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Arthur B. Cox Jr.’s “Escape through Enemy Territory”
Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0236
Overview
This collection includes one photocopy of Arthur B. Cox Jr.’s autobiography, “Escape through Enemy Territory.” The story details Cox’s service with the U. S. Army Air Corps during World War II in the European Theater, including his experience of being shot down over France, spending time with a French family before escaping to Spain, and spending a month in a Spanish prison before being rescued.
Dates:
1988
James "J. D." Blankenship Jr. Collection
Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0058
Abstract
This collection contains documents, correspondence, and photographs belonging to James David "J. D." Blankenship Jr., a private in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Dates:
circa 1940s
M. E. Springer Oral History
Collection
Identifier: MS-1992
Abstract
In this collection, M. E. Springer discusses his life as a non-combat soldier in World War II and his postwar work conducting soil surveys in Japan.
Dates:
2001 April 3