U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation Collection: John A. Yeager Papers

1943-1945
Manuscript Collection #677-053
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Creator(s)
Yeager, John A.
Physical description
0.02 Cubic Feet, 1 volume and 2 items
Preferred Citation
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation Collection: John A. Yeager Papers (#677-053), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.
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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.

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Custodial History

April 24, 1996 (unprocessed), 1 volume; photocopy of World War II diary of duty aboard the USS ESSEX (August 1943 - September 1945). Donor: Mr. John A. Yeager.

June 15, 2002 (unprocessed addition 1), 1 volume and 2 items, 0.02 cubic feet; 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. This original diary replaces the photocopy donated in 1996. Donor: Mr. John A. Yeager.

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Gift of Mr. John A. Yeager

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Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law.

Key terms
Personal Names
Yeager, John A.
Corporate Names
Essex (Aircraft carrier)
United States. Navy--Electrician's mates
Topical
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American