Patrick Family Papers, 1935-1945

Collection

Identifier: 000008

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Patrick Family Collection contains material related to James Walter Patrick, 1921-1973, and his wife Mary Jean Patrick, 1923-2010. Within the collection are letters and postcards sent from James to Mary while he was stationed in the Pacific Theater. The letters and postcards range from 1943-1945. The collection also contains memorabilia that was collected by James while at war. The memorabilia include notebooks with notes written by James, war department field manuals, a Pacific Theater war map, guides to the western pacific, an English-Hawaiian translation book, James's military file, and approximately 145 pictures from the war with a concentration on his time at Iwo Jima. The collection also contains a guide to Yokohama, a Japanese diary, and pictures of a Japanese solider. Lastly, the collection includes several Midpacifican newspapers as well as many clippings that the family had collected while James W. Patrick was away at war.

Dates

Creation: 1935 - 1945

Creator

Patrick, James W., 1921-1973 (Person)
Patrick, Mary Jean, 1923-2010 (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

James Walter Patrick, 1921-1973, entered the Army Medical Corps in July of 1942. He was then sent overseas to the Pacific theater in March of 1943. He was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for his actions during the assault on Kwajalein Island. Patrick was also awarded three battle stars for his participation in the action at the Marianas, the Marshalls and Iwo Jima.

James Walter Partick married Mary Jean Ross, 1923-2010, and had two children —a daughter named Susan Connor and a son named Roger Kelly Patrick.

Extent

1 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Japanese

Hawaiian

Additional Description

Abstract

This collection contains material collected by James Patrick while he was stationed in the Pacific Theater during World War II. The collection includes manuals and maps used during the war, different Japanese materials he collected during the war, as well as his military documents. The bulk of the collection deals with letters from James to his wife, Mary, while he was in the Pacific Theater. The letters contain discussions about his day-to-day life and the budding relationship that Mary and he developed while he was away.

Separated Materials

3D artifacts have been separated from this collection, incluidng dog tags, a patch, cases, medallions, stamps, an abacus, and a flag.

Digital items have been seperated from this collection.

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