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Gordon K. McDonald, circa 1935-2012

 

Summary

Extent:
1.5 Linear Feet
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [boxes and Folder number], Gordon K. McDonald, 7.0072, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/WWII-7-0072

Background

Scope and content:

Gordon McDonald, from Chiacgo, Illinois, was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1942 and served until 1946. He served as sergeant in charge of a medical motor pool, and was deployed to the Pacific Theater of Operations. He was involved in the invasion of the Dutch East Indies, and the Philippines and the Army of Occupation in Japan. This collection consists of 234 photocopied pages of a scrapbook assembled by McDonald, titled "Memories and History of World War II" It includes photographs from camp and the theaters he served in, newspaper clippings, several letters, a diary, church services pamphlets, his documentation such as discharge papers and draft papers. His diary is mostly concerned with camp life and day-to-day events, no mention is made of combat operations.

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is open to all researchers.

This collection is in a remote storage location. Please contact lib-specialcollections@fsu.edu with requests for access or for more information.

Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [boxes and Folder number], Gordon K. McDonald, 7.0072, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/WWII-7-0072

Location of this collection:
116 Honors Way
Tallahassee
FL
32306-2047
USA