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Owen Musgrove Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0089
Abstract

This collection contains photographs of the Philippines and a transcript of a Japanese diary donated by Owen Musgrove who was deployed with the Army during World War II in the Pacific Theater.

Dates: 1943

Owen Tabrum Papers on USS Tang

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0345
Overview

This collection includes papers related to the activities of USS Tang. Included is a four-page typed document by Owen Tabrum recounting the history of the Tang (penned in 1944) alongside some newspaper articles about the submarine.

Dates: 1944

Paul Parmalee Papers

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0298
Overview

This collection consists of military records, papers, publications, and keepsakes from World War II veteran Paul Parmalee. Among the keepsakes includes ephemera which Parmalee collected during his service in the Pacific Theater of War, specifically Japan, such as Japanese postcards, pamphlets, cards, and maps. Also included are Army-issued publications such as books, newsletters, and guides.

Dates: 1941-1946

Richard F. Wood Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0352
Overview

This collection of material from World War II veteran Richard Wood includes publications related to the 79th Airborne Division, church bulletins and menus from the war, newspapers from the Pacific Theater, and paper money from the Philippines.

Dates: 19421945, 1957-1989

Robert A. Page Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0155
Abstract

This collection features photographs, documents, and currency from Robert A. Page's service during World War II in the United States Army.

Dates: 1944 May 10-1946 March 26, undated

Robert G. Key Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0196
Abstract

This collection contains copies of photos taken in the Philippines and Hiroshima, Japan, in 1945.

Dates: 1945

Robert J. Demott Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0361
Overview This collection documents Robert J. Demott's World War II military service. The bulk of the collection consists of letters written by Demott throughout the war to his family, mostly to his sister Daisy. Also included are photographs which contain portraits of Demott and his family and friends as well as images of his fellow soldiers and camp life, particularly while in Okinawa and Guam. There is a scrapbook with newspaper clippings, training booklets, and other items kept by Demott during...
Dates: 1940-1946, 1979-1986

Robert W. Barbee Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0091
Abstract

This collection contains eleven American propaganda pamphlets aimed at encouraging Japanese troops to surrender during World War II. These pamphlets are written in Japanese with English translations attached.

Dates: circa 1945

Roy Epps Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0201
Overview

This collection consists of 21 black and white photographs taken in Hawaii and other Pacific locales by Roy Epps, U. S. Navy, during World War II.

Dates: circa 1945

Thomas N. Parlon Oral History

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2645
Abstract

This collection consists of an April 27, 2000 interview with Thomas N. Parlon for the Veteran's Oral History Project at the Center for the Study of War and Society, Department of History, University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Parlon discusses his participation in the National Guard and his service in the Pacific.

Dates: 2000

Thurman E. Johnson Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0332
Overview

This collection contains military documents, naval photos, correspondence, and more regarding Thurman E. Johnson's World War II military service. Included is “One Person's Experience in the Pacific Theater of Operations,” a four-page typed account of Johnson’s experiences during the war. Among the correspondence are excerpts printed from letters Johnson wrote in 1945 and copies of Johnson’s many return addresses during the war.

Dates: 1943-1945

Turner E. Kirkland Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0193
Abstract

This collection contains correspondence of World War II veteran Turner E. Kirkland writing about his experiences in the Pacific Theater of war.

Dates: 1945-1987

Walter Goolsby Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0158
Abstract

The Walter Goolsby Collection includes correspondence to family and other officers, newspapers, photographs, and military and veteran documents from the 1940s and the late 1980s.

Dates: 1943-1945, circa 1957, 1968, 1986-1988, undated

William E. Bobbitt Memoir

 Collection
Identifier: MS-3223
Abstract

This memoir, written in 1996, is William Bobbitt's account of his time fighting in the Pacific Theater during World War II. The manuscript traces his military career from his training with a National Guard Unit in 1941 to his discharge in 1945. During his service, Bobbitt was stationed on many Pacific islands and faced combat in the Philippines.

Dates: 1996

William H. Ettinger Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0326
Overview

This collections contains four photographs and and a few documents regarding William Ettinger and his military service in World War II with the 161st Signal Photographic Company. Three of the photographs contain captions and show Ettinger in New Guinea in 1943 with his film and photography equipment. The documents are photocopies and include identification cards and passes.

Dates: 1943

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Atomic bomb -- Japan -- Hiroshima-shi. 1
Baptists -- Missions -- Africa. 1
Great Depression. 1
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Knoxville (Tenn.) -- History. 1
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