Guide to the W.F. Clingman World War II Journal
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Title: W.F. Clingman World War II Journal
Creator:
Clingman, W.F.
Identifier/Call Number: SC.WFC
Extent:
0.04 linear feet
Date: 1945
Abstract: W.F. Clingman, a United States Coast
Guard officer, kept this handwritten journal from September 22
nd
to October 3
rd, 1945 while assisting in minesweeping operations
in the Kii Channel (Kii Suido) in Japan after the end of World War II. In the journal,
Clingman describes in detail his experiences in Japan, writing about the minesweeping
process, the weather, his interactions with the local Japanese people, his observations of
Japanese culture and the local scenery, literature, and his desires to return to the United
States.
Language of Material: English
The
W.F. Clingman World War II Journal is a handwritten bound
journal composed by United States Coast Guard officer W.F. Clingman in 1945. In the journal,
Clingman describes in detail his experiences in Japan, writing about his work assisting a
minesweeping operation, the weather, his interactions with the local Japanese people, his
observations of Japanese culture and the local scenery, literature, and his desires to
return to the United States.
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Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased. 01/07/2014.
Other Information:
This collection was purchased with funds generously donated by Gus and Erika Manders.
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Jessica Geiser, 2014
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Documents
Box 1, Item 1
Bound Handwritten Journal, 1945