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This collection contains documents concerning the McGill family from Knoxville, TN. Four of the McGill children, addressed in this collection, served in the U.S. military during World War II.

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This collection consists of a memo from the Navy Department asking citizens to donate binoculars, telescopes and spy-glasses for the war effort, a part of the "Eyes for the Navy" campaign. Also included is a check made out to Eleanor F. Buffat and a signed letter from Franklin Delano Roosevelt, then the Assistant Secretary of the Navy, thanking her for her war-time contribution.

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This collection contains the publications of World War II veteran Nick Christodoulou Jr., including his memoir.

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This collection includes news articles, currency, and photographs from Oliver Summers's service during World War II. Also included are his graduation invitations and an installation of officers pamphlet from Summers's 1953 commencement ceremonies at UT Memphis.

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The Patricia Ingram Collection, 1951-1952, consists of the narrative of the USS Cambria APA 36's tour of duty in the Mediterranean in 1951-1952. The collection includes a book and a map.

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

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A single mounted photograph showing the home Admiral David Farragut lived in between 1854 and 1858 while in California. Writing on the photograph indicates that the photograph was taken on October 25, 1905. Text on the photograph also reads "546 - House - 'Q.'"

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This photograph, taken in 1943, records twenty-six women and two men in Navy uniforms before a plane. Imprinted on the front is "AMM M-14 SEC. A / NATTC Memphis 43."

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This collection, compiled by World War II service member Rex Jackson, contains material related to the USS Iowa. Included is a photograph of the ship; an issue of “USS Iowa Radio Press News” (August 28, 1945); a program “Navy Day” aboard the ship (October 27, 1945); and a copy of a newspaper article detailing the five men from Greeneville, including Jackson, serving on the Iowa.

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This collection documents the World War II service of Robert G. Chapman. It consists of military documents and forms, travel vouchers, service record papers, certificates, and more, largely related to his work during the war at Cherry Point, North Carolina.

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A single portrait photograph of Ronald H. Veltman in uniform taken on November 1, 1943 while serving with the U.S. Navy during World War II.

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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.

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This collection includes military documents and photographs from Roy Lee Sampsel's deployment in the Pacific during World War II as part of the USS Finback submarine crew.

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This collection includes one copy of The Japanese Story, research and recollections of Stanley Sommers' World War II experiences as a prisoner of war.

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Typescript of an article documenting Sterling Blankenship's account of his submarine activities during World War II in the South Pacific.

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This collection consists of a handwritten Tennessee soldier's memoir recounting his experience in the Navy during World War II. He tells of travels to Africa, Iran, Italy and Spain.

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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.

Overview This collection includes 51 photographs from the U. S. Navy between the 1920s and 1940s. Included are photographs of the construction and use of the USS Los Angeles (ZR-3) in 1925. Also included are two sets of photographs from the U. S. Navy during World War II, one labeled “Borneo and New Guinea Action” and the other labeled “Carriers in Action.” Included with the “Borneo and New Guinea Action” set is a pamphlet that includes an index of all photograph sets available...

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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.

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This collection includes recorded interviews with World War II veterans. In addition to their wartime experiences, veterans are asked about their upbringing, their lives before entering the service, and their attempts to readjust to civilian life after discharge. Information regarding theatre, branch and interviewer have been included when available. Transcripts are available for some interviews.