Box AR00041

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Included within this folder are DVDs featuring interviews with Hal Leith and Jean Reldy. The interview with Hal Leith was recorded by the Pikes Peak Library District and focuses on the rescue of General Wainwright. The interview with Jean Reldy, conducted by Whitney Galbraith, includes Reldy's memories of the Japanese occupation of the Philippines.

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Included within this folder are DVDs with previously digitized material from the Galbraith collection. The included folders are titled "Diaries, '42-'45," "Leith Diary," "Letters '41-'42," "Mukden_Pix," and "Russians," among others. Additionally, there is a DVD featuring digitized photos related to Fort Stotsenburg in the Philippines, as well as the Galbraith family's experiences there.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Nicoll F. Galbraith Sr. Papers consist of a diverse range of materials documenting Colonel Nicoll F. Galbraith Sr.’s experiences as a prisoner of war during World War II, his recovery, and his post-war life. The collection includes photographs, journals, correspondence, military records, scrapbooks, ephemera, and digital materials, providing a detailed account of Col. Galbraith’s time in captivity and his subsequent return to civilian life. Correspondence in the collection...

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Included in this folder are Press News issues and a notebook with three pages detailing James R. Connor's early days of travel after entering service.

Scope and Contents Included in this folder are service records related to James R. Connor, including messages sent from the Pacific Fleet Radar Center in San Francisco, California; the USS Hancock Fleet Post Office; Air Support Control Unit One of the Amphibious Forces; the Pacific Fleet Radar Center; the Twelfth Naval District Commandant; the Naval Radar Training School; the Chief of Naval Personnel; the Commander of the Air Support Control Unit, the Fifth Amphibious Forces; and Camp Wallace. Also included...

Scope and Contents Included in this folder are service records related to James R. Connor, including messages and a certificate regarding discharge from service, temporary duties, and more. The messages were sent from the Airborne Electronics Training Unit at the Naval Auxiliary Air Station at Ream Field; Air Support Control Unit One of the Amphibious Forces; the USS Hancock; Carrier Aircraft Service Unit Number Thirty-Two; the Fleet Training Center in Oahu; the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, and the USS...

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Included in this folder are service records such as a Certificate of Satisfactory Service and Notice of Separation of Service, an issue of the Times Magazine from January 29, 1945 (Volume XLV, Number 5), a USS Hancock Protestant Service of Worship pamphlet, and an authorized ribbons card.

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Included in this folder are copies of service records, including physical examinations and material related to the USS Hancock.

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Included in this folder are photographs of James R. Connor with servicemen and friends, the USS Hancock, and a crew photograph of servicemen from Fighter Squadron Seven.

Scope and Contents Included in this folder are material related to James R. Connor's family and the homefront, such as a photograph of the inside of a house, newspaper clippings from the Abilene Reporter-News from June 18, 1974, related to Abilene and Boy Scouts, and immunization records. Also included are documents related to the Boy Scouts, a poem titled "A Sailors Dream," a pamphlet for the King and Prince Hotel in Sant Simons Island, Georgia, correspondence, and a script titled "Stolen Fruit." Lastly, the...