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Collection Overview
Biographical Note
Scope and Contents of the Collection
Organization of the Collection
Search Terms
Series 1: Lord Jeff's Unsung Heroes,
1994-1995
Series 2: They Also Served,
1999
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William R. Throckmorton (AC 1941) Research Materials on Amherst College Alumni in World War II, 1994-2001
Finding Aid
Finding aid prepared by ma.
Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
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Creator:
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Throckmorton, William R. |
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Title:
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Throckmorton research materials on Amherst College alumni in World War II |
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Dates:
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1994-2001 |
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Abstract:
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Correspondence, military records and other research materials compiled by William Throckmorton for the preparation of his books documenting the military activities of Amherst College alumni during World War II. Includes various manuscript and typescript drafts.
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Extent:
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1 records storage box, 1 archives box(1.5 linear ft.) |
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Language:
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English. |
William R. Throckmorton was born in Wichita, Kansas in 1919 and graduated from Amherst College in the Class of 1941. He is the author of Lord Jeff's Unsung Heroes: A Story of the Bravery and Heroism by the Young Men of Amherst College in the Second World War (self-published, 1996) and They Also Served: Stories by Amherst College Men Who Served their Country in WWII (self-published; vol. 1, 2001; vol. 2, 2002).
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Correspondence, military records and other research materials compiled by William Throckmorton for the preparation of his books Lord Jeff's Unsung Heroes and They Also Served, which document the military activities of Amherst College alumni in World War II through military records, published accounts and personal narratives. The collection also includes various manuscript and typescript drafts.
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This collection is organized into two series:
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Series 1: Lord Jeff's Unsung Heroes,
1994-1995
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Folder
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Military Service letters
1994-1995
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2 |
Miscellaneous research materials
1994-1995
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Minnick, Donald (AC 1939)
1994-1995
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Notes on the Class of 1939
1994-1995
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Notes on the Class of 1940
1994-1995
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Notes on the Class of 1941
1994-1995
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Notes on the Class of 1942
1994-1995
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Notes on the Class of 1943
1994-1995
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Guy Levy-Despas (AC 1943); War Memorial
1994-1995
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Obed Finch Slingerland (AC 1942) - military record
1994-1995
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Alumni Fund report
1946 Feb.
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Notes on the Class of 1944
1994-1995
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Notes on the Class of 1945
1994-1995
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Series 2: They Also Served,
1999
Box
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Folder
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Haller, Benjamin E. (AC 1938)
1999
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Olander, Edwin L. (AC 1938)
1999
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Price, William W. (AC 1938)
1999
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Schweizer, Frederick Owen (AC 1938)
1999
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BeLoff, Jerome S. (AC 1939)
1999
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Bullard, Jr., Dr. Rockwood W. (AC 1939)
1999
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Clark, Jr., Homer H. (AC 1939)
1999
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Cordner, John Desmond (AC 1939)
1999
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Engley, Donald B. (AC 1939)
1999
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10 |
Goldstein, E. Ernest (AC 1939)
1999
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11 |
Goodnow, Jr., Henry Frank (AC 1939)
1999
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12 |
Johnson, Jr., Ernest Alfred (AC 1939)
1999
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13 |
Joys, J. Hartley (AC 1939)
1999
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14 |
Kitchell, Frank R. (AC 1939)
1999
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Mapes, Henry J. (AC 1939)
1999
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Meller, Irwin Ira (AC 1939)
1999
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Van Nostrand, Jr., Roy (AC 1939)
1999
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Seeley, Jr., Henry W. (AC 1939)
1999
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Whalin, Donald B. (AC 1939)
1999
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Beier, Ernest G. (AC 1940)
1999
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Bingham, Robert E. (AC 1940)
1999
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Brodhead, Jr., John (AC 1940)
1999
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Dembe, Harvey H. (AC 1940)
1999
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Haas, John C. (AC 1940)
1999
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Hanford, Robert B. (AC 1940)
1999
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Hart, Jr., Donald R. (AC 1940)
1999
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Trautman, Jr., Harry A. (AC 1940)
1999
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28 |
Whitten, Sumner H. (AC 1940)
1999
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Wise, Jr., William M. (AC 1940)
1999
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Bates, Edwin R. (AC 1941)
1999
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Clarke, Charles Patrick (AC 1941)
1999
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Colton, Edwin M. (AC 1941)
1999
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Dowling, Arthur L. (AC 1941)
1999
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Firman, Win (AC 1941)
1999
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Fitzgibbon, Thomas F. (AC 1941)
1999
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Fowler, Theodore V. (AC 1941)
1999
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Frost, Edwin Dewey (AC 1941)
1999
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Johnson, Davis G. (AC 1941)
1999
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Kellogg, Douglas E. (AC 1941)
1999
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Kuehne, Richard E. (AC 1941)
1999
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Mann, Samuel G. (AC 1941)
1999
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Marshall, Philip C. (AC 1941)
1999
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McCroskery, Allan L. (AC 1941)
1999
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Merrill, Hervey C. (AC 1941)
1999
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Muench, Norbert W. (AC 1941)
1999
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Michener, James A. (AC 1941)
1999
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Neily, Clark M. (AC 1941)
1999
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Read, Richard C. (AC 1941)
1999
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Rodgers, Walter R. III (AC 1941)
1999
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Shaw, William F. (AC 1941)
1999
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Throckmorton, William R. (AC 1941)
1999
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Tiffany, Robert M. (AC 1941)
1999
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Waller, George Macgregor (AC 1941)
1999
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White, Thomas W. (AC 1941)
1999
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Wilmot, James D. (AC 1941)
1999
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Heisler, Edmund H. (AC 1942)
1999
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McLaughlin, Mano (AC 1942)
1999
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McMullin, Robert D. (AC 1942)
1999
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Patton, Jr., Ward H. (AC 1942)
1999
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Risley, John H. (AC 1942)
1999
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61 |
Thomas, Paul F. (AC 1942)
1999
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Wysor, Rufus J. (AC 1942)
1999
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63 |
Avery, Paul O. (AC 1943)
1999
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Bibby, T.F.A. (AC 1943)
1999
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Conger, John J. (AC 1943)
1999
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Craig, Douglas S. (AC 1943)
1999
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Cummings, Richard H. (AC 1943)
1999
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Dayton, Wallace C. (AC 1943)
1999
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Delfiner, Henry (AC 1943)
1999
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Dills, Robert D. (AC 1943)
1999
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Fitzgibbon, Robert Q. (AC 1943)
1999
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Frankl, Wolfe J. (AC 1943)
1999
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Grinnell, Carroll C. (AC 1943)
1999
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Hess, Samuel A. (AC 1943)
1999
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Keith, Russell M. (AC 1943)
1999
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Koenig, Jr., Edward C. (AC 1943)
1999
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McNamee, William A. (AC 1943)
1999
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Moss, Richard (AC 1943)
1999
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Parkhurst, Edward C. (AC 1943)
1999
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Tisdale, James M. (AC 1943)
1999
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Clark, Everett A. (AC 1944)
1999
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82 |
Cole, Gordon E. (AC 1944)
1999
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Curtis, Jr., Gordon M. (AC 1944)
1999
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Dalzell, Fred Briggs (AC 1944)
1999
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Harstedt, George W. (AC 1944)
1999
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Klippel, Allen P. (AC 1944)
1999
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Leahy, Paul R. (AC 1944)
1999
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Massee, John G. (AC 1944)
1999
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Preble, Jr., Robert C. (AC 1944)
1999
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Seelye, Talcott W. (AC 1944)
1999
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Stevens, David (AC 1944)
1999
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Carrie, Richard L. (AC 1945)
1999
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Cobb, George H. (AC 1945)
1999
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Coyle, Donald W. (AC 1945)
1999
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Goodnough, Lynn G. (AC 1945)
1999
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96 |
Minton, Charles P. (AC 1945)
1999
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Packard, Richard C. (AC 1945)
1999
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Pease, Robert F. (AC 1945)
1999
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Phillips, Deane (AC 1945)
1999
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Utter, George H. (AC 1945)
1999
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Throckmorton material sent to Alumni Office
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