Paul A. Putnam Papers: Transcript of Paul A. Putnam's 1944-1945 diary
- Title
- Paul A. Putnam Papers: Transcript of Paul A. Putnam's 1944-1945 diary
- Description
- Folder containing the transcript of a diary written in shorthand by Brigadier General Paul A. Putnam of the United States Marine Corps during his time as a prisoner-of-war in a Japanese camp during World War II. Putnam describes life in the camp in his diary, the prisoners' move from a prison camp in Zentusuji to Rokuroshi, and the reaction of the Japanese to the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
- Date
- 1944-1945
- Original Format
- manuscripts
- Extent
- Local Identifier
- 0313-b1-ff
- Creator(s)
- Subject(s)
- Putnam, Paul Albert
- United States. Marine Corps--Officers
- United States Marine Fighter Squadron, 211
- World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
- World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons, Japanese
- Hiroshima-shi (Japan)--History--Bombardment, 1945
- Nagasaki-shi (Japan)--History--Bombardment, 1945
- Zentsūji-shi (Japan)--History, Military--20th century
- Spatial
- Location of Original
- East Carolina Manuscript Collection
- Rights
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Military History: World War II
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- Paul A. Putnam Papers from the East Carolina Manuscript Collection
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