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Text	163
Audio	94
Image	24
PDF	12
Video	1

oral histories	120
manuscripts	25
letters	19
photographs	17
military records	7
books	6
magazines	4
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ORIGINAL FORMAT	COUNT
oral histories	120
manuscripts	25
letters	19
photographs	17
military records	7
books	6
magazines	4
maps	2
newspapers	2
sound recordings	2
administrative records	1
excerpts	1
negatives	1
posters	1
programs (documents)	1
scrapbooks	1
video recordings	1

Annapolis (Md.)	38
Pacific Ocean	31
Pearl Harbor (Hawaii)	21
Washington (D.C.)	14
Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands)	12
Atlantic Ocean	8
Okinawa Island (Japan)	8
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LOCATION	COUNT
Annapolis (Md.)	38
Pacific Ocean	31
Pearl Harbor (Hawaii)	21
Washington (D.C.)	14
Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands)	12
Atlantic Ocean	8
Okinawa Island (Japan)	8
Aleutian Islands (Alaska)	7
Philippines	7
Japan	6
China	5
Korean Peninsula	5
Greenville (N.C.)	4
Leyte (Philippines)	4
Mediterranean Sea	4
San Diego (Calif.)	4
United States	4
Boston (Mass.)	3
Germany	3
Italy	3
Normandy (France)	3
Sicily (Italy)	3
Vietnam	3
Casablanca (Morocco)	2
Coronado (Calif.)	2
England	2
France	2
Guam	2
Iwo Jima (Volcano Islands, Japan)	2
Jacksonville (Fla.)	2
Kwajalein Atoll (Marshall Islands)	2
London (England)	2
Nagasaki-shi (Japan)	2
North Carolina	2
Palermo (Italy)	2
Pensacola (Fla.)	2
Reykjavík (Iceland)	2
Solomon Islands	2
Virginia	2
Alexandria (Va.)	1
Algeria	1
Allentown (Pa.)	1
Ankara (Turkey)	1
Arctic Ocean	1
Attu Island (Alaska)	1
Augusta (Ga.)	1
Australia	1
Azores	1
Battle Creek (Mich.)	1
Bikini Atoll (Marshall Islands)	1
Borneo	1
Cambridge (Mass.)	1
Caribbean Sea	1
Cavite (Cavite Province, Philippines)	1
Chapel Hill (N.C.)	1
Cherbourg (France)	1
Chicago (Ill.)	1
Corregidor Island (Philippines)	1
Dulverton (England)	1
Europe	1
Falls Church (Va.)	1
Fayetteville (N.C.)	1
Fort Bragg (N.C.)	1
Gneixendorf (Austria)	1
Greenville (Miss.)	1
Havelock (N.C.)	1
Hiroshima-shi (Japan)	1
Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam)	1
Hokkaidō (Japan)	1
Honshu (Japan)	1
Houston (Tex.)	1
Jayapura (Indonesia)	1
Kodiak (Alaska)	1
Kolombangara (Solomon Islands)	1
Lae (Papua New Guinea)	1
Lehighton (Pa.)	1
Lenoir County (N.C.)	1
Los Angeles (Calif.)	1
Luzon (Philippines)	1
Macon (Ga.)	1
Madrid (Spain)	1
Manila (Philippines)	1
Mare Island (Calif.)	1
Marksville (La.)	1
Maryland	1
Massachusetts	1
Memphis (Tenn.)	1
Midway Islands	1
Naples (Italy)	1
Netherlands	1
New London (Conn.)	1
New Orleans (La.)	1
New York (N.Y.)	1
New York (State)	1
Newport (R.I.)	1
Nicaragua	1
Norfolk (Va.)	1
Northampton (Mass.)	1
Northern Mariana Islands	1
Norwood (N.C.)	1
Oceania	1
Oregon	1
Rabat (Morocco)	1
Rio Verde (Ariz.)	1
Roanoke Island (N.C.)	1
Sacramento (Calif.)	1
Saipan (Northern Mariana Islands)	1
San Antonio (Tex.)	1
Seminole (Fla.)	1
South China Sea	1
Tarawa Atoll (Kiribati)	1
Tarboro (N.C.)	1
Tokyo (Japan)	1
Tulaghi Island (Solomon Islands)	1
Vanuatu	1
Virginia Beach (Va.)	1
Wake Island	1
Washington (N.C.)	1
Wellington (N.Z.)	1
Williamston (N.C.)	1
Wilson (Wilson County, N.C.)	1
Wotje Atoll (Marshall Islands)	1

Military History
Military History
Military History: World War II
Military History: Navy	128
Special Collections Oral Histories	89
Naval and Maritime History	31
Military History: Marines	19
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THEME/PROJECT	COUNT
Military History	209
Military History: World War II	209
Military History: Navy	128
Special Collections Oral Histories	89
Naval and Maritime History	31
Military History: Marines	19
Military History: Korean War	15
Military History: Army	14
Social and Family Life	13
Military History: Vietnam War	10
African American History and Culture	5
ECU History	5
Education	5
Military History: World War I	5
Politics and Government	5
Special Collections Staff Picks	5
Transportation	5
Military History: Air Force	3
North Carolina Missionaries	3
Transportation: Water	3
Women's History	3
Agriculture	2
ECU History: Faculty	2
ECU History: Notable Alumni	2
Politics and Government: North Carolina	2
Tobacco	2
Fine and Performing Arts	1
Health and Medicine	1
Laupus Health Sciences History Collections	1
Laupus Health Sciences Oral Histories	1
NC Health History in Images	1
Senator Robert Burren Morgan	1
The Development of Medicine in Eastern North Carolina, 1849–2005	1
Transportation: Auto	1
Transportation: Rail	1

United States. Navy--Officers--Interviews	43
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Ocean	42
United States Naval Academy--History	25
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American	21
Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941	17
World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American	17
East Carolina University--Presidents	15
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SUBJECT	COUNT
United States. Navy--Officers--Interviews	43
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Ocean	42
United States Naval Academy--History	25
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American	21
Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941	17
World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American	17
East Carolina University--Presidents	15
North Carolina (Battleship : BB-55)	15
United States. Navy--Officers	15
Marines--United States	13
Jenkins, Leo W. (Leo Warren), 1913-1989	10
United States. Navy--Aviation	10
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Atlantic Ocean	10
Guadalcanal, Battle of, Solomon Islands, 1942-1943	8
United States Naval Academy	8
United States. Navy--Submarine forces	8
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Solomon Islands	8
World War, 1939-1945	7
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Philippines	7
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Area	6
Sailors--United States--Interviews	5
United States Naval Academy--Students	5
Vietnam War, 1961-1975	5
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Africa, North	5
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Japan--Okinawa Island	5
Destroyers (Warships)	4
Korean War, 1950-1953--Naval operations	4
Midway, Battle of, 1942	4
United States Naval Academy--Faculty	4
United States. Navy--History--World War, 1939-1945	4
United States. Navy--Military life	4
World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American	4
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France--Normandy	4
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy--Sicily	4
World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons, Japanese	4
Coral Sea, Battle of the, 1942	3
Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands)--History, Military--20th century	3
Hotchkiss, Stuart T., 1913-2001	3
Leyte Gulf, Battle of, Philippines, 1944	3
Merchant mariners--United States	3
United States. Army--Military life	3
United States. Navy--Records and correspondence	3
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Alaska	3
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy	3
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Mariana Islands	3
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Marshall Islands	3
World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations	3
World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations--Submarine	3
African American physicians--North Carolina--Greenville	2
Aleutian Islands (Alaska)--History, Military--20th century	2
Americans--China	2
Anti-submarine warfare	2
Armstrong, Frank A. (Frank Alton), 1902-1969	2
Burns (Destroyer : DD-588)	2
China--Politics and government--20th century	2
China--Social life and customs--20th century	2
Communism--China	2
Coolbaugh (Ship)	2
Destroyer escorts	2
East Carolina University--Faculty	2
Helena (Cruiser)	2
Jenkins, Leo W. (Leo Warren), 1913-1989--Friends and associates	2
Jenkins, Leo W. (Leo Warren), 1913-1989--Homes and haunts	2
Johnson, Lloyd O. (Lloyd Oliver), 1906-2005	2
Kelley, Archie P.--Correspondence	2
Korean War, 1950-1953--Amphibious operations	2
Missionaries--China	2
Santa Cruz Islands, Battle of the, Solomon Islands, 1942	2
Tankers--United States	2
United States. Army--Officers	2
United States. Navy--Officials and employees	2
Washington (Battleship : BB-56)	2
West Virginia (Ship)	2
Whitney (Destroyer tender)	2
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Europe	2
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Japan	2
World War, 1939-1945--China	2
World War, 1939-1945--Japan	2
World War, 1939-1945--Military intelligence	2
World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons, American	2
Yorktown (Aircraft carrier : CV-5)	2
Admirals--United States--Interviews	1
African American musicians--North Carolina--Chapel Hill	1
African American physicians--North Carolina	1
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church	1
Agriculture--North Carolina--Edgecombe County	1
Air pilots, Military--United States	1
Aircraft accidents--United States	1
Airplanes, Military--Germany	1
Airplanes, Military--Great Britain	1
Airplanes, Military--Italy	1
Airplanes, Military--Japan	1
Airplanes, Military--United States	1
Airplanes--Recognition	1
American Civil Liberties Union	1
Anti-submarine warfare--United States	1
Argonaut (Submarine : SS-475)	1
Arizona Republic (Phoenix, Ariz.)	1
Arkansas (Battleship)	1
Armstrong, David M., 1919-1998	1
Atomic bomb victims--Japan--Nagasaki-shi	1
Attu, Battle of, Alaska, 1943	1
Auschwitz (Concentration camp)	1
Awkerman, Charles Curtis	1
B-24 (Bomber)	1
Barracks--North Carolina--Williamston	1
Basic training (Military education)--Rhode Island--Newport	1
Bataan Death March, Philippines, 1942	1
Bataan, Battle of, Philippines, 1942	1
Battleships	1
Baughan, Robert L.	1
Bennett, John E.	1
Best, Andrew A., 1916-2005	1
Bissette, Charles Brantley	1
Bombing, Aerial--Social aspects--Great Britain	1
Boston Naval Shipyard (Boston, Mass.)--History--20th century	1
Bowker family	1
Bowker, Francis E., 1917-	1
Brown, Charles T.--Correspondence	1
Bryan, William D., Jr.--Correspondence	1
Burgeman, Jack	1
Byrnside, Benjamin C., Jr.	1
Celustka family	1
Celustka, Robert J.	1
Charlestown Navy Yard (Mass.)--History--20th century	1
Cherbourg, Battle of, Cherbourg, France, 1944	1
China--History, Military--20th century	1
China--History--Warlord period, 1916-1928	1
City of New York (Ship)	1
Colorado (Battleship)	1
Conger family	1
Conger, Henry Jackson, 1916-2012	1
Conway (Destroyer)	1
Coon, Thomas F.	1
Coral Sea (Aircraft carrier)	1
Cranshaw family	1
Crenshaw, Russell Sydnor, 1920-	1
Crommelin family	1
Crommelin, Quentin C.	1
Davis, Louis Poisson, Jr., 1919-	1
Depressions--1929--United States	1
Downes (Destroyer)	1
Draft registration	1
East Carolina Teachers College--Alumni and alumnae	1
Edna Hoyt (Schooner)	1
Edwin L. Godkin (Ship)	1
Elliott, A. William	1
Emmons (Destroyer : DD-457)	1
Engineers--Interviews	1
Engle, Aubrey D.	1
Enterprise (Aircraft carrier : CV-6)	1
Europe--Description and travel	1
Families of prisoners of war--Germany	1
Febre, Leonora	1
Flying Fish (Submarine)	1
Franklin D. Roosevelt (Aircraft carrier)	1
Generals--United States	1
Generals--United States--Biography	1
Generals--United States--Diaries	1
Generals--United States--Interviews	1
Germany--Social conditions--1945-1955	1
Gonzales, Jerry S.	1
Graham, John W.	1
Greenbacker, John E., 1917-2005	1
Gridley (Ship)	1
Hailey, Robert	1
Halibut (Submarine)	1
Heavey, William F., Jr.	1
Hicks, Steacy D.--Diaries	1
Hines, Edward C., Jr., 1917-2011	1
Hiroshima-shi (Japan)--History--Bombardment, 1945	1
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives	1
Howard, William Stamps, Jr.,1902-1962	1
Howe, Hamilton W., 1904-1993	1
Howell, G. Vince	1
Hustvedt, Olaf M. (Olaf Mandt), 1886-1978	1
Iacono, Joseph E.	1
Iceland--History, Military--20th century	1
Idaho (Battleship : BB-42)	1
Identification cards	1
Independence (Aircraft carrier : CV-62)	1
Indianapolis (Cruiser)	1
Italy--Description and travel	1
Iwo Jima, Battle of, Japan, 1945	1
Jackson, Leon W.--Correspondence	1
Japan--Description and travel	1
Jenkins, Leo W. (Leo Warren), 1913-1989--Family	1
Jones, William K. (William Kenefick), 1916-	1
Jones, William W.	1
Kahan, Helen	1
Kane, Harry J.	1
Kelley, Archie P.	1
Kelley, Frank H., 1889-1953	1
Kelley, Frank H., 1889-1953--Correspondence	1
Kennard, Raymond C., Jr.	1
Kodiak (Alaska)--History, Military--20th century	1
Korean War, 1950-1953	1
Kwajalein Atoll, Battle of, Marshall Islands, 1944	1
LSM 9 (Ship)	1
LaHeist, Vernon G., 1915-2009	1
Laborde, Aldon J.	1
Laffey (Ship)	1
Lane, Warren S. (Warren Spencer), 1908-	1
Larson, Lewis E.	1
Lauerman, Henry C.	1
Lechowicz, Walter Anthony, 1923-1992	1
Lexington (Aircraft carrier : 1927-1942)	1
Lexington (Aircraft carrier : 1943-1991)	1
Lilly family	1
Lilly, Edmund J., Jr., 1894-1978	1
Lilly, Edmund J., Jr., 1894-1978--Correspondence	1
Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base (Va.)--History--20th century	1
MacMillan, Oscar David, 1919-1989	1
Major (Destroyer escort)	1
Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point (N.C.)--History	1
Marine Corps Air Station Miramar (Calif.)	1
Marines--United States--Diaries	1
Martin, Donald J., 1925-	1
Martin, Walter Francis, 1912-	1
Massachusetts Institute of Technology--Faculty	1
Maury (Ship)	1
McAlone, Thomas M.	1
McCain, John S. (John Sidney), 1911-1981	1
McCain, Pearle, 1902-1983	1
McIntyre, Arthur G.--Imprisonment	1
Meade (Destroyer)	1
Medicine--North Carolina--History--20th century	1
Military attachés--Netherlands	1
Military orders--Michigan--Battle Creek	1
Miller, Edward G.	1
Miller, Harry Zellner, 1920-2010	1
Miller, Richards T.	1
Minesweepers--United States	1
Missionaries--Japan	1
Montpelier (Ship)	1
Morocco--Description and travel	1
Murray, Katie, 1897-1982	1
Nagasaki-shi (Japan)--History--Bombardment, 1945	1
Nautilus (Submarine : SS-168)	1
Naval Air Station Jacksonville (Fla.)	1
Naval convoys--History--20th century	1
Neumann, Leo K.	1
New York Naval Shipyard--History	1
Nicaragua--History, Military--20th century	1
Nicholson, William M.	1
North Carolina. National Guard	1
Nuclear weapons--United States	1
Oceanographers--California	1
Operation Crossroads, Marshall Islands, 1946	1
Operation Husky, 1943	1
Owen, William D.	1
PT-109 (Torpedo boat)	1
Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941--Personal narratives, American	1
Pennsylvania (Battleship)	1
Percy family	1
Percy, Billups P.	1
Percy, Walker, 1916-1990	1
Philippine Sea, Battle of the, 1944 (June 19-21)	1
Philippines--Description and travel	1
Pogy (Submarine)	1
Polaris (Missile)	1
Portland (Cruiser)	1
Price, Frank H., Jr., 1919-2002	1
Princeton University--Faculty	1
Prisoner-of-war camps--Japan	1
Prisoner-of-war camps--North Carolina--Williamston	1
Prisoners of war--France	1
Prisoners of war--Germany	1
Prisoners of war--Health and hygiene	1
Prisoners of war--Japan	1
Prisoners of war--United States	1
Putnam, Paul Albert	1
Radiation injuries	1
Ransom, Eugene M.	1
Rickover, Hyman George	1
Rosell, Charlie	1
Rowney, James Victor	1
Sailors--Alcohol use	1
Sailors--United States	1
Salmon (Submarine)	1
Salt Lake City (Light cruiser)	1
San Francisco (Cruiser)	1
Sanderson family	1
Sanger, Frank M.	1
Sangley Point (Philippines)	1
Saratoga (Aircraft carrier : CV-3)	1
Saratoga (Aircraft carrier : CVA-60)	1
Savannah (Light cruiser)	1
Schooners--United States	1
Sculpin (Submarine)	1
Sea Scouts--United States	1
Seahorse (Submarine)	1
Shangri-La (Aircraft carrier : CVS-38)	1
Shelly, Tully	1
Shipbuilding--Maryland--Annapolis	1
Small, Walter L. (Walter Lowry), 1916-2004	1
Soldiers--England--Correspondence	1
Soldiers--Germany--Correspondence	1
Soldiers--United States--Diaries	1
Somers, Francis Eugene	1
Southard, Pemberton, 1918-	1
Spore, Burns W.	1
Squalus (Submarine)	1
Stalag XVII B Krems-Gneixendorf	1
Steady (Minesweeper : AM-118)	1
Stevens, David B., 1923-2016--Correspondence	1
Stewart, Richard W.	1
Strum, Charles Gray	1
Stryker, Joe Warren, 1904-1980	1
Submarine mines--United States	1
Sugg, H. A. I.	1
Summerville, Don L.	1
Tarawa, Battle of, Kiribati, 1943	1
Tarazed (Ship)	1
Taylor, Eleanor Ross, 1920-2011--Correspondence	1
Taylor, Peter, 1917-1994--Correspondence	1
Teel, John Epps, 1920-2002	1
Tennessee (Battleship)	1
Thomas J. Gary (Destroyer : DE-326)	1
Thomas Jefferson (Attack transport : APA-30)	1
Tokyo (Japan)--History--Bombardment, 1942	1
Torpedo-boats--Solomon Islands	1
Tucker family	1
Tucker, Lester B.	1
Tulane University. College of Law--Faculty	1
Tully family	1
Turner, John Henderson	1
Twiford, Horace	1
Typhoid fever	1
U-701 (Submarine)	1
USS Currier (Destroyer : DE-700)	1
United States Naval Academy--Alumni and alumnae	1
United States Navy Band	1
United States. Air Force--Airmen	1
United States. Army Air Forces--Military life	1
United States. Army--African American troops	1
United States. Army--History--World War, 1939-1945	1
United States. Army--Non-commissioned officers	1
United States. Army--Records and correspondence	1
United States. Army. Air Corps--Military life	1
United States. Army. Air Corps--Officers	1
United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces--History	1
United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 37th	1
United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 57th	1
United States. Directorate for Armed Forces Information and Education	1
United States. Marine Corps--Aviation	1
United States. Marine Corps--Officers	1
United States. Marine Corps--Officers--Interviews	1
United States. Marine Corps. Marine Regiment, 6th. Battalion, 1st	1
United States. Naval Oceanographic Office	1
United States. Naval Reserve	1
United States. Naval Reserve. Women's Reserve	1
United States. Navy	1
United States. Navy Department. Bureau of Ships	1
United States. Navy--African Americans	1
United States. Navy--Bands	1
United States. Navy--Gunner's mates	1
United States. Navy--History--20th century	1
United States. Navy--Intelligence specialists	1
United States. Navy--Machinist's mates	1
United States. Navy--Military life--Caricatures and cartoons	1
United States. Navy--Officers--Correspondence	1
United States. Navy--Periodicals	1
United States. Navy--Petty officers	1
United States. Navy--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.	1
United States. Navy--Signalmen	1
United States. Navy--Training administrators	1
United States. Navy. Construction Corps	1
United States. Navy. Fleet Air Wing 4	1
United States. Navy. Pre-Flight School (Chapel Hill, N.C.)	1
United States. Selective Service System (1940-1942)	1
Vaccines	1
Vail, Powell P.	1
Valley Forge (Aircraft carrier)	1
Van Metre, T. J. (Thaddeus Johnson), 1907-2003	1
Van Metre, T. J. (Thaddeus Johnson), 1907-2003--Correspondence	1
Veterans--Diseases--United States	1
Wake Island, Battle of, Wake Island, 1941	1
Warships--United States	1
Wasp (Aircraft carrier : CV-7)	1
Watts, James W., -1945--Death and burial	1
Waukesha (Ship)	1
Welch family	1
Welch, Raymond V.	1
Wenck, Paul C.	1
Wilkerson, Herbert M.	1
Williamston (N.C.)--History, Military--20th century	1
Windsor, Robert W.	1
Wolfe, Thomas B.	1
World War, 1914-1918	1
World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns--France	1
World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations	1
World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, German	1
World War, 1939-1945--Aerial photographs	1
World War, 1939-1945--African Americans	1
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Germany	1
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Mediterranean Sea	1
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--New Guinea	1
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Poland	1
World War, 1939-1945--Casualties--Italy	1
World War, 1939-1945--Censorship	1
World War, 1939-1945--England	1
World War, 1939-1945--Equipment and supplies	1
World War, 1939-1945--Great Britain	1
World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, Japanese	1
World War, 1939-1945--North Carolina	1
World War, 1939-1945--North Carolina--Greenville	1
World War, 1939-1945--North Carolina--Williamston	1
World War, 1939-1945--Pacific Area	1
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, Philippine	1
World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons	1
World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons, Austrian	1
World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons, French	1
World War, 1939-1945--Virginia	1
World War, 1939-1945--War work--Red Cross	1
Wright, Richard M., 1918-2004	1
Wyche, Ira Thomas, 1887-1981	1
Yacht racing--Maryland--Annapolis	1
Yamashita, Tomobumi, 1885-1946--Death and burial	1
Yokosuka Naval Base (Japan)	1
Yorktown (Aircraft carrier : CV-10)	1