Gerald T. Cravey, World War II, Japanese propaganda transcriptions
Collection — Folder: S2564
Identifier: S2564
Scope and Contents
This collection contains copies of transcripts made by Gerald T. Cravey during World War II of Japanese propaganda transmitted to Southeast Asia by Nampo Domei in international Morse code (1944-1945) and of the final two transmissions sent out on August 9 and 10, 1945 following the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. The collection also includes a copy of an "English interpretation" of entries in a diary kept by an Japanese officer who was found dead on an island just off the east tip of Makin Atoll (Butaritari) on December 14, 1943 and photocopies of the October 14, 1976 Indianapolis Star article, "Japanese Appalled by Re-enactment of Hiroshima Bombing."
Dates
- 1943-1945, 1976
Creator
- Cravey, Gerald T., 1919-2005 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Biographical / Historical
Gerald Tyson Cravey was born on October 10, 1919 in Tift County, Georgia to Johnie and Leona Cravey. In 1938, he enlisted in the Coast Artillery Corps of the United States Army and was posted to Ft. Randolph, Panama. On the eve of World War II, he re-enlisted in the U.S. Air Corps and served as Chief Radio Operator for HQ, 20th Bomber Command at Hijli, India. When the 20th moved to the Pacific Islands, he served as Radio Station Chief for the Air Transport Command at Myitkyina, Burma. He spent months copying transmissions from Nampo Domei, a radio press station in Tokyo that served as Japan's propaganda outlet. He was honorably discharged on November 2, 1945 and used his G.I. Bill to study mechanical engineering at the University of Illinois. He worked for a time as the physical plant supervisor at Eastern Illinois University and later moved to Indiana and worked as an engineer for the Indiana State Board of Health. He and his wife, Margaret McCarter Cravey, had been married for 62 years when he passed away at the age of 86 on November 17, 2005.
Sources:
"Gerald T. Cravey." Indianapolis Star (IN), November 20, 2005.
Library of Congress. "Gerald Tyson Cravey Collection." American Folklife Center: Veterans History Project. Accessed April 8, 2019. http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/vhp/bib/loc.natlib.afc2001001.00331.
Sources:
"Gerald T. Cravey." Indianapolis Star (IN), November 20, 2005.
Library of Congress. "Gerald Tyson Cravey Collection." American Folklife Center: Veterans History Project. Accessed April 8, 2019. http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/vhp/bib/loc.natlib.afc2001001.00331.
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged chronologically.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from Gerald T. Cravey.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2019/04/09 by Laura Eliason. EAD finding aid created 2019/04/09 by Laura Eliason.
Creator
- Cravey, Gerald T., 1919-2005 (Person)
- Title
- Gerald T. Cravey, World War II, Japanese propaganda transcriptions
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
