Papers, 1893-1976.

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Papers, 1893-1976.

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Diaries, scrapbooks and photographs documenting Pence's U.S. Navy career and travels, including memorabilia, memoranda, military orders, and reports collected from duty posts and administrative assignments. Includes materials related to the formation of the military's civil affairs program at the end of World War II and the treatment of American prisoners of war in the Far East.

14.40 lin. ft. (28 archives boxes and 34 oversize folders)

University of California, San Diego, UC San Diego Library; UCSD Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7352639

University of California, San Diego, UC San Diego Library; UCSD Library

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American National Red Cross

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American charitable organization. From the description of American National Red Cross records, 1906-1995. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754867267 Historical Note The American Red Cross is a humanitarian organization led by volunteers and guided by its Congressional Charter and the Fundamental Principals of the International Red Cross Movement. The Federal Charter states it is a nonprofit, tax-exempt, charitable organizat...

Pence, Harry L.

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A career American Navy officer, Captain Harry Pence was born in Ohio in 1882 and graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1906. He served on numerous ships, sailed with the Great White Fleet, and captained the U.S.S. McFarland (1921-1927). During World War II, he served as a liaison officer to the General Board of the Navy and to the government's Civil Affairs program. Upon retirement, Pence worked for a year for the American Red Cross on prisoner of war issues. Pence died in La Jolla, ...