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Japan--History--Allied occupation, 1945-1952

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:

Arnold Busch papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 07.0102
Scope and Contents This collection includes letters written to Arnold Busch, a basketball coach for Calvary Methodist Church in Lakewood, Ohio, by the students he previously coached. Whether drafted or enlisted, many of the men kept up a correspondence with Busch throughout the war years. This collection also includes Calvary Church newsletters and pamphlets, pamphlets regarding persons registered for service, ration books and other rationing documents, and letters returned to Busch because their recipients were MIA, deceased, or relocated. Also included are photographs of Calvary Church activities on the Homefront, the basketball team, and the Calvary Church’s V-J Day service as well as a copy of an...
Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1934-1946; Other: Majority of material found in 1943-1946; Other: Date acquired: 08/06/2007

Oliver Luther Austin collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 13.0075
Scope and Contents This collection relates to ornithologist Oliver Luther Austin and includes 3 boxes of colored photographic slides most of which were taken in various locations around Japan. The majority of slides depict Japanese buildings, cultural events, and everyday life. In addition, there is a oral history from Anthony Austin, Oliver Luther Austin's son detailing his experiences living in Japan during the U.S. occupation. Online Copies Available Selected materials from this collection have been digitized and are available through the FSU Digital...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1945-1952; 1945-2013; Other: Date accessioned: 2013-11-13

Clarke M. Brandt collection

 Collection — 02.0458 - Box 1
Identifier: 02.0458
Scope and Contents

The collection of Clarke M. Brandt contains an oral history transcript and various publications about army life during World War II. In it are examples such as George (Bob) Caron who was a tail gunner on the "Enola Gay" B-29 Bomber. The oral history includes Caron's eyewitness account of the bomb being dropped on Hiroshima. Also included are pamphlets and newsletters including "War Buddies," which covers the relationship between a soldier and his canine companion through his years as a member of the US Marine Corps. "War Buddies" is written by Earle Welch and Dick Roberts.

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1939-2003; Other: Majority of material found in 1943; Other: Date acquired: 10/29/2002

Harold Cooler transcript

 Collection — Single Folder Collections - 2004 Box 2 (04.0046-04.0075), Folder: 04.0051 - Folder 1
Identifier: 04.0051
Scope and Contents

The collection of Harold Cooler contains an oral history transcript of an interview provided by the Reichelt Program for Oral History. Cooler served in the U.S. Army in the 165th Engineer Combat Battalion in the European Theater during World War II.

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1943-1947; Other: Majority of material found in 1945; Other: Date acquired: 02/02/2004

Ralph E. Herold collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 09.0125
Content Description

This collection relates to Ralph E. Herold who served in the United States Army as a Lieutenant Colonel and assigned to Headquarters in Kobe, Japan Base during the post war occupation. This collection contains news articles about Ralph E. Herold, training films, and various battles in World War II. There are photographs of Kobe, Japan and different radio equipment. There are also several booklets containing data about War time training films.

Dates: Majority of material found within July 28, 1943-April 2009; Other: Date accessioned: 2020-01-21

Joseph Hrabovsky collection

 Collection — 11.0037 - Box 1
Identifier: 11.0037
Scope and Contents

This collection relates to Joseph Hrabovsky who served with the 1524th Quartermaster Laundry. Joseph Hrabovksy received quartermaster training in Camp Lee, VA before being assigned to the occupation of Japan. This collection contains a Camp Lee Quartermaster Training Pamphlet, a photograph collection of Japan and Korea, and other documents including a timeline of Joseph Hrabovksy's service in Japan.

Dates: 1944-2007; Other: Date accessioned: 2011-06-16

Jean Crosby Olsen collection

 Collection
Identifier: 12.0008
Scope and Contents

This collection relates to Jean Crosby Olsen who served as an American Red Cross worker during and after World War II. This collection consists mostly of photographs taken by Olsen, personal artifacts from her deployments in France, Japan, and Guam (mainly pamphlets and booklets), as well as two nurses' caps, various Red Cross pins, and official I.D. card. This collection, in particular, reveals much about immediate post-war life in France and Japan, as well as an insight into China in the last year of Nationalist rule.

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1937-2007; Other: Date acquired: 06/19/2012

Ronald Morgan papers

 Collection — 01.0362 - Box 1
Identifier: 01.0362
Scope and Contents

This collection contains letters of personal correspondence written by Ronald Morgan, who served with the 11th Airborne Division in the Pacific Theater during World War II. He saw action in Luzon and Okinawa and was among the first wave of American soldiers to enter Japan. The collection also contains two artifacts, an 11th Airborne patch and Morgan's Staff Sergeant patch.

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1944-1946; Other: Date acquired: 10/02/2001

Charles F. Pfeifer collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 17.0010
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of items related to Charles F. Pfeifer who served as a United States Marine Corps Private First Class with Company A, 1st Battalion, 26th Regiment, 5th Marine Division during World War II. The collection contains documents, photographs, postwar memorabilia, veteran memorabilia, Marine Corps memorabilia, and Iwo Jima Honor Flight materials.

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1944-2016; Other: Date acquired: 06/30/2017

David E. Rainey collection

 Collection — WWII General Collections: Oversize Box 10, oversize: 18.0029 - Folder 1
Identifier: 18.0029
Content Description

This collection relates to David E. Rainey, a U.S. Army officer who was stationed in Kyoto, Japan in 1948. It includes a Japanese produced print guide book which contains plates of Kyoto, Japan.

Dates: 1948; Other: Date accessioned: 2018-10-04

George Ronald Wiszneauckas collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 08.0171
Scope and Contents

This collection relates to George Ronald Wiszneauckas who served as a Captain in the U.S. Army as a Signal Officer for the 81st Infantry Division. This collection contains brochures from Camp San Luis Obispo, Camp Rucker, New Caledonia and other Pacific islands. The collection also includes newsletters from The Wildcat, a military newsletter, Japanese Naval binoculars, and military documents.

Dates: 1941-1946; Other: Date accessioned: 2019-11-13