Memoir and photographs, ca. 1944-2001.

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Memoir and photographs, ca. 1944-2001.

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Contains detailed memoir that discusses his initial military training and stateside assignments. Discusses his flight to Australia and service as a clerk in Brisbane. Includes his interactions with Australian civilian and US military LDS Church members. Mentions his Officer Candidate School training and commissioning. Comments on the vegetation, weather, and working with black soldiers on New Guinea. Describes Moulton's attempt to save the life of a comrade and ways in which his own life was miraculously saved in and out of combat. Refers to the preparations made on the assault on Luzon, Philippines; his role in the invasion; and attacks by Kamikaze pilots. Includes details concerning his duties as a grave registration officer, and the carnage of war in the Philippines. Discusses his brief occupational duties in Korea after the war and the typhoon he encountered on his voyage back to the US. Includes photographs of Moulton and his brothers.

2 folders (41 p.) + 2 photographs.

Harold B. Lee Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8284497

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Moulton, James Heber, 1920-

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Served in the US Army during World War II from 1943-1946. Moulton was assigned to the Quartermaster Company, 6th Infantry Division. He achieved the rank of captain. From the description of Memoir and photographs, ca. 1944-2001. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82555771 ...