World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area -- Personal narratives, American
Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Lester Boutte Papers
Collection
Identifier: 0526
Scope and Contents
This collection contains correspondence, photographs and photocopies of printed material related to Captain Lester Boutte's rescue of Captain Eddie Rickenbacker in 1942. It also includes information from the 1985 Ames, Iowa reunion of Boutte and some of the men that he rescued.
Dates:
1942; 1985
Charles B. Koehler Papers
Collection
Identifier: 0908
Scope and Contents
This collection contains photographs and recollections of Charles B. Koehler and Ken Mattson. They recall dealing with segregation on buses and sitting in the back on purpose. They also mention living on campus in small cottages, eating interesting meals-fried oysters and Orange Crush, visiting surrounding towns, and marching exercises. They also recollect the training they received at API. The photographs are of assemblies of the sailors at API.
Dates:
November 3, 1943 to March 13, 1944
Eugene B. Sledge Papers
Collection
Identifier: 0096
Scope and Contents
This collection of materials, 1805-2017 (bulk 1946-2000), related to the military service and academic career of Eugene B. Sledge consists of correspondence, clippings, articles, book reviews, journals, drawings, photographs, slides, video cassettes, memorabilia, awards, and artifacts. Much of the collection concerns Sledge's experiences during World War II and the writing of his memoirs. Portions of the collection contain Sledge family genealogies, along with the papers of John Wesley Rush,...
Dates:
1805 - 2017; Majority of material found within 1946 - 2000
