(Manuscript Collection #677.043)
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Descriptive Summary
| Title: | U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation Collection: Edwin Nils Johnson Papers |
| Creator: | U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation, Edwin Nils Johnson |
| Repository: | J.Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University |
| Language: | English |
| Abstract: | Papers (ca. 1942-1945) pertaining primarily to the 7th amphibious Force, Beach Party #5, in the Central Pacific during World War II, including personnel and operations file, terrain study handbooks, histories of the 7th amphibious Force, clippings, photographs, certificates and miscellany. |
| Extent: | 0.155 cubic feet, 48 items, including classified amphibious landing orders, maps, navigational star charts and aids, military appointments, photographs, personal histories, and miscellaneous. |
Administrative Information
Accessions Information
January 17, 1996, 48 items; Papers pertaining primarily to the 7th Amphibious Force, Beach Party #5, in the Central Pacific during War World
II, including personnel and operations file, terrain study handbooks, histories of the 7th Amphibious Force, clippings, photographs,
certificates, and miscellany. Gift of Mr. Edwin N. Johnson, Coral Gables, FL.
Access Restrictions
No restrictions
Copyright Notice
Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law.
Preferred Citation
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation Collection: Edwin Nils Johnson Papers (#677.043), Special Collections Department, J. Y. Joyner
Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Mr. Edwin N. Johnson
Processing Information
Encoded by Apex Data Services
Biographical/Historical Note
Edwin Nils Johnson served as a United States Naval Reserve (USNR) officer during World War II and the Korea War (1940-1969).
He received numerous certificates from military courses and appointments within the USNR. Johnson served with the 7th Fleet
Amphibious Force, Beach Party #5, and participated in the invasion on Cebu Island, made other military landings in the Pacific,
and returned upon retirement (May 10, 1969).
Description
The collection consists of military papers pertaining to the organization of the 7th Amphibious Force and Beach Party #5.
Included are orders for USNR personnel to report for duty; radio call signs; task force organization, mobilization, and orders
for deployment on amphibious maneuvers; confidential military maps; personnel rosters; tide charts; medical reports; and journal
documentary of troop activities and movements.
Printed material include a history of the 7th Amphibious Force with photographs and a narrative; a document concerning maneuvers on Cebu Island and in the Leyte Gulf that vividly portrays the terrain and troop activities through the use of photographs, maps, and personal histories; books on navigation; and a watch officer's guide book.
Oversized items include a newspaper from Manila (August 11, 1949) that details the introduction and performance of American troops in battles throughout the Pacific, a chart of Cebu Island's harbor and approaches (1944), and a photograph.
Printed material include a history of the 7th Amphibious Force with photographs and a narrative; a document concerning maneuvers on Cebu Island and in the Leyte Gulf that vividly portrays the terrain and troop activities through the use of photographs, maps, and personal histories; books on navigation; and a watch officer's guide book.
Oversized items include a newspaper from Manila (August 11, 1949) that details the introduction and performance of American troops in battles throughout the Pacific, a chart of Cebu Island's harbor and approaches (1944), and a photograph.
Online Catalog Headings
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Library's online catalog.
Geographic Entries
Subject Entries
Geographic Entries
Philippine Islands
Subject Entries
WAR--WORLD WAR II--Amphibious Operations
WAR--WORLD WAR II--Battles--Cebu Island
WAR--WORLD WAR II--Battles--Leyte Gulf
WAR--WORLD WAR II--Naval Operations--Reserves
WAR--WORLD WAR II--Navy--Logistics
WAR--WORLD WAR II-Navy--Navigation
WAR--WORLD WAR II--Navy--Philippine Islands
WAR--WORLD WAR II--Battles--Cebu Island
WAR--WORLD WAR II--Battles--Leyte Gulf
WAR--WORLD WAR II--Naval Operations--Reserves
WAR--WORLD WAR II--Navy--Logistics
WAR--WORLD WAR II-Navy--Navigation
WAR--WORLD WAR II--Navy--Philippine Islands