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Captain William Joseph Belt collection
Collection
Identifier: MS 0117
Abstract
Contents of this collection deal with Captain William Joseph Belt's experiences in United States Navy, 1811-1856.
Dates:
1811 - 1856
Found in:
H. Furlong Baldwin Library
Wayne F. Hoffman journal
Collection
Identifier: MS 3291
Abstract
This collection contains the journal of Wayne Franklin Hoffman, a seaman in the United States Navy during the Philippines campaign, World War II. Hoffman records his movements beginning with his enlistment in 1944 and ending in 1946, by which time he has resumed civilian life. The journal notably contains Hoffman's daily record of the U.S. invasion of Leyte and Luzon in the Philippines, as well as various naval engagements in the Ryukyu Islands, including Okinawa.
Dates:
1944 May 25-1946 August 25
Found in:
H. Furlong Baldwin Library