William David Crawford papers, 1942-1945, Date acquired: 2007-02-08, Date accessioned: 2020-06-11
Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Crawford, William David
- Extent:
- 1 folders
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], William David Crawford papers, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_07_0016.
Background
- Scope and content:
William David Crawford served as a U.S. Navy pilot who flew PB4Y-1's in the Pacific Theater during the Second World War. This collection consists of his memoir.
- Biographical / historical:
William David Crawford served with naval bombing squadron VB-108 during the Second World War. He enlisted on January 7, 1942, though he was not called to duty until June 1, 1942. He served throughout the Pacific on bombing missions, until returning to the United States in October 1945.
- Custodial history:
This collection was donated by Ed Crawford. The collection was acquired by the Institute on World War II and the Human Experience on February 8, 2007.
Transferred from the Institute on World War II and the Human Experience to FSU Libraries Special Collections & Archives in July 2022.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Naval Air Station Jacksonville (Fla.)--History
Bombing, Aerial
Bombing, Aerial--History--20th century
World War, 1939-1945--Philippines
Saipan, Battle of, Northern Mariana Islands, 1944 - Names:
- United States. Navy
Naval Air Technical Training Center (Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Fla.)
United States, Navy. Patrol Bombing Squadron 111
United States. Navy. Bombing Squadron 108 - Places:
- Naval Air Station Jacksonville (Fla.)
Enewetak Atoll (Marshall Islands)
Naval Air Station Pensacola (Fla.)
Naval Air Station North Island (Calif.)
Naval Air Station Fairfax (Ks.)
Nukufetau (Tuvalu)
Chuuk (Micronesia)
Access and use
- Restrictions:
This collection is open to all researchers.
- Terms of access:
All requests for permission to quote, publish, broadcast or otherwise reproduce from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Associate Dean for Special Collections & Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Florida State University Libraries as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.
- Preferred citation:
[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], William David Crawford papers, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_07_0016.
- Location of this collection:
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116 Honors WayTallahasseeFL32306-2047USA
