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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

Erwin B. Bigger Oral History

 Collection
Identifier: MS-3303
Abstract

These two VHS tapes contain a recording of an oral history by Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Erwin B. Bigger. In it, Bigger discusses his early life and his service with the U. S. Army as a paratrooper during World War II and the Korean War.

Dates: 2003 February 26

Eugene E. Eckstam Exercise Tiger Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2638
Abstract

The Eugene E. Eckstam Exercise Tiger Collection, 1944-2004, consists of Dr. Eckstam's research efforts concerning Exercise Tiger, a practice invasion in April, 1944 to prepare troops for D-Day in World War II. Dr. Eckstam's research includes national and military archives, newspaper clippings, television specials, memoirs from surviving participants, as well as correspondence, photographs, travel brochures and information and maps.

Dates: 1944-2004

Floyd E. Lamb Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0366
Overview This collection documents the World War II service of Floyd Lamb. It contains military documents, correspondence, diaries, and photographs. Lamb’s two diaries include near-daily entries about activities, weather, food, and more between 1942 and 1945. Correspondence includes regular letters from Lamb to his parents and other family members written during his wartime service. Photographs show Lamb and fellow soldiers in camps and cities overseas as well as engaging in social activities during...
Dates: 1930-1978

Fox Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0128
Abstract

This collection features one copy of The Story of the Lewis and Marjorie Fox Family of Big Springs written by their eldest daughter, Judy Elizabeth Fox Knoblock. Featuring the personal narratives of Lewis and Majorie, Judy provides a recollection of their family's history, particularly during the Great Depression and World War II.

Dates: undated

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 R. Johnson Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0383
Overview

This collection documents the World War II military service of Frank R. Johnson who served in North Africa and Italy. Included is Johnson’s personal diary as well as copies of letters and other papers from the time.

Dates: 1942-1946

Fred Dearing Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0343
Overview

This collection documents Fred Dearing's World War II service, particularly his time as a prisoner of war. It included an excerpt from his diary while imprisoned (photocopy), a newspaper article that details his POW experiences, and a report on the on 388th Operation-Hamburg Mission.

Dates: 1944-1945, 1989

Gene Conlee Diary

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0376
Overview

This collection is the typed World War II diary of Gene Conlee. The diary, entitled “Across the Cotton Patch …Then Beyond,” begins in September 1943 and follows regular entries through July 1945. In it, Conlee documents his movements and experiences during training and service in Italy during the war.

Dates: 1943-1945

George M. Valentine Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0348
Overview

This collection documents the World War II service of George M. Valentine. It contains papers such as of newspaper clippings, a presidential citation to the 761st Tank Battalion, reunion and memorial service programs, and photographs, most of which are photocopies. It also includes a typed transcript of an oral history interview with Valentine conducted in 1987.

Dates: 1978-1987

George Remaley Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0209
Overview

Photographs and papers documenting George Remaley's service in the European Theatre with the 9th Infantry Division of the U.S. Army during World War II.

Dates: 1941-1947

Grace E. Farley Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0338
Overview

This collection contains papers documenting the World War II service of nurse Grace E. Farley. Included are Farley's handwritten memoirs (approximately 20 pages) of her wartime service. Also included are 12 photographs; these photographs are photocopies but do included captions and handwritten notes by Farley.

Dates: circa 1944, 1987

Henry Kent Memoir

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1983
Abstract

This memoir (richly illustrated with copies of original photographs) documents Henry Kent's service as a pilot in North Africa and Italy during World War II. Kent discusses such subjects as the planes in use during World War II, the day-to-day operations of his unit, and the activities of his various friends while capturing the hardship, fear, and humor of the situation.

Dates: 1943-1945

Henry W. Kent Memoir

 Collection
Identifier: MS-3131
Abstract

This collection houses a copy (on CD) of Henry W. Kent's memoirs documenting his experience with the 86th Fighter Squadron (then assigned to the 79th Fighter Group) in North Africa during World War II. It contains detailed descriptions and photographs (many in color) of their service.

Dates: 1943

Interview with Benny Powell

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0285
Overview

A single DVD containing an interview with Benny Powell, a World War II veteran who served in the Army Air Corps, on his life and experiences while serving in the military.

Dates: 1989

J. Richard Vincent Memoir

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2647
Abstract

This collection consists of All Hands Man Your Battle Stations, a memoir written by J. R. Vincent. He was a former AOM USNR who fought in World War II and Korea.

Dates: 2003

James A. Ramsey Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0138
Abstract

This collection includes material from James A. Ramsey's service during World War II as a part of the U.S. Navy. It features his diary, a copy of his journal, a seaman's handbook, several photographs, documents from his naval service, and a series of naval stories written by Ramsey after his service.

Dates: 1942-1945, 1973-1984

James J. Akins Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0106
Abstract

Transcription of an oral history conducted with James J. Akins, who served as a pilot during World War II in the European theater. Akins was captured by German forces in 1944 and held for almost a year as a prisoner of war. During his service, he performed in several important raids on German forces. In his interview, he dictates experiences from before, during, and after the war.

Dates: 1993 September 20

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

James L. Rogers Memoir

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2578
Abstract

This memoir documents James L. Rogers's service with the Army Air Force (AAF) in the United States and Europe between 1942 and 1945.

Dates: 1998

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World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- United States. 79
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Italy. 10
United States. Army. 9
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Africa, North. 9
United States. Army Air Forces. 7
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area. 7
World War, 1939-1945 -- Europe. 7
World War, 1939-1945 -- Medical care. 7
Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Personal narratives, American. 5
United States. Air Force. 4
World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American. 4
United States. Army. Air Corps. 3
United States. Marine Corps. 3
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France -- Normandy. 3
World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, African American. 3
World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, American. 3
World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons. 3
World War, 1939-1945 -- Women. 3
Germany -- History -- 1945-1955. 2
Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Participation, American. 2
Louisiana -- History. 2
Oral history -- United States. 2
Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941. 2
United States. Air Force -- History. 2
United States. Army. Division, 80th. 2
University of Tennessee, Knoxville. 2
Veterans -- United States -- Interviews. 2
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Africa. 2
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Asia. 2
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France. 2
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Ocean. 2
World War, 1939-1945 -- Medical care -- Great Britain. 2
World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Female. 2
World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, German. 2
World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- United States. 2
American letters. 1
Anzio Beachhead, 1944. 1
Ardennes, Battle of the, 1944-1945. 1
Baptists -- Missions -- Africa. 1
Corinth (Miss.) -- History. 1
Education, Higher -- Tennessee. 1
Fighter pilots -- United States. 1
Great Depression. 1
Jackson (Tenn.) -- History. 1
Jefferson City (Tenn.) -- History. 1
Knoxville (Tenn.) 1
Korea -- History -- Japanese occupation, 1910-1945. 1
Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Medical care. 1
Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Veterans -- Tennessee. 1
Korean War, 1950-1953. 1
Liberty ships. 1
Mauthausen (Concentration camp). 1
Missionaries -- Africa, Sub-Saharan. 1
Nashville (Tenn.) -- History. 1
Operation Torch, 1942. 1
Prisoners of war 1
Soil surveys -- Japan. 1
Soldiers -- Tennessee -- Correspondence. 1
Spring City (Tenn.) -- History. 1
Tennessee -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. 1
Unionville (Tenn.) -- History. 1
United States -- Armed Forces -- History -- World War, 1939-1945. 1
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. 1
United States. Army -- Airborne troops. 1
United States. Army -- Parachute troops -- History -- World War, 1939-1945. 1
United States. Army -- Parachute troops. 1
United States. Army Air Forces. Air Force, 9th. 1
United States. Army Air Forces. Air Transport Command. 1
United States. Army Air Forces. Bombardment Group (Heavy), 466th. 1
United States. Army. Airborne Division, 82nd. 1
United States. Army. Armored Division, 10th. 1
United States. Army. Infantry Division, 78th. 1
United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 143rd. 1
United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 83rd. 1
United States. Army. Parachute Infantry Regiment, 504th. 1
United States. Army. Women's Army Corps. 1
United States. Coast Guard. 1
United States. Marine Corps. Fleet Marine Force 1
United States. Navy -- Aviation. 1
Universities and colleges -- Tennessee. 1
University of Tennessee, Knoxville -- Alumni and alumnae. 1
V-mail. 1
Veterans -- Education -- United States. 1
Veterans -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States. 1
Veterans -- United States. 1
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal narratives, American. 1
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Germany. 1
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Iran. 1
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Japan. 1
World War, 1939-1945 -- Concentration camps -- Germany. 1
World War, 1939-1945 -- Correspondence. 1
World War, 1939-1945 -- Exercise Tiger 1
World War, 1939-1945 -- Japanese Americans. 1
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