Contains a lengthy memoir detailing Fenn's military years. Describes his basic cavalry training (horse training, war games, living conditions). Makes special mention of his service spent as a member of the Division's band. Describes his trip to Australia, training there, and deployment to New Guinea. Gives an account of cleaning up enemy positions with constant artillery barrages. Describes his involvement in the campaign to reclaim the Philippinesâthe assault on the Leyte beachhead, small arms conflicts along inland Japanese positions, and the assault on, and urban fighting within, Manilla. Discusses his help in liberating Allied prisoners of war and their deplorable living conditions. Also discusses his duties as the supply sergeant for his unit. His interaction with other LDS servicemen, his role as a group leader, and his gratitude for having the opportunity to attend worship services are discussed throughout the document, as are his feelings of loneliness and his thoughts, centered on his family, while overseas. Also includes his honorable discharge papers, photocopies of marching drill orders, letters home (some from his commanding officers to his mother and wife), a photocopied church service flyer, and newspaper articles documenting the Allied march to Manilla, its capture, and the plight of the prisoners of war. Photographs show a servicemen's chapel built on a Pacific island, Fenn playing in the military band, and his unit practicing maneuvers.
