Memoir, ca. 1960.

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Memoir, ca. 1960.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/52120144

Contains a memoir detailing Balls's military service that describes his responsibilities held at training camp and a catastrophic magazine explosion which killed thirteen fellow soldiers. Also discusses his maritime assignment on a destroyer guarding the Panama Canal. Includes an account of persecutions suffered due to his being the only crew member of his faith. Also describes his survival of a fierce Spanish Influenza epidemic that killed two-thirds of his crew. Contains Balls's military enlistment record, honorary discharge papers, and letter of recognition issued by the U.S. government upon his death. Also includes a map showing the location of Balls's military camps.

1 folder (8 p.) + 1 map.1 photocopied photograph.

Harold B. Lee Library

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Balls, Lyman, 1898-1991.

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Balls served in the U.S. Navy during World War I as a coxswain. He was stationed on a destroyer with the assignment to guard the Panama Canal from German submarines. From the description of Memoir, ca. 1960. (Brigham Young University). WorldCat record id: 52120144 ...