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Volume: 1"Articles [variety of articles, such as the sinking of the S.S. Black Point, the last AmericanFlag merchant ship sunk by a German submarine, Christmas in Murmansk, the Navy’sArmed Guard and their mission to protect U.S. shipping from the Germans’ U-boats,some cartoons and maps, the supremacy of the Texas and the Lakehurst; eyewitnessdescription of the sinking the of LaSalle and the killing of former Mayor Carl F. Zelder,the sinking of the U-853 and its vital statistics, and the use of kamikaze pilots in the war]The Pointer (1) (2) [veterans magazine, Navy's Armed Guard from January 1992 toApril/May 1992]BARRETT, JOSEPH P.Residence: Havertown, PennsylvaniaService: 474th AAA Bn, EuropeVolume: 1"Memoirs [ Good Luck To Him Now, a published memoir which is based on 500 letterswhich Barrett sent home over a 34 month period and 60 or 70 letters that were sent to himto describe the home front in 1943; incorporated into the book are old clippings andmagazine stories; story covers his time in the army from December 26, 1942 until hisdischarge on November 8, 1945]Papers [clippings and stories of the European Theater of Operations and members of theVeterans of the Battle of the Bulge Organization; stories and newspaper clipping fromJune 3, 1992, which is a D-Day retrospective]Unit History - 474th AAA Bn [The Maverick Outfit, a book about the 474th AAA Bnand the hardships and challenges they faced, 1942 until 1945]BATES, CHARLES C.Residence: Green Valley, ArizonaService: weather officer, US Navy, EuropeVolume: 1"Swell Forecast Section Final Report (1) [activities and investigations of the SwellForecast Section, Admiralty, from February to August, 1944; objects of the section wereto provide sea, swell, and surf forecasts for the Allied invasion of Europe, and to test,apply, and develop the methods of wave forecasting]Swell Forecast Section Final Report (2) [51 reporting stations situated along the southand east coasts of England transmitted three daily reports of wave height and period to thesection in London; these reports provided synoptic information of existing wave8

conditions which was used as a basis for forecasts and furnished data for the investigationof wave phenomena; study concluded that North Atlantic swell, by the time it reached theinvasion beaches, would be reduced in height by more than half the height nearCherbourg, and need only be considered when exceptionally heavy at Land’s End; waveforecasts for the English Channel and adjoining sea areas were incorporated in the“OVERLORD” forecasts issued by Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Forcesand Allied Naval Commander, Expeditionary Forces, before and throughout theoperation]Swell Forecast Section Final Report (3) [contains a number of technical papers dealingwith the following subjects, the technique of forecasting sea, swell, and surf, a rapidmethod of forecasting ocean swell, the accuracy of the basic forecasting data, the changein wave height from deep to shallow water, methods of obtaining wave information,effect of tides, tidal currents, bars, and shoals on wave heights, wave refractions]Swell Forecast Section Final Report (4) [a number of synoptic weather episodes forwhich wave computations have been worked out in detail by the methods of bothSverdrup and Suthons and compared with observed values; in the appendix are collectedfull descriptions of the reporting stations, a paper on codes, an account of a method ofmeasuring wave height and length with graticuled binoculars, together with diagrams andother supplementary material; remainder of reports goes on to tell more in depth of theinvestigation into the project of “OVERLORD” and the use of the sea for success in thisoperation]BAUER, ROBINResidence: Shawnee, KansasService: Material collected by her grandmother during 1930sVolume: -1"Papers [photos and clippings of troops and ships in Hawaii, 1931- 32; post cards andsmall newspaper articles re the 19th Infantry]BEACH, JOHN B.Residence: Santa Clara, CaliforniaService: Co C, 16 Inf Regt, 1 Inf Div, GermanyVolume: -1"Articles [1948 magazine (BLUE BOOK) article which tells of the story of an AmericanInfantry unit; fought in Normandy to Huertgen Forest in Germany; heavy casualties]BEAGHLER, RALPHResidence: Wamego, Kansas9

Service: USS ElectraVolume: 2"Clippings [news of the Valley Forge; photos of the French ship Richelieu; article on theMid-West “IT IS THE STEADY HEART OF A NATION AT WAR” (1942); editorial onNational Security and the Japanese surrender; Hiroshima and Nagasaki; Frenchnewspaper from December 1942]French Books [two books for translating French to Spanish or Spanish to French; ahandbook of English-French conversation]Maps [French map of Casablanca; road map of Northwest Africa and the area fromCasablanca to Rabat]Memorabilia [idea pad from the First Anniversary Ball for the crew of the U.S.S. Electrain Ashley Park, Charleston, S.C., May 20, 1943; menu for Christmas Dinner; a menufrom a 1942 New Year’s Eve party; menu for the Big “E’s” First Anniversary March 171943; menu for Easter Sunday April 25th 1943; plotting coordinates on a circle; clippingswith photos of Commanders James J.Hughes, Jules James, and Dewitt W. Shumway]Tourist Literature [photos and postcards of Casablanca]BEATTY, WILLIAM E.Residence: Henrietta, New YorkService: SHAEF, EuropeVolume: -1"Memoirs [booklet compiled from the Chansonee Reunion, Music and Morale Memoriesof the European Theater of Operations, a book on the Com-Z Chansoneers the groupBeatty performed with during the war; A Chairborne Paris-Trooper’s Journey To VEDay : May 1945 (1995); an eyewitness account compiled from correspondence, diary, andmemory; events of April and May of 1945; being stationed in Paris prior to VE-Day]BEEGLE, LaVERNEResidence: Bedford, PennsylvaniaService: Infantry officer, AleutiansVolume: -1"Papers [articles about the Battle of Attu and the Reconquest of the Aleutian Islands;many of the articles are about Lt. Russell Beegle’s eyewitness accounts of the battle andletters sent home to his wife]10

BELL, RONALD K.Residence: Covington, GeorgiaService: Son of James Fred Bell, Jr, Seaman First Class, US Navy, PacificVolume: 7”Letters (1)-(20) [electrostatic copies of letters James Bell wrote to his parents, March1944 to Jan 1946; early training at Bainbridge, Maryland; life aboard ship; arrival in NewGuinea, June 1944; general comments about service in the Southwest Pacific]BENNETT, CHARLES I.Residence: Jacksonville, FloridaService: friend of Capt. P.D. Cotes-Preedy, British officer at AFHQVolume: -1"P.D. Cotes-Preedy Papers [Allied Force Headquarters Anniversary Celebration programfrom August 11, 1943; sketch of Ike as well as a song about the staff at the Allied ForcesHeadquarters]BENNETT, ELFRIEDE E.Residence: Columbus, OhioService: German civilianVolume: -1"Memoir [story of a German woman civilian who was married to a black enlisted man;she relates the trouble they had and how with the help of Eisenhower finally were legallymarried on October 15, 1947]BENNETT, F.G.Residence: Arlington, VirginiaService: Brother-in-law of Henry J. Kelly, SHAEF, EuropeVolume: -1"Henry J. Kelly Speech [Kelly was sent behind enemy lines in August 1944 to recover theSiegfried Line maps; maps were to help the Allies know where the strength of theopposing army would be; the mission went so well that Eisenhower picked Kelly as oneof the four officers to go to Oslo, Norway to represent him in accepting the surrender ofthe German forces in Norway]BERGER, GORDONResidence: Quebec, CanadaService: Public Relations Officer, US Army, Europe11

Volume: -1”Memoirs [printed book re his war experiences; life in London, England, and Reims,France; comments on VIPs including Justus Baldwin Lawrence, Clare Booth Luce]BERGER, MARLOFResidence: UnknownService: 12th Field Artillery; 77th Field Artillery (631st Field Artillery Battalion)Volume: -1”Diary [Assault on Sicily; service in Italy; fighting; daily activities, January 1943 toAugust 1944]BERKLEY, ELIOT S.Residence: Shawnee Mission, KansasService: collectorVolume: -1”Papers [ship newsletter, Queen Elizabeth, June 11, 1945]BERRY, MAXWELLResidence: Shawnee Mission, KansasService: 117th & 133rd Station Hospitals, Medical Corps, PacificVolume: 1"Memoirs [early medical career in US; medical service in Australia, New Guinea &Philippines during WWII; officers and doctors with whom he worked; hospitalconditions; sanitation; diseases; abstracts of letters he wrote home to his wife]Memorabilia [samples of Japanese government currency used during occupation ofPhilippines; “I shall Return” matchbook cover; Guinea Gold newspaper for 13 Apr 1943,15 Apr 1944 & 7 June 1944]BESIG, PAUL L.Residence: Silver Springs, FloridaService: Merchant MarinesVolume: -1"Memoirs [Paul joined the Merchant Marines when he was seventeen years old; the shiphe worked on was part of a convoy from New York that carried airplanes, tanks ,andtrucks; his ship was hit by 3 torpedoes just off the coast of New York]12

BEST, JOHN C.Residence: West Chester, PennsylvaniaService: 15th Air ForceVolume: -1"Papers [post card with photo of street in Berlin; photos of wrecked WWII bombersbrought in for repair or salvage; two aerial photos taken during bombing runs]BETCHER, JEANNE E.Residence: Whiting, New JerseyService: WAC, 9th Bombardment Gp, 9th Air Force, EuropeVolume: 18"Clippings (1) (2) [articles on the B-26's marauders; a soldiers prayer; Eisenhower arrivesin England Takes Over Invasion Command; trip to Washington; Nazis Reveal SurrenderTo Western Allies (May 8th, 1945); the rebuilding of France; WWII battles and differentreports; one of the war’s most tragic missions, a low level B-26 attack on Ijmuiden,Holland (not a single plane came back); D-Day Recalled . Eisenhower’s GreatDecision; liberators; survivors remember horror of Dachau 50 years later; poem about theUnknown Soldier; the Manhattan Project; “A Glimpse of Hell” GI’s recall liberation ofNazi death camp; VE- Day; sailors remember the Japanese surrender on the Missouri;Gen Patton]Correspondence (1)-(3) [Christmas card from the South West Pacific, December 1943;holiday cards; post cards and greeting cards; post-war letters; letters from family of Rev.John Struyk of Belleville, NJ]Diary [typed entries concerning her experiences in training in the US; life in England andFrance]Memorabilia [book of stamps, postcards, and photos of scenes from Reims, France]Notebook Nov. 16, 1942-Dec. 31, 1942 (1) (2) [notebooks are typed copies of letters shesent to her parents regarding her experiences; also contain copies of church programs,scattered clippings and a few original letters; 1942 notebook covers her early training atFort Des Moines, Iowa]Notebook Jan. 2, 1943-Nov. 29, 1943 (1)-(4) [service at Daytona Beach, Florida; CampUpton, New York; Fort Devens, Mass; travel by ship to England in July 1943; life inEngland; sightseeing in London]Notebook Dec. 1, 1943-May 31, 1944 (1)-(4) [life in England]13

Notebook June 3, 1944-Dec. 31, 1944 (1)-(4) [life in England; move to France inSeptember; life in France]Notebook 1945 (1)-(5) [life in France; move to Namur, Belgium in April; vacation inNice, France, in July; return to US in October]Orders [Restricted Orders of transfer]Postcards (1)-(7) [a few have writing on them]Publications (1)-(4) [Times war atlas of 1942; short stories from the Saturday EveningPost; religious & patriotic booklets, and a magazine entitled the “Return To England1942-1992, The Fiftieth Anniversary”]Publications - American Legion (1)-(3) [6 copies WWII commemorative Issue, WarEnds 1945, War Years, Part one and two, and 1945 Victory]Publications - France and England [booklet of photos, stories, and a brief history of theNinth Air Force]Publications - Maps (1) (2) [US; Germany; the world]Publications - Target: Germany [The Army Air Forces’ official story of the VIII bombercommand’s first year over Europe]Publications - Tour Guides (1)-(6) [tour guide pamphlets from England, Germany,France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Essex, and a book of postcards]BIED, DANResidence: West Burlington, IowaService: 106th Inf Div, EuropeVolume: -1"Memoirs (1)(2) [two published memoirs; Memories has 7 chapters devoted to the war;Trio has sections on the Ardennes, one of WWII’s greatest battles is recalled in first-handterms; travel tales, Europe without C-rations; Benny Goodman]BIELUCH, WILLIAM C.Residence: West Hartford, ConnecticutService: US Navy, PacificVolume: -1"Papers [letter telling of his duty during the Iwo Jima campaign]14

BIRRA, ALFRED F.Residence: Alexandria, VirginiaService: US Army, EuropeVolume: -1"Papers [letter that recounts his experiences during the D-Day invasion; evidence of somesort of censorship in parts of the letter]BLANC, MARCELResidence: Caen, FranceService: Prisoner at Buchenwald Concentration CampVolume: -1”Memoir (1) (2) [memoir in French with English translation describing experiences atBuchenwald; resistance to Germans; living conditions; liberation by General Patton]BLAZEK, ELIZABETHResidence: Des Moines, IowaService: WAC, North Africa & ItalyVolume: -1"Papers [experiences being a WAC in Africa and Italy; letters describe what her job wasand what was expected of her; living arrangements and the social life of a woman in thearmy; description of everyday activities that would occur (lights out, chow, roll call)]BLOSSER, MARYResidence: Haysville, KansasService: Daughter of Ted Welch, U.S. Navy, Pacific TheaterVolume: 2"Discharge Packet (1)(2) [honorable discharge papers for Willard Rickman]Documents [Ted Welch’s letters re readjustment allowance in June of 1946; letter fromthe secretary of the Navy wishing him luck in the civilian life; standard letter from HarryTruman]List of Navy Battles [diary of Jay Lauren, the highlights of the Navy’s battle actions fromDecember 7, 1941 to February 20, 1944]15

Photographs (1)(2) [crew and the ship that Ted Welch was on; village called Baten-Kobefore and after the typhoon]VFW Cap [cap distinguished with all sorts of pins; he was Post Jr. Vice Commander in1983-84.]BOCKELMAN, MELVINResidence: Concordia, MissouriService: US Air ForceVolume: -1"Concordia Veterans [book on war experiences of veterans who live in the area ofConcordia, MO]BOHM, LEONARD J.Residence: Salina, KansasService: US Navy, Pacific TheaterVolume: 2"Memoir – Francis Daily [1998 memoir by survivor re his service on the USS LiscomeBay]Papers [History of the USS Liscome Bay, the first “ baby flattop” to be lost as a result ofenemy action in the Pacific; the USS Liscome Bay, was torpedoed by an enemysubmarine November 24th, 1943; newspaper clippings and articles about the sinking ofthe USS Liscome Bay; a list of the ships company in alphabetical order.]USS Liscome Bay Deck Log [copy of ship log, Aug 7-Oct 31, 1943]USS Liscome Bay History (1) (2) [copy of scrapbook containing photos, news clippings,reports and correspondence about the ship and post-war efforts to honor the crew]USS Liscome Bay Muster Roll [copy of list of officers and crew]USS Liscome Bay War Diary [copy of operational diary, Aug 7-Oct 31, 1943]BOOK, DAVID E.Residence: Reno, NevadaService: Son-in-law of Fred G. Moreston of Berkeley, CA, Counter Intelligence CorpsVolume: -1”16

Fred Moreston Letters (1) (2) [transcripts of letters to his parents re language training atUniversity of Michigan, May 1943-May 1944; advanced training at Ft Snelling, Minn,Aug 1944-June 1945; occupation duty in Japan, Oct 1945-Sept 1946]BOOK, HERBERT E.Residence: Chapman, KansasService: radioman, US Navy, Pacific TheaterVolume: 7"Letters 1942-Mar. 1943Letters Apr.-Sept. 1943Letters Oct.-Dec. 1943 (1)(2)Letters Jan.-Mar. 1944Letters Apr.-June 1944 (1)(2)Letters July-Sept. 1944Letters Oct.-Dec. 1944 (1)(2)Letters Jan.-Mar. 1945Letters Apr.-June 1945 (1) (2)Letters July-Sept. 1945 (1)(2)Letters Oct.-Dec. 1945Letters 1946 [letter to his father telling his dad he is dropping out of college andenlisting in the armed forces; letters to let his parents know that he is okay; most of hisletters tell of things he needs or activities he has taken part in]Memoirs [a 4 page composition on the life of Gene Book; early life in Chapman; college;the armed forces; back to college; work in the field of health physics and nuclear powerplants; retirement in Chapman]Miscellaneous Correspondence [letters and radiograms that Germany and Japan had bothsurrendered; letter from a girl named Kate; Christmas card; letters from the U.S.Employment Department]17

Miscellaneous Papers [letters about mail buoys and radiomen; package slips; songs andpoems; old liberty passes]Photos & Memorabilia (1)(2) [Japanese money; a contribution to the National Foundationto honor General Dwight D. Eisenhower and the Armed Forces; service photos; photos offriends; postcards and a napkin from “the Circle”; 22 photos]Printed Material [materials received at boot camp; a booklet about U.S. Naval ArmedGuard Center in the Pacific at Treasure Island]BORDNER, CHARLESResidence: Breckenridge, TexasService: 543 Squadron, 381 Bomb Group, 8th Air Force, EuropeVolume: 2”Note: Material donated by Joe Todd of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, who received it from EmmaBordner, widow of Charles BordnerMemorabilia [copies of photos & maps]Miscellaneous Papers [lists of Bordner’s missions; crew lists; target maps; statistical dataon 381 Bomb Group printed from internet]Mission Report, Dresden, Germany, 17 April 1945 (1) (2)Mission Report, Pilsen, Czechoslovakia, 25 April 1945 (1) (2)BORKOWSKI, NANCYResidence: Akron, OhioService: Niece of James H. Ludington of Gary, Indiana, US Navy, 1942-46Volume: 1"Log [log book of where and when Ludington’s ship arrived and left port; Oct. 1942-Aug.1945]Memorabilia [Christmas card to his mother; Father’s Day card; a certificate for crossingthe Equator, January 7th, 1943]Papers [letters and transfer orders; service records re capturing and sinking of a Germansubmarine; a joke letter (Subpoena And Summons Extraordinary The Royal High Courtof The Raging Main); article about Jimmy Ludington]BOWDEN, MURRAY C.18

Residence: Niceville, FloridaService: 113 Evac Hospital, EuropeVolume: -1"Memorabilia [Swastika; German Bank Notes; pass to visit cities and towns in Germany]BOWLIN, CLYDEResidence: St. Joseph, MissouriService: II Corps, North Africa & EuropeVolume: 1"Papers [article re the training of American troops; article re Stars and Stripes, and itshumble beginnings in Bloomfield, Mo; nine days of News bulletins dated July 2-11,1942]Stars & Stripes [4 issues of Stars & Stripes newspaper, dated May 3, 8, 9, August 25,1945, Mediterranean edition; three May issues encapsulated in plastic; includes headline,“Allied Victories Rock Hitler’s Axis Empire”]Unit History - II Corps [history of II Corps is the story of all its members, living and dead,who served under its command]BOYCE, HELEN HILLResidence: Bartlesville, OklahomaService: WAC, New Guinea, PhilippinesVolume: 4”Note: Material donated by Joe Todd of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, who received it from Mrs.BoyceMiscellaneous Papers [letters & memorabilia re Philippines]Printed Material (1)-(3) [Papuan Campaign; guides to Australia & New Guinea; pictorialaccount of WACs in the western Pacific; first aid manual]Scrapbook (1)-(5) [clippings; memorabilia; orders; correspondence; mostly rePhilippines]201 File [enlistment & discharge papers; orders; funeral arrangements]BRADLEY, Dr. J.R.Residence: Greensburg, KansasVolume: -1"19

Greeting Card [made up newspaper for the boys in the se

Price Adm.-wartime rationing; Fed. Security Agency-"Spare Time: A War Asset for War Workers"] Miscellaneous Pamphlets & Bulletins [guide to military insignia; Ships (periodical)-article on Liberty Ships; booklet of games and puzzles; four issues of Industrial Press Service, July, Sept. 1944; USO bulletin, June 1943]