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World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area.

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 57 Collections and/or Records:

Howard O. Lane Papers

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0065
Abstract

This collection consists of a folder that contains letters and a transcription of the diary belonging to Howard O. Lane, bomber in the U.S. Air Force during World War II.

Dates: 1944-1945, 1981 March, 1984 December

Hubert and Bethel Whaley Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0336
Overview

This collection documents the World War II service and experiences of spouses Hubert and Bethel Whaley. Included are correspondence, military documents, propaganda leaflets, and postcards from the time of the war. Also included is a typed manuscript by Bethel entitled “Reminiscences of World War II” written in 1991.

Dates: 1944-1945, 1991

Hubert D. Hough Papers

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0382
Overview

This collection contains typed notes and articles relating to Hubert D. Hough’s military service in World War II, particularly as a prisoner of war on Haro Maru, a Japanese ship.

Dates: circa 1980s

J. Harold Harveston Papers

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0063
Abstract

This collection consists of correspondence between J. Harold Harveston, a radioman in the U.S. Navy during World War II, and his parents. It also contains an undated newspaper clipping regarding Harveston from the Knoxville News Sentinel.

Dates: 1938 February 12-1939 November 28

James C. Havron Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0251
Overview

A collection of photocopies of photographs documenting James C. Havron’s military service in Alaska during World War II. Places documented include Dutch Harbor and Attu Island.

Dates: circa 1942-1944

James Harold Fox Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0087
Abstract

This collection features three letters and a newspaper clipping regarding James Harold Fox's service during World War II as a member of the Bombing-Fighting Squadron 89 and the Fleet Tactical Support Squadron 21.

Dates: 1945, 1964, undated

James M. Griffin Diary

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2085
Abstract This collection houses color photocopies of the diary that infantryman James M. Griffin kept during his tour of duty in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Each diary entry is accompanied by images of such pertinent information as maps, newspaper clippings, photographs, and medals. The record begins with Griffin's induction at Fort Bragg, North Carolina in 1941 and continues on to document his training in the Fiji Islands, the Russell Islands, and on Guadalcanal, his combat experiences...
Dates: 1941-1943

James R. Eddy Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0068
Abstract

This collection contains materials pertaining to James R. Eddy, member of the U.S. Army Air Force during World War II. The documents include Eddy's correspondence and military papers, newspaper articles, and photographs taken in Tinian, Saipan, and Guam during the war.

Dates: circa 1940s-1950s

James T. Knight Papers

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0280
Overview

The James T. Knight Papers collection consists of photographs, letters, copies of newspaper articles, and a typed journal regarding Knight's military during World War II.

Dates: 1944-2013

John H. Allen Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0111
Abstract

This collection includes two maps of the China-Burma-India theater, headquarters documents, membership records of John H. Allen, a World War II soldier. Also included is Allen's journal of places and connected events and an interview transcript of Allen detailing his time serving in WWII.

Dates: 1941-1946, 1980, 1993, undated

LaTain Smith McGhee WWII Memoir

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2628
Abstract

The LaTain Smith McGhee WWII Memoir, 2001 contains a personal memoir of LaTain Smith McGhee's service in the United States Navy during World War II. Also included are several photographs, as well as transfer orders, awards, and discharge papers.

Dates: 2001

Leon R. Engle's "A History of the 34th Engineers of WWII"

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0325
Overview

This collection contains one typescript copy of Leon R. Engle's "A History of the 34th Engineers of WWII." The 75-page manuscript documents the history and movements of the 34th Engineer Battalion during World War II and includes copies of relevant letters and photographs.

Dates: undated

McGill Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0069
Abstract

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.

Dates: circa 1940-2000, undated

Meeks B. Vaughan Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0292
Overview

This collection documents Meeks B. Vaughan's time serving with the 17th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron in World War II. Included are personal belongings, such as a handwritten diary, currency (both domestic and foreign), photographs and a photograph album. The collection also contains military documents such as supply, order, and transfer forms; certificates; receipts; and intelligence photographs and maps from his photographic missions.

Dates: 1942-1946

Morton L. Gubin Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0170
Abstract

This collection contains three separate command operation orders and instructions from Morton Gubin's time serving in World War II in the Pacific Theater.

Dates: 1945

Omar L. Ash Correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0088
Abstract

This collection includes several letters penned by Omar L. Ash, mainly to his mother and Lela Ann, during his World War II service. Other letters included are addressed from Ash's commanders.

Dates: 1943 March 13-1945 September 27, undated

Owen Musgrove Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0089
Abstract

This collection contains photographs of the Philippines and a transcript of a Japanese diary donated by Owen Musgrove who was deployed with the Army during World War II in the Pacific Theater.

Dates: 1943

Owen Tabrum Papers on USS Tang

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0345
Overview

This collection includes papers related to the activities of USS Tang. Included is a four-page typed document by Owen Tabrum recounting the history of the Tang (penned in 1944) alongside some newspaper articles about the submarine.

Dates: 1944

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

Photographs of the 42nd and 100th Army Air Force Bomb Groups

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2556
Abstract

The majority of these 181 black-and-white photographs were taken on New Guinea during World War II and show the 42nd and 100th Army Air Force Bomb Groups. Among the subjects depicted are aviators, fighter jets (some replete with hand-painted logos), native islanders, and the island itself.

Dates: circa 1941-1945