee, joining the department of anthropology faculty and later serving as the director of the Frank H. McClung Museum from 1977 until his retirement in 1989. Parmalee was first married to Barbara Griswold (1923-1991) and later to Geneva Nail Wyatt. Parmalee died at the age of 79 on July 4, 2006, and is buried in Adams County, Illinois.
Arrangement
Collection consists of one folder.
Acquisition Note
Collection donated to UTK Special Collections Library by Paul Parmalee in January 1990.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository