ELWYN B. ROBINSON DEPARTMENT OF SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
CHESTER FRITZ LIBRARY
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA
GRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA 58202

CARLETON ELLIOTT SIMENSEN MILITARY HERITAGE COLLECTION, 164TH INFANTRY ASSOCIATION RECORDS

COLLECTION: OGL #1278 (addition)

DATES: 1943-1998

SIZE: 8 folders

INTRODUCTION

ACQUISITION: This addition to the Carleton Elliott Simensen Military Heritage Collection, 164th Infantry Association Records was deposited in the Orin G. Libby Manuscript Collection by James Fenelon, Marshalltown, Iowa on October 2, 1998 (Acc.#98-2247).

ACCESS: Open for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Department of Special Collections.

RELATED PUBLICATION:
The Battle of Coffin Corner and Other Comments Concerning the Guadalcanal Campaign by John E. Stannard. Self Published: 1992. Call Number: D767.98 .S7 1992

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE T

his addition to the 164th Infantry Association dates from 1943-1998 and consists of eight folders. The first folder consists of correspondence. This correspondence is a letter from Bob Carr to John Sather telling Sather stories of his father during the war. The second folder contains a short biography on John Edward Stannard, a member of the 164th, written by his son. The Department of Special Collections has a copy of Stannard's book, The Battle of Coffin Corner, which is housed in the North Dakota Book Collection. The third folder contains the poem "Helmet on a Rifle" by R.A. Gannon. This poem tells of the death of the author's brother in the war. The fourth folder contains newspaper and magazine articles from The Fargo Forum and The Bowman County Pioneer. The fifth folder contains maps of the Solomon Islands labeled with points of attack, bases and paths followed. The sixth folder contains a September issue of Sad Sack, a popular comic book among the American soldiers. The seventh folder contains many issues of the Americal Newsletter from the years 1991-1998. The eigth folder contains issues of The Old Breed News and the 1st Battalion 182nd Infantry, as well as an article from an unnamed newsletter.

BOX AND FOLDER INVENTORY

Box 12
Folder

14. Correspondence: 1997.
15. Biography of John Edward Stannard.
16. Poem - "A Helmet on a Rifle"
17. Newspaper/Magazine Articles: 1943-1997.
18. Maps of Solomon Islands.
19. Comic Book - Sad Sack.
20. Americal Newsletters: 1991-1998.
21. Miscellaneous Newsletters: 1992-1998.

SEPARATIONS RECORD

One oversize folder was separated and placed in the Oversize File Cabinets. This folder contains two issues of both Yank and Guadalcanal Echoes, as well as one issue of the Times-Republican, The Des Moines Sunday Register, and The Dickinson Press.

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