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This collection consists of a typed two-page document of responses by World War II veteran Clifton Duty regarding his wartime service. Although the questions are no present, Duty's responses illuminate his experiences during the war.

In this interview with Kurt Piehler and Seth Womack of the Center for the Study of War and Society, Clinton E. Riddle discusses his childhood on an East Tennessee farm and his service during World War II, including his training, flying gliders, ground combat, and leave in Paris. The conversation took place on March 19, 2002.

In this memoir, entitled "Why Me?," Bill Fulk describes his experiences before, during, and after World War II with a strong emphasis on the time he spent in German concentration camps.

This collection includes the typed recollections of Clyde W. Bradley’s World War II service, including his crash landing and time as a prisoner of war in Germany.

This collection, compiled by Clyde W. Kiker, contains material documenting the 290th Combat Engineers during and after World War II. Included is a typescript memoir entitled “Incident at Bernau [Germany]” by Guy deGrand (undated); a copy of “Reflections of a Combat Infantryman” by James Graff (1977); and a newsletter of the 290th Combat Engineers Veterans (1989).

This collection houses official congratulatory victory letters, translated German newspapers, secret military reports from corps artillery headquarters, German POW Interrogation reports, confidential G-2 reports, and other World War II ephemera collected by Captain Coleman E. Baird of Tennessee between 1944 and 1945.

This collection contains letters written by various soldiers throughout World War II. The letters are addressed to friends and family living in Memphis and Knoxville, Tennessee. It appears that a number of the soldiers corresponded with one woman in Memphis, June Bacigalupo, between 1941-1946. The letters, written both at home and abroad, discuss little more than base life and various aspects of training.

This collection consists of books, currency, maps, negatives, notes, photographs, and press clippings pertaining to Cornell Houston's service in the United States Air Force during World War II.

This collection documents the World War II service of Major Cortland A. Bassett. The collection includes correspondence, military documents, photographs, publications, newspaper clippings, and more that document his time with th 10th Armored Division in training and in the European Theater of War.

The Crossville P. O. W Camp Collection, 1942-1981 consists primarily of newspaper clippings and copies of photographs. Also included in the collection is a history of the Camp property and correspondence and a memoir compiled by a former camp guard.

This collection contains articles, short stories, a log book, and military documents related to Curtis Williams and his service in the Pacific Theater during World War II.

This collection houses a typescript of a speech, a newspaper clipping, and a photograph documenting the Daughters of the American Colonists' presentation of a memorial red oak tree to the University of Tennessee to commemorate those who died in World War II. The tree was planted at the entrance to the University's Farm and was intended to be the first of an avenue of memorial trees.

This collection contains a letter written by World War II veteran David Laing regarding his wartime experience during the Battle of the Bulge. Written in 1984, the letter is nine typed pages and includes a hand-drawn map. Accompanying this letter is a secondary letter (a single typed page) written by Laing in 1988 with additional information.

This article, written by David Dale Dickey on April 7, 1999, is an account of his paratrooper training at Fort Benning, Georgia, during the summer of 1946.

This collection features various military documents, photographs, and books from David F. Ross, a Lieutenant in the 5th Air Force deployed in the Pacific Theater during World War II.

This collection contains the publication entitled Victory On The March: A Pictorial Record of the First Year of the War of Greater East Asia which documents the early part of World War II in Asia.

These four issues of Dekho! : Journal of the Burma Star Association were written for and about British World War II veterans who served in the Burma campaign. They include information about such subjects as reunions, obituaries, honors, and photography. The journals date from Autumn of 1998 through Summer of 1999.

This collection features correspondence between Sy Hyman and Dennis Coughlin as well as a collection of diary entries made by Hyman in 1946 from his World War II service.

The Department of State Weekly Bulletin Collection, 1945-1946 (bulk 1945), contains issues of the Department of State's weekly bulletin. Issues include articles, addresses, statements, and other useful information for interested public groups.