Records, 1910s-1987.

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Records, 1910s-1987.

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This collection is the result of interviews and research conducted in the 1980s by Indianapolis area military historians Wayne Sanford and Doug Clanin. It is part of the World War II oral history collection formerly located at the Ernie Pyle State Historic site. The bulk of the materials are transcripts of interviews with survivors of the resistance movement in the Philipines by U.S. and native participants. In addition to transcripts, there is correspondence and supporting historic materials including photographs, maps, artifacts, and official military reports and printed items. These include records from the National Archives, original orders, dispatches, and documents from the Anderson Guerilla group, 1943-48.

Manuscript Materials: 18 manuscript boxes.Visual Materials: 1 box of photographs, 1 box of color photographs.Artifacts: 18 artifacts.

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Clanin, Douglas E.

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Douglas E. Clanin was born in Anderson, Indiana in 1940. He was the son of Howard P. and Sarah Elizabeth "Liz" (Weatherford) Clanin. Howard was the son of Arthur and Clara (Rissiek) Clanin. The Howard Clanin family also included Greg, Doug's younger brother. They lived in Anderson, Indiana where Mr. Clanin worked as a foreman at Delco Remy. Doug graduated from Madison Heights High School in 1958 and became a graduate of Purdue University in 1963. He went on to earn a M.A. from Indiana University...

Sanford, Wayne L.

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After a five month struggle United States military forces in the Philippines surrendered to the Japanese. Most of those were involved in the Bataan Death March. Not all Americans were captured, approximately 400 Americans formed small guerilla units with the aid of Filipinos and local tribes. They conducted information gathering and covert activities against the Japanese invaders for thirty-four months. Of the original number, it is estimated that about half survived the war. From th...