Pearl Harbor Game collection 1941-2011

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Pearl Harbor Game collection 1941-2011

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The Pearl Harbor Game collection contains news articles, letters and transcriptions of interviews with participants, photographs and memorabilia connected with Willamette University’s 1941 football team and its experience in Hawaii in the days following December 7, 1941.

.5 linear foot

Willamette University Archives and Special Collections

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SNAC Resource ID: 6370938

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McKay, Douglas

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McCash, William

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“On board, as passengers, were the football squads of Willamette University and San Jose College, in Honolulu for games with the University of Hawaii at the time of the Japanese attack. These men, under their respective coaches, volunteered in case of emergency to rescue and place in the ship’s boats the seriously wounded men. They drilled at their assignments. In addition, they volunteered to and did feed such wounded as were unable to help themselves. They promoted good morale amo...