(Manuscript Collection #677.053)
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Descriptive Summary
| Title: | U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation Collection: John A. Yeager Papers |
| Repository: | J.Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University |
| Language: | English |
| Abstract: | Diary compiled (8/19/1943 - 9/15/1945) while serving as a US Navy Electrician's Mate 2/c aboard the USS Essex (CV 9) during World War II, including diagrams of electrical equipment, descriptions of daily life at sea; defending against air and torpedo attacks; attacking the Japanese-held islands of Marcus, Wake, Rabaul, Tarawa, Marshalls (Roi, Kwajalein) Truk, Saipan, Bonin, Guam, Philippines (Mindanao, Luzon, Cebu), Okinawa, Formosa, Indo-China, Tokyo, Iwo Jima, and the Japanese main islands; the naval battles of the Marianas Islands, the Philippines Sea, the Philippines typhoon of 1944, and attacks by kamikazes. |
Administrative Information
Accessions Information
April 24, 1996 (unprocessed), 1 volume; World War II diary of duty aboard the USS ESSEX (August 1943 - September 1945). Donor: Mr. John A. Yeager.
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: John A. Yeager Papers (#677.053), Special Collections Department, J. Y. Joyner Library,
East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Mr. John A. Yeager
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