Asa Porter Collection, 1941-1949

Collection

Identifier: 000015

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Asa Porter Collection contains military documents, patches, guides for returning to civilian life, and letters that Asa sent to his family during the war as well as a transcript of all of Asa’s letters. The Asa Porter collection contains two notebooks, three patches, and two “Return to Civilian Life” guides. The collection also includes military documents such as speed limit cards, motor vehicle permits, selective service papers, honorable discharge papers, and veteran’s services paperwork. The bulk of the collection is letters that Asa sent to his family during the war, including a transcript that one of his sons typed up of all of the letters in a book format.

Dates

Creation: 1941 - 1949

Creator

Porter, Asa, 1911-1991 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish material from this collection in any form must be obtained from the National Museum of the Pacific War, Center for Pacific War Studies.

Biographical / Historical

Asa Porter, 1911-1991, was in the Army during World War II. He was stationed in the Pacific during the war, spending time in New Guinea, Australia, and the Philippines. Asa was part of missions in New Guinea and Sanananda. Towards the end of the war, he spent time in the Philippines and was stationed at Luzon until he came home in 1946.