China--History--1937-1945
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:
27th Troop Carrier Squadron Foundation papers
Collection — 00.0241 - Box 1
Identifier: 02.00.0241
Scope and Contents
This collection related to the 27th Troop Carrier Squadron includes a manuscript that consists of memoirs entitled "Freedom Rings," which were gathered from members of the Army's 27th Troop Carrier Squadron about their time in the China-Burma-India (CBI) Theater. The squadron was in the CBI Theater from 1942-1945. The squadron was involved in many Office of Strategic Services (OSS) and SACO (Sino-American-Cooperative-Organization) operations, including rescues and liberations of P.O.W.'s....
Dates:
1942-2002; Majority of material found within 1948-1982; Date acquired: 05/18/2002
Found in:
FSU Special Collections & Archives
27th Troop Carrier Squadron Foundation papers
Collection — Box 00.0241 - Box 1
Identifier: 02.00.0241
Scope and Contents
This collection related to the 27th Troop Carrier Squadron includes a manuscript that consists of memoirs entitled "Freedom Rings," which were gathered from members of the Army's 27th Troop Carrier Squadron about their time in the China-Burma-India (CBI) Theater. The squadron was in the CBI Theater from 1942-1945. The squadron was involved in many Office of Strategic Services (OSS) and SACO (Sino-American-Cooperative-Organization) operations, including rescues and liberations of P.O.W.'s....
Dates:
1942-2002; Majority of material found within 1948-1982; Date acquired: 05/18/2002
27th Troop Carrier Squadron Foundation papers
Collection — 00.0241 - Box 1
Identifier: 00.0241
Dates:
Date accessioned: 04/20/2021
James Wesley Fackler papers
Collection — Box Single Folder Collections -1998 Box, Folder: 98.0161 - Folder 1
Identifier: 02.98.0161
Scope and Contents
James Wesley Fackler served as a U.S. Navy corpsman during World War II in a medical company that directly supported the U.S. Marines during the Battle of Okinawa. The collection includes the daily log of Medical Company C for the period April-June 1945 while the company was in direct support of the 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division on Okinawa.The manuscript describes the activities of a member of a medical company, probably written by Fackler. It describes life as...
Dates:
1943-1945; Date acquired: 05/19/1997
Found in:
FSU Special Collections & Archives
James Wesley Fackler papers
Collection — Box Single Folder Collections -1998 Box, Folder: 98.0161 - Folder 1
Identifier: 02.98.0161
Scope and Contents
James Wesley Fackler served as a U.S. Navy corpsman during World War II in a medical company that directly supported the U.S. Marines during the Battle of Okinawa. The collection includes the daily log of Medical Company C for the period April-June 1945 while the company was in direct support of the 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division on Okinawa.The manuscript describes the activities of a member of a medical company, probably written by Fackler. It describes life as...
Dates:
1943-1945; Date acquired: 05/19/1997
Jean Crosby Olsen collection
Collection
Identifier: 12.0008
Scope and Contents
This collection relates to Jean Crosby Olsen who served as an American Red Cross worker during and after World War II. This collection consists mostly of photographs taken by Olsen, personal artifacts from her deployments in France, Japan, and Guam (mainly pamphlets and booklets), as well as two nurses' caps, various Red Cross pins, and official I.D. card. This collection, in particular, reveals much about immediate post-war life in France and Japan, as well as an insight into China in the...
Dates:
1937-2007; Date acquired: 06/19/2012
Found in:
FSU Special Collections & Archives
Jean Crosby Olsen collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 02.12.0008
Scope and Contents
This collection relates to Jean Crosby Olsen who served as an American Red Cross worker during and after World War II. This collection consists mostly of photographs taken by Olsen, personal artifacts from her deployments in France, Japan, and Guam (mainly pamphlets and booklets), as well as two nurses' caps, various Red Cross pins, and official I.D. card. This collection, in particular, reveals much about immediate post-war life in France and Japan, as well as an insight into China in the...
Dates:
1937-2007; Date acquired: 06/19/2012
Carl Emil and Marion Bennett Johnson letters
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 02.16.0002
Scope and Contents
This World War II collection relates to First Lieutenant Carl Johnson and his wife Marion Bennett Johnson and includes various letters, photographs, telegrams, cards, documents, and memorabilia. Carl's letters to Marion comprise the bulk of the collection and detail his college experiences as well as his training and overseas military experience as a United States Marine Corp officer during and after the war. During his career as a Marine, he was stationed at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina,...
Dates:
1943-1946; Date acquired: 02/16/2016
Found in:
FSU Special Collections & Archives
Carl Emil and Marion Bennett Johnson letters
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 02.16.0002
Scope and Contents
This World War II collection relates to First Lieutenant Carl Johnson and his wife Marion Bennett Johnson and includes various letters, photographs, telegrams, cards, documents, and memorabilia. Carl's letters to Marion comprise the bulk of the collection and detail his college experiences as well as his training and overseas military experience as a United States Marine Corp officer during and after the war. During his career as a Marine, he was stationed at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina,...
Dates:
1943-1946; Date acquired: 02/16/2016
Mary Theresa Kraus Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 02.08.0088
Scope and Contents
Mary Theresa Kraus, a nurse in the Foreign Service Volunteer Corps, served in both India and China during World War II. She accumulated a personal collection of photographs and letters during the war. Documents include letters written to Kraus' parents between October 1942 and November 1945. Also included are a series of photographs of India and China, as well as press clippings Kraus sent home about the American campaign in China. In addition, the collection includes Chinese paper money and...
Dates:
1942-1998; Majority of material found in 1942-1945; Date acquired: 11/05/2008
Found in:
FSU Special Collections & Archives
Mary Theresa Kraus Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 02.08.0088
Scope and Contents
Mary Theresa Kraus, a nurse in the Foreign Service Volunteer Corps, served in both India and China during World War II. She accumulated a personal collection of photographs and letters during the war. Documents include letters written to Kraus' parents between October 1942 and November 1945. Also included are a series of photographs of India and China, as well as press clippings Kraus sent home about the American campaign in China. In addition, the collection includes Chinese paper money and...
Dates:
1942-1998; Majority of material found in 1942-1945; Date acquired: 11/05/2008