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Charles Brakebill Papers

Collection

Identifier: CSWS-0067

Abstract

This collection consists of correspondence regarding a World War II prisoner of war who was a member of the 106th Infantry Division in 1945. It also contains the Railsplitter newspaper from May 1945.

Dates: 1945

Found in: Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Edgar C. Wilson Oral History

Collection

Identifier: MS-3226

Abstract

In this interview, Edgar C. Wilson discusses the end of his service in World War II and his postwar life in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Dates: 2005 September 4

Found in: Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Jerome Jacobs World War II Memoirs

Collection

Identifier: MS-3237

Abstract

This collection consists of Dr. Jerome Jacobs' World War II memoirs, entitled Some Came Home. The bulk of the material documents the years from 1941 to 1945. Dr. Jacobs, a fighter pilot veteran, recounts his experiences training as a pilot, his involvement in combat and in Operation Market Garden, and some of his experiences as a prisoner of war.

Dates: undated

Found in: Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville