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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

Charles Bray Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0150
Abstract

This collection features photographs, news articles, book excerpts, and other papers from Charles Bray's military service during World War II and his time living in Vietnam while working with the Central Intelligence Agency.

Dates: 1941-2005, undated

David F. Ross Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0081
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1944-1949, 1984, undated

David L. Dungan Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0059
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1942 December

Delmar Wiley Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0296
Overview This collection documents the World War II experiences of soldier Delmar Wiley who was declared missing in action for seven months in the Pacific Theater of War after his aircraft was attacked and shot down. The collection contains Wiley's autobiography, entitled Wiley's Island (1986), which chronicles his life and his WWII experiences. The collection also includes a pamphlet for the USS Yorktown CV-5 Club entitled "The Crier and Bylaws" (1986), and a...
Dates: 1943, 1986

Earl T. Butler Publications

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0268
Overview

This collection consists of World War II publications documenting the Pacific Theater of Operations and specifically the 2nd Engineer Special Brigade. Publications include newsletters, newspapers, foreign country guides, booklets, and more.

Dates: 1942-1946

Eaton W. Bennett Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0374
Overview

The Eaton W. Bennett Collection consists of three folders, which contain maps of Okinawa, a History of the 233rd General Hospital (1945), and assorted materials such as a menu, bulletin, and maps.

Dates: 1945

Erastus Edward Strobino Journal

 Collection
Identifier: MS-3572
Abstract

Major Erastus Edward Strobino, M.D. kept a travelogue/nature journal while serving with the Americal Division (23rd Infantry Division) at the 109th Station Hospital in New Caledonia from 1942 to 1943. In the journal, he describes the native flora and fauna on the island, and writes about the indigenous diseases and medicine, constellations, and other scientific and nature-related topics.

Dates: 1942-1943

Foster Arnett Oral History

 Collection
Identifier: MS-3246
Abstract

This collection houses a typescript of an oral history interview conducted with Foster Arnett by G. Kurt Piehler and Johnny Goins for the Veteran's Oral History Project at the Center for the Study of War and Society. The interview documents Arnett's childhood in East Tennessee, his experiences in the Pacific Theater during World War II, and his postwar legal practice.

Dates: 2000 July 7

Frank Baghetti Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0115
Abstract

This collection includes a copy of World War II soldier Frank Baghetti's memoir, "As I Witnessed World War II," along with aa photograph of Baghetti's plane, "Hubba Hubba."

Dates: circa 1945

Frank Kersnowski Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0072
Abstract

This collection consists of materials regarding Lt. Frank L. Kersnowski, a staff sergeant at a hospital in Honolulu, Hawaii during World War II. This collection includes military documents, newspapers, publications, photographs, and a scrapbook. Most publications are photocopies.

Dates: 1939-1946, 1986, 1989, undated

Fred V. Brown Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0190
Abstract

This collection contains copies of photographs, copies of newspaper articles, and documents related to World War II veteran Fred V. Brown’s experience in the Pacific Theater of war.

Dates: 1940-1945

Freytag Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0037
Abstract

This collection gives a glimpse into the life of the Freytag family, a miltary family from Wartburg, TN. The collection includes correspondence, press clippings, photographs, and certificates regarding the Freytag children, Albert Jr., Fred, and Maxwell. Albert Jr. was enlisted in the U.S. Marines, Fred was enlisted in the U.S. Navy, and Maxwell was enlisted in the U.S. Army. All materials are photocopies, donated by the family matriarch, Ethel H. Freytag.

Dates: 1936-1944, undated

Gus W. Dyer Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0173
Abstract

This collection contains Gus W. Dyer’s memoirs, essays, diary entries, and correspondence from his time serving in World War II in the Pacific Theater.

Dates: 1942-1945, 1985

Harold S. Fink Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0071
Abstract

This collection contains material regarding the military career of Harold S. Fink, a Lieutenant in the U.S. Naval Reserve who served during World War II.

Dates: 1930-1981, undated

Harry A. Waddington Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0084
Abstract

This collection of correspondence, photographs, and currency documents part of Harry A. Waddington's service in the Third Infantry Division of the Seventh Army Front in both the European and Pacific fronts during World War II.

Dates: 1943-1945, undated

Harry H. Mittenthal Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0153
Abstract

This collection includes a typed copy of Statement of Capt. Harry H. Mittenthal which details Mittenthal's experience as a Japanese prisoner of war during World War II from 1942 to 1945.

Dates: 1942-1945

Hogins Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0016
Abstract

This collection consists of correspondence, photographs, press clippings, recollections, and ephemera collected by Evelyn Hogins concerning World War II. It also includes material concerning Evelyn's mother, Annie Hogins, and Evelyn's brothers: Clifford, Lawrence "Buster", and Marshall Hogins. The brothers all served in the U.S. military. A significant portion of the collection is comprised of photocopies.

Dates: 1942-1945, 1966, 1984-1991

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World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- United States. 35
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- Tennessee. 13
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United States. Army Air Forces. 6
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Europe. 6
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World War, 1939-1945 -- United States. 6
World War, 1939-1945 -- Correspondence. 5
World War, 1939-1945. 5
World War, 1939-1945 -- Japan. 4
World War, 1939-1945 -- Medical care. 4
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Japan. 3
Louisiana -- History. 2
United States. Air Force. 2
United States. Army. Air Corps. 2
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Philippines. 2
World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, American. 2
World War, 1939-1945 -- Philippines. 2
World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, American. 2
Atomic bomb -- Japan -- Hiroshima-shi. 1
Baptists -- Missions -- Africa. 1
Great Depression. 1
Hiroshima-shi (Japan) -- History -- Bombardment, 1945. 1
Knoxville (Tenn.) -- History. 1
Lawyers -- Tennessee. 1
Leyte Gulf, Battle of, Philippines, 1944. 1
Liberty ships. 1
Missionaries -- Africa, Sub-Saharan. 1
Morgan County (Tenn.) 1
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Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941. 1
Rationing -- United States -- History. 1
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. 1
United States. Army. Division, 40th. 1
United States. Army. Parachute Infantry Regiment, 511th. 1
United States. Marine Corps. 1
University of Tennessee, Knoxville -- Faculty. 1
Veterans -- United States. 1
Vietnam War, 1961-1975. 1
World War, 1914-1918 -- Veterans -- United States. 1
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Burma. 1
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Italy. 1
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Saipan. 1
World War, 1939-1945 -- Casualties -- United States. 1
World War, 1939-1945 -- East Asia -- Periodicals. 1
World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations -- Submarine. 1
World War, 1939-1945 -- New Caledonia. 1
World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, African American. 1
World War, 1939-1945 -- Periodicals. 1
World War, 1939-1945 -- Pictorial works. 1
World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, Japanese. 1
World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons. 1
World War, 1939-1945 -- Propaganda. 1
World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- United States. 1
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English 56
Japanese 1