Stanley Sommers Collection
This collection includes one copy of The Japanese Story, research and recollections of Stanley Sommers' World War II experiences as a prisoner of war.
Dates
- 1980 July
Language
English.
Conditions Governing Access
Collections are stored offsite and must be requested in advance. See www.special.lib.utk.edu for detailed information. Collections must be requested through a registered Special Collections research account.
Conditions Governing Use
The UT Libraries claims only physical ownership of most material in the collections. Persons wishing to broadcast or publish this material must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants on www.special.lib.utk.edu for detailed information. Collections must be requested through a registered Special Collections research account.
Extent
0.1 Linear Feet (1 folder)
Abstract
This collection includes one copy of The Japanese Story, research and recollections of Stanley Sommers' World War II experiences as a prisoner of war.
Biographical/Historical Note
Stanley G. Sommers was born October 21, 1919. Sommers enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1937 and went missing during World War II in 1942 off the coast of Corregidor in the Philippines. Sommers served with the Naval Battalion on Bataan and survived the prisoner camps and marches of Bataan and Corregidor during the three and a half years he spent as a Japanese prisoner of war. He married Margaret Nealis (1925-2002). Sommers died January 16, 1994 and is buried in Wood County, Wisconsin.
Previous Citation
This collection was previously listed as part of MS.1298.
Acquisition Note
This collection was donated through the University of Tennessee's Center for the Study of War and Society.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository