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Hoskins Library
1401 Cumberland Avenue
Knoxville, TN 37996-4000
865-974-4480
e-mail: special@utk.edu

(c)The University of Tennessee Special Collections Library

Linear Feet:  This collection occupies 13.5 linear feet of space.

Scope and Content:  These nine boxes contain records, interviews, maps, news clippings, personal letters and recollections detailing experiences shared in World War II on both the European and Pacific fronts by American Infantrymen, Navymen, Airmen, and Nurses.  Photographs and books written about their adventurers and bravery are also included, along with patches and awards received.  The action photographs taken by Joseph Houston aboard the USS Enterprise and the photographs of Japanese surrender aboard the USS Missouri are especially interesting, along with photographs sent by D.G. Seymour showing a Nazi rally.  Also the cards and letters sent to the family of Pvt. Dewey Murphy remind us of the price many soldiers paid in defending America.

Series/Container List:

Box 1:  A-G
Folder 1:  Taped interviews with 6 members of Company A, 7th Armored Infantry Bn., 8th Armored Div.
Folder 2:  Billig, Joe.  Stateside.  Taped interview.
Folder 3:  Brinkman, L.W.  Pacific Theatre.  Silk maps of Pacific War Theatre.
Folder 4:  Brown, Fred V.  Pacific Theatre.  Quartermaster, First Army Corps.  Xerox copies of WW II photos, clippings, documents; taped interview.
Folder 5:  Christodoulon, Nick.  Pacific Theatre.  Submarine newsletters.
Folder 6:  Cobb, Marion.  European Theatre.  35th Infantry Division.  Historical accounts, clippings.
Folder 7:  Cooling, B. Franklin. ULTRA and the Army Air Force in WW II.
Folder 8:  Crowe, John.  European Theatre.  491st Bombardment Group.  History of the 491 Bomb Group.
Folder 9:  Crowe, John. Xeroxes of manuscript and typed copies of Days in the Wild Blue Yonder.
Folder 10:  Davis, Washington M.  Love, War and Hate with accompanying taped interview.
Folder 11:  Duckworth, Zack O.  European Theatre.  Photographs and postcards, Rainbow Division, scenes in France, Naval Training Station, at Hampton
Roads, Va.
Folder 12:  Ferebee, Tom.  Taped interview.
Folder 13:  Garrison, Ellen.  European Theatre.  News clippings.
Folder 14:  Gentry, Robert.  Pacific Theatre.  Taped interview and copies of correspondence and photos.
Folder 15:  Goolsby, Walter.  Pacific Theatre.  U.S.N.-U.S.S. McKoy.  Taped interview and copies of photos and letters.
Folder 16:  Goolsby, Walter.  Xeroxed material, maps.
Folder 17:  Goolsby, Walter.  Taped interview.
Folder 18:  Green, E. Allen.  European Theatre.  473rd Air Service Group.  Copy of Recollections.

Box 2:  Hatchett, Charles W.  European Theatre.  16th Armored Division, 137th Arm. Ord. Mnt. Battalion.
Folder 1:  Hatchett, Charles W.  History and Records 137th Armored Ordinanace Maintainance Battalion, 16th AD 1940-1953. Lt. Col. F. J. Houlihan, Ed.
Folder 2:  Hatchett, Charles W.  Letters February - April 1943.
Folder 3:  Hatchett, Charles W.  Letters May  - September 1943.
Folder 4:  Hatchett, Charles W.  Letters October - December 1943.
Folder 5:  Hatchett, Charles W.  Letters January - May 1944.
Folder 6:  Hatchett, Charles W.  Letters June - August 1944.
Folder 7:  Hatchett, Charles W.  Letters September - December 1944.
Folder 8:  Hatchett, Charles W.  Letters June - September 1945.
Folder 9:  Hatchett, Charles W.  Letters Jan. - May 1945.
Folder 10:  Hatchett, Charles W.  Letters October - December 1945.
Folder 11:  Hatchett, Charles W.  Newspaper clippings "Stars and Stripes", 1945.

Box 3:  Houston, Joseph C.  Pacific Theatre.  U.S.A.F. - Air Group 10.
Folder 1:  Houston, Joseph C.  Personal log of three trips to Pacific, enlistment papers, citations.
Folder 2:  Houston, Joseph C.  Photographs of Air Group 10 at Kenech Bay, Oahu, T.H.  August - October 1942.  Series I.
Folder 3:  Houston, Joseph C.  Photographs of Air Group 10 aboard the USS Enterprise, CV 6. various times 1942, 1943.  Series II.
Folder 4:  Houston, Joseph C.  Photographs of Air Group 10 at New Caledonia, October 31 - December 1, 1942.  Series III.
Folder 5:  Houston, Joseph C.  Photographs of Air Group 10 at Espiritu Santo, December 11, 1942 - May 1, 1943.  Series IV.
Folder 6:  Houston, Joseph C.  Photographs of Air Group 10 at Seattle, Washington 1943 and Puunene, Maui, T.H. 1943-1944.  Series V.
Folder 7:  Houston, Joseph C.  Photographs aboard the USS Enterprise, January 1944 - July 1944.  Series VI.
Folder 8:  Houston, Joseph C.  Photographs of Air Group 10 at Naval Air Stations in R.I., N.J., Va., USS Nassau en route to Pearl Harbor 1945.  Series VII.
Folder 9:  Houston, Joseph C.  Photographs of naval air stations, Kahului, May - June 1945.  Series VIII.
Folder 10:  Houston, Joseph C.  Photographs of Carrier Air Group 94, USS Lexington, June - September 1945.  Series IX.
Folder 11:  Houston, Joseph C.  Photographs of Yokohama, USS Lexington, September 1945.  Series X.
Folder 12:  Houston, Joseph C.  Photographs of Saigon, September 1945.  Series XI.
Folder 13:  Houston, Joseph C.  Photographs of Japanese surrender aboard USS Missouri, September 2, 1945.
Folder 14:  Houston, Joseph C.  World War II Times, letters, bulletins on USS Enterprise.
Folder 15:  Houston, Joseph C.  Newspaper clippings with Houston's photograph.
Folder 16:  Houston, Joseph C.  Log Book, The Grim Reaper, illustrated by Houston.
Folder 17:  Houston, Joseph C.  Magazines, War photography, advertisements with Houston's photograph.
Folder 18:  Houston, Joseph C.  U.S.S. Enterprise Bulletin; WW II Times; National Geographic article.

Box 4:  H-L
Folder 1:  Henley, Homer.  Taped interview.
Folder 2:  Hooper, Robert.  European Theatre.  Copies of correspondence and taped interview.
Folder 3:  James, Dan Q.  Taped interview.
Folder 4:  Kaufman, Jerome.  Stateside.  U.S.N. correspondence, records, and memoribilia.
Folder 5:  Kos, Frank.  Pacific Theatre.  87th Infantry Division.  Golden Acorn News issues (bulletin of 87th Inf. Div.).
Folder 6:  Kos, Frank.  87th Infantry Division.  Historical and pictorial records.
Folder 7:  Lassen, Walter.  Booklet on Convalescent Services; issues of "The Chandelle"- Station Hospital Moody Field, Ga.
Folder 8:  Lassen, Walter.  Stateside.  2144th AAF Base Unit.  Moody Field, GA.  Narratives; booklet on Convalescent Services; Station Hospital newsletters.
Folder 9:  Lawrence, John H.  European Theatre.  Co. D., 36th Tank Btn.  Clippings and military documents.
Folder 10:  Lawson, George.  European Theatre.  451st Heavy Bomb Group.  Transcript of interview and news article.

Box 5:  Murphy, Dewey.  Stateside.  95th Infantry Division.
Folder 1:  Murphy, Dewey.  Pamphlets, news clippings, miscellaneous material (Betsy Creekmore 1987).
Folder 2:  Murphy, Dewey.  Letters January 21, 1943 - March 30, 1944.
Folder 3:  Murphy, Dewey.  Letters April 1, 1944 - April 30, 1944.
Folder 4:  Murphy, Dewey.  Letters May 2, 1944 - May 12, 1944.
Folder 5:  Murphy, Dewey.  Letters May 14, 1944 - August 24, 1944.
Folder 6:  Murphy, Dewey.  Cards and letters of sympathy November 13, 1944 - December 17, 1944.
Folder 7:  Murphy, Dewey.  Cards and letters of sympathy December 18, 1944 - February 1945

Box 6:  M-S
Folder 1:  McClain, William A.  Taped interview, certificate.
Folder 2:  McCloud, Marshall.  Pacific Theatre.  Photos, clippings, Pearl Harbor-Gram Issues.
Folder 3:  McKinney, John B.  Pacific Theatre.  Japanese currency, Japanese POW diary, correspondence.
Folder 4:  McKinney, John B.  "My World War II Odyssey," "Unit History AFPAC Mobile Communications Unit."
Folder 5:  Moffitt, James G.  7 film reels of World War II.
Folder 6:  Mooney, Francis.  European Theatre.  324th Fighter Group.  Photographs, copy of The Odyssey of the 324th Fighter Group, Zierugal, Frederick, ed.
Folder 7:  Mooney, Francis.  USAF Oral History Program by Francis T. Mooney, Jr.
Folder 8:  Newcomb, Robert D.  Copies of photographs, documents, etc. and Lodwick Aviation Military Academy yearbook.
Folder 9:  Odom, Charley T.  Pacific Theatre.  U.S.N.  Machinist-Submarines.  Historical narrative:  "Riding the Diesel Boats in Combat."
Folder 10:  Renfro, Rodmond C.  Stateside.  Armd-Cav-Res.  Photos, personal military documents.
Folder 11:  Roberson, Aubrey M.  Stateside.  Memorabilia, Harlingen Army Air Field Yearbook, Gunnery School telephone directory
Folder 12:  Rochelle, Robert.  Copy of preflight bombing instructions.
Folder 13:  Rogers, Elizabeth K.  European Theatre.  Photos and letters as nurse in France and Belgium.
Folder 14:  Schmidt, William C.  European Theatre.  Infantry.  General orders detailing heroic actions of World War II.
Folder 15:  Seymour, D.G.  Japanese currency and photo of Nazi rally.
Folder 16:  Smith, John.  Taped interview.
Folder 17:  Summers, James E. Jr.  European Theatre.  393 Infantry 3rd Batallion.  Copies of correspondence, newsletters, Japanese dictionary.
Folder 18:  Summers, James E. Jr.  Copies of newsclippings.
Folder 19:  Stone, Raymond.  Pacific Theatre.  Army Air Corps.  News clipping, memoirs, memorabilia.
 

Box 7:  Parmalee, Paul.  Pacific Theatre.  127th AirBorne Engr. Battalion.
Folder 1:  Parmalee, Paul.  Personal papers, letters, cards, enlistment, discharge, etc..
Folder 2:  Parmalee, Paul.  Pictures from Japanese Theatre as Airborne Combat Engineer.
Folder 3:  Parmalee, Paul.  Japanese postcards, miscellaneous Japanese material.
Folder 4:  Parmalee, Paul.  Army newspapers 1945, 1946; reprint from National Geographic magazine 1944.
Folder 5:  Parmalee, Paul.  Maps of Japan and globe; miscellaneous training material.
Folder 6:  Parmalee, Paul.  Magazines, "Pictoral History of 154th Engineer Combat Battalion," "All Out for Defense."
Folder 7:  Parmalee, Paul.  Infantry books, Soldier's Guide.
 

Box 8:  Tinsley, Stanley.  Pacific Theatre.  U.S.A.F.  [this collection has been removed and is no longer available for public use.]
Folder 1:  Tinsley, Stanley.  Training papers 1944; Pilot's Handbooks 1944, 1945; reporting forms; personal letters 1944-1945.
Folder 2:  Tinsley, Stanley.  Pilot's maps, India-China.
Folder 3:  Tinsley, Stanley.  Newspapers: August 1944, August 1945, June 1981, April 1986.
Folder 4:  Tinsley, Stanley.  Photographs.
Folder 5:  Tinsley, Stanley.  Pilot's log books.
Folder 6:  Tinsley, Stanley.  Hump Pilot's Association pamphlets, tapes.
Folder 7:  Tinsley, Stanley.  Hump Pilot's Association book.
Folder 8:  Tinsley, Stanley.  Scrapbook.

Box 9:  T-W
Folder 1:  Tarpley, Henry F.  European Theatre.  117th Infantry, 30th Inf. Div. Scrapbooks.
Folder 2:  Tarpley, Henry F.  Work Horse of the Western Front History of the 30th Infantry Division.
Folder 3:  Tarpley, Henry F.  The Breakers 1942-1943.  Yearbook, 117th Infantry, 30th Infantry Division.
Folder 4:  Tarpley, Henry F.  Ft. Jackson scrapbook (1941).
Folder 5:  Tarpley, Henry F.  Correspondence, clippings, memorabilia.
Folder 6:  Watkins, Fred.  Officer's guide, 1942.
Folder 7:  Wheeler, Ella S.  Civilian War Rationing books (Dr. William Wheeler).
Folder 8:  Wiley, Delmar.  Pacific Theatre.  U.S.N.-U.S.S. Yorktown.  Wiley's Island, "USS Yorktown Crier," "My Lovin'Dove" article in Liberty Magazine, August 21, 1943.
Folder 9:  Wilson, Edgar C.  European Theatre.  32nd Battalion, 8th Field Artillery Regiment.  Speech for Symposium on World War II (6/06/87).
Folder 10:  Wilson, Wayne F.  European Theatre.  411th Inf. Div.  From Bruyeres to Brenner, Story of the Fighting 411th.