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Arthur Eugene Kiser Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0075
Abstract

This collection includes a news clipping from 1995 featuring a tribute to Arthur Eugene Kiser, who was killed in action January 16, 1945. This article commemorates the 50 years that had passed since his death near Eupen, Belgium at the age of 23-years-old.

Dates: 1995

Artie E. Akers Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0110
Abstract

This collection includes accounts written by Artie E. Akers documenting different stories from his time as a submarine "volunteer" during World War II.

Dates: undated

Aubrey M. Roberson Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0275
Overview This collection of material documents the World War II military service of Aubrey Roberson who worked in communications at Harlingen Army Air Field (HAAR) throughout the war. Included in the collection are documents such packing slips, freight bills, and other receipts; two publications from Harlingen Army Air Field: a 1945 telephone directory and a yearbook for the Army Air Forces; and photographs of communications equipment at HAAR including various types of mobile radios and...
Dates: 1942-1946

B. Carroll Reece Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2298
Abstract

The B. Carroll Reece Papers, 1921-1944, consists of letters and envelopes to or concerning George S. C. Slagle of Jonesboro, Tenn., or dealing with disabled WWI soldiers. It also includes a copy of the book about the contested Congressional election between Reece and O. B. Lovette in 1932.

Dates: 1921-1944

Barwick O. Barfield Memoir

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0117
Abstract

This collection includes a copy of Days Not Forgotten, a memoir of Barwick O. Barfield's World War II experiences as a navigator with the Army Air Forces in the European theater and a prisoner of war.

Dates: 1993

Ben Franklin Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0165
Abstract

This collection includes publications kept by Ben Franklin about the Fifteenth Air Force (established in 1943 during WWII). The first publication documents the first 40 years of Fifteenth Air Force 1943-1983, the second and third publications are Fifteenth Air Force “Sorties” from 1989.

Dates: 1943-1989

Bernarr Cresap Papers

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0022
Abstract

This collection consists of a photocopied manuscript for Mementos of World War II, photographs, and press clippings from Bernarr Cresap's service in the United States Air Force during WWII.

Dates: circa 1944-1945, 1983-1989

Betty J. Sparks Oral History

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2629
Abstract

The Betty J. Sparks Oral History, 2001, is a typescript from an oral history interview with Betty J. Sparks by Dr. Kurt Piehler and Lindsey Waller of the University of Tennessee for the Veteran's Oral History Project conducted by the Center for the Study of War and Society.

Dates: 2001

Bill White Oral History

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2605
Abstract

The Bill White Oral History, 2000, is a typescript from an oral history interview with Bill White by Dr. Kurt Piehler and Brandi Wilson of the University of Tennessee for the Veteran's Oral History Project conducted by the Center for the Study of War and Society. The interview focuses primarily on his World War II experiences, but also covers pre-war and post-war periods.

Dates: 2000

Birch Park Henderson Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0188
Abstract

This collection contains documents and a taped interview related to World War II veteran Birch Park Henderson’s experience in the European Theater of war.

Dates: 1940-1945, 1981-1986

Bombsight Preflight Procedure Booklet

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0276
Overview

This collection is a single copy of a bombsight preflight procedure booklet from World War II. Published in March 1945, the booklet is 18 loose pages and includes illustrations. The booklet belonged to Robert Rochelle.

Dates: 1945 March

Boyd Porter Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0090
Abstract

This collection contains military documents and photographs from Boyd Porter who was deployed in the European Theater during World War II with the 253rd Armored Field Artillery.

Dates: 1942-1945

Brice Jordan Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0331
Overview

This collection contains material related to Brice Jordan and his World War II military service. Included is a typed letter from 1945, sent from Mulheim, Germany, from Jordan to his spouse. Also included is a typescript history of the 194th Glider Infantry from 1945.

Dates: 1945 May 26-September 1

Bronze Star Medal Award Description for William C. Schmidt

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0277
Overview

This collection is a copy of a typescript document published by the U.S. Army Eighth Armored Division with descriptions of recent silver and bronze star medal awards. Published August 2, 1945, the eight-page document details the actions of 31 service members and their award of either the silver or bronze star medal. Included is William C. Schmidt, awarded the bronze star medal for “heroic achievement in connection with military operations against the enemy in Germany on 4 April 1945.”

Dates: 1945 August 2

Buck Donaldson Memoir

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1978
Abstract

In this memoir, Buck Donaldson recounts his childhood in rural Louisiana and his service in the U. S. Navy during World War II.

Dates: undated

Buck Donaldson Oral History

 Collection
Identifier: MS-3265
Abstract

This collection consists of a transcript of an interview with Buck Donaldson by Kurt Piehler and Tiffany Davis conducted on October 21, 2002 in Knoxville, Tennessee as part of the Veteran's Oral History Project. In the interview, Donaldson speaks about his childhood in the Depression, his experiences in the Navy during World War II, and his postwar life as a missionary in Africa.

Dates: 2002 October 21

Buford Harper Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0182
Abstract

This collection contains materials related to U.S. Army veteran Buford Harper’s experiences in World War II in the European Theater. Included are photostats of articles, correspondence, club membership cards, snapshots, and postcards.

Dates: 1942-1945

C. W. Waters Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0334
Overview

This collection consists of v-mail, German propaganda, recollections of regiments, divisions, and movements, and newsletters largely relating to the 88th Infantry Division during World War II.

Dates: 1945-1991

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World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- United States. 324
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American. 82
United States. Army. 71
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Europe. 56
World War, 1939-1945. 51
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United States. Navy. 38
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area. 37
World War, 1939-1945 -- Correspondence. 27
United States. Army Air Forces. 25
World War, 1939-1945 -- Europe. 23
United States. Air Force. 22
United States. Marine Corps. 20
World War, 1939-1945 -- Medical care. 15
World War, 1939-1945 -- United States. 14
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France. 13
World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- Tennessee. 13
World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Female. 10
World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons. 10
United States. Army. Air Corps. 9
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Africa, North. 9
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Italy. 9
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Ocean. 9
World War, 1939-1945 -- Photography. 9
World War, 1939-1945 -- Periodicals. 8
World War, 1914-1918 -- Veterans -- United States. 7
World War, 1939-1945 -- Japan. 7
World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, American. 7
Veterans -- United States. 6
World War, 1939-1945 -- Hospitals. 6
World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, American. 6
World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- United States. 6
World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American. 5
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Japan. 5
World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations -- Submarine. 5
Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941. 4
United States. Army Nurse Corps. 4
World War, 1939-1945 -- Maps. 4
World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, German. 4
World War, 1939-1945 -- Women. 4
Oral history -- United States. 3
Photographs. 3
United States. Air Force -- History. 3
United States. Army Air Forces. Air Force, 15th. 3
United States. Army. Division, 80th. 3
Veterans -- Tennessee. 3
Veterans -- United States -- Societies, etc. 3
Vietnam War, 1961-1975. 3
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Asia. 3
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France -- Normandy. 3
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Germany. 3
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Philippines. 3
World War, 1939-1945 -- Casualties -- United States. 3
World War, 1939-1945 -- Philippines. 3
World War, 1939-1945 -- Pictorial works. 3
Correspondence. 2
Hiroshima-shi (Japan) -- History -- Bombardment, 1945. 2
Iwo Jima, Battle of, Japan, 1945. 2
Knoxville (Tenn.) -- History. 2
Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Personal narratives, American. 2
Korean War, 1950-1953. 2
Louisiana -- History. 2
Prisoners of war 2
Prisoners of war -- Germany. 2
United States -- Armed Forces -- History -- World War, 1939-1945. 2
United States. Army -- Medals, badges, decorations, etc. 2
United States. Army. Armored Division, 8th. 2
University of Tennessee, Knoxville -- Alumni and alumnae. 2
University of Tennessee, Knoxville. 2
V-mail. 2
Veterans -- United States -- Interviews. 2
World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- France. 2
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Burma. 2
World War, 1939-1945 -- Medical care -- Great Britain. 2
World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, African American. 2
World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, Japanese. 2
World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories -- United States. 2
World War, 1939-1945 -- Tennessee. 2
Agricultural education. 1
Air pilots, Military -- United States. 1
Airlift, Military -- United States. 1
Anzio Beachhead, 1944. 1
Ardennes, Battle of the, 1944-1945. 1
Arnhem, Battle of, Arnhem, Netherlands, 1944. 1
Atomic bomb -- Japan -- Hiroshima-shi. 1
Atomic bomb -- United States -- History. 1
Baptists -- Missions -- Africa. 1
Camp Crowder (Mo.) 1
Cerignola (Italy). 1
Child health services -- United States. 1
Cold War. 1
Dollmakers -- United States. 1
Ecuador -- Aerial photographs. 1
Education, Higher -- Tennessee. 1
Enterprise (Aircraft carrier : CV-6). 1
Eugenics -- United States -- History -- 20th century. 1
France -- Social life and customs -- 20th century. 1
Gardening 1
Germany -- History -- 1945-1955. 1
Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 1918-1945. 1
Great Depression. 1
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Language
English 338
German 1
Japanese 1