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Haley, Willard Ray (Second World War photo album and scrapbook)
2015.107.w.r
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Contributing Institution:
Center for American War Letters Archives
Title: Willard Ray Haley Second World War photo album and scrapbook
source:
Griswold, Kathy
Creator:
Haley, Willard Ray, Sergeant, 1917-1996
Identifier/Call Number: 2015.107.w.r
Physical Description:
.25 Linear Feet
(3/4 document box)
(1 footlocker, uncontainered)
Date (inclusive): 1943 October 14 - 1998 September 11
Date (bulk): 1943 October 14 - 1946
Abstract: This collection contains photo albums, a scrapbook, medals, and various miliary documents belonging to Sgt. Willard Ray Haley
USAAF who served during the Second World War.
Language of Material:
English
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Container: WWII 56
Container: 10-12
Container: 1-3
Container: Specimen Box 1
Container: 2-3
This collection is open for research.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Kathy Griswold.
Rec'd 11-5-2015.
This collection is arranged by type and date:
- Series 1, Photo Albums and scrapbook
- Series 2, Military documents
- Series 3, Medals
Sergeant Willard Ray Haley, United States Army Air Force (10/11/1917 - 3/28/1996) served as a gunner during the Second World
War.
[Item title, Box number, Folder number], Willard Ray Haley Second World War Photo Album and Scrapbook collection (2015.107.w.r),
Center for American War Letters Archives, Chapman University, CA.
For the benefit of current and future researchers, please cite any additional information about sources consulted in this
collection, including permanent URL's, item or folder descriptions, and box/folder locations.
This collection contains two photo albums and one scrapbook belonging to Sgt. Willard Ray Haley, USAAF during the Second World
War. Also included are several medals, a foot locker*, and various military documents relating to Haley's time in the military.
Between August 1941 and November 1942 Haley was stationed at Fort Mears, Dutch Harbor, Alaska. One of the albums in this collection
bears the seal of the Alaska Defense Command which was responsible for coordinating the defense of the Alaska territory after
the attack on Pearl Harbor.
*foot locker included as part of Series 3.
There are no restrictions on the use of this material except where previously copyrighted material is concerned. It is the
responsibility of the researcher to obtain all permissions. For further copyright information, please contact the archivist.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
World War (1939-1945)
United States -- Army -- Air Forces
Photographs
United States Army -- Alaska Defense Command
United States -- Army Air Forces -- Aerial gunnery
Griswold, Kathy