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Box 2

Contains 23 Results:

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 1

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Kneller carried this Army issue pocket edition with him during the Battle of the Bulge, when his unit, the 101st Airborne Division, defended Bastogne, Belgium. The book is water damaged from exposure to the elements during his combat tour.

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 2

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In a letter addressed to the University, Leddy recalls his nine months at Rutgers as an Army Specialized Training Program cadet in the engineering track.

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 3

Scope and Contents: This diary covers Moon's five combat patrols as a radio/radar technician onboard the USS Razorback in the Pacific Theater. Based on an analysis of the text, it appears as though Moon did not begin writing the diary until the beginning of his third war patrol on February 1, 1945. His chronicle of the first two patrols may have been compiled at a later date. The diary occupies the middle third of a notebook, marked...
 File — Box: 2, Folder: 4

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One letter, five pages long, written on three sheets of Japanese stationary. Writing from Yokosuka Naval Base, Tokyo Bay, one day after V-J Day, Moon summarizes his experiences on the Razorback for his parents. Previously, strict Navy censorship regulations had limited what he could write in letters home.

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 6

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A copy of the diary of Moon's crewmate, George Atkinson. Atkinson prepared this 13-page typewritten document for distribution to the members of the crew.

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 7

Scope and Contents: Photographic negative of Moon Handwritten autobiography and an account of close calls while serving on the Razorback. A photocopy of a photograph of the Razorback's crew, taken in July 1945 at Gooneyville Sub Rest Camp, Midway, with names listed. Telegram, dated July 1, 1944, from the Razorback to COMSUBLANT requesting a radio technician, second...
 File — Box: 2, Folder: 11

Scope and Contents: Photocopies of: "Local Girl Writes Inspiring Letter," 12/14/44, Rockland Record. Reprint of a letter to her mother about her service in New Guinea. "Japs Don't Expect to Win, But Feel They Have Gained Face, Norris Wac Says US Officer Told Her," 3/8/45, Newark Evening News...