Virgil R. Embry Diary
This collection contains the diary of Virgil R. Embry which details his experiences abroad in the European Theater of World War II. The diary is an eighteen-page typescript that covers his time of military service between April 1943 and October 1945. Embry also lists his stations including those stateside and in North Africa and Italy.
Dates
- 1943 April 27-1945 October 7
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Extent
0.1 Linear Feet (1 folder)
Overview
This collection contains the diary of Virgil R. Embry which details his experiences abroad in the European Theater of World War II. The diary is an eighteen-page typescript that covers his time of military service between April 1943 and October 1945. Embry also lists his stations including those stateside and in North Africa and Italy.
Biographical / Historical
Virgil Robert Embry was born to Virgil Wesley Embry and Annie Clark Embry on January 4, 1917. He joined the war effort and served in the European Theater as a member of the 186th Fighter Bomber Group, 525th Fighter Squadron. He was married to Rosalind Embry (1931-2012). He died July 19, 2010, and is buried in Sedgwick County, Kansas.
Arrangement
This collection is in one folder.
Previous Citation
This collection was donated through the University of Tennessee's Center for the Study of War and Society.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was previously listed as part of MS.1881.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository