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World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- United States.

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 328 Collections and/or Records:

Paul C. Trammell Papers

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0038
Abstract

This collection consists of Paul C. Trammell’s detailed memoir about his experiences in the United States Marine Corps beginning in 1940.

Dates: undated

Paul G. Simpson Papers

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0003
Abstract

This collection contains a variety of documents and mementos collected primarily during Paul G. Simpson's three years in the Army Air Force. It includes personal letters, military documents, tourist mementos, newspaper clippings, and publications about both military and civilian life. The scrapbook pages include photographs, realia, and documents, all accompanied by extensive commentary written by his wife, Edna.

Dates: 1939 August 1-1957 December 15, 1982 August 18

Paul Hutten Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0198
Abstract

This collection contains several editions of “The Masthead (USS Hydrus)” newsletter and a photocopy of a World War II-era map of Okinawa, Japan.

Dates: 1945-1987

Paul J. Vetrone Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0316
Overview

This collection documents the World War II military service and subsequent death of Paul J. Vetrone. The collection includes correspondence from Vetrone, photographs, newspaper articles on Vetrone's death, and a military uniform patch.

Dates: 1943-1945, 1984

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

Philip and Alma Oliver Papers

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0045
Abstract

The Philip and Alma Oliver WWII Papers contain materials from Master Technical Sergeant Philip M. Oliver's service with Marine Air Group 25 and the South Pacific Combat Air Transport Command in the Pacific theater during World War II. It also contains materials from MAG-25 and SCAT reunions.

Dates: 1939 June-1998 November

Photographs of Tyntesfield

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0135
Abstract

This collection includes 11 photographs from the ground of Tyntesfield, England during the 1940s and the 1990s.

Dates: 1943-1945, 1993, undated

Prisoners of War News Articles

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0137
Abstract

Copies of the Maryville-Alcoa Times and The Tennessean with featured articles on prisoner of war camps during World War II.

Dates: 1979, 1985

Psychological Research Unit Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0168
Abstract

This collection contains 27 photographs from the U.S. Army Air Forces's Psychological Research Unit at the Nashville Army Air Center based out of Nashville, Tennessee.

Dates: 1941-1944

Randel C. Smith Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0085
Abstract

This collection includes First Day Cover Victory Stamps from Randel C. Smith, who obtained them on April 16, 1945 during his service in Manila, Philippines in World War II.

Dates: 1945 April 16

Ray F. Zuker Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0371
Overview

This collection contains papers relating to Ray Zuker’s military service in World War II. It includes Zuker’s reminiscences of his wartime experiences (particularly about D-Day), a history of the 486th Bomb Group, and newsletters of the 486th Bomb Group Association.

Dates: 1980-1990

Ray Higgins Oral History

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2604
Abstract

The Ray Higgins Oral History, 2000, is a typescript from an oral history interview with Ray Higgins by Dr. Kurt Piehler and Ellen Eberts of the University of Tennessee for the Veteran's Oral History Project conducted by the Center for the Study of War and Society. The interview focuses primarily on his World War II experiences, but also covers pre-war and post-war periods.

Dates: 2000

Richard Dane Papers

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0017
Abstract

This collection consists of certificates, military documents, and press clippings concerning Sergeant Richard Dane's service in the United States Army Air Force in World War II, from 1942-1945.

Dates: 1942-1945,1979, 1987

Richard Eckert Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0096
Abstract

This collection features various documents and special orders, letters, and newspaper articles describing Richard Eckert's service as an Engineer in Oak Ridge, Tennessee during World War II.

Dates: 1943-1946, undated

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

Richard Graham Oral History

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2615
Abstract

The Richard Graham Oral History, 1999, is a typescript of an interview with Richard Graham. The interview focuses primarily on his World War II experiences, but also covers pre-war and post-war periods.

Dates: 1999

Richard Thomas Alexander Oral History

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2613
Abstract

The Richard Thomas Alexander Oral History, 2003, is a typescript from an oral history interview with Richard Alexander by Dr. Kurt Piehler and Jake White of the University of Tennessee for the Veteran's Oral History Project conducted by the Center for the Study of War and Society. The interview focuses primarily on his World War II experiences, but also covers pre-war and post-war periods.

Dates: 2003

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 Asquith Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0108
Abstract

This collection includes a copy of "Liberation," dictating Robert Asquith's time as a prisoner of war during World War II and his liberation. It also contains one copy of a First Lutheran Church (Knoxville, Tenn.) service bulletin with names and addresses of church members serving during World War II and a section for letters from soldiers, including a letter from Asquith.

Dates: undated

Robert C. Jackson Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0064
Abstract

This collection contains military documents, phtographs, and publications regarding Robert C. Jackson, a pilot in the Air Force during World War II.

Dates: circa 1940s