Guide to the Edward Gehrke Collection
Special Collections & Archives
University Library
California State University, Northridge
18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge, CA 91330-8326
Contributing Institution:
Special Collections & Archives
Title: Edward Gehrke Collection
Identifier/Call Number: OCH.EDG
Extent:
8.27 linear feet
Date (inclusive): 1937-1995
Abstract: The Edward Gehrke
Collection documents the military career of China Marine Edward Gehrke through photographs,
ephemera, publications, and his military duffel, coat, and fatigues. Gehrke entered the U.S.
Marine Corps in 1943 and served with Company 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Provisional Brigade at
Guadalcanal, "A" Battery, 1st Battalion, 15th Marines, 6th Division as a gunner, and served
as part of the Okinawa invasion landing on April 1, 1945. After he served in Okinawa, he was
stationed in Tsingtao, China, where he was a participant in accepting the Japanese Army
surrender in China.
Language of Material: English,
Japanese, Chinese
Biographical / Historical
Edward Gehrke entered the U.S. Marine Corps on November 22, 1943 at Chicago, Illinois. He
attended boot camp at the California Artillery School, Camp Pendleton before shipping out of
San Francisco in June 1944. He was briefly stationed at New Caledonia and New Hebrides
before joining Company 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Provisional Brigade at Guadalcanal. He was
transferred to "A" Battery, 1st Battalion, 15th Marines, 6th Division as a gunner before
sailing for Okinawa. He was part of the invasion landing on April 1, 1945. He was then
shipped to Guam, and later to Tsingtao, China, where he was a participant in accepting the
Japanese Army surrender in China. He returned to the U.S. in January 1946 and was discharged
February 10, 1946.
Scope and Contents
The Edward Gehrke Collection contains photographs, clippings, uniforms, and ephemera from
Gehrke's tour of duty. Publications include official government publications with
information on local cultures and geography, as well as those that depict daily military
life through humor and illustrations created by American military personnel. The collection
also includes documentation of Gehrke's training and active service through records,
training materials, and awards. Photographs primarily depict locations in Tsingtao and the
activities of United States Marines. Materials are arranged alphabetically.
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research use.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of
this collection has not been transferred to California State University, Northridge.
Copyright status for other materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials
protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires
the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be
commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any
use rests exclusively with the user.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Fred M. Greguras, 2019
Preferred Citation
For information about citing items in this collection consult the appropriate style manual,
or see the
Citing Archival Materials
guide.
Processing Information
Mallory Furnier, 2020
Box 1, Folder 1
6th Marine Division Headquarters, Japanese Middle School Billet,
ca. 1945
Box 1, Folder 2
15th Marines Billet, Moltke Barracks,
ca. 1945
Box 1, Folder 3
Australia Pocket
Guide,
1944
Box 1, Folder 4
Asahi Beer Labels,
undated
Box 1, Folder 5
The Bulletin Sixth Marine
Division China Edition,
1945
Folder 1
Chicago Newspaper Clippings,
1945
Box 1, Folder 6
The Daily Casual,
June 1944
Box 2, Folder 2
Domain of the Golden Dragon and Neptunus Rex Certificates,
ca.
1944-1945
Box 3, Item 1
Duffel Bag,
ca.
1943-1945
Box 1, Folder 7
Gehrke, Edward A. Biography, Clipping, and Photographs,
ca.
1943-1945
Box 1, Folder 8
Going Back to Civilian Life,
War Department Pamphlet Number 21-4 and Greeting Card,
August 1945
Box 4, Item 1
Helmet Cover,
ca.
1943-1945
Box 2, Folder 1
Japanese Pencils,
ca.
1944-1945
Box 1, Folder 9
Japanese Soldiers and Children Photographs,
undated
Box 2, Folder 4
Leatherneck,
December 1947
Box 1, Folder 10
Marine Corps
Gazette
,
1945
Box 1, Folder 11
The Marine's
Handbook
,
1940
Box 1, Folder 12
Netherlands East
Indies
Pocket Guide,
1944
Box 1, Folder 13
New
Caledonia
Pocket Guide,
1944
Box 1, Folder 14
North China
Pictorial
,
1946
Box 1, Folder 15
Okinawa Clothing Ration Stamps,
1944
Box 1, Folder 17
Propaganda,
ca.
1937-1945
Box 1, Folder 19
San Francisco Postcards,
1944
Box 1, Folder 20
Service Certificates,
ca. 1947
Box 1, Folder 21
Service Prayer Book,
May 1945
Box 1, Folder 22
Service Records,
1943-1946,
1995
Box 1, Folder 23
Service Records, Clippings, and Ephemera,
1944-1955
Box 1, Folder 24
South Pacific Daily
News
,
July 1944
Box 1, Folder 25
Treasure Island, San Francisco Souvenir Folder,
1944
Box 1, Folder 26
Troopship!, War Department
Pamphlet Number 21-6,
1944 January 22
Box 1, Folder 27
Tsingtao Bay Photographs,
ca. 1945
Box 1, Folder 28
Tsingtao, Gun Cleaning Photographs,
November 1945
Box 2, Folder 5
Tsingtao Japanese Surrender Announcements,
ca. 1945
Box 1, Folder 29
Tsingtao Japanese Surrender Street Photographs,
1945
Box 1, Folder 30
Tsingtao Race Course and Stadium Photographs,
ca. 1945
Box 2, Folder 6
Tsingtao Scrapbook Pages,
1944-1946
Box 1, Folder 31
Tsingtao Street Views Photographs,
ca. 1945
Box 1, Folder 32
United States Marines Photographs,
ca.
1943-1945
Box 4, Item 2
Utility Uniform Field Cap,
ca.
1943-1945
Box 4, Item 3
Utility Uniform Garrison Cap,
ca.
1943-1945
Box 4, Item 4
Utility Uniform Shirt,
ca.
1943-1945
Box 4, Item 5
Utility Uniform Trousers,
ca.
1943-1945
Box 5, Item 1
Winter Wool Garrison Cap,
ca.
1943-1945
Box 5, Item 2
Winter Wool Overcoat,
ca.
1943-1945
Box 5, Item 3
Winter Wool Trousers,
ca.
1943-1945
Box 1, Folder 33
Women and Children Photographs,
undated
