Fallis Family Papers

Collection

Identifier: 000023

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Fallis Family Papers collection contains materials related to William and Ann Fallis. This includes selective service papers, military documents, correspondence, menus, newsletters, war bonds, maps, wedding documentation, American Red Cross paperwork, guides, songs, postcards, and a scrapbook full of photographs. These items relate to William and Ann’s time on Goodenough Island in New Guinea as well as Williams's time at Camp Roberts in California. The Fallis Family Papers collection contains William’s selective service paperwork, and 360th Station Hospital paperwork, including a newsletter and Thanksgiving menu. The collection contains eight Telegrams, five postcards, two guides for Australia, song lyrics, and military documents including status changes, war bonds, and veterans' services. The collection includes wedding memorabilia such as a marriage certificate, wedding portraits, and guestbook as well as Ann’s documents and letters from her time with the American National Red Cross. The final piece of the collection is a scrapbook that contains photographs from their time in the South Pacific. This includes photographs of indigenous people in New Guinea, the baseball team at Camp Roberts, the living quarters on Goodenough Island, and pictures of friends they met while stationed overseas.

Dates

Creation: 1935 - 1945
Creation: 2016

Creator

Fallis, William M., 1916-1984 (Person)
St. John (Fallis), Ann, 1914-1985 (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

William “Jack” Miles Fallis, 1916- 1984, served in the Army in the South Pacific during World War II. He spent most of his time in New Guinea on Goodenough Island. William was a member of the Masonic Lodge in Carter, Oklahoma. After the war, William spent time on many different business adventures while maintaining a cattle business.

Ann St John Fallis, 1915-1985, served in the South Pacific with the American National Red Cross on Goodenough Island in New Guinea. Before the war, Ann was a teacher and spent time teaching First Aid in her community.

William and Ann met while working on Goodenough Island during the war. They were married in Sydney, Australia on September 13, 1944. They shared two children, a son named Jarre, and a daughter named Patte.

Extent

.85 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The Fallis Family Papers contains materials related to William and Ann Fallis. This includes selective service papers, military documents, correspondence, menus, newsletters, war bonds, maps, wedding documentation, American Red Cross paperwork, guides, songs, postcards, and a scrapbook full of photographs. These items relate to William and Ann’s time on Goodenough Island in New Guinea as well as Williams's time at Camp Roberts in California.

Separated Materials

This collection includes 21 artifacts in the 3D collection, including a boomerang, a knife, dog tags, a cigarette case, keys, a paperweight, a decorative bowl, armlets, a ribbon bar, buttons, 7 pieces of jewelry, a cribbage board, dice, and a dice cup.