World War II Collection (Subject), 1940-1946 | Eastern Kentucky University - Special Collections and Archives

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Box 3

Folder 1

Item 1: 385th At Ease, 26 Apr 1945

vol.4, n.1, issue that discusses liberations and awards.

Item 2: The Red Bulletin, 16 Jun 1945

vol.1, n.13

Item 3: The Red Bulletin, 23 Jun 1945

vol.1, n.14

Item 4: The Compass, 26 Apr 1945

vol.2, n.1

Item 5: Friday: the Magazine that dares to tell the truth, 27 Sep 1940

vol.1, n.29

Item 6: Yank: The Army Weekly, European Edition, 05 Jan 1945

vol.1, n.40, issue discusses women in industry.

Item 7: The BAU (Biarritz American University) Banner, 30 Oct 1945

vol.1, n.32

Item 8: The BAU (Biarritz American University) Banner, 31 Oct 1945

vol.1, n.33

Item 9: The BAU (Biarritz American University) Banner, 01 Nov 1945

vol.1, n.34

Item 10: The BAU (Biarritz American University) Banner, 07 Nov 1945

vol.1, n.38

Item 11: The BAU (Biarritz American University) Banner, 08 Nov 1945

vol.1, n.39

Item 12: The BAU (Biarritz American University) Banner, 17 Nov 1945

vol.1, n.46

Item 13: The New York Times Overseas Weekly, 04 Nov 1945

vol.3, n.116

Item 14: US Collegian, 27 Jul 1945

vol.1, n.1

Item 15: US Collegian, 03 Aug 1945

vol.1, n.2

Item 16: The Pontiac Daily Press, 06 Jun 1944

Item 17: The Pontiac Daily Press, 11 Aug 1945

Front page only.

Item 18: The Pontiac Daily Press, 14 Aug 1945

Issue that discusses Japanese surrender and recaps the Pacific Theatre of the War.

Item 19: The Detroit Free Press, 07 Dec 1942

Front page only discusses the bombing of Pearl Harbor Anniversary and events in the War.

Item 20: Honolulu Star-Bulletin Extra, 07 Dec 1941

Issues that discusses the bombing of Pearl Harbor and the U.S. entering the War in the Pacific.

Item 21: New York Times Magazine, 17 Aug 1941

"The Story of Two Million French Prisoners of War" (From Dorris Museum Collection, no accession #)

Item 22: Pearl Harbor Banner, 25 Aug 1945

Cover is missing. (From Dorris Museum Collection, no accession #)

Folder 2

Item 1: Guam Beach Study, Apr - May 1944

Maps and photographs of Guam showing the landing beaches with obstacles. (From the Dorris Museum Collection, 1586.6-12.)

Item 2: Special Military Map of Island of Guam, 11 May 1944

(From Dorris Museum Collection, 1586.15)

Item 3: Island of Guam (Map), May, 1944

Labeled 'confidential'. (From Dorris Museum Collection, 1586.17)

Item 4: Palau, 30 Mar 1944

2 aerial photographs of the island. (From Dorris Museum Collection, 1586.1-2)

Item 5: Map of the Palau Islands, Jul, 1944

8 maps with an index, including air target maps. (From Dorris Museum Collection, 1586.3)

Item 6: Map of Enemy Defenses, Peleliu Island Group, 01 Sep 1944

Labeled 'Top Secret'. (From Dorris Museum Collection, N.19 and 1586.14)

Item 7: Anghur [Anguar] Island thru Peleliu, 04 Aug 1944

Aerial photograph showing the Japanese airfield. (From Dorris Museum Collection, 1586.3)

Item 8: Uncontrolled Mosaic Porcelain Island Carillon Atoll, 05 Jan 1944

Aerial photograph showing the entire island. (From Dorris Museum Collection, 1586.4)

Item 9: Carillon Atoll, 15 Dec 1943

Map of the islands (From Dorris Museum Collection, 1586.5)

Item 10: Porcelain Island Carillon Atoll, 07 Jan 1944

Map of the islands annotated in colored pencil. (From Dorris Museum Collection, 1586.16)