Paul LeRoy Jones papers, 1928-1994

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Summary

Creators:
Jones, Paul LeRoy, 1906-
Abstract:
The collection contains photographs, press releases, clippings, speeches, orders, maps, and a diary relating to Allied military activities in the China-Burma-India Theater in World War II and to General Joseph W. Stilwell.
Extent:
6 manuscript boxes, 2 oversize boxes, 1 card file box, 1 oversize folder (5.5 Linear Feet)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Paul LeRoy Jones papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

Consisting mainly of photographs, the Paul LeRoy Jones papers relate to Allied military activities in the China-Burma-India Theater in World War II, the Burma walkout in 1942, and General Joseph W. Stilwell.

The China-Burma-India Theater file includes the transcript of a diary that Jones kept from 1941 to 1945 documenting his experience in the China-Burma-India Theater and his interactions with General Stilwell. . The diary includes entries from May 1942, when Jones participated in the walkout through Burma to India led by General Stilwell. In the diary, Jones discusses his work with transportation of supplies, radio broadcasting programs, and his responses to world events. Explanatory notes, which Jones made at a later date, can be found throughout the diary. This file also includes documents by and about Stilwell, such as correspondence, clippings, press releases, statements by Stilwell, and the typescript "The Stilwell Story" by Finis Farr.

Jones held various jobs during the war that required him to travel extensively in the China-Burma-India Theater. Since he was assisting the Signal Corps, Jones was allowed to take photographs during his assignments. The Photographs contain images of areas where Jones was stationed, the construction of the Ledo Road, and Joseph Stilwell. Photographs that were previously separated still retain their original groupings in envelopes and have been integrated into the collection.

Additional photographs can be found in the Scrapbooks. The collection contains a scrapbook documenting the Burma walkout, which contains photographs, diary entries, and a map with a red line marking the walkout path. The second scrapbook documents Jones' time in Assam, where he was in charge of materials from China Defense Supplies that went over "The Hump." The third scrapbook concerns the surrender of Ryukyus Islands at Tenth Army Headquarters on Okinawa.

Biographical / historical:
Date Event
1906
Born
1920s, circa
Radio communicator in San Diego and San Francisco
1928 October - 1929 June
Cadet, United States Air Corps
1929, circa
Accepted a reserve commission in the Chemical Warfare Service of the United States Air Corps
1941 April
Joined 7th Division, Infantry, United States Army
1941 August
Assigned to Company D, 1st Battalion (heavy weapons company)
1942 February, circa
Worked as a railroad operations officer
Promoted to captain
1942 March
Appointed liaison and courier to the Chinese 5th and 6th Armies
Traveled to India and Burma
1942 May
Participated in Joseph Stilwell's Burma walkout
1942 June
Promoted to major
1942 October
Appointed headquarters commandant and assistant to the acting assistant, G-4, acting as a transportation officer, possibly for Services of Supply (S.O.S.)
1943 October
Promoted to lieutenant colonel
1943-1944, circa
Oversaw delivery of supplies for Services of Supply (S.O.S.), China Defense Supplies
Member of CBI Radio Team
Public relations officer, China-Burma-India Theater
1944
Received Bronze Star
1944 December
Returned to United States
1945
Worked for the Office of Information Services for Army Ground Forces, Public Relations
1945 September-October
Public relations work in Okinawa, Japan
1945 November
Returned to civilian life in California while remaining in the Army Reserves

Sources:

CBI Roundup, June 22, 1944, and November 9, 1944. Accessed through CBI Theater: http://cbi-theater-1.home.comcast.net/~cbi-theater-1/roundup/roundup062244.html

Jones, Paul L. "The Withdrawal from Burma and the Stilwell Walkout." Ex-CBI Roundup, May 1992. Accessed through CBI Theater: http://cbi-theater-3.home.comcast.net/~cbi-theater-3/stilwellpages/stilwell_walkout.html

Acquisition information:
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1980.
Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.

Terms of access:

For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Paul LeRoy Jones papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US
Contact:
(650) 723-3563
hooverarchives@stanford.edu
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