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World War, 1939-1945

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Also referred to as WWII.

Found in 39 Collections and/or Records:

Edward M. Doran Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 000033
Abstract

The Edward M. Doran Collection, 1938 - 1996, consists of documents, records, correspondence, official Navy documents, certifications, organization memberships, magazines, newspaper clippings, and biographies on Edward M. Doran. This collection contains material related to retired lieutenant commander Edward Doran’s personal life and military service. Within the collection, there is a special focus on Edward Doran’s experience surviving Pearl Harbor.

Dates: 1938 - 1996

Floyd Kelly Jr. Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 000036
Abstract

The Floyd Kelly Jr. Collection, 1938 – 2008, consists of illustrations drawn by Mr. Kelly Jr., a book, letters, pamphlets, color photographs, black-and-white photographs, postcards, poems, certificates, newspapers, and a scrapbook. This collection contains materials related to Floyd Kelly Jr.’s personal life and military service with the United States Navy and the USS Napa (APA-157).

Dates: 1938 - 2008

Frances Nimitz Zehmer Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 000063
Abstract

The Frances Nimitz Zehmer contains photographs, documents, publications, and correspondence related to Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz’s life, career, and the Nimitz family.

Dates: 1890 - 1972

Francis Derringer Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 000028
Abstract

The Francis Derringer Collection contains a newspaper clipping from the Pittsburgh Press, June 28, 1945, titled “Sadness Follows Happiness For Family of Interned GI: Neighbor Brings Word Japs Had Him, Then Wire Advises He Was Drowned.”

Dates: June 28, 1945

Henry J. Cates Jr. Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 000059
Abstract

The Henry J. Cates Jr. Collection contains photographs regarding Technical Sergeant Henry J. Cates Jr. and his service as a Technical Sergeant of water purification for the 1307 Engineers in New Guinea.

Dates: 1944 - 1945

Hermann A. Greissle Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 000029
Abstract

The Hermann A. Greissle Collection contains Tagalog Times editions covering frontline news from May to August 1945 of the Pacific War. Also included is a picture of Greissle and, as well as two of his graphite pictures depicting combat.

Dates: 1945

"History of Marine Corps Aviation in World War II" by Robert Sherrod

 Series
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Lawrence H. W. Schain Papers contain materials documenting Schain’s service in the United States Marine Corps during World War II and the Korean War, with an emphasis on Marine Corps aviation and operations in the Pacific Theater. The collection includes scrapbooks, photographs, newspaper clippings, military documents, pamphlets, reunion materials, and commemorative books collected and maintained by Schain between 1940 and 1992. Materials include photographs of military personnel, naval...
Dates: 1940-1992

Jack Aylesworth Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 000003
Abstract

The Jack Aylesworth Collection, 1929-1978, contains a handbook, an autograph book, military documents, certificates, photographs, letters, menus, programs, and membership cards to various organizations related to Aylesworth's service in the Marines before the war and the Army during World War II.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1929 - 1978; 1929 - 1933; 1941 - 1968; 1977 - 1978

Jake Jenkins Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 000041
Abstract

The Jake Jenkins Papers contain booklets, postcards, and photographs from Jenkins’s time as radio operator during World War II, where he spent time training in California, Michigan, and Texas. This collection also contains documents regarding Jenkin’s separation from the United States Army Air Force.

Dates: 1940 - 1952

James W. Cockrell Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 000035
Abstract

The James W. Cockrell Collection, 1940 – 1957, consists of black-and-white photographs, a journal, an oversized map, United States Navy documents, newsletters, a certificate, and correspondence. This collection contains materials related to James W. Cockrell’s military service onboard the USS White Plains (CVE-66).

Dates: 1940 - 1957