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Souvenirs (Keepsakes)--History

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Irvin Baker manuscript

 Collection — Single Folder Collections - 2006 Box 1 (06.0001-06.0084), Folder: 06.0027 - Folder 1
Identifier: 06.0027
Scope and Contents

1st Lieutenant Irvin Baker's unpublished manuscript describes his experiences as a platoon leader with the 4th Marine Division and 10th Amtrac Battalion of the United States Marine Corps. He led his platoon through the Battle of Iwo Jima.

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1942-1945; Other: Date acquired: 03/09/2006

John E. Hinrichs transcript

 Collection — Single Folder Collections - 2006 Box 2 (06.0075-06.0150), Folder: 06.0115 - Folder 1
Identifier: 06.0115
Content Description

John E. Hinrichs served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1941 to 1946 in the Pacific Theatre (Iwo Jima, Hawaii). He enlisted before Pearl Harbor, was assigned to Midway, then the 8th Field Depot, and was sent in as a part of the Army of Occupation of Japan. He discussed how the army affected him later in life. This collection contains an oral history interview transcript.

Dates: Event: Majority of material found within 1941-1946; January 15, 2005

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

Lawrence E. Vaughan collection

 Collection — 00.0651 - Box 1
Identifier: 00.0651
Scope and Contents

This collection relates to Lawrence E. Vaughan who served with the 2811 Engineers Pipeline District Company of the Army Corps of Engineers during World War II in the Pacific Theater. This collection includes letters, journal entries, and a manuscript memoir, and documents.

Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.created: 1942-1946; Other: Date acquired: 12/10/2007