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Papers relating to the war record of Douglas R. Stringfellow, 1954.

Title: Papers relating to the war record of Douglas R. Stringfellow, 1954.

Newspaper clippings and letters relating to the war record of Douglas R. Stringfellow. Stringfellow, a representative from Utah, claimed to be a war hero during World War II. These items represent investigations of that claim. They inlcude letters from officers over him and others who knew of his activities. They demonstrate that Stringfellow's war stories were essentially fabrications.

ArchivalResource: 18 items (37 pages).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122599078 View

Douglas R. Stringfellow papers, 1951-ca. 1972

Title: Douglas R. Stringfellow papers 1951-ca. 1972

ArchivalResource: 1 box; (0.5 linear ft.)

http://findingaid.lib.byu.edu/viewItem/MSS%201755 View

Stringfellow, Douglas R., 1922-1966. Speech, 1952.

Title: Speech, 1952.

Typescript of a speech taken from the included sound tapes. The speech was given at Brigham Young University on 22 May 1952. Stringfellow claims to have been captured and tortured by the Germans, that he escaped from the notorious Bergen Belsen prison camp, that he was beaten by a "suicide man," and that he was shot at by a machine gun after being wounded by a land mine. Stringfellow's friend "Tex" died near him after sharing a prayer with him.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (17 pages) + 2 magnetic sound tapes.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/145435729 View

Stringfellow, Douglas R., 1922-1966. Douglas R. Stringfellow papers, 1951-ca. 1972.

Title: Douglas R. Stringfellow papers, 1951-ca. 1972.

Typed autobiography, newspaper clippings, letters received, typed copies of speeches, and newsletters entitled: "Day to Day with Doug." The materials deal with his motivational speeches before he was a congrssman and his congressional career. The autobiography is an attempt by Stringfellow to correct his war experiences and about his various activities after he realized he had lied.

ArchivalResource: 1 box (0.5 linear ft.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122599122 View

AV 449, Willes, Joseph Simmons 1901-1984. Joseph S. Willes collection 1948-1976

Title: AV 449, Willes, Joseph Simmons 1901-1984. Joseph S. Willes collection 1948-1976

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https://eadview.lds.org/findingaid/AV%20449/ View