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Scope and Content of Collection
Title: Edward Ashley Gerhard diary
Date (inclusive): 1941-1944
Collection Number: 80059
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1 item (1 manuscript box)
(0.4 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Relates to the Japanese conquest of the Philippines, and conditions in Japanese camps for American prisoners of war. Includes
photocopy of typed transcript.
Creator:
Gerhard, Edward Ashley, 1913-1944
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
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Acquisition Information
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1980.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Edward Ashley Gerhard diary, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Biographical/Historical Note
Ensign, United States Navy; Japanese prisoner in the Philippines, 1942-1944.
Scope and Content of Collection
Relates to the Japanese conquest of the Philippines, and conditions in Japanese camps for American prisoners of war. Includes
photocopy of typed transcript.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons
Prisoners of war
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Philippines
United States. Navy