United States. Navy
Organization
Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:
Donald D. Howard collection
Collection
Identifier: L076
Scope and Contents
The collection contains World War II letters of Howard to his parents, Louise and George Howard (Evansville, Indiana), written from the South Pacific, Okinawa, China, Korea, the Philippines, California, and Ft. Benjamin Harrison. The collection also includes correspondence from the Howard’s daughters Marilyn, a student at Indiana University, and Mrs. R.C. Datzman, a medical technician and wife of a physician in Detroit and Carlysle, Pennsylvania, during the same time period.
Dates:
1944-1946
Everette R. Johnson, World War II Navy memoir
Collection — Folder: S2478
Identifier: S2478
Scope and Contents
This collection includes Everette R. Johnson's World War II Navy memoirs, consisting of typed descriptions of his Navy experiences during the war, the history of the USS Mizar, and several photographs of himself, shipmates, and the USS Mizar ranging from 1941 to 1945. Also included are copies of "USS Mizar and 17th Division USNR (Indianapolis)," his two-page typed history, signed and dated August 1, 1998 and his...
Dates:
1941-1945, 1998-2001
Frederick Taggart Cretors, Jr. collection
Collection
Identifier: L426
Scope and Contents
This collection includes papers, letters, photographs, newspaper clippings, and volumes from Frederick Taggart Cretors, Jr. in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana ranging from 1927 to 1989 regarding his life and World War I service.This collection contains several issues of the Shortridge Daily Echo and an issue of the Shortridge Weekly Echo ranging in date from 1928 to 1981. Also included are oversize certificates and...
Dates:
1927-1991
Howard G. Ervin United States Navy logbook
Collection — Folder: S3262
Identifier: S3262
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of a photocopy of the logbook of U.S. Navy Lieutenant Howard
G. Ervin. It provides brief descriptions of his activities from March 30, 1944 to February
20, 1945.
Dates:
1944-1945
Indiana War History Commission collection
Collection
Identifier: L585
Scope and Contents
This collection contains the administrative files of the Indiana War History Commission, including a detailed history of the group, publication plans and ingoing and outgoing correspondence. The commission collected information from most Indiana counties during World War I. This information falls into two categories: service records of soldiers, used for the publication of the "Gold Star Honor Roll" and "Indiana's Roll of Honor"; and war histories, records of civilian activities,...
Dates:
1917-1989
Joseph Albert Corsi papers
Collection — Folder: S3027
Identifier: S3027
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photostats of letters, clippings, and copies of photographs of Joseph Albert Corsi and Commander Lorenzo Sherwood Sabin ranging from 1941 to 1955, concering their naval service during and after World War II.
Dates:
1941-1955
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Joseph Albert Corsi papers
Raymond A. Spruance collection
Collection — Folder: S1231
Identifier: S1231
Scope and Contents
This collection comprises three letters and a small note from Raymond A. Spruance in Del Monte, California to Ashley T. Cole in New York, New York ranging from 1949 to 1961, concerning Cole obtaining autographs from Spruance and other members of the U.S. military administration from World War II in Cole's copies of the books Tarawa and Carrier War.
Dates:
1949 and 1961
Robert S. Allen papers
Collection — Folder: S3236
Identifier: S3236
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a photocopy of a carbon copy, or transcript, of a typed letter from Robert S. Allen in Tokosuka, Kyushu, Japan on November 20, 1945/11/20 regarding damage from bombardments and atomic bomb and how the Japanese people lived and behaved towards Americans at the conclusion of World War II.
Dates:
1945 November 20
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Robert S. Allen papers
William C. Glick Jr. collection
Collection — Folder: S2928
Identifier: S2928
Scope and Contents
This collection includes five photocopied letters to William "Bill" C. Glick, ranging from 1972-1991. Correspondents include Julius W. Becton, Jr., Brigadier General; H. Norman Schwarzkopf, General, U.S. Army, and Evan Bayh, Governor of Indiana. Also included are two poems dedicated to all who have served titled, "A Nation's and Soldier's Finest Hour of Glory" and "If the White House Could Talk" created by Mr. Glick during the Persian Gulf War.
Dates:
1972-1991
