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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 48 Collections and/or Records:

Stanley A. Rothenberg Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 000052
Abstract

The Stanley A. Rothenberg Papers contain a stenographer's notebook and documents regarding Stanley A. Rothenberg and his time with the U.S. Navy during World War II.

Dates: 1945 - 1946

Stephen C. Hoyle Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 000031
Abstract

The Stephen C. Hoyle Collection, 1943 – 1945, contains a menu, a military service card, certifications, and photographs. These materials are related to Mr. Hoyle’s service in the United States Coast Guard during World War II.

Dates: 1943 - 1945

Thomas Raymond Jones Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 000075
Abstract

The Thomas Raymond Jones Collection contains personal photographs and letters, as well as documents and official correspondence regarding Ensign Jones’ service in the United States Naval Reserve and his death during the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Dates: 1932 - 1945; 1964; 1986

United States Coast Guard Service History, 1943 - 1945

 File — Box AR00038, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The Stephen C. Hoyle Collection is a collection of papers contained within a single series detailing the personal materials related to Mr. Hoyle’s service with the United States Coast Guard during World War II. This collection contains the following materials: a 1944 Thanksgiving menu, Mr. Hoyle’s United States Coast Guard Service Card, certifications, and a group photograph of Company 36 Platoon 1. This collection is housed within a single box totaling 0.1 linear feet.

Dates: 1943 - 1945

Vernon L. Thompson Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 000088
Abstract The Vernon L. Thompson Collection comprises fourteen photographs and one news clipping documenting U.S. Navy operations in the Pacific Theater during World War II, with an emphasis on the December 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor. The collection includes images of the attack and its aftermath, such as the burning USS West Virginia (BB-48) and the sinking USS Arizona (BB-39), as well as broader photographs of naval combat, aviation, and shipboard operations. It appears to relate to the naval...
Dates: 1941

Vincent O. Patton Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 000089
Abstract

The Vincent O. Patton Collection comprises photographs, documents, and military periodicals taken and compiled by TSgt Vincent O. Patton during his service as an Aerial Engineer in the Pacific Theater between 1944 and 1945

Dates: 1945 - 2011

William Arthur Leighton Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 00069
Abstract

The William Arthur Leighton Collection contains photographs and a recollection documenting the experiences of English prisoner of war William Arthur Leighton during World War II in the Pacific.

Dates: 1944

William Burt Lee, Jr. Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 000084
Abstract

The William Burt Lee, Jr. Collection is a collection of photographs taken and compiled by PhoM 1/c William Burt Lee, Jr during his time aboard the U.S.S. Chenango (CVE-28) between 1944 and 1945, Japanese life at the conclusion of the war, the aftermath of the Nagasaki atomic bombing, and the American occupation of South Korea in 1945.

Dates: 1942 - 1945