457 24 26018 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/c080f363c3ca72f4710395509b4ad1b1.jpg bab2e3c3b64b5b3dd9b1af0c7daa46dc Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource GVSU Theatre Photos Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. Theatre Department Description An account of the resource Photographs of Grand Valley theater productions from the 1980s to the 2010s. Photos include shots of performances, backstage, casts and crewmembers. Included in the collection are Shakespeare Festival productions and small acts such as Bard to Go and the Greenshow. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright Grand Valley State University Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GV058-01 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1982-2017 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Theatre Department photographs (GV058-01) Subject The topic of the resource Theater Performances Plays Musicals College Students Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. Special Collections and University Archives. Allendale, MI 49401 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpg Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Language A language of the resource eng Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GV058-01_2003F-Henry-IV-part-I_433 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. Theatre Department Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2003 Title A name given to the resource King Henry IV, Part 1 (theater production), 2003 Description An account of the resource Color photograph of Grand Valley's 2003 production of "King Henry IV, Part 1." In this image, showing the full stage, fourteen actors pose together. In the center, a man carries a woman as the kiss. Framing them to the left and the right are two female figures wearing skin colored masks which give them a strange, doll-like look. In the front a man lies in the lap of a woman, who raises her hand with an ethereal gesture, and a young man holds a masked figure close. In the back two older men stand with satisfied looks, also accompanied by masked figures. Two soldiers stand in each scaffold tower. From each tower hangs a banner: one a Welsh dragon, the other a map of Britain titled "A Kingdom Divided." Under the walkway bridging the two towers hangs a blue checkered curtain. Subject The topic of the resource Theater College students Plays Performances Acting Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/754">Theatre Department photographs (GV058-01)</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/">In Copyright</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives 2003s https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/ccd0a3fb2a4a092214fcd9d9f5c01fa9.jpg 8887e9d534b34ccd8d95443865f5070a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource GVSU Theatre Photos Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. Theatre Department Description An account of the resource Photographs of Grand Valley theater productions from the 1980s to the 2010s. Photos include shots of performances, backstage, casts and crewmembers. Included in the collection are Shakespeare Festival productions and small acts such as Bard to Go and the Greenshow. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright Grand Valley State University Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GV058-01 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1982-2017 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Theatre Department photographs (GV058-01) Subject The topic of the resource Theater Performances Plays Musicals College Students Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. Special Collections and University Archives. Allendale, MI 49401 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpg Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Language A language of the resource eng Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GV058-01_2003F-Henry-IV-part-I_460 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. Theatre Department Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2003 Title A name given to the resource King Henry IV, Part 1 (theater production), 2003 Description An account of the resource Color photograph of Grand Valley's 2003 production of "King Henry IV, Part 1." In this image, which shows the full stage, cast members are posed in sets of two or three lounging around the stage as if drunken. Some are laughing. Many hold pewter mugs. In the center of the stage, on top of a blue table, a man sits bemused. He is wearing a hat made of what looks like a pile of tangled white yarn and cradling a silver stick in his arms. The set has a barebones platform setup, with two raised scaffolds bridged by a railed walkway. Under the walkway hangs a brown curtain. Subject The topic of the resource Theater College students Plays Performances Acting Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/754">Theatre Department photographs (GV058-01)</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/">In Copyright</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives 2003s https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/9f1f995e2000a7bc67913afdf3841a53.jpg ddbba96f0af631bdd565a1724fa4b452 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource GVSU Theatre Photos Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. Theatre Department Description An account of the resource Photographs of Grand Valley theater productions from the 1980s to the 2010s. Photos include shots of performances, backstage, casts and crewmembers. Included in the collection are Shakespeare Festival productions and small acts such as Bard to Go and the Greenshow. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright Grand Valley State University Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GV058-01 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1982-2017 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Theatre Department photographs (GV058-01) Subject The topic of the resource Theater Performances Plays Musicals College Students Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. Special Collections and University Archives. Allendale, MI 49401 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpg Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Language A language of the resource eng Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GV058-01_2003F-Henry-IV-part-I_487 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. Theatre Department Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2003 Title A name given to the resource King Henry IV, Part 1 (theater production), 2003 Description An account of the resource Color photograph of Grand Valley's 2003 production of "King Henry IV, Part 1." In this image, which shows the full stage, two actors stand in the front solemnly. One wears a small gold crown. Behind them the cast wears grey cloaks, a few are blindfolded. One man stands wearing a white tunic bearing a crest, holding a sword whose point is red. Subject The topic of the resource Theater College students Plays Performances Acting Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/754">Theatre Department photographs (GV058-01)</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/">In Copyright</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives 2003s https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/d3e15d156b6d66e4a17f8db1cab60e4e.jpg 6d5cf23c98f12abd1302c7fd43b0009c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource GVSU Theatre Photos Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. Theatre Department Description An account of the resource Photographs of Grand Valley theater productions from the 1980s to the 2010s. Photos include shots of performances, backstage, casts and crewmembers. Included in the collection are Shakespeare Festival productions and small acts such as Bard to Go and the Greenshow. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright Grand Valley State University Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GV058-01 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1982-2017 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Theatre Department photographs (GV058-01) Subject The topic of the resource Theater Performances Plays Musicals College Students Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. Special Collections and University Archives. Allendale, MI 49401 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpg Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Language A language of the resource eng Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GV058-01_2003F-Henry-IV-part-I_489 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. Theatre Department Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2003 Title A name given to the resource King Henry IV, Part 1 (theater production), 2003 Description An account of the resource Color photograph of Grand Valley's 2003 production of "King Henry IV, Part 1." In this image, which shows the full stage, a king holds up a red tipped sword. Before him two soldiers restrain a struggling, blindfolded prisoner. On the right, two other soldiers bring a second blindfolded prisoner forward. On the left three other blindfolded people lie flat on the ground. Several soldiers are staged in the background. The stage has a barebones platform setup, with two raised scaffolds bridged by a railed walkway. On one of the towers a white banner with a red cross hangs. Subject The topic of the resource Theater College students Plays Performances Acting Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/754">Theatre Department photographs (GV058-01)</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/">In Copyright</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Language A language of the resource eng Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives 2003s https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/bfc4fec46eae7eefd38fce3b7bcb5d8e.jpg a5a5ae54ad49b3583d5853f2e4393c6c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Decorated Publishers' Bindings Subject The topic of the resource Book covers Covers (Illustration) Graphic arts Publishers and publishing Pictorial bindings Description An account of the resource From the early 1870s to roughly 1930, many publishers issued their commercial book covers with a remarkable variety of graphic designs and illustrations. This sixty-year period saw many artists and designers contributing to this art form. While some can be identified from their style or initials, others remain unknown. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Seidman Rare Books Collection Michigan Novels Collection Regional Historical Collection Lincoln and the Civil War Collection Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2017-08-30 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a>, <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en">No Copyright - United States</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpg Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context DC-01 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Source Seidman Rare Books. PS2136.J7 K56 1899 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context DC-01_Bindings0407 Title A name given to the resource King or Knave, Which Wins?: An Old Tale of Huguenot Days Description An account of the resource Binding of King or Knave, Which Wins?: An Old Tale of Huguenot Days, edited by William Henry Johnson, published by Little, Brown and Co., 1899. Subject The topic of the resource Book covers Covers (Illustration) Graphic arts Publishers and publishing Pictorial bindings Language A language of the resource eng Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en">No Copyright - United States</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1899 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/0ea7da36f4a4fd6221e75f9a95dec5c9.mp4 7d23f986f083912f51b25e74c3eee8fa https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/ed759e3e78f486e7bb871158ec2ba835.pdf fd5678392bcbab1784ac5f710a1b5d93 PDF Text Text Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Carl King World War II Total Time: 54:33 Childhood and Pre-Enlistment (00:00) • • • • • • • Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1924. (00:45) Father was a furniture maker before the depression and then became a farmer until 1936, when he went back to the furniture business. Attended High School and graduated in 1942. He knew about the war in Europe before Pearl Harbor, but it didn’t really affect him. He remembers them announcing the Pearl Harbor attack in church Many of the people that he worked with were drafted. (04:05) He went to the draft board and requested to be drafted into the Navy the next time the draft came up. (04:45) He had a physical in Kalamazoo, Michigan and then had a week at home before he was sent to Great Lakes Naval Station in Chicago, Illinois. Training (05:54) • • • • • • • • • He took basic training at Great Lakes Naval Station, where they were taught basic procedures and marching. He was able to stay out of trouble, as did most of the people there. (07:15) Many of the men in his company were from Tennessee and Kentucky. (08:07) Boot camp took 12 weeks. (08:20) He signed up for Machinist Mates Service School after boot camp. (09:15) They were taught to run basic machinery at the school, which took place at Great Lakes as well. He was assigned extra duties during service school because of his prior knowledge of machines. (10:25) He got liberty every other weekend while he was in service school. He spent liberty at home because he was able to make the trip to Grand Rapids in 1 day. (12:04) After Service School, he was able to choose where he would be assigned. He signed up for PT Service School. (12:45) They had to wait in a warehouse in Boston for PT Training. After the wait, he attended PT School in Bellville, Rhode Island. There, they lived in Quonset huts and spent a lot of time on PT boats in the Narragansett Bay and the North Atlantic. They spent very little time in the classroom. �Active Duty (15:30) • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • He was assigned to the PT Training Squadron as an instructor. He did not enjoy this very much. He began this job in late 1943. (16:48) He was then transferred to a squadron in Miami, Florida where he was assigned to work the base force, which worked on the boats while they were at base. (18:30) He spent 2 weeks in Miami, and was assigned to the base force. He was then sent to an island off of the Pacific end of the Panama Canal. There, they continued training and waited to be shipped west. (20:15) He then boarded an LST and eventually reached the New Hebrides islands in the South Pacific. They were just passengers on the ship, however he was able to talk his way into engine room duty to alleviate the boredom. The trip took around 4 weeks. (22:50) They were based on a coconut plantation in the New Hebrides, and were housed in Quonset huts. (24:15) He met very few people who were involved in PT before training. He was acquainted with John F. Kennedy during his training, but he did not get along with him. (25:35) He was in the New Hebrides as a waiting point before being sent to Guadalcanal. He eventually flew to Guadalcanal, only to find out that his squadron had shipped to the Treasury Islands just a few days before. (26:15) He was loaded onto an LST in Guadalcanal and shipped to the Treasury Islands. (27:34) They were then assigned to a tender, which carried all of the supplies for the PT boats, so he was no longer on shore. (28:20) They were then shipped to Palau, where they participated in a number of different activities, including protecting a fleet anchorage. They were there for a couple of weeks. (31:00) At one point, a minisub was detected in the fleet anchorage, but they were never able to find it. (31:48) A Japanese soldier was swimming towards the USS Yorktown with a floating mine, but the mine was hit by rifle fire and exploded before he could get close. (32:20) They were then sent to the Leyte Gulf in the Philippines, and arrived there 2 days after the invasion. When they arrived, there were still many Navy ships in the gulf. (33:45) They were allowed liberty in the Philippines a number of times. They often went to a small village of around 1500 people. (35:35) They were then loaded into LST’s and taken to Okinawa. (38:50) Most of their work on Okinawa consisted of rescuing downed airmen whose planes were too damaged to land. They were stationed in a small harbor that had served as a Japanese submarine base. It was located on the northern side of the island. They had very little trouble with the ground based Japanese troops, but were attacked by Japanese aircraft. �• • • • • • • (40:50) They saw a kamikaze attack on one of their supply ships. (42:25) They occasionally shot at Japanese aircraft, and he believes that they were able to destroy 3 fighter aircraft. (44:10) They were stationed at Okinawa when the war ended. He remembers hearing about the dropping of the atomic bomb while he was there. (45:20) He had been in the South Pacific for 2 years by the time the war had ended. They did a number of things during their time off, including playing sports and listening to the radio. (46:53) They were again sent to the Leyte Gulf a couple of weeks after the war ended. They scrapped their PT boats while they were there. They were only there for a short time. (50:15) He then boarded a boat which took them near the Aleutian Islands and then down to Seattle, Washington. They were loaded on railcars in Seattle and shipped to Great Lakes Naval Station where he was discharged in February 23rd, 1946. Post-Service (51:50) • • After his discharge, he came back to his job at the General Motors plant in Grand Rapids. He retired from General Motors in 1982. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Veterans History Project Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. History Department Description An account of the resource The Library of Congress established the Veterans History Project in 2001 to collect memories, accounts, and documents of U.S. war veterans from World War II and the Korean War, Vietnam War, and conflicts in the Middle East and elsewhere, and to preserve these stories for future generations. The GVSU History Department interviews are part of this work-in-progress, and may contain videos and audio recordings, transcripts and interview outlines, and related documents and photographs. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1914- Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Subject The topic of the resource Afghan War, 2001--Personal narratives, American Iran Hostage Crisis, 1979-1981--Personal narratives, American Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal narratives, American Michigan--History, Military Oral history Persian Gulf War, 1991--Personal narratives, American United States--History, Military United States. Air Force United States. Army United States. Navy Veterans Video recordings Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Smither, James Boring, Frank Relation A related resource Veterans History Project (U.S.) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-27 Language A language of the resource eng Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/455">Veterans History Project interviews (RHC-27)</a> Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context KingC Title A name given to the resource King, Carl (Interview outline and video), 2009 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource King, Carl Description An account of the resource Carl King was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1924 and served in the Navy during World War II. He was drafted into the Navy upon his request, and attended training at Great Lakes Naval Station. He joined the PT corps and worked as a machinist throughout his time in the service. He spent most of his time in the service in the Pacific theatre, serving in the New Hebrides, Guadalcanal, the Philippines, and Okinawa. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Smither, James (Interviewer) Byron Area Historic Museum (Byron Center, Mich.) BCTV Subject The topic of the resource Oral history Veterans History Project (U.S.) United States--History, Military Michigan--History, Military Veterans Video recordings United States. Navy World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American Language A language of the resource eng Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Moving Image Text Relation A related resource Veterans History Project (U.S.) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2009-01-06 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/455">Veterans History Project Collection, (RHC-27)</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf video/mp4 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/3fbffba61c1630e77bf5e9ed365db0ad.mp4 fdd106cc08064bbd7c68172a090e1452 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/a94faae28837cf20ad8a1e2e60b06811.pdf c62733aa78ea5d2ac2d96b11112eac34 PDF Text Text Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project Interview Interviewee’s Name: Don King Name of War: Other veterans and civilians/Persian Gulf War Length of Interview: (00:12:09) Childhood and Pre-Enlistment (00:05)  Born in Albion, NY in 1963 Graduated High School and enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1980 at age 17.  Joined the Marine Corps because his father and grandfather were Marines Training (01:23)  Attended Boot Camp at Parris Island, SC and then to Camp Lejeune, NC for further training Active Duty (02:43)         After training, was sent to Twenty-Nine Palms, CA, the Philippines, Japan, and several other bases in the US. He was reactivated as a reserve in 1990, and sent to fight in the Gulf War. They were shipped over, and they were sent to a staging area. (05:18) They were able to return to the United States with all but one of their original members. (05:40) Life on the base was very much regimented. In their free time, they would train physically, but they rarely got off the base. The food was OK, and served buffet style. (07:07) He made a number of friends while in the service. He was able to stay in touch by mostly letters, but also the occasional phone call. (08:30) They were sent to Japan and then the Philippines to help evacuate bases. They were then shipped to California and then Michigan. (11:32) They trained with the Japanese in cold weather during his time in Japan. Post-Service (9:00)   He attended therapy after the war to help him readjust to civilian life. His career in Real Estate was not influenced by his time in the military. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Veterans History Project Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. History Department Description An account of the resource The Library of Congress established the Veterans History Project in 2001 to collect memories, accounts, and documents of U.S. war veterans from World War II and the Korean War, Vietnam War, and conflicts in the Middle East and elsewhere, and to preserve these stories for future generations. The GVSU History Department interviews are part of this work-in-progress, and may contain videos and audio recordings, transcripts and interview outlines, and related documents and photographs. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1914- Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Subject The topic of the resource Afghan War, 2001--Personal narratives, American Iran Hostage Crisis, 1979-1981--Personal narratives, American Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal narratives, American Michigan--History, Military Oral history Persian Gulf War, 1991--Personal narratives, American United States--History, Military United States. Air Force United States. Army United States. Navy Veterans Video recordings Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Smither, James Boring, Frank Relation A related resource Veterans History Project (U.S.) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-27 Language A language of the resource eng Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/455">Veterans History Project interviews (RHC-27)</a> Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context KingD Title A name given to the resource King, Donald, Jr. (Interview outline and video), 2009 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource King, Jr., Donald Description An account of the resource Don King served in the Marine Corps during the Cold War and Gulf War years. He served overseas in the Philippines and Japan during his original tour in the early 1980s, as well as in the U.S. He joined the reserves and was mobilized for the Gulf War and sent to Iraq in 1991. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource King, Morgan (Interviewer) Crist, Sofie (Interviewer) Forest Hills Eastern High School (Ada, Mich.) Subject The topic of the resource Oral history Veterans History Project (U.S.) United States--History, Military Michigan--History, Military Veterans Video recordings Persian Gulf War, 1991--Personal narratives, American United States. 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Lemmen Library and Archives https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/c493f638c01c94122b6c9898c904786b.jpg 807e497c21cf38b6e01aec88c663340a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Faces of Grand Valley Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource University Communications Description An account of the resource A non-comprehensive collection of photographs of Grand Valley faculty, staff, administrators, board members, friends, and alumni. Photos collected by University Communications for use in promotion and information sharing about Grand Valley with the wider community. 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Special Collections and University Archives Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copyright Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Language A language of the resource eng https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/472883a458b49796c3c16213ef0f4cd2.mp4 fae226126986cfb73d669506d2700ff2 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/fdfb253572e89011d44403ddf34b2a3c.pdf 6ff12016c6b802d68b45f9524f0aec0e PDF Text Text Grand Valley State University Veterans' History Project Keith King World War II 1 hour 7 minutes 58 seconds (00:00:14) Early Life -Born on April 5, 1921 in Greenville, Michigan -Grew up in Greenville -Went to high school in Greenville -Graduated in 1939 -The Great Depression made life very difficult for them on the farm -Three families lived on their farm -Mother died when he was two years old -Father remarried and had four more children with Keith's stepmother -Shared the farm with his uncle's family -He helped on the farm -Decided when he was a junior in high school that he would be a farmer -After graduating from high school he stayed on the farm to help his father -Wound up getting a farming job in Greenville through a cooperative program -Sent to Cleveland, Ohio to learn about how to repair farming equipment (00:02:47) Start of the War -He was working in Greenville when he heard about the attack on Pearl Harbor -He was aware of what was happening in Europe and Asia in the late 1930s -Knew about Hitler and Mussolini -Didn't understand everything, but was very aware of what they were doing -He was in a cow barn and heard the news on the radio that Pearl Harbor had been destroyed (00:03:52) Enlisting in the Army -Shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor he decided to enlist -Wanted to join the Army and help beat Hitler -Believed that the war would be over within six months after the U.S. joined it -Enlisted in the Army in 1942 -Processed at Camp Custer in Battle Creek, Michigan (00:05:00) Training -Took a train from Camp Custer to Los Angeles, California -Boarded a troop train in Los Angeles and went north to Camp Roberts, California -Greeted by a sergeant that introduced the new recruits to how the Army operated -There was the "Army way" and "your way" and the "Army way" always won -Spent three months training at Camp Roberts -He was interviewed about his civilian work experiencec and any applicable skills -Because he was a certified mechanic he was assigned to vehicle maintenance �-Received three weeks of basic infantry training -Learned how to clean and fire the M1 Garand rifle -Also learned how to fire the Browning Automatic Rifle and M1A1 Carbine -Learned how to march -Learned the fundamentals of being an infantryman -High emphasis on discipline -When the lights turned on in the morning you were expected to be up and ready quickly -Men that didn't adjust to the regimen of Army life were punished -Usually by getting yelled at and being assigned extra menial duty -He adjusted well to Army life and had no problem following orders -Learned how to work on jeeps, weapons carriers (jeep/pickup truck), and the 2.5 ton trucks -He was "first echelon" -Meant he could change oil and change bearings, but could not work on the engine -Trained with men from all over the United States -Some men were in their early thirties, but most of the men were in their early twenties -Majority of the men he trained with were draftees (00:10:35) Stationed at Camp Butner -Boarded another troop train and went north to Seattle then cut southeast -Five days later wound up at Camp Butner, North Carolina -It was a new camp -He was assigned to a service company in the 310th Infantry Regiment, 78th Infantry Division -Service company had cooks, typists, clerks, and maintenance personnel -Did regular maintenance work on vehicles while at Camp Butner -Got married while he was stationed at Camp Butner -Met a girl at a dance in Greensboro, North Carolina and eventually married her -Stationed at Camp Butner for a year -Helped keep the base functioning by keeping the vehicles running -The South was tremendously different from the North -Wife's family owned a tobacco plantation -Father-in-law was a Democrat ("Dixiecrat":pro-Southern) -Able to bond over mutual interest and knowledge of farming -Noticed the segregation in the South -Whites boarded buses first, then the blacks got on if there was any room -Saw the separate bathrooms and other public facilities -Came as a tremendous culture shock to him -Went on maneuvres in South Carolina -Acted like he was in combat and did the same job he would do in combat -Helped repair vehicles -Went on long marches -Southerners were gracious and helpful �-He got along well with the men that he served with -Had to out of necessity -There was only one older sergeant among the younger noncommissioned officers -He only pulled rank if it was absolutely necessary -Only had one bad encounter with an officer and it was the general of the 78th -Got reprimanded by General Parker for walking to work with his hands in his pockets -Allowed to live off the base with his wife because he was a sergeant -Got disenfranchised with the Army because he didn't feel that he was doing much for the war -Requested to be discharged to go back to working on the farm in Michigan -Felt he would do more good for the war effort by working on the farm -Didn't realize that he was part of a larger strategy -Army knew that the 78th needed to be kept in the U.S. until the right moment (00:24:36) Deployment to the European Theatre -In fall 1944 they received orders to go overseas -The response among the troops was positive -Went on maneuvres in Tennessee to preprare for the deployment -Went to Virginia for final training before going overseas -Sailed out of New Jersey on a repurposed English passenger ship -Hurt his ankle before getting deployed but wanted to go anyway -Managed to get a top bunk in a seven-high bunk bed on the ship -Sailed in a convoy with other transports and protected by destroyers -Woke up one day and the ship was by itself on the Atlantic Ocean -One of the engines had failed -At the mercy of the U-Boats -Repaired the engine and caught up with the convoy (00:28:00) Arrival in Europe -Arrived at Plymouth, England -Went to an encampment near the White Cliffs of Dover -Stayed there for five days and received new equipment before going to the continent -Crossed the English Channel on Thanksgiving Day 1944 -That crossing was a little rough -Saw the remains of ships in the water off the coast of France -Lectured not to talk to any French civilians -Didn't know if they were Nazi-sympathizers, or not (00:29:24) Battle of the Bulge Pt. 1 -After arriving in France they moved into Tongeren, Belgium on November 27, 1944 -From Belgium they moved into the 310th Infantry Regiment moved into the Hurtgen Forest -Moved into the Hurtgen Forest (Germany) in early December 1944 -Remembers that the whole area resembled Michigan -It was starting to get cold -Slept in tents, abandoned buildings, or captured German quarters �-Dug in and didn't move much once they hit the front line -Their objective was to protect a dam in the area and defend the area from any German attacks -Battle of the Bulge began in mid-December 1944 -Allied artillery fired over their heads into the German "bulge" -One of his jobs was putting a wooden cross on the front of jeeps -Did this to disarm wire booby traps the Germans strung across roads to behead GIs -Held their ground when the Germans made their major offensive -Always had a lot of work to do -Most vehicles sustained damage during the initial assault -There was a town with some damaged American vehicles -Ordered to go into the town and drive the vehicles out -Went out two GIs per vehicle -Drove as fast as they could to avoid getting hit by German artillery -Got back to base with four blown tires -Had to drive six miles dodging artillery -Service Company never had one casualty -Held the line through January 1945 and advanced at the end of January (00:35:56) Advancing into Germany Pt. 1 -Captured a few dams in Germany in February 1945 -Captured one larger dam similar to the Hoover Dam -Note: Most likely the Schwammanauel Dam on February 9, 1945 (00:36:40) Battle of the Bulge Pt. 2 -On Christmas Day 1944 they got some cakes to give to the riflemen -Still remembers seeing all of those young men, fresh out of high school going to battle -Knew that ninety percent of them weren't going to make it (00:37:50) Advancing into Germany Pt. 2 -Most of the German villages they encountered were shot up -Had to bombard towns to force out, or kill, the remaining German resistance -Saw a cow tied up in some rubble -Farmer wanted to retrieve the cow -GIs held him back because it was probably a booby trap -Crossed the Ludendorff Bridge at Remagen, Germany -Only one of two remaining bridges that spanned the Rhine River -Learned that the first tank to cross the bridge was driven by another man from Greenville -He survived the war and they talked about their experiences later -German Stuka dive bombers strafed and bombed the American forces in vain -He stayed on the west bank and watched the advance of the American troops -Germans had no strength to resist the advance across the Rhine -Had to wait for the pontoon bridge to be built because the Ludendorff wasn't stable -Found a damaged Kubelwagen and repaired it �-Drove across the pontoon bridge in the captured Kubelwagen -Moved north up the east bank -Fought in the Ruhr Pocket -Ran into an old neighbor from Greenville who was serving as an officer and an artillery observer -Moved into an agricultural area -Advanced into the Ruhr Pocket in April 1945 -Set up their motor pool in a farmer's backyard -Conversed with the German farmer and helped him with milking the cow -Feels that that simple action promoted a lot of good will -Learned about what motivated the Germans to support Hitler -They didn't realize what he was until it was too late -Resistance was put down brutally and quickly -Even German "Aryans" were subject to rape and execution -Younger Germans, especially young women, ardently supported Nazism -Didn't understand the barbarism the Nazis were capable of -He captured twelve German soldiers near the end of the war -They were happy to give up -They were in their thirties or forties and had most likely been forced into service -Impressed by how quickly the German civilians cleaned up their bombed out communities (00:50:16) End of the War in Europe -Barred from entering Berlin until after the Soviets captured the city -He was forty miles from Berlin when he ran into his brother -He was an officer in the Cavalry -After the war ended they stayed in the western part of Germany -Quartered in old German barracks -He got to know some of the Germans and went wild boar hunting with them -Didn't stay in Germany too long after the war ended because he had enough points to go home -Needed 85 points to go home -Points were awarded based on length of service, combat seen, dependents, and rank -Celebrated VE Day (May 8, 1945) by going onto the roof of a railroad station and drinking wine -Ran into a French brother and sister that were Displaced Persons and had been slave laborers -Learned about what they went through -The average person was ready to give up long before Germany surrendered -German civilians were very compliant with the American soldiers (00:57:52) Coming Home & End of Service -Took a ship out of Antwerp, Belgium -Got out of Europe just before men were scheduled to retrain for occupation duty in Japan �-Left Europe in September 1945 -Took fourteen days to get back to the United States -Ran into a bad storm and had to endure that for two days -Arrived in Boston -Got a steak dinner -Sent to Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania to be discharged -Ready to go home -Whole process took three days (01:02:24) Life after the War Pt. 1 -Father brought Keith's wife and son up to Michigan -Took a series of bus rides from Pennsylvania back to Greenville, Michigan -Got home at 9 or 9:30 PM -Greeted by his wife and his sister -Felt strange, and kind of anticlimactic, to be back in Michigan -Got a job with Carnation Milk -Worked for them for four years -Got back into farming with his father -Wife adapted well to life on the farm -Raised cattle, dairy cows, and grew wheat and corn (01:05:13) Reflections on Service -Feels that it was an education you couldn't buy -Learned a lot through what he experienced during the war (01:05:53) Life after the War Pt. 2 -Sold the farm to Ore-Ida in 1964 with the condition that he could live and work on the farm -Continued to work for eighteen years then retired -Wife died from breast cancer in 1985 -As of 2015 he still lives on part of the original farm and still enjoys doing a little farming � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Veterans History Project Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. History Department Description An account of the resource The Library of Congress established the Veterans History Project in 2001 to collect memories, accounts, and documents of U.S. war veterans from World War II and the Korean War, Vietnam War, and conflicts in the Middle East and elsewhere, and to preserve these stories for future generations. The GVSU History Department interviews are part of this work-in-progress, and may contain videos and audio recordings, transcripts and interview outlines, and related documents and photographs. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1914- Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright</a> Subject The topic of the resource Afghan War, 2001--Personal narratives, American Iran Hostage Crisis, 1979-1981--Personal narratives, American Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal narratives, American Michigan--History, Military Oral history Persian Gulf War, 1991--Personal narratives, American United States--History, Military United States. Air Force United States. Army United States. Navy Veterans Video recordings Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Personal narratives, American World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Smither, James Boring, Frank Relation A related resource Veterans History Project (U.S.) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-27 Language A language of the resource eng Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/455">Veterans History Project interviews (RHC-27)</a> Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-27_KingK1863V Title A name given to the resource King, Keith C (Interview outline and video), 2015 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015-08-03 Description An account of the resource Keith King was born on April 5, 1921 in Greenville, Michigan. After the attack on Pearl Harbor he enlisted in the Army in 1942. He was processed at Camp Custer, Michigan then went to Camp Roberts, California for three months of infantry training and vehicle maintenance training. From Camp Roberts he was sent to Camp Butner, North Carolina and was assigned to a Service Company in the 310th Infantry Regiment of the 78th Infantry Division. He went on maneuvres, got married, and worked at Camp Butner until the division was deployed in fall 1944. They crossed into France in late November 1944 and took up positions in the Hurtgen Forest on the Belgian-German border. He took part in the Battle of the Bulge then the advance into Germany, crossing the Rhine River in March 1945 and fighting in the Ruhr Pocket until Germany surrendered in May 1945. He stayed in Germany until September 1945 when he was sent back to the United States and discharged at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource King, Kieth C. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Smither, James (Interviewer) Subject The topic of the resource Oral history Veterans History Project (U.S.) United States--History, Military Veterans Video recordings World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American United States. Army Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Moving Image Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/455">Veterans History Project collection, (RHC-27)</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/">In Copyright</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University Libraries. Allendale, Michigan Relation A related resource Veterans History Project (U.S.) Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf video/mp4 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/1d990df0a716003be33775da1b91fec1.jpg 0b9fb086a3dcbeb3eed89fec9916ba55 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Douglas R. Gilbert Photographs Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Gilbert, Douglas R., 1942-2023 Description An account of the resource Photographs scanned from negatives and transparencies from the Douglas R. Gilbert papers (RHC-183). Douglas R. Gilbert (b. 1942) is an American photographer from Michigan. He was born in Holland, Michigan and is the son of Russell W. and Carmen (Andree) Gilbert. Gilbert earned a B.A. in social sciences and art at Michigan State University in 1964, an M.S. in photography from the Institute of Design at Illinois Institute of Technology in 1972, and a M.S.W. from Salem State College in 1993. He is married to Barbara (McDonald) Gilbert, and has three daughters, Robyn, Rachel, and Anne. Gilbert took a serious interest in photography at the age of fourteen. In 1963 he joined the staff of Look magazine in New York as the second youngest photojournalist in the magazine's history. As a Look photographer from 1964 to 1966, he photographed folk musician Bob Dylan, the Newport Folk Festival, Simon and Garfunkel, the New York City Financial District, the children and facilities at the Manhattan School for Seriously Disturbed Children. From 1967 to 1969, Gilbert did several shoots, including that of folk singer Janis Ian for Life magazine. After moving to Chicago, Illinois in 1969 to attend the Illinois Institute of Technology, Gilbert conducted notable photo shoots of business and political figure Lenore Romney, and pursued more personal and artistic photography, focusing on urban and rural landscapes in Illinois and Michigan. He then joined the faculty of Wheaton College, where he taught from 1972 to 1982. In 1993, Gilbert graduated from Salem State College, Massachusetts, with a Masters in Social Work, and later pursued a second career as a psychotherapist. Douglas Gilbert died in June 2023. Throughout his photography career, he pursued both freelance commercial work as well as artistic work. His art photography is characterized by its classic black-and-white format, and features people, places and objects shot great attention and sensitivity. Gilbert's works are held in the permanent collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, The Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, and the Grand Valley State University Art Galleries, as well as in numerous private and institutional collections. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1960-2011 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="%E2%80%9Dhttps%3A//gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/783%E2%80%9D">Douglas R. Gilbert Papers (RHC-183)</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copyright Subject The topic of the resource Photographs Photography -- United States Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-183 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Image Type The nature or genre of the resource image/jpeg Language A language of the resource eng Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-183_M176-0010 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Gilbert, Douglas R. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1972-06/1972-08 Title A name given to the resource King's College Chapel, Cambridge, England Description An account of the resource Black and white photograph featuring an interior view of King's College Chapel at the University of Cambridge, known as the most iconic building in Cambridge and one of the finest examples of late Perpendicular Gothic English architecture. Scanned from the negative. Subject The topic of the resource King's College (University of Cambridge). Chapel Chapels--England--Cambridge Cambridge (England) University of Cambridge Black-and-white photography Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/783">Douglas R. Gilbert papers (RHC-183)</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/">In Copyright</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1970s Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/e79a3775642e8a337b1b60b52ec11907.jpg 2aac058e332655cd1cb9e4818c7c431d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Douglas R. Gilbert Photographs Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Gilbert, Douglas R., 1942-2023 Description An account of the resource Photographs scanned from negatives and transparencies from the Douglas R. Gilbert papers (RHC-183). Douglas R. Gilbert (b. 1942) is an American photographer from Michigan. He was born in Holland, Michigan and is the son of Russell W. and Carmen (Andree) Gilbert. Gilbert earned a B.A. in social sciences and art at Michigan State University in 1964, an M.S. in photography from the Institute of Design at Illinois Institute of Technology in 1972, and a M.S.W. from Salem State College in 1993. He is married to Barbara (McDonald) Gilbert, and has three daughters, Robyn, Rachel, and Anne. Gilbert took a serious interest in photography at the age of fourteen. In 1963 he joined the staff of Look magazine in New York as the second youngest photojournalist in the magazine's history. As a Look photographer from 1964 to 1966, he photographed folk musician Bob Dylan, the Newport Folk Festival, Simon and Garfunkel, the New York City Financial District, the children and facilities at the Manhattan School for Seriously Disturbed Children. From 1967 to 1969, Gilbert did several shoots, including that of folk singer Janis Ian for Life magazine. After moving to Chicago, Illinois in 1969 to attend the Illinois Institute of Technology, Gilbert conducted notable photo shoots of business and political figure Lenore Romney, and pursued more personal and artistic photography, focusing on urban and rural landscapes in Illinois and Michigan. He then joined the faculty of Wheaton College, where he taught from 1972 to 1982. In 1993, Gilbert graduated from Salem State College, Massachusetts, with a Masters in Social Work, and later pursued a second career as a psychotherapist. Douglas Gilbert died in June 2023. Throughout his photography career, he pursued both freelance commercial work as well as artistic work. His art photography is characterized by its classic black-and-white format, and features people, places and objects shot great attention and sensitivity. Gilbert's works are held in the permanent collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, The Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, and the Grand Valley State University Art Galleries, as well as in numerous private and institutional collections. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1960-2011 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="%E2%80%9Dhttps%3A//gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/783%E2%80%9D">Douglas R. Gilbert Papers (RHC-183)</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copyright Subject The topic of the resource Photographs Photography -- United States Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-183 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Image Type The nature or genre of the resource image/jpeg Language A language of the resource eng Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-183_M177-0013 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Gilbert, Douglas R. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1972-06/1972-08 Title A name given to the resource King's College Chapel, Cambridge, England Description An account of the resource Black and white photograph of an interior view of King's College Chapel at the University of Cambridge, known as the most iconic building in Cambridge and one of the finest examples of late Perpendicular Gothic English architecture. Scanned from the negative. Subject The topic of the resource King's College (University of Cambridge). Chapel Chapels--England--Cambridge Cambridge (England) University of Cambridge Black-and-white photography Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/783">Douglas R. Gilbert papers (RHC-183)</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/">In Copyright</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1970s Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/45d6ea74ab6e2bd2f996c58c676270e4.jpg 118c35a9a89a9995baf4852e94338688 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Douglas R. Gilbert Photographs Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Gilbert, Douglas R., 1942-2023 Description An account of the resource Photographs scanned from negatives and transparencies from the Douglas R. Gilbert papers (RHC-183). Douglas R. Gilbert (b. 1942) is an American photographer from Michigan. He was born in Holland, Michigan and is the son of Russell W. and Carmen (Andree) Gilbert. Gilbert earned a B.A. in social sciences and art at Michigan State University in 1964, an M.S. in photography from the Institute of Design at Illinois Institute of Technology in 1972, and a M.S.W. from Salem State College in 1993. He is married to Barbara (McDonald) Gilbert, and has three daughters, Robyn, Rachel, and Anne. Gilbert took a serious interest in photography at the age of fourteen. In 1963 he joined the staff of Look magazine in New York as the second youngest photojournalist in the magazine's history. As a Look photographer from 1964 to 1966, he photographed folk musician Bob Dylan, the Newport Folk Festival, Simon and Garfunkel, the New York City Financial District, the children and facilities at the Manhattan School for Seriously Disturbed Children. From 1967 to 1969, Gilbert did several shoots, including that of folk singer Janis Ian for Life magazine. After moving to Chicago, Illinois in 1969 to attend the Illinois Institute of Technology, Gilbert conducted notable photo shoots of business and political figure Lenore Romney, and pursued more personal and artistic photography, focusing on urban and rural landscapes in Illinois and Michigan. He then joined the faculty of Wheaton College, where he taught from 1972 to 1982. In 1993, Gilbert graduated from Salem State College, Massachusetts, with a Masters in Social Work, and later pursued a second career as a psychotherapist. Douglas Gilbert died in June 2023. Throughout his photography career, he pursued both freelance commercial work as well as artistic work. His art photography is characterized by its classic black-and-white format, and features people, places and objects shot great attention and sensitivity. Gilbert's works are held in the permanent collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, The Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, and the Grand Valley State University Art Galleries, as well as in numerous private and institutional collections. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1960-2011 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="%E2%80%9Dhttps%3A//gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/783%E2%80%9D">Douglas R. Gilbert Papers (RHC-183)</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copyright Subject The topic of the resource Photographs Photography -- United States Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-183 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Image Type The nature or genre of the resource image/jpeg Language A language of the resource eng Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-183_M177-0015 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Gilbert, Douglas R. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1972-06/1972-08 Title A name given to the resource King's College Chapel, Cambridge, England Description An account of the resource Black and white photograph of an interior view of King's College Chapel at the University of Cambridge, known as the most iconic building in Cambridge and one of the finest examples of late Perpendicular Gothic English architecture. Scanned from the negative. Subject The topic of the resource King's College (University of Cambridge). Chapel Chapels--England--Cambridge Cambridge (England) University of Cambridge Black-and-white photography Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/783">Douglas R. Gilbert papers (RHC-183)</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/">In Copyright</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1970s Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/1356b27e5fefd4caeebfc52993703f6f.jpg dc4f5dc33558da1faa5811e5341cf8b2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Douglas R. Gilbert Photographs Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Gilbert, Douglas R., 1942-2023 Description An account of the resource Photographs scanned from negatives and transparencies from the Douglas R. Gilbert papers (RHC-183). Douglas R. Gilbert (b. 1942) is an American photographer from Michigan. He was born in Holland, Michigan and is the son of Russell W. and Carmen (Andree) Gilbert. Gilbert earned a B.A. in social sciences and art at Michigan State University in 1964, an M.S. in photography from the Institute of Design at Illinois Institute of Technology in 1972, and a M.S.W. from Salem State College in 1993. He is married to Barbara (McDonald) Gilbert, and has three daughters, Robyn, Rachel, and Anne. Gilbert took a serious interest in photography at the age of fourteen. In 1963 he joined the staff of Look magazine in New York as the second youngest photojournalist in the magazine's history. As a Look photographer from 1964 to 1966, he photographed folk musician Bob Dylan, the Newport Folk Festival, Simon and Garfunkel, the New York City Financial District, the children and facilities at the Manhattan School for Seriously Disturbed Children. From 1967 to 1969, Gilbert did several shoots, including that of folk singer Janis Ian for Life magazine. After moving to Chicago, Illinois in 1969 to attend the Illinois Institute of Technology, Gilbert conducted notable photo shoots of business and political figure Lenore Romney, and pursued more personal and artistic photography, focusing on urban and rural landscapes in Illinois and Michigan. He then joined the faculty of Wheaton College, where he taught from 1972 to 1982. In 1993, Gilbert graduated from Salem State College, Massachusetts, with a Masters in Social Work, and later pursued a second career as a psychotherapist. Douglas Gilbert died in June 2023. Throughout his photography career, he pursued both freelance commercial work as well as artistic work. His art photography is characterized by its classic black-and-white format, and features people, places and objects shot great attention and sensitivity. Gilbert's works are held in the permanent collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, The Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, and the Grand Valley State University Art Galleries, as well as in numerous private and institutional collections. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1960-2011 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="%E2%80%9Dhttps%3A//gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/783%E2%80%9D">Douglas R. Gilbert Papers (RHC-183)</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copyright Subject The topic of the resource Photographs Photography -- United States Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-183 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Image Type The nature or genre of the resource image/jpeg Language A language of the resource eng Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-183_M177-0017 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Gilbert, Douglas R. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1972-06/1972-08 Title A name given to the resource King's College Chapel, Cambridge, England Description An account of the resource Black and white photograph of a close-up interior view of King's College Chapel at the University of Cambridge, known as the most iconic building in Cambridge and one of the finest examples of late Perpendicular Gothic English architecture. Scanned from the negative. Subject The topic of the resource King's College (University of Cambridge). Chapel Chapels--England--Cambridge Cambridge (England) University of Cambridge Black-and-white photography Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/783">Douglas R. Gilbert papers (RHC-183)</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/">In Copyright</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1970s Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/59beca728c3d0657a8d27c12f6a53127.jpg be6dc1f7e0bde570b18be56170277583 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Douglas R. Gilbert Photographs Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Gilbert, Douglas R., 1942-2023 Description An account of the resource Photographs scanned from negatives and transparencies from the Douglas R. Gilbert papers (RHC-183). Douglas R. Gilbert (b. 1942) is an American photographer from Michigan. He was born in Holland, Michigan and is the son of Russell W. and Carmen (Andree) Gilbert. Gilbert earned a B.A. in social sciences and art at Michigan State University in 1964, an M.S. in photography from the Institute of Design at Illinois Institute of Technology in 1972, and a M.S.W. from Salem State College in 1993. He is married to Barbara (McDonald) Gilbert, and has three daughters, Robyn, Rachel, and Anne. Gilbert took a serious interest in photography at the age of fourteen. In 1963 he joined the staff of Look magazine in New York as the second youngest photojournalist in the magazine's history. As a Look photographer from 1964 to 1966, he photographed folk musician Bob Dylan, the Newport Folk Festival, Simon and Garfunkel, the New York City Financial District, the children and facilities at the Manhattan School for Seriously Disturbed Children. From 1967 to 1969, Gilbert did several shoots, including that of folk singer Janis Ian for Life magazine. After moving to Chicago, Illinois in 1969 to attend the Illinois Institute of Technology, Gilbert conducted notable photo shoots of business and political figure Lenore Romney, and pursued more personal and artistic photography, focusing on urban and rural landscapes in Illinois and Michigan. He then joined the faculty of Wheaton College, where he taught from 1972 to 1982. In 1993, Gilbert graduated from Salem State College, Massachusetts, with a Masters in Social Work, and later pursued a second career as a psychotherapist. Douglas Gilbert died in June 2023. Throughout his photography career, he pursued both freelance commercial work as well as artistic work. His art photography is characterized by its classic black-and-white format, and features people, places and objects shot great attention and sensitivity. Gilbert's works are held in the permanent collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, The Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, and the Grand Valley State University Art Galleries, as well as in numerous private and institutional collections. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1960-2011 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="%E2%80%9Dhttps%3A//gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/783%E2%80%9D">Douglas R. Gilbert Papers (RHC-183)</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copyright Subject The topic of the resource Photographs Photography -- United States Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-183 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Image Type The nature or genre of the resource image/jpeg Language A language of the resource eng Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-183_M178-0003a Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Gilbert, Douglas R. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1972-06/1972-08 Title A name given to the resource King's College, Cambridge, England Description An account of the resource Black and white photograph of a bird's-eye view of King's College at the University of Cambridge in England. Scanned from the negative. Subject The topic of the resource King's College (University of Cambridge) Cambridge (England) University of Cambridge Black-and-white photography Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/783">Douglas R. Gilbert papers (RHC-183)</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/">In Copyright</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1970s Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/a8d3549e8d51b4daefa11688ff59e804.jpg 5b78e63e90a7ee0cd556b9d54cff7d32 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Douglas R. Gilbert Photographs Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Gilbert, Douglas R., 1942-2023 Description An account of the resource Photographs scanned from negatives and transparencies from the Douglas R. Gilbert papers (RHC-183). Douglas R. Gilbert (b. 1942) is an American photographer from Michigan. He was born in Holland, Michigan and is the son of Russell W. and Carmen (Andree) Gilbert. Gilbert earned a B.A. in social sciences and art at Michigan State University in 1964, an M.S. in photography from the Institute of Design at Illinois Institute of Technology in 1972, and a M.S.W. from Salem State College in 1993. He is married to Barbara (McDonald) Gilbert, and has three daughters, Robyn, Rachel, and Anne. Gilbert took a serious interest in photography at the age of fourteen. In 1963 he joined the staff of Look magazine in New York as the second youngest photojournalist in the magazine's history. As a Look photographer from 1964 to 1966, he photographed folk musician Bob Dylan, the Newport Folk Festival, Simon and Garfunkel, the New York City Financial District, the children and facilities at the Manhattan School for Seriously Disturbed Children. From 1967 to 1969, Gilbert did several shoots, including that of folk singer Janis Ian for Life magazine. After moving to Chicago, Illinois in 1969 to attend the Illinois Institute of Technology, Gilbert conducted notable photo shoots of business and political figure Lenore Romney, and pursued more personal and artistic photography, focusing on urban and rural landscapes in Illinois and Michigan. He then joined the faculty of Wheaton College, where he taught from 1972 to 1982. In 1993, Gilbert graduated from Salem State College, Massachusetts, with a Masters in Social Work, and later pursued a second career as a psychotherapist. Douglas Gilbert died in June 2023. Throughout his photography career, he pursued both freelance commercial work as well as artistic work. His art photography is characterized by its classic black-and-white format, and features people, places and objects shot great attention and sensitivity. Gilbert's works are held in the permanent collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, The Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, and the Grand Valley State University Art Galleries, as well as in numerous private and institutional collections. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1960-2011 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="%E2%80%9Dhttps%3A//gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/783%E2%80%9D">Douglas R. Gilbert Papers (RHC-183)</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copyright Subject The topic of the resource Photographs Photography -- United States Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-183 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Image Type The nature or genre of the resource image/jpeg Language A language of the resource eng Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-183_M179-0006a Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Gilbert, Douglas R. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1972-06/1972-08 Title A name given to the resource King's College, Cambridge, England Description An account of the resource Black and white photograph of an exterior view of King's College at the University of Cambridge in England. Scanned from the negative. Subject The topic of the resource King's College (University of Cambridge) Cambridge (England) University of Cambridge Black-and-white photography Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/783">Douglas R. Gilbert papers (RHC-183)</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/">In Copyright</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1970s Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/1b687ff39af55b1063fc7e77c1e0eb28.jpg d6fbaf35b47b54450fb5d5e108183118 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Douglas R. Gilbert Photographs Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Gilbert, Douglas R., 1942-2023 Description An account of the resource Photographs scanned from negatives and transparencies from the Douglas R. Gilbert papers (RHC-183). Douglas R. Gilbert (b. 1942) is an American photographer from Michigan. He was born in Holland, Michigan and is the son of Russell W. and Carmen (Andree) Gilbert. Gilbert earned a B.A. in social sciences and art at Michigan State University in 1964, an M.S. in photography from the Institute of Design at Illinois Institute of Technology in 1972, and a M.S.W. from Salem State College in 1993. He is married to Barbara (McDonald) Gilbert, and has three daughters, Robyn, Rachel, and Anne. Gilbert took a serious interest in photography at the age of fourteen. In 1963 he joined the staff of Look magazine in New York as the second youngest photojournalist in the magazine's history. As a Look photographer from 1964 to 1966, he photographed folk musician Bob Dylan, the Newport Folk Festival, Simon and Garfunkel, the New York City Financial District, the children and facilities at the Manhattan School for Seriously Disturbed Children. From 1967 to 1969, Gilbert did several shoots, including that of folk singer Janis Ian for Life magazine. After moving to Chicago, Illinois in 1969 to attend the Illinois Institute of Technology, Gilbert conducted notable photo shoots of business and political figure Lenore Romney, and pursued more personal and artistic photography, focusing on urban and rural landscapes in Illinois and Michigan. He then joined the faculty of Wheaton College, where he taught from 1972 to 1982. In 1993, Gilbert graduated from Salem State College, Massachusetts, with a Masters in Social Work, and later pursued a second career as a psychotherapist. Douglas Gilbert died in June 2023. Throughout his photography career, he pursued both freelance commercial work as well as artistic work. His art photography is characterized by its classic black-and-white format, and features people, places and objects shot great attention and sensitivity. Gilbert's works are held in the permanent collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, The Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, and the Grand Valley State University Art Galleries, as well as in numerous private and institutional collections. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1960-2011 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="%E2%80%9Dhttps%3A//gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/783%E2%80%9D">Douglas R. Gilbert Papers (RHC-183)</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copyright Subject The topic of the resource Photographs Photography -- United States Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-183 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Image Type The nature or genre of the resource image/jpeg Language A language of the resource eng Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-183_M179-0031a Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Gilbert, Douglas R. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1972-06/1972-08 Title A name given to the resource King's College, Cambridge, England Description An account of the resource Black and white photograph of a bird's-eye view of King's College at the University of Cambridge in England. Scanned from the negative. Subject The topic of the resource King's College (University of Cambridge) Cambridge (England) University of Cambridge Black-and-white photography Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/783">Douglas R. 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Title A name given to the resource Faces of Grand Valley Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource University Communications Description An account of the resource A non-comprehensive collection of photographs of Grand Valley faculty, staff, administrators, board members, friends, and alumni. Photos collected by University Communications for use in promotion and information sharing about Grand Valley with the wider community. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1960s - 1990s Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived GV012-03. University Communications. Vita Files Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copryight Subject The topic of the resource Grand Valley State University College administrators College teachers Colleges and universities -- Faculty Michigan Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. Special Collections and University Archives Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GV012-03 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Language A language of the resource eng Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context KippJames Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. University Communications Title A name given to the resource Kipp, James Description An account of the resource James Kipp Subject The topic of the resource Grand Valley State University – History Michigan Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived University Communications. Vita Files, 1968-2016 (GV012-03) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. Special Collections and University Archives Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copyright Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Language A language of the resource eng https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/ba8ce7d8bbc356a6df340cba1d81784f.mp4 a8e29ca5802f5ccb357191e6399f29b8 https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/f7bfdd0b881f0bcb3cb415f837cfb5c9.pdf b1c7ef04ae9595e9d5ed55bf60089e24 PDF Text Text Grand Valley State Univeristy Veterans History Project MarthaJane Kirby (00:55:47) (00:25) Background Information • Martha was born in Kansas City, Missouri on November 4, 1927 • Her father had worked for the local newspaper and played instruments in bands on the side • Her mother died when she was ten years old • She enjoyed school and remembered being a freshman in high school when Pearl Harbor was attacked • Her high school years were surrounded by the war effort and many young people she knew were being drafted into the service • Martha graduated from high school on D Day • She recalled the rationing of meat, coffee, sugar, tires, and women’s nylons • She went through mandatory ROTC training in school • After school Martha began working as a file clerk and also began doing a little modeling (07:15) Jack and Stan • Martha had been dating a young man named Jack and he was in Iwo Jima with his friend Stan. Jack and Stan agreed to start writing to each other’s girlfriends so that if something happened to one of them, the other could communicate with his girlfriend. • Jack was killed in battle and Stan and Martha started a regular correspondence • They wrote each other for eighteen months and fell in love through the process, aided by a photograph of Martha that a professional photographer had taken that she had sent originally to Jack [picture is in this collection] • Stan came back to Kansas City to visit on June 19, 1946 (12:20) Life after the War • Stan began taking classes at MSU and it was hard for him to adjust to civilian life • Martha and Stan got married the next summer after he returned from service • Martha passed the civil service exam and began working as a secretary for the highway department • Stan got his degree is art and began working for a radio station and later began working in printing sales and graphic arts (18:20) High School during the War • Martha dated many men from high school while they were visiting on leave, but would only go out with each of them once because she did not want to get too attached • She often went to the movies, dances, and sports games • She had wanted to take classes at the University of Missouri �• She paid very close attention to news of the war because she knew so many people that were overseas, including her brother (30:05) War Movies • Many movies about World War Two are historically wrong and do not correctly represent the war • Stan was pretty upset when Letters From Iwo Jima came out (31:30) Hard Times during the War • Martha’s family had to drive far out of the way just to get gas • Martha made all of her own clothes when she could actually get her hands on some material • Shoes were also hard to come by • During the war Martha was very lonely with her brother and many friends overseas while she lived with only her dad and grandma • It took her husband fifty years to write his memoirs of Iwo Jima because it was such a horrible experience [these are in this collection] (40:05) Iwo Jima • Stan remembered seeing lifeless marines all over the place in bits and pieces • The smell was horrible from all the dead bodies • There were many Japanese bodies floating in the water (41:40) Marriage • Martha was very glad that she got married to Stan and not Jack • They were married for 57 years, had two kids, and one grandson �r "LOVE LETTERS· Preface The following pages contain excerpts from some of Stan's letters to me along with a few that are longer in length. With more than 200 to sort thru it's difficult in more ways than one to write them down. My husband was Cpl. Stanley D. Kirby, born in Lansing, Michigan; joined the United States Marine Corps on April 4,1944; trained in San Diego CA and also Camp Pendleton, CA, deployed to Oahu and Maui late '44 and served in combat on Iwo Jima February 19, 1945 to March 31, 1945. Returned to Maui Rest Camp and Oahu until returned to the States and arrived in Kansas City, MO, my home town, June 19,1946. I was his wife for 57 wonderful and happy years from 1947 to 2004. My name is Marthajane (nee Farrington) Kirby, from Kansas City, MO. ' .. Stan died January 16,2004 and is buried in the cemetery at Saranac MI where our graves, eventually, will be together. He was honored January 24, 2004 by the 24th Division Marine Corps Honor Guard from Grand Rapids, MI with full military honors, this being the division of the Corps he represented. This was a beautiful ceremony with 7 Marines in full dress uniforms who saluted him with rifle fire, gave me his U.S. flag and played "Taps" .... which I felt at that time ... "This is the last time you willhear this played, Stan. Know that I willlove you forever. " -- Your Janie ++++++ i0,.,; .· Saranac, MI 48881 j L._ '~t~~~:l~~KirbY . .~_._. �, ·LOVELETTERS' Some of my friends have asked me to reveal Stan's letters to me during World War Two. I feel they were written just for me ... my eyes ... my love for him. It's a feeling that envelops me as it seems that's all I have left of him at this time of my life. They are so personal, so precious I can't bear to part with them. However, I willcopy here from his letters those that are either funny, or not too personal Peoplehave to remember that during a war, no Marine can divulge his daily life, where he goes, what's possibly on the horizon (i.e. more combat) what he does every day regarding his work with the Marine Corps. He did however say which island he was on ... Maui, the USMCrest camp between campaigns. Only by the grace ofGod did he escape going to more combat on Okinawa as he had not been in rest camp long enough. ++++ Let's begin with the beginning. While at Camp Pendleton in CA, Stan met my highschool ·steady· and they fast became good friends and went on liberty together. Stan had a ·steady" too back in Michigan while 'Jack' was from Missouri, my home state. They decided to write each other's girlfriend in order to keep tabs on what was going on and where. Jack's first letter to me about Stan: 9-18-44.....I didn't get to answer your letter last night as a guy named Kirby and I went on liberty to Santa Monica. • 11-7-44", -Kirby wants to tell you 'hello'... (had his writing there) Everytime I start to write to you he says to tell you that. He likes your picture and says he willcall you up if he evergets to KansasCity.• ,11-9-44 .... Tm sorry I didn't know about your birthday. Kirby asked mewhen it was and I told him you already hadyour birthday! He really laughed at me about that when I told him I got your letter and you already had celebrated your birthday! " Mr. Stanley Kirby 8468 Macarthur Rd. Saranac, MI 48881-9517 , ,,' . • �12-7-44.... "Igot my first letter from you since being overseas and it was wonderful to hear from you. Youprobably have the letter Stan wrote to you last night. He saidhe wanted to write and tellyou how sweet he thought you were. Stan wants me to write to hisgirl and if I ever finish writing to everyone else I'm going to. Aren't you jealous? Answer his letterif you ever get time. I11get to read it anyway, so don't try to change boyfriends. (Just kidding, darling.) Note from JK ... not only ·changed" but married!" 12-26-44 .... ·Well, Kirby went into the 24th Marines but at least we are still in the Fourth Division. It ++++ On February 19, 1945 Jack and Stan headed for combat on 1wo Jima. They were on different ships so had no direct contact. Jack was killed on 1wo the second day of the invasion ... February 20, 1945. ++++ . - My first letter from Stan .... Dec. 6, 1944. • ·Hi Martha: I am writing this just to establish a friendship as Jack and I are great pals and we have a lot of time to discuss ourgirlfriends back home. He is really in love with you, Martha. After the war, Jack and you and mygirl and I are going to meet in Chicago andgo to the Trianon or Aragon and dance and tear Chicago apart! I hope this happens. Don't ever worry about Jack as Tm sure nothing willhappen to such a greatguy!" 1-21-45 .:"1 am writing to inquire about Jack as we are on different ships now and I can't possibly get in touch with him. Would you please send me his mailing address? Thonksl" 2-15-45.... -r doubt if you received my last letter but I'd sure like to have Jack's address.. �3-21-45 ... "Dear Martha: I hope this poor excuse for a letter finds you well and happy. I can't remember if I answered your swell letter or not. I'm all fouled up anyway. "Iwo"had quite a few effects on me! I lost some very close friends there, and I guess most everyone did. Beingmy first combat experience I wish I couldhave been "broken in"a little easier!' I wish I hadyour letter here but it's packed awayat the present. Oh well! Jack and I were split up a little while after we came overseas. Ineversaw him again and IguessI never WIll Isure think the world ofhim. He was the best pal a guy could ever have. We were such close friends. We talked about each other'sgirls all the time and I guess that's why I feel I have known you for years. I wish I were back in the States now. I alwaysloved March. The smell of the woodsgets me. Mygirlfriend and I always felt t h e . same way about those things. We alwayshad a lot ofhikes and picnics. I · . alwayslike to remember those things, but she changed and I don't find myself writing to her about those memories. She might just as wellhave written me a "Dear John" letter as that's what it was. JK note: Stan's letter arrived a week before the War Dep't telegram to Jack's Mother. 4-8-45 .... "About Jack: I want you to know I'dgive my right arm to have him back I loved thatguy like a brother. It's needless to say more 'cause you know how I feel I tried to let you know in my last letter, but due to censoring I couldn't come right out and tell you tho. We are at a wonderful rest camp nowand we were given a wonderful reception when our ship docked. It reallygave me a lump in my throat. They gave us coffee, donuts, and candy. before we left the docks.. The band was playingand everyone was cheering. Being the first time I'd ever experienced such a thing it reallygave me an emotional thrill I really appreciate it and the same goes for the other fella's. I'll never forget it. Thanks for the nice compliment about my nice letters to you. Do you like Glenn Miller'smusic? I love all the slow, beautiful music. And I love sports, especially tennis. " Mart~ajane Kirby' 8468 MacArthur Rd. • . Saranac, MI 48881 �(Several letters in between these) 4-11-45 .... Just saw the movie 'National Velvet' ... a very good film. But it sure made me lonely at times. Everytime I see a movie like that it's just like I was back home again. Then I look around and shrink! I need to close now as my mind is playing tricks on me. • 4-14-45 .... "Tt's rathergloomy around here tonight. Just the type of night to stay in and fiddle around. I wonder what you are doing tonight? 4-15-45 .... 'A Tree Grows in Brooklyn'is playing here tomorrow night, with the originalplaywritellstarring in it. Taps is playingnowso I have to stop here. Love, Stan· 4-19-45 .... Just a few lines. I hope you don't mind my calling you 'Jane'. If you do, say so! Last night at the theater, I saw 'The Man Who Came To Dinner'... it was the real thing with Moss Hart playing the leading role. It was reallygood. Six beautifulgirls also starred in it! Youknow Jane, I wonder what you are like. Til bet you go for sports, more or less. Doyou like tennis? I should like to meet y~u someday. Doyou think that can be arranged? Of course, God only knows when Tm comingback to the states. Unless I'm wounded or something similar. Til have to put at least 20 months in over here. If I ever do get back I'm going to make a special effort to see you! OK?· Several more letters the weeks following. 4-22-45 .... Dear Jane: I've been listening to records tonight and itgot me so lonesome, I'd likely cracked up. So I just had to write to you. When I listen to music I get so, oh, I don't know, sorta moody I guess. If I were smart I'd stay away from those sweet records! Another paragraph follows: "Pooey, I can't write anymore. My imagination gets the best ofme. So Til close. Please write soon .:. until then, bye nowand take care ofyourself. Love, sran" 4-25-45 ....Please send me a picture ofyou as I onlyhad a few shortglances at the wonderfulpicture ofyou that Jack had. Janie, Tve made up my mind! �I am coming to Kansas City to meet you when I get back! And I pray I do, and you do the same!" I sure wish I could see you sooner than what I will /:i.? able to. I don't have to tell you about the people here. I have no anxiety whatsoever to search for a nice girl, even tho she might be white! I have just as much fun on liberties playing tennis, taking pictures, etc. I hope you don't think Tm a habitual drinker either. It's a waste of money, Let's talk about you ... I'm sure you don't drink or smoke. To me a girl that drinks has lost everything she could ever have hoped to have as far as respect, etc.I know you are everything a guy could ask for. I don't know why, but I can just tell I hope you'll never change, Janie. If 4-28-45 .... "Justgot 3 letters fromsn: today and the picture. I was surprisedbut even more. glad. I like the picture very well! You know, from what you tell me about where you work, you must be a designer. About the magazines your picture is featured on the cover, they have not arrived yet but when they do I'll probably rip them to pieces to get to them! I guess we're pretty much alike in all things ....music and all Get -I Dream of You"as you come to mind whenever I hear it. -Youknow, you're kinda crazy in a very likeable way! I thought I wouldsplit when you wrote about the cake and safety towels:-..(Diapers) I got the biggest bang out of that! What a girl! (JK: I took care of my cousin on occasion when my Aunt had to work late.) "Please write soon again, Janie. I can'tget enough ofyour letters ... they are wonderful p.5. NO ... I come from Lansing, Michigan!! 4-29-45 .... "Went to church services this morning ... it was a nice service but I think about home too much at such a time. Very discouraging. Janie, I believe I can tell you now about Jack. He was killed instantly with no pain whatsoever. He was sitting in a foxhole with two officers on the front lines when a large shell fell in the hole. When I saw him? he lookedjust as usual, like he was sleeping. Tm sorry for bringing it up aga/n, Janie. He was a good Marine, and I know you are proud ofhim. Youhave all my sympathies and please let me know if I can do anything for you. Begood, and God Bless You. Love always, Stan If ... . . '. • . .Martt"!ajane Kirby' 8468 MacArthur Rd. . Saranac, MI 48881 t{ �5-1-45 .... "This is the present and I don't like to think ahead too much. Do you think you'd like to see me at the end of one and a halfyears? But this is the present and I know I want to meet you now. In my position I don't like to think or promise into the future. Know what I mean?There's something on my mind tho, and I know you can't help but to have thought about it also. Briefly, my writing to you and etc. I want you to know I couldn't, nor wouldI ever try to, take Jack's place. I know how much you loved him and what he meant to you. It puts me in a very mean position and I don't know how you're going to feel about it. Tm hopingyou willhelp me out, Janie. Please say exactly how you feel As it is, I enjoy writing you very much and I'm hoping to meet you someday. Love, Stan" 5-4-45 ... This letter is in response to a photo I sent him that' I had used to enter a national contest, and won it too! But I didn't tell Stan at that point. "Janie, I love the picture you sent me. It's just perfect. Thanksa million. Tm gazing at it right now. The fella's in my tent here think you're very beautiful, but I think you're more than just beautiful! You expressedyourselfbetter in this letter than"!: did in my last one. You see, I wrote something on the same order. Tm gladyou feel the way you do about God having a hand in things. I feel the very same way. It does seem as if it was meant to be and not wrongat all Yet I still feelguilty when I write you as if I had no business to occupy any ofyour time, or accept your swell letters as greedily as I do, because of Jack. rll tell you nowjust exactly how I feel because I don't believe anymore in keeping my thoughts back. Even tho Tve never seen you or been with you, I know that if I were to look for the person, I wouldpick you. I canjust tell from your letters that you're the type anyguy could hope for. This is just not flattery or roses, it's just the God's truth. I appreciate your saying you hope nothing happens to me and that you are praying for me. Itgives me a solid feeling inside to know that it matters. Etc. .......AII my love, Stan" �5-6-45 .... "Two wonderful letters from you .... etc. Your records sound swell to me. I wish I could be there with you listening to them right now. Tm lonely as hell tonight. Somehow I got into this mood on liberty today. Very discouraging! I imagine lot of things ... maybe classified under dreaming. I do have one trouble tho, that I get very jealous sometimes. I always was that way but I think I'm getting over that now, more or less. However when I wrote that letter I was picturing us together ... etc. Please don't worry about some of the things I say but I believe that whatever Pve written you is the God's truth and I hope it's the same with you. Somehow I miss you, how I can without ever knowingyou I can't figure out, but it's so. Must close, Janie. With all my love, Stan" Note from JK. I'm skipping thru lots of letters because this next one is so important. 5-16-45 ... You have a wonderful way ofexplaining things, Janie, and I can understand everything you write. I know how you fee~ and if I didn't feel the same, I wouldn't understandso easily. There's something tho we both must consider before itgets too late, and that is, we've both had tough luck I lost mygirl andyou lost Jack We both are »ccustomed to someone to love and receiving accordable letters. What Tm driving at it's that we've both been in love before and now, Jack's gone, I haven't seen mygirl for a long time and it's sorta like I'm your "Jack" and you are my "girl" Don'tget me wrong tho, I could never make a go of it with her again because I now know her true selfand I found it very easy to forget her. " JK ... skipping letters again. -Yes, the picture yougot was the one I was waiting for from CA. Tm glad you like it, tho it's a little flattering. You don't know how much Tm looking forward to being with you. I think about comingback so much I almostgo crazy sometimes or at least it seems I build lots of dreams and then I realize I'll be over a long time yet, and then there's the chance rll neverget back but I try not to let it bother me too much. Which boils down to the fact that if something ever happened to me, I'dwant you to know that writing to you, and the friendship we've built has meant the world to me. It must be real and it must work out. I hope you are waiting for me when I return. And, Janie, I am so glad you want to wait for me! All my love, Stan" M~rthajane ' . Kirby' 8468 MacArthur Rd. '!P. Saranac, MI 48881 .. �6-4-45 .... (skipping here) ... "Just saw a wonderful show so I'll finish my letter now. Saw Gypsy Rose Lee in -Bel;'of the Yukon.' Yeow!* The show was wonderful and they played a great song: T Love You But I Don't Know Why I do. N Very fitting, isn't it? I sure wish this war was over and I could be on my way to you. This waiting and waiting is slowly driving me insane. You wait to fight, and ifyou're lucky you wait to fight again. Nothing to look forward to except of course going home someday. I guess that's what keeps mostguysgoing over here, and that's the faint prayer way down deep that you'llget back Sounds kinda 'down' doesn't it? AIImy love, StanN 6-6-45 ... I'm sorry about how you felt on Memorial Day. I wish I could have been there to comfort you in some way. Keep your chin up, honey and try to look on the better side of life. I don't want to encourage your forgetting Jack even ifit was possible. I want to play square with you, something I didn't do with mygirl She lied to me and I lied to her and we were always Gotta go, All my bucking against each other. It isn't any good that way. Love, StanN -6-9-45 ..... The tent is vacant and there's some siteet music coming from far down the way and it makes it easier to write a nice letter to you. Tonight I listened to Hit Parade and heard -Laura N... that piece I love. It's a haunting melody. Sometimes it's hard to visualize you and to impress upon myself that I know you when I don't, but everything seems so perfect, so right, that I can't help but love you now. It seems so easy to write, that I think so much ofyou and I hope I don't change my mind when we're finally together. I think the world ofyour letters and when somedays I don't hear from you for a day or two, I feel rather funny, kinda lost I guess.... Thanks a million for the pictures. I like them very much. Only every picture you sendjust doubles my desire to be with you. When I get them it seems I am right there with you..... Please write soon again ..... All my love, Stan N �b­ 1-14-45 ... ·Hi, how's mygirl? Tonight I really feel fine. I just came back from the post office where I picked up the pictures you sent in the folder (contest ones, but he didn't know that then) Janie, they're super!! The new one.llike best of all. I think the world of them and the folder is just the right size. Thanks so much for sending them. You'll never know how much it means to me. You're just naturally the most wonderfulperson in the world! Today we had a parade for some fella's that were getting medals. Boy, am I tired! Imagine standing with your feet in the same spots for 2 and a half hours! Then we paraded around again and shoved off. What a life, But the boys sure looked nice with their "silver"and "bronze" stars! The only medals I want are my dog-tags, right around my neck! ..... etc. Well, it'sgetting late so Til shove off. Til be dreaming ofyou, with all my love ... Your Stan •• V N 6-15-45.... Hello Darling ... justgot in from liberty and I sure wasglad to see 2 letters from you! I have your pictures propped up in the lid of my locker trunk and I'm thinking nice things ofyou! They're just wonderfulpictures and I wouldn'tpart with them for anything. More people who have never been in our tent before come in and gaze at your pictures and drool! You asked me to tell you how I feel and I will. I told you before but I'll try again. We'll start with mygirl. I went with her for.. 4 years and itgot so I worshipped her. I was a fool and didn't know it. It took what finally happened to snap me out ofit. Yousee, Darling, mine is a case of 'lovedand lost' because I was too stupid to realize the part I played in her life, which was damn little! When she got engaged I lost all faith ingirls ... it's not just my case, it's dozens ofotherguys whogot the same deal so it can't be said it happened as "just one of those things. " I know that your letters and knowing you how I do has changed me a lot. It gave me something to live for, something to look forward to. Your letters so often, the pictures now and then have meant a lot, Janie. In a way Tm terribly in love with you. And I hope you can understand what I've tried to explain. Gottago ... 'Taps'is sounding. So till later Darling, I'll be thinking ofyou with all my love, Your Stan N . .~. .. . Marthajane Kirby' 8468 MacArthur Rd. Saranac, MI 48881 '1 �The following are parts of my ·very special" love letters from Stan from the years '44 to '46. His letters averaged from 2 pages to more than 12; some days he wrote twice . 8-6-45 ..'iUy Darling: "Received your wonderful letter just now. That kiss (lipstick print I had sent in my letter) really thrilled me, Honey. How about some more of them? Andyou say you'll do better when I'm there?" "I can't exactly put a kiss down in print here, but you can bet I'm really tryingr "It's rainingagain, darnit! Last night I stoodguard duty for four hours in this mud and rain. I thought a great deal about you at that time. I dream of being in a convertible with you, and sitting in the rain with you to love while some beautiful music is playing." "But I can't help it, with this life I am leading one has to have a hope, or a prayer ofhis own that someday he hopes willcome true, in order that he may continue every day without losing his mind completely. That's the way I feel about you, Janie. You're my hope. You are that 'ray ofsunshine' I need so much in this life, being overseas and all I think so much ofyou, I respect your manne"', your ways, your-: faithfulness and commonsense. I want to be with you and laugh and talk with you. In a way I'm deeply in love with you, considering the fact we've never really known each other.................... Well, Darling I guess rll close for tonight. I love you, Janie, so be good and wait for me. I miss you with ... All my love, Stan. 8-10-45 ....JAPANSURRENDERS!! "My Darling: This is a wonderful day, I guess you know! I got the news about four AM. Guys were running around yelling and shouting. I couldn't quite collect myself and then someone yelled that "Japansarrenderedll" I fast about fell off my cot. Of course it isn't officialyet but close enough to be happy about it. I hope and pray that the armistice is signed soon. What time did you hear about it and how did you feel? That's a silly question . 'cause I know how you must have felt. The people back there must begoing wild. The radio said that in London it was worse than V-E Day! Td better hear from you today Darling (and he did) 'cause that wouldmake the day lO �really perfect!" Til close for now hoping to see you and love you soon, with all my love, " Stan 9-18-45 ... ·My Darling: Receivedyour letter and the swell picture of Jack Honey, you'll never know how much that picture means to me and Til keep it always. Thanks so much for sending it. Tonight Tm onguard duty at our communications storeroom. It's kinda desolate here ... everything is crated up andprepared to be laoded aboard ship. But the radio is playing beautiful music and Tm thinking of you so the desolation doesn't phaze me much. I hope MacArthur wasn't wrong when he said only 200,000 men over. here. That statement ofhis sure caused a lot ofexcitement among the men ... the ·big guns" in politics that is! The radio this AM said the 2nd division and the 5th Marine divsions are slated for occupation in Japan. That's 40,000 men right there and Tm sure the Army has enough men over here to make up the balance. Damn, I wish I knew just what was going to happen ... and when! I really want that "contest" picture ofyours-but I'm afraid I might be transferred soon so just keep it until Lm sure where I'll be? You haven't told me what the contest was but that you won$5OO! Tm SO anxious to know ... a beauty contest or what? Come on, Jani&, tell me!!!" They just played ·Laura"on some station. That piece gets me. There's something mystical about the melody, and I get chills every time I hear it. Did you see the movie ·Laura"? Well, like the guy in the movie, I too fell in love with a picture ... a picture ofyou. I guess that's why I love that piece so. Did you know that "way back" when Jack and I were at Camp Pendleton, that when he showed me your picture then, I seemed to know you, altho we'd never met. Well, Darling time grows short and they are about to douse the lights, so I'll secure this... Keep loving me, as I do you, always. All my love, Your Stan. " ' " !!P .. Ma,rthajane Kirby' 8468 MacArthur Rd. Saranac, MI 48881 If �11-14-45 ..... HDarling Janie: I received a vel)' sweet letter from you and I was so glad to hear from you. Apparently our mail from all of October and a lot of November has been delayed because the Army won't carl)' Navy mail! So you probably have received some ofyour letters to me back to you! No, I haven't received the letters with the photos and clippingsin them and it makes me so GD mad because I want them so much! Honey, Tve been watching the LihLmagazines weekly but so far your picture has not been on the cover!... Janie, I was never so sure of anything in my life as I am of the fact that I am the closest thing to being in love with you. I realized that before and was sure of that when I missedyour letters so much! I want you to know that I could love you vel)' much and all I need is to get back there and ifit isn't pretty soon, I'/Igo crazy just wantingyou! Whatever it ts, it has me going around in square circles/ I don't know why ... (my girl) wrote me but if it's for the reason you wrote (like she wanted him back?) ... well that's tough 'cause I wouldn't have anything to do with her if she were knee deep in Hell. If she's crawling~ she's crawlingin the wrong directionl" Jame, no one could ever be more faithful to me tnltn you ... when you wrote ·Semper Fidelis" at the end ofyour letter you described yourselfperfectly. I don't think there ever could be anyone more faithful to a guy than yourself, and if it should happen that someday you should love me, I'd consider myself the luckiestguy in the world. If, as you've written before Tm the onlyguy you couldget serious over at this time, I wouldn't care how many swobbies; Marines or Doggies you went out with as long as you stJ11 felt the same about mel Because even tho I've never seen you or felt your love, r m content to forget any woman over here. I don't believe in this lying and pretending .. I had enough of that with my 'last romance.' Maybe people can't fall in love thru letters, but I believe I have. I have told you I lovedyou as it seems it was written because I wanted to love you so much. It seemed like I not only felt your thoughts thru letters. but also thru some strong~ unexplainable force. Some power tl]llt only two people in love can feel and utilize. Well Janie I'm up to page 11 and running out ofstationery. Please tell me you feel the same about me and that you love me. Those things I long to hear I love you, Janie. Allmy love, Your Stan H p.. �11-24-45.... -HiHoney: I just finished developing and printing some pictures which I'm enclosing. I'm just learning, so bear with me! I know you said your "darkroom technique wasgreat .... Wow! (OK, so that's not what you meantl) Anyway, here they are..... So, you liked my song I wrote? I love to write lyrics and wish I could do that all my life. I'll sing it to you softly some night when we are together. ..... I remember you saying in one ofyour last two letters that you 'tried to make me happy' and Janie, you have. Since I've been writing you Tve been a different person. We've helped each other out so much. We helped each other to forget the kicks in the face we got. Fl! always think the world ofyou for making me forget all of it. You brought me out of a nasty rut, and made me sure that life was worth livingagain. But my trouble was nothing; you lost your love and he'll never be able to live again. I'm sorry for writing that, but you see, when you said that I made you laugh andbe happy againI feel that I have done something God would want done. And I wanted so much for you to smlle and live again; what's happened in the past has happened and it can't begone over like a play. Andyou must look for happiness in the future. That's a cold way ofsaying it, Darling, but it's God's will, I'm sure. So let's look to the future Janie and try our best to be happy andmake our friendship a lovely Godsend -I want to continue loving you with All my love, Stan H H H ' .. 1-2-46 ... -My Darling Rosebud... After about a week I finally received a letter from you and it was so good to hear from you. My morale lifted 100% when I saw your letter! Christmas on Oahu was not verygood ... no Christmas tree, lights, not even a rain to make it feel like "home.' .... It really tickles me how you write 'Hubba Hubba'in your letters. I really laughed over that. I like that characteristic about you so much ... that you're funny. Oh, Honey we'llhave so much fun together. You'rejust the kind ofgirl I like, with a sense of humor. I love to laugh and have a good time and when Tm in the proper place at the proper time I like to be serious and be loved..... I know exactly how you felt on Christmas Eve. I felt like bustin' out crying myself when the choir sang carols in our chapel here. I think they're beautiful It touched me deeply, Darling, when you said you prayed for my return and makes me love you so much more, if that's at all possibte. When you say things like that I get kinda warm all over and I feel so close to you. You'll never know how much those little things mean to me. I guess it's the little things that keep a true love aglow. Agreed? Time for some winks, so rll say: I love you, I love you, I love you, Please write me lots ofsweet letters. All my love, Stan' . Marth.!ajane Kirby' 8468 MacArthur Rd. .• . . Saranac, MI 48881 �Note: (from JK) This is page 13-A .... I got interrupted and didn't start back where I left off! 12-23-45 .... uHi Darling: Got a letter from you about 30 minutes ago. At present I'm down at the Navy Yard where I work I was asleep before we came down and someone woke me up and threw your letter at me, which when I saw who it was from, made me happy. All day long I wanted to hear from you! Tm still chuckling from reading that letter! I got a big honk out of it Honey. But before I go into that I want to congratulate you on the contest, knowing now what kind if was, but you won the "hps"contest with me the first time I saw your picture, in fact the most beautiful lips I have ever had the pleasure of drooling over.! The snow and winter scene you describe and the atmosphere sounds wonderful I sure miss the snow and cold weather. Christmas isn't real with me unless there's snow. As far as the "half-sleepy"peaceful evening, I do know what you mean! It's the kind of feeling you-get after you've been out skating . or tobogganing and then you come in out of the cold and snow and settle around the fireplace. Mmmmm, I do know what you mean, Darling. Yeh, just try'n wash my face with snow!! Til trim yer ears! (The rest of the letter contained a questionnaire we both had given our answers to ..... way too long (8 pages) to copy here.....JK) Well, I'd better close and look around for some work to do before they make me a "private"again! 'Bye love, and write often. I love you dearly. Yours always, Stan" �12-15-45.... Darling Janie: I have to go to chow soon and to work as I have the midnight shift. But I just finished reading three letters from you and it was so good to hear from you. Before I go any further I'll tell you I also received the registered letter from you with the LD. bracelet enclosed and I think it's swell It couldn't have been a more perfectgift, Darling, but you shouldn't have done it! Thank you so much, Janie. I can't repay you with a gift before Christmas but I'll be sure to make up for it later. It was so sweet ofyou to send me something. I wish I could kiss you for it and I will" someday!! Thanks again. (More problems with the USMCmail reaching the troops ... Army problem again!) .....Honey, I'm sorry you have strep throat and please keep special care ofyourself... for me. 1-8-46 ....Hi sweet ... here I am again, Rosebud. There's some sweet music floating thru the tents right now and it makes me in the mood for a kiss from you ... maybe more than one! Say, Honey, do you have any 'Tabu' perfume right now? If so wouldyou please put a drop of it on your next letter? I love the smell of it. (note from JK: not on your life, that wasyour girl's favorite!) I didn'tget to write you last night as we have a whole different schedule now... on 8 hours, off 8 hours, on again, each week until we have worked all shifts. I do lose a little sleep ~ it's impossible to sleep in the daytime here. The latest news here is that I might not be able to come back until late July or August, Janie. It's a long time to ask you to wait for me, but it wouldmean everything to me ifyou could. You'll never have to worry about me and girls over here. I just don't fool around with women. I never was the type to chase after them anyway. I can very easily wait until I have you to love. To me, you are worth waiting for, for years if necessary. Me again.... 'Tis nowgoing on 0700 and boy, am I tired. I don't think Tl! eat chow this morning... guess rll just hit the sack and sleep and sleep and when I'm tired of that I'll start over. Gottaget my mosquito net up, so I'll be closin' here Honey. All my love, Your Stan" �1-11-46 .... My Rosebud: I just received 14 letters from you and it was so good to hear from you finally! I am in myglory when I readyour sweet letters and I've read each and every one at least 3 times!.... About the tinted (contest) picture honey, please send it to me here if you can. I want to have it with me. Tm going to hang it up here and show you off! And, I think I'll write 'Stan's girl' right underneath it! Yes, send it to me, Honey, please!!....Now, the perfume!!!!!!! Marthajane. do you realize you almost caused a revolution here in the barracks with that elegant odor? When they brought the mail in, I knew I had a letter from you! Everyone wanted to sniffmy letter and then they'd drool! That's really a fine perfume and I love it. You said it was Tntoxication'??? You'll probably smell it on this letter too as I put the little piece of cotton in my stationery box. When I smell something like that I just want to cuddle up to it. You'll find out I really go for perfumes, Darling! Tm getting sleepy so I'll close for now but I'll say, I love you, oh so much and want to be near you terribly, so be good and wait faithfully for me and someday soon I hope to give you...... All my Love, Your Stan" (note from JK...above letter I hadgiven him advice about his camera problem and he was happy to know how to fix it.llj 1-11-46.....Hi there Rosebud: Pm down at the offi~ ....I forgot to mention in my letter last night that I received the pictures you sent. I like each one very much. They're very nice pictures ofyou. Youseem to be more beautiful in every picture you send, and Tm wondering if I deserve such a gorgeous creature? I have both of them right under my stationery box so I'll pull you out now and drool over you! Did you know that your hair is something out of this world? It's beautifuL.. There, that's done ... I finally got this messed up Zippo lighter to work (Note from JK: I bought Stan a beautiful Ronson lighter, which he dearly wanted. I told him about it but we decided to wait until he came home to give it to hlm.) Marthajane Kirby' • ... 8468 MacArthur Rd. . Saranac, MI 48881 �1-13-46 ...Hello my Darling: I have a few minutes before the lightsgo out so I'll drop you a line or two then Til write you again tonite at the office, if there's not too much work ..... There's something I want to talk about before anything else, and that is about when Til be coming back., You see, I only have 32 points which isn't a lot. Well, anyway I saw some orders the other day ....but here's the point -- I'm pretty sure ofbeing eligible to come back the 1st of A1f¢. Being eligible then Td probably be back sometime in June, if this plan takes effect. And Darling, June isn't too far away. To DH:.just the thought of being sure ofgoing home in a few months kinda makes my heart flutter andgives me something to look forward to..... not only you and us, but home and my family again. I know it seems long to you because your life as far as routine hasn't changed much ....I know you understand because you love me, and I know we see things thru the same eyes ....My only worry is you, Janie..... you've got to wait for me and notget involved with anyone else. If you were to find someone else I would feel that I'd have been robbed of someone that might have been meant to be my wife someday.... and then Fd feel that there was just no medium in faith and courage. Tm sure you understandhow I feel I guess it's just another way ofsaying I love you so darn much and needyou even more. Well, Darling, time for lights out ....I love you, Janie ~ -------- Please don't ever leave me, Janie. " --- Your Stan 1-18-46 Just came back from the movie I just received a beautiful letter from you and it made me feel so good. It was so darn sweet where you wrote about staying home alone while it snowed and playingyour records while you were writing me and thinking ofme so much. It was written so beautifully Darling that if I had any tears in me I wouldhave shed them over your sweetness. But right nowTve got to get some sleep ... back later, Honey. I lied to you, Honey! I didn't really sleep at all like I said I planned to. I couldn't ... I kept thinking ofyou in a way I never expected to. Thingsand places raced thru my mind like wildfire and I don't quite understand it. I felt shaky and alert, just like times on Iwo when I was so mixed up with fear and anxiety and ignorance of what wouldhappen that I wanted to get out of my foxhole and run, and never stop. Td better stop crying on your shoulder ... let's see, where were we . �1-18-46 .... later, at the office ..... "Sometimes I just sit and stare at your pictures and sortaget a lump in my throat when I think ·she's mygirl" .., She waits for me and no one else. She may step out once in awhile with a friend, but her heart belongs to me. " About the grass skirt ... I can buy one for you ifyou promise you willsend me the pictures when they are finished! Don't worry about paying me for it Honey; I can afford it. I want to give you all the help you need with your modeling career you have your heart set on. You are so beautiful, Janie I never tire oflookingat you." .....AIImy love, Your Stan. p.5. Is Dan (photographer) married????" 2-2-46 ....Receivedanother letter from you. Yes, I thought about that -­ about writing to you for a year. III bet I thought ofit before you did .., when the new year started I knew that along with January came something I'll never forget ...when I started writing to you. We'll call it our "Postal Anniversary" Darling! Til bet very few people ever had one! Well, we have, so on "oor anniversary" III say in the past year you have brought me dreams of happiness that I needed badly and I'll remember it the rest ofmy life. " We'llbe together soon Darling and we willlive a lifetime in that first few weeks and if things work out we'llspend the rest of our lives together. " 2-5-46 .... (The funnies) jk .....Hi there Rosebud! Smitty just came in and wants to write a few lines to you. 'Stanley is proving to be somewhat of a problem in the barracks. He has a beautiful young siren's picture displayed in a rather unique way. We didn't mind the neon lights around it which are lit all night and so is Stanley, but when he put in the whistle, which blows on the hour, that is too much! As it is we could have done without the whistle as there is enough of that done by the wolves in the barracks, of which I'm proud to say that I'm not! Wipe that sneer offyour face. ,It ••••••• Smitty 2-8-46 "Hi Rosebud: Tm so tired I can hardly see straight. These all nite shifts are killin'me! Yesterday I sent you a Valentine (flowers with a card from a HI floristl--and a Valentine card from Stan:::(Whenever I hear beautiful music I just lean back and pretend I am with you, in your arms. I never knew dreaming could be so consoling. I stillpinch myself when I look at your picture to see if Tm dreaming. I can hardly believe I could have someone like you ... it's an act ofGoel, I believe, Darling. Write and tell me you love me lots of times. " AIImy love, Stan" • Marthajane Kirby' 8468 MacArthur Rd. Saranac, MI 48881 �2-28-46 ..... Viis letter refers to the movie "Love Letters" ... and is 12 pages long so I'll condense it for now. "My Darling Janie: I'm down at the office now and I'm going to write you from here. Before I came on duty I saw "Love Letters".... I thought it was a wonderful movie and as you wanted me to, I paidparticular attention to the plot, scheme, etc. You know, Darling, even tho our case isn't a whole lot like the movie, still it seems to me there is a similarity here and there. Especially the idea of falling in love with a person thru letters. I've fallen in love with you in such a way, not to mention the fact that I fell in love with your picture long ago, before you'd realize. But you know, this movie, "Love Letters" holds a lot of food for thought. I've thought ofyou constantly since the show was over. It made me think of the suffering, mentally tid f' physically that you've had to go thru, since you know when ... it made me think of a lot of little things that must have tortured you, that I never thought about before and when I think of all these things, I can't help but admire you for your braveness and courage and stamina, and self-control I guess that's part of why I love you so ... the remaining reasons why I love y'/J so are hard to explain... Like you say, I believe there is something stronger than either of us, pulling us together, closer and closer. I thought once I knew the theory oflove, but this love we have fQr each other is real love. It's strong and deep and beautiful -- it's everything life is --- gay, romantic, tender, and in me, it seems to be inrooted -- part of my very soul I never want it to change, Janie, ever. I want it to continue endlessly, into eternity. Please help it be this way always. Pulling together, for each other, we can't lose and we have all the happiness andgoodness in the world to gain.....I can see nothing but happiness ahead for us, Janie. I love you much, Janie you won't realize how much until I can show you without words. I can hardly wait until that moment when I can press your lips to mine, over and over then you'llknow. Don't you forget Tm to be the first young man to caress those famous lips ofyours! Please! It's been 16 months since Tve kissed a girl and the first time you kiss me I'l/go up higher than a kiter All my love, Your Stan. 3-10-46 ... ·My Darling ....I received 3 wonderful letter from you and twelve beautifulpictures and they make me love you and want you so! You're really gorgeous in the grass skirt and luscious too! Can I have you for Christmas? Please!!! I love them all and Tm going to tack them up all around my sack so you can surround me. What a wonderful idea! Thaakyou so much, Honey. So, /...ikmagazine has the neg of the contest winner photo ofyou? �,... Be sure to let me know, Darling, if and when it appears in the magazine. I can hardly wait to see it!... Gotta go. All my love, Your StanN 3-12-46 ....Hey, Shorty! I love you. Today I received another sweet letter from you! I Ike the two pictures of the flowers ve", much, Honey. You are a fine photographer! (Valentine pictures of the flowers)... "About love Letters'.... it was sort of an education to me too, in a way: I know how you feel about not having anyone around that understands how you feel sometimes. .... You asked what particular things made me 'think' ... well, that picture even tho it was just a movie makes me sure now that it's possible to fall deeply in love thru letters. Of course, I fell in love with your picture, primarily. I remember the large coloredpicture you sent Jack, distinctly, because even then, when I first saw you, there was something about you that struck me mysteriously. .... I love you, Janie. All my love, Your Stan H --- +++++ 5-15-46 My Darling, Hello, Janie. Geez, I could hardly wait to write you tonight ... I love you so much. I received a ver, nice letter from you today which completed my day: Everything has progressedperfectly for me today! In the first place Tm leaving this damn camp Monday, the 20th. I was informed officially this afternoon. Thre is no 'probably: 'if' or 'maybe' about this! This is it and rve waited for a long time for this, and it's finally .taking shape. It all means rll be with you soon, and that means everything to me, Darling. Tm so happy I could bust! The only thing that matters to me is we'll be together soon now. Oh, Honey, Tm so anxious to hold you in my arms and tell you how much I love you. Finallyall our dreams are slowly coming true. It has been a long time, Janie but eve", second of it was well worth waiting, 'cuz I have sau. to come home to! Ive thought about you all day, Darling... and it was so pleasant. We have so much to be thankful for, I think ... I know, rm ve", lucky that I have a swellgirl like you to be coming back to. Not eve",guy has it that way. You make me terribly happy --- just think if you can make me feel this way jUst thru letters, why, rll probably bust out cryin' with joy when Fm with you. Yes Darling Tm sure this is really love. I seem to miss you and want you so ... I think ofyou constantly. Yes, Janie, this is real AII my love, Your StanN • •. Marthajane Kirby' 8468 MacArthur Rd. Saranac, MI 48881 ."l �3-18-46 .... Hi Hon, this is the third time I've written you today but I received the tinted picture and the other two at this evening's moil call, so I hod to write and tell you how much I liked them, especially the tinted one, and also that I hod received them. Darling, that tinted one is out of this world!I love it! I think you performed a beautiful bit of tinting on it. It's wonderful and Tm going to get a real nice frame to put it in, one of those with silver around the edge you'lllike being surrounded by silver I know! I also liked the party pictures everyone looked like they were having such fun. And you, you must have hod a -laughing jog" on! In both snaps you were beaming just as bright as could be! Ha! You must be a lot of fun and I can hardly wait to see you. Do you laugh terribly easy? I donit mean are you silly, but more, a good sense ofhumor? Geez. I can't get over that tinted picture! I sure like it. Thanks so much for sendingit. I'llgive you a 'special kiss' for sending it; a little thing I cooked up myself! I'm sure you'lllike it ... very original!! Every time I look at that picture, I think ahead to the time when we'llbe together, and I keep thinking, -Ifshe looks up at me, like in the picture, I'll kiss her every time 'cuz she's so beautiful" Plan to do that willyou Honey?... I found out today that when I get out of this lash-up, I'll rate four full years of college. I wont to toke the full four years ifI can keep mygrades up. Which brings up a problem cOl1&erning us which I want to talk with you about at some later dote, if we click together. Tm sure you understand. Well, my Darling, I only have 2 stomps with me and it'll toke both of those and maybe more to moil this, so Tl! be ctosin'.... Hope I see you soon, Honey, be good and love me lots. Bye .... Your Stan" �•• V 5-19-46 ..... My Darling Janie ... Well, Honey, time isgrowing short and by this time next week I should have my feet on Californiasoil. I'll be thrilled then, but not half as much as I willbe when I kiss you at the station. Til be walking on clouds after yourgreen eyes have cast their spell on me! Mmmm, just to write about it tortures me to the soul, and I'm not kidding either! .....Darling, I want to see you so badly it'sgetting me down. All I seem to be capable of is thinking of you all day long. I see your face before me, I see you smiling and laughing. I dream all kinds of dreams about us, the fun we'llhave and the love we'llshare. We just can't lose, Honey 'cause there seems to be a strong bondbetween us. We think the same, react the same. We see things thru the same eyes. I needyou terribly Janie ...having you would complete all I ever hoped for. I love you so much that it almost worries me. I never dreamed I could want someone so badly, that I've never actually met. Well, honey, soon we'llbe together, thank God. Remember 'til then I'm Your Stan ... I love you, I needyou, I want to hold you in my arms. All my love, Your StanN From Janie: This completes a lot of letters from S1'on, and these were my most precious. During the Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter of 1945 Stan wrote me almost daily and since that means more than 100 more, I can't type them all. This gives the reader a positive image of our love, which endured for more than 57 years. The Hand of God ... all those long long months of waiting for each other. ++++++ • There is one remaining sad fact from Jack. His Mother had saved all the letters I wrote to him (and I have no idea why she did this) and gave them to my Father, and ended up with us later on. (Stan and I after we were married.) One letter I wrote him before he went into combat was a sorta pep-talk, assuring him that I loved him and his Mom and Sister loved him too and we would be praying every day for his safety. This letter, all beat up, stained, bent, almost illegible writing of mine on the envelope, was found in his helmet when he died. I wish I had never seen it. He was only 18 when he gave his life for his country. "Semper Fi, NJack Mj Mar~hajane • Kirby' 8468 MacArthur Rd Saranac, MI 48881 . �II Mr. Stanley Kirby 8468 Macarthur Rd. Saranac, MI 48881-9517 MILITARY STATS 2-16-46..... "The Marine Corps point drop" .....Dearest Janie: I'm so exhausted I can hardly keep my eyes open.... "undoubtedly you read about the recent Marine Corps point drop, to 42! Damn decent of them. At such a rate I'll never get back. It all puts me in a nasty mood ---it just blasts hell out of my hopes of being home in May. No telling now, just exactly when I'll be back. Yes, you're right, it is very disappointing. Oh well, rough! As it is all over." "Well honey, can't think of anything t-write about, Darling, even if! were in the mood, so I'll secure this. I still love you..will always be ... Your Stan" 2-21-46 "Hi Rosebud: Yes, the machine 1 used was a code machine usedfor copying code by radio. 1 will probably write you on it occasionally as sometimes 1 don't have stationery down here. Yes, I know how you feel about the Marine demobilization and you're right, I can't stand it, but I can't do a damn thing about it, Honey. I doubt if that 'protest' they put up here willeverget to Truman. Three. of the fellas's that planned it were 'busted' and put in the brig. Busted from sergeants to privates -- quite a drop. A guy doe~'t dare open his mouth about it (the discharge program) anymore -- and still they insist we're living in a democracy. It's really quite funny. (And Tm glad I'm not involved in any way) The sooner I'm out of this lash-up the happier Til be, in more than one way At least Til be able to call my life my own again. Til close here Darling and write later tonite from work With all my love, Your Stan" ++++++ -Godand Faith " . 6-23-45 .... Darling: Got two swell letters from you. Yes, I have the larger pictures ofyou that you sent recently. Tm admiring them right now ... I wouldn't trade you for anyone! I do know what you mean about faith and God, Darling, and it's a wonderful thing to have faith in God, but sometimes fate doesn't worry about God . You'drealize more clearly what I mean ifyou ever sawguys killed, like I have, and had faith in God, and never harmed another person physically or mentally in their life and where are they now? �"If anything ever happened to me I'd want you to love and be loved by someone, Td want some person as wonderful as you to realize jUst how wonderful you are. Janie, life is what a person makes of it, and no matter how tough the road may be with deaths and disappointments, always strive to make the grade. I guess I'm writing all this because I1JI1L in love with you and I know it sounds mixed up but please try to understand me. Maybe r m different but it's just the way I am.... Please think over what rve written and tell me what you think~ all over again? Goodnite Honey and take care of you. All my love, Stan" 7-22-45 .... "Darling Janie: I have a few minutes before going to work so I'll write a few lines. Did you read about the Navy discharge plan in the paper? It's really quite a system. Basically it's for 'thinning out' the older men, but that's OK, but those 'older men'probably never saw combat, and what about these guys that have seen four or five battles. and have been over here for 16 to 25 months, they can't raise enough points to prick a balloonl.... Damn/ I wish this #%$% war was over so I couldgo back and live a civilized life~ like any normal human being deserves Enough of this!" Say, did you everget that Fourth Divisionpatch sewn on your headscarf? I'm anxious to see it on you .... soon! Take realgorJdcare ofyou andbe careful of the sailors and soldiers! Write soon Honey." All my love, Your Stan" A ++++++ 'VJDAYFOR THEMARINES I!! 8-15-45 ....Hi there Honey. You should feel fine and happy cause the war is over and I know you do. rm really happy, I guess you know. What a day yesterday was. I was just coming in from liberty when the news broke and it was raining like mad. My morale was low, having to walk in the rain with my clean khaki on but when I heard the good news I didn't care if it was raining pies! I listened to some broadcasts from the States from some of the cities and I guess you people really raised hell back there/ Well, rll be home sooner than I expected. Which won't be next week or next month Tm sore, but at least I don't have to worry aboutgetting knocked offanymore. I want so much to be with you, Darling~ and to love you. I wish I couldhave been with you yesterday or vice-versa, as long as we were together. We could have celebrated together and torn K.c. apart! �. Mr. Stanley Kirby ..... 8468 Macarthur Rd. .:.. Saranac, M' .....'-9517 • 8-15-45 ... continued.... Well, Tm going to church ... believe it or not! I figure I have plenty to be thankful for, Darling. Were havinga parade here today --- one battalion ofMarines participating. They are going to present the 'Battle Streamers' to the Division and units therein will fly their respective colors. It willprobably be quite an affair. I suppose you will.have a big parade there too. (In KC it was a HUGEparade on August 14, the VJ day in the States, but with the Marines their celebration was the date of this letter.) JK I wish I couldsee the smile on your face now. Smile for me!! Thanks! Janie, go ahead and open that little package I sent you and don't wait for your birthday after all! Just think of me and how much I love you. All my love, Your Stan (In a book about the Fourth Division in WW2, by Carl W. Proehl,re- printed by Nashville Press, (1988) this celebration is mentioned on page 121.) --JK It 9i-45 ... -My Darling: Well, today is V-J Day for me and the rest of the Fourth. However there's not much to say about it except we have the whole day "off" to do what we want. I slept 'til noon, had chow and slept again this afternoon! This morning I met up with a guy from.~nsas City and he told me all about the big city! He said he didn't know you, but wished he did! I was surprised, given your popularity with your modeling career! I'm glad he didn't know you ...you are mine, remember? Ha. All my love, Your Stan" ******* This ends my letters from Stan ... those I could share anyway. ************** "Some people work an entire life and wonder if they made a difference in the world.!" MARINES DON'T HAVE THAT PROBLEM! SemperFi Love forever, Stan ... Your Janie . •• Mart~ajane Kirby' 8468 MacArthur Rd. Saranac, MI 48881 , �-----r--­ ( M. Farrington 1483 East 76th Karis s s' City, Mo. VIA AIR MAIL �,r t~ '~ . ~ ) ~~t.•~.~.' ~~.i :ktt~. t l ~ 1.r o ~'"<, ~ t . . ~. j~t t " f ~..:c . ~ ,~ t ~ b ~ . .... ·.·'.. . i . "* ,~ 0""_ .~~ ~,~ ~ ~ r . t ~" \-L"{ '~ r_~' ~ ~ t ~ f' r'" &~l.~~,,~;':;" ~l y,~,.,,+ ,,'~;iQ~ / ����, ... 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" , ~ ' ' ;J , .•. , • , 1:: �~ ~ I • , J '. -. o ;".A..~ V ~-G'<- ~. ~~~~ ./ I' .....,.?--L-~. ~ ~ / .4 --e ~tZ.- ~~~ .... ­ ��'.r p My Darling Martlla: If I don't come backfrom my tour ofduty I wam you to marry someone who will love you as much as I do; who will take care ofyou like I would; would laugh wltb you like I have; will comfort you like I would; would enjoy life wlth' you /ike I wanted to •.•.....•.... Please remember me always ......I love youl Jack Wesley Layton June 17, 1944 (From my Diary. June 17. 1944 Martbajane Farrington (1-1r.;" ( f~ t Co 2{) ~'f ~ fl PS I 11 - r: w, �"CHRISTMAS, G.I., 1945" TIS' A MONTH BEFORE CHRISTMAS AND ALL THROUGH· THE SERVICE NOT A DAMN MAN IS MOVING AND WE'RE ALL GETTING NERVOUS GREAT PLANS AND NEW SYSTEMS ARE DEVISED EVERY DAY RELEASING THREE MEN: MAKING TWO MILLION STAY. FOR GEORGIE THE "MARSHALL" WITH HIS NAUTICAL MATE ARE DEFENDING "PEARL HARBOR" JUST FOUR YEARS TOO LATE OUR HEADQUARTERS HERE IS NO LONGER LONELY FOR THE "PINEAPPLE PENTAGON" HAS STANDING ROOM ONLY. MACARTHUR THE MIGHTY GREW PURPLE WITH WRATH SCREAMED HE, GENERAL, THEY'RE MOVING TOO FAST THERE MUST BE SOME WAY TO MAKE MOST OF THEM STAY SO GOD WITH FIVE STARS TOOK OUR SHIPPING AWAY. FOR A WHILE PUBLIC PROTESTS WERE GETTING TOO LOUD SO THE POWERS TOOK ACTION TO QUIET THE CROWD SAID A GENERAL (THEN A COLONEL) ,WHY, WHAT COULD BE FINER THAN TO START JUST A TINY REBELLION IN CHINA. OF COURSE THEY HAVE REASONS TO KEEP US ALL HERE FOR AS LONG AS WE STAY THEY WON'T HAVE TO FEAR THAT THEY'LL LOSE ONE OR TWO OF THEIR SO PRECIOUS STARS OR THEIR EAGLES AND OAK LEAVES REVERT TO GOLD BARS. NOW JOE DOAKES, THE WELDER, IS FILLED WITH DELIGHT FOR JOE'S TWENTY-SIX AND "TOO OLD TO FIGHT" THUS TO DRAfT THIS OLD MAN WOULD BE QUITE A CRIME SO HE MARCHES ALL DAY IN A LONG PICKET LINE. OUR TONY PASOOTA HAS JUMPED ON A PLANE (TONY PLAYS FOOTBALL AND HAS A BIG NAME) BUT POOR BROWN, THE PRIVATE, WILL JUST HAVE TO WAIT HE'S ONLY A FATHER AND CAN'T DRAW A GATE. • Mr. Stanley Kirby . -. 8468 MacArthur Rd. ... Saranac, MI 48881-9517 �FOR ALL GOOD LITTLE OFFICERS WHO POLISH THEIR BARS SANTA'S NOT WEARING WHISKERS, BUT THREE SILVER STARS, THE RECRUITS ARE SCREAMING LET US GO AND FIGHT AND TO ALL WHO WILL LISTEN, I SAY BARNUM WAS RIGHT. USMC Base, Oahu, Hawaii PFC Stanley D. Kirby Base Comm, Signal Bn FMF PAC c/o FPO San Francisco, California December 24, 1945 IJ f .. Mr. Stanley Kirby 8468 MacArthur Rd. . Saranac, MI 48881-9517 �)---/f-~ d- ~/ ~~p-O~~ ~.,£/r·~·/ ~ ~ ~ ~ . ~~~~~~~r ~.~~~~q -: ~~~~~.~~~ ~r~~~~~'/ ~~y~~~~ ~~~.~/;:t3~~~ / ~ ~ ocf}~r' ~J7~ ~~~~~/~~~. ~~~~.c:LJ~s. ~ tY '7~~. y~~~.L~ ~~~./~57~~ ~~~~~~/ ~ r" ~~~a-L~ /~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~J?~/ ~ .s«: ~ . -91/ N~~~~~~// ~/~~~r~/ ~~~ ~ /7~~~ ." (~~ ~~-~7a:: / ,s/.') �Marthaj ane (nee Farrington) Kirby October 1945 Winner, second place: $500 for "Loveliest Lips in the Land " Ju dge: Gary Cooper, Actor Contest by Clara Har r is Cosmetics ��Mr. Stanley Kirby 8468 Macarthur Rd. Saranac Ml 48881-9517 .~ Service Rerileritbrances - World War II Stanley D. Kirby Private First Class I Co;e. p()~ IIL- 11C6 Headquarters Company 3rd BattalioQ,~24th Marines Fourth Marine Division (United States Marine Corps Reserve) . The War had already been going for two or three years when the Marines and Stanley got hooked up. Both of my older brothers were in the Air Force and I entertained the thought of also being a "fly-boy"! Things were not to be that way however, as I was turned down by both the Army Air Corps and the Naval Air Service. Strangely enough, for conflicting reasons: I passed the Army mental test (Detroit) and flunked the "physical" as the person said I needed two or three teeth filled. I immediately went to the Navy Air Corps headquarters and applied - there I was told I passed the physical but flunked the mental test. So, in disappointment, I said to me, "ta hell with you guys, I'll go home and wait to be drafted." That was in the fall of 1943 (I believe). In April of 1944 I received my call to duty and asked to serve in the Navy. They said "fine" and put me in a room with some others. Shortly a guy came and asked us all to stand, With a very deliberate finger he pointed to a few guys, including me, and stated, "okay, you guys are going into the Marines". That's how the whole thing started. We left immediately for San Diego, California (Marine Base) and I never even made it back to Lansing. So I called home and told "Mom" - she was concerned but not shaken. I can't recall, but I'm sure I was anxious and apprehensive about the new adventure but then so were the other guys - so I had company. The Marine base in San Diego was vast, with a tremendous parade and training area - (asphalt) and scads of barracks and little buildings. As I recall the arrival was shortly after lunch and the first thing we did was to shed the "civies" and don the Marine garb, including those lovely field shoes which were stiff as a board when new. About this time we were getting accustomed to being ordered around and it was somewhat annoying, but it would have been more annoying if orders weren't followed. o The real initiation into "Marine ways" (especially recruits) came at dinner time­ from here on in to be known as "Chow" time. With the issued mess kit firmly in hand we were standing in line when a less than gorgeous Sergeant came dashing around yelling: ­ "You stupid people keep yourself in line for the Chow hall ..." "You guys are no-bodys and don't forget it - we are going to make 1 �Service Remembrances - World War IT somebody out of you if you're gutsy enuf..." "You are nothing, zilch, no body, but we will make something of you..: etc., etc..." This was difficult to swallow but since there were 50 or 60 other guys in the same boat it was livable. Our frame of mine ("attitude") was being structured and somehow I felt it would all work out O.K. "Boot" training was 90 days and it was a pre-determined combination of physical exercise and mental re-building. Our battalion was invited to march in the 4th of July parade in Los Angeles. This was one ofthe proudest times of my life. Our parade uniform was summer khakis, dress shirt, tie, leggings, cartridge belt (with canteen and sulfa packet) and overseas cap, instead of helmet. Our platoon was really snappy and heels were hitting the pavement with extreme precision. People were six to eight deep on the sidewalks and they were clapping, yelling and screaming beautiful things. At that moment I felt a bonding with the populous that was indescribable. What a super experience. The "boot-camp" experience was a real neat thing. Yes, lots of physical exercise, mental exercise and sore muscles. But, in looking back I guess I enjoyed it in a way. I accept the fact now that I am a "team player" - with great satisfaction in being part of a group where all are reaching for the same goals. The bonding and camaraderie were extremely enjoyable and character building. Everything-was structured and precisely scheduled. up @ 5:45, breakfast ("chow") at 6"15, calisthenics @ 8:00, 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. was shave, shower, clean up time - check gear and clean rifle. Calisthenics were generally 45 minutes to one hour. The first few weeks always had "close-order drill" in the schedule, 40-50 men in three columns learning to march as one. And we did. Boot camp was basically 90 days and I know that after the first few weeks I was beginning to feel super - mentally and physically - vibrant, alive, responsive. The aim of the U.S.M.C. One ofthe guys in our platoon was a German-Polish person from New Jersey. He turned 36 years old shortly after being in the Marines. At this stage of the war in 1945 they were still drafting men up to the age of 36, (but not over 36). He came to me one day and said, "I've told these people (superiors) that my shoes don't fit but they won't do anything about it." Three or four days later he approached me again, removed his socks and said, "look at my feet, I can't take it anymore!" Both of his feet were coveted with blood from open blisters. I told him to get down to Sick Bay (field hospital) and get them treated. He did and I never saw him again. I'm sure they mustered him out and sent him home. () In July of 1944 our outfit boarded ship for Hawaii. Having never been on the ocean before there was some trepidation, but once underway I realized it was kinda neat. Having spent many hours on boats in inland lakes, and liking the water, I adjusted well to ocean movement. Many cases of "sea-sickness" cropped up which the Naval Corpsmen 2 .. �Service Remembrances - World War IT tended to effectively. I never got sick, but rather enjoyed the ships movements, (that is until some real rough seas, which I'll get to later.) As we neared Pearl Harbor, the sunshine and balmy breeze made one feel somewhat like they were on vacation. Nearing the isle of Oahu porpoises were threading in and out of the water about 400 or 500 feet from the ship - going along in parallel- as if to welcome us to the islands. At the Marine Base in Pearl Harbor we were further organized into our combat units and shortly thereafter boarded ship again for the island of Maui for advanced training. The bunk areas where we slept contained what we shall call "racks" - they were about 24" wide and about 6 1/2 feet long and were stacked three to four high. Steel piping, rounded at comers, with canvas stretched in middle. Not very comfortable and the space between you and the guy above or below was only about 30". The aisles were narrow and you can imagine how easily the air got stale with 100 or two men in the same compartment. \~) Since we had no lockers or anyplace we could safely stow our gear, we had to keep our limited possessions in our field pack which we secured to the end of our assigned "rack". Once, while I went to take a shower, I left my watch lying on the rack and upon returning found it stolen. However, several days later I saw it on the wrist of another Marine. I located the Officer of the Day and led him to the person and we retrieved the watch as I had positive identification. I had saved the sales slip. " " On a ship at sea is a profound experience. One seems to be surrounded with a brightness and freshness that's really impressive. Boredom, - yes there was boredom but not too much as we spent many days and hours in "class". We studied maps ofIwo lima and were advised of the terrain and important topographical features which would be encountered. We passed the island (in the middle of the Pacific) where one of the early A-Bombs was detonated - I believe it was BIKINI - and there was nothing left there but a large sand bar. We stopped at Midway for awhile and then went on to Guam. The purpose at Guam was to re-fuel for the jaunt to Iwo. It was at Guam at twilight where I witnessed a most (one-of-a-kind) unusual happening. Our ship was anchored a short distance off the island of Guam and the nearest ship to us was a submarine. It was about 200 feet off the port (left) rear of our troopship and was still in the water as we were. Since our ship was pointed mostly away from the island, we who wanted to study the submarine, were gathered at the rear of our ship along the raiL (]'"" .. ' \0.,." One of the guys said, "Hey, look!" and 10 and behold another ship was on a course to go straight behind us and heading right for the submarine. It was about 600 feet away and moving very slow - but, it kept right on coming. It was only moving about 2 or 3 3 �Service Remembrances - World War IT mph. when it passed the rear of our ship and it was quite clear there was going to be a collision. About this time the sailors aboard the sub began pouring out of the hatch and anxiously watching the approaching ship. It was obvious to them the ship was going to strike the sub so the sailors all lined up on the opposite side of the sub so when the collision arrived they would use the "bump" of the errant ship to propel them in the air and away from the sub. Well, it struck and the crewmen sort of flew through the air, landed in the wet and swam swiftly clear of the situation. By the time the ship struck the sub it was barely moving and it eased up over the top of the sub about 20 feet. When all the necessary people got their brains together they put the ship in reverse and several minutes later backed off the sub. There was no apparent serious damage except perhaps to someone's ego. All sailors returned and we learned there were no injuries. While enroute from Midway Island to Guam, aboard ship I was chosen (ordered) to do guard duty in one of the storage "holds" which were crammed with war equipment. The location I drew was the "3rd hold" - three levels below the normal "top-side" deck. You had to go down 3 narrow steep metal stairs in order to get there. Since we were on a specific battle mission "war" regulations were the order of the day - therefore I was required to wear steel helmet and carry carbine and ammunition (on cartridge belt). I was escorted to my post by the officer of the day who happened to be a fresh exponent of Marine Officers' Training. He was an impressive physical specimen. And why not --- he was fresh from playing regular Guard on U.S.C. football team! Upon being settled at my guard duty post I was adtIisedof my responsibilities by the O.D. and he disappeared up the stairway and through the hold. (no doors!). As I looked around there were heavily leafed magazines and news-papers. So, I figured that you look at the printed material while keeping your eyes and ears open. I took off my helmet and leaned my carbine up against a Jeep. In the middle of a ReadersDigest a voice from above rang out - "Attention! I" It was the O.D. (Officer ofthe Day) and the Company Sergeant. I straightened up but didn't have time to get myself in order. The O.D. said "Private Kirby, you are in gross violation ofthe Guard Duty regulations. You are out of uniform and are not in command of your post." To which I said, "Well, it looks like everyone who had guard duty here did the same thing." This didn't impress him. I was ordered to put my helmet on and shoulder my carbine. I was advised I would be replaced very shortly. Upon replacement I was lead to the Brig (jail cell). At this point I realized that all of this was not a joke or fun and games! The O.D. said upon leaving, "You will stand in front of the Commanding Officer aboard ship tomorrow to be sentenced." About this time I fully realized the error of my ways. C) The "Commanding Officer" was a Major General and the ceremony was disgustinglyshort. I was the recipient of a "Field Court Martial" and sentenced to 10 days bread and water. I could only leave the cell with an armed escort, so going to the 4 �... ~ Service Remembrances - World War II restroom I always had company. I lost ten pounds and really learned how good bread could taste. My ration three times daily: 1 glass of water and two slices of bread. Surprisingly how good bread can taste after a day or two! Fortunately, "Field Court Martials" are never put in your military records. However, I assure you the above is true. Change of pace story. After "boot-leave" and back in California - we were to go on a long hike with full field pack and battle apparel. This meant a back pack (fully stuffed with clean clothes) blanket, rifle, and poncho that weighed a good 60 pounds. The "hike" was on asphalt pavement. We were never told how far we were going - and, of course, the officers and higher NCO's rode in jeeps - After 8 miles we were all dismissed from loose formation and were allowed to rest. Two or three poor souls couldn't hack it and had to be put in following 6 x 6 trucks. After the "rest" we walked another 11 miles! (How does that grab ya!) I guess you'd have to say we were in excellent physical condition. We left Guam the following day (after "Sub" fiasco) and headed for Iwo Jima. We arrived at Iwo at night and upon getting on deck the next morning I beheld the astonishing sight of dozens of ships. There were troopships, supply ships, hospital ships, Destroyers, Cruisers, Battleships to name what I can remembe1gMost likely there were many other types also. This was astounding - amazing to a'" year old kid. This was at sunrise and firepower of the ships was bombarding the island fiercely along with light bombers and P51 Mustang fighters. What a fantastic and startling sight. Landing boats were already circling and organizing for the first wave to attack the beaches. Biggest display of fireworks I ever saw! Fire, Smoke, noise and..ilctivity. Anxiety - yes - but we were extremely well prepared mentally. There was ajob to do. Fortunately our unit wasn't scheduled to load (and go ashore) until 3 p.m. in the afternoon. When the time arrived we had to climb down a rope-mesh ladder and jump into a Landing Craft Infantry, (LCI). This was "touch and go" as the LCI was bouncing up and down due to windy conditions. It would drop away and move 2-3 feet from troopship and then rise abruptly 2-3 feet and bang against the side of the ship. It would have been easy if all we were clad in were bathing suits but with 60 lb. field pack, heavy cartridge belt and 91b. rifle it was testy. While heading for the island the silence in the LCI was head-banging. Concerned faces prevailed and as we were nearing the beach the noise was something else. Explosive sounds of all dimensions and magnitude. As the "gate" of the LCI dropped down at the beach and we bounded out we immediately noted the vast array of stalled and damaged equipment - mainly due to the volcanic sand which was like wading through 12" of marbles. Navy medics were busy tending to the wounded and here and there were lifeless Marines. Unbelievable scenes. : ~-)~."" \. ..•.. In two or three hours we were able to advance about 100 yards. The first waves of infantry were already a few hundred yards inland. Mortar fire was the order of the day 5 �I .. Service Remembrances - World War II and these explosions were all around. I must admit I was plenty scared and did some serious reading of the 23rd Psalm while being pinned down by mortar fire. It was about this time something banged against my steel helmet and bounced a few feet away - it was an empty 50 mm brass machine gun shell from the P-51's which were straffing overhead. I learned later that one of the P-51 's was piloted by a high school friend of mine. I still have the shell casing among my mementos. The heavy mortar fire continued all night long. Although we (one Sergeant, one Corporal and myself) were taking shelter in a bomb crater about 20 feet wide, we were still subject to harm in case of a direct hit. Extremely heavy mortar fire started about 10 p.m. and I got to shaking so bad the Sergeant said "It's okay kid, you're gonna be fine. " When the mortar fire died down so did my shakes. The fear tends to build up because you're in a helpless position. The next morning, - after about 2 hours sleep - I raised up and noticed a piece of shrapnel about 1" x 3" had hit the stock of my rifle and caused a gouge about 1/4" deep by 2" long. This occurred about 8" from my head. You see, I was sleeping with my rifle under my head as I lay face down in the sand. The second day we moved to a safer shell crater and it was this place of refuge where a partial bomb casing about 4" wide and 15" long lay near me no more than 2 feet away when I awoke on the 3rd day. Again I thanked the "man upstairs." -, Before I forget I want to mention an incident that happened while on route to Iwo. One bright afternoon the sailors on board decided to have some target practice. They threw overboard an empty 60 gallon oil drum and let it get about 100 yards away. Then they opened fire on it with 20mm "pom-poms". They must have used 50-75 rounds and still couldn't sink it. A Marine asked permission to fire at it. Permission was granted and in two shots he sank it. (J-"\ ~ Back to the conflict. Between the 3rd and 10th day we moved several times. The mortar fire had diminished and only rifle and machine gun fire could be heard (nearby). The forward ground forces were squeezing the enemy back successfully. At night it was necessary to form a perimeter security ring. One night, - on my 4 hour shift - I heard what sounded like a cat meowing. It would be repeated and then it sounded like another cat somewhere else nearby. I could not talk or yell at my comrades so I threw a stone at my Sergeant to wake him. I whispered carefully what I had heard. Without a word he slipped away and I continued my "watch". A few minutes later several other Marines (from somewhere!) slowly edged themselves into position nearby, facing the direction of the "meows." In the early hour of day light the following morning, the infantry men who so carefully joined me crawled carefully forward and all of a sudden all hell broke loose with grenades, machine gun and rifle fire. When the noise had ceased I crawled out of my security trench and soon saw what the commotion was all about. About 25-30 yards in front of me was a bomb crater full of dead Japs (about seven). A grizzly site - some ~ 6 Gt<.tSL f �Service Remembrances - World War II ~, ) with sides offace missing, shoulders blown off, etc. A real bloody mess. It was then I learned that these particular Japanese were infiltrators and used the cat sounds to keep track of each other as they moved through our lines. Another night while on security duty my job was to guard an area in front of me that was essentially a corridor formed by rock walls on both sides about 12 - 20' feet high. I heard footsteps which seemed to be 75-100' feet away. Since no friendly forces were to be in this "corridor" I shouted "halt, and give me the password". There was a shuflling of feet and then the sounds of running. I could just barely see the outline of the infiltrator and fired a short burst from my carbine. When I asked for the password two other Marines came up beside me and they also fired. There were no further footsteps. The rifles the Jap had is the one I now have on the wall at home. It was retrieved by the two Marines who supported me when they secured the body at daybreak. Fortunately, it is not known whose bullets brought the infiltrator down. Throughout these first few days I observed war sites one never forgets: bloated Japanese bodies, dismembered bodies and the stench was almost unbearable. Another unnerving site was the day G-2 Marines ("Intelligence" squad) were bringing a prisoner into the command post area and his dungarees were ripped clear up to his crotch - out of his left upper thigh protruded a fractured bone. He was in shock but still he was hopping along on one leg. Late in the campaign the Sergeant yelled at me one day saying "hey, Kirby you wanna see the flag go up?" He handed me his binoculajs and pointed to Mount Suribachi. Sure enough, there were five or six Marines pushing up a pole upon which was the Stars and Stripes. This scene of course became the famous photo of World War n. We were 1 or 2 miles from the mountain but got a real good view. The United States needed Iwo Jima and it's two air-strips because ifheavy bombers left their base to bomb the island of Japan it was possible they may run short of gas upon trying to return. I was lucky enough to see the first B-29 land on the captured air-strip - one landing gear inoperative and it skidded to a stop at the end of runway. Myself and several "buddies" cheered - realizing and underlining the value of what the Marines had done. In this operation I was a "runner". Responsible to run messages between command posts because to use radio or telephone would be dangerous if the information fell into enemy hands. I was part of a team of 4 - Sergeant in charge, Radio Operator Corporal, another runner and myself. We worked close with the Battalion officers to articulate necessary communications. I was trained in three different methods of Code as well as semaphore flags. C) During the final stages of the battle I recall being asked to volunteer to help string telephone wire up at the front lines. My job would be to ride on the passenger side of a Jeep and hold a spool of telephone wire and let it string out while the driver charted the 7 �Service Remembrances - World War II course. This activity wasn't part of my "M.0." - I looked at the Sergeant and he said, "you don't have to do that". So, I didn't volunteer. If! would have I would not be writing these notes. The volunteer that did go was killed and the driver badly shot in the back. Another silent prayer was called for. An interesting part of the Marine communications agenda were the Navajo "Talkers". These Native Americans had a language foreign to the Japanese and were used to talk on the portable radios for the purpose of military messages - rather than use mechanical or written codes. Although I never had the chance to sit and talk with them (they conversed in English as well) they were a congenial group even though they chose to be by themselves. As the battle of Iwo drew to a close and the din of mortars and small weapons fire diminished we Marines gained more freedom to roam and relax - and it was great when it was finally and officially announced that the island was completely secured you could hear the applause and yelling all over the island. And then, as a complete surprise, within an hour or two, all Marines were treated to a celebration drink! Not very sophisticated, but a fifth of whiskey was given to every group of men - and I mean every group of four-five. (You never read that in the paper did you!!). C) The voyage ~ to Hawaii was more enjoyable although it was sad that many of our ranks were missing. Back at Pearl Harbor we were in limbo waiting for further orders or whatever. While at Pearl (Honolulu) a friend of mine decided he wanted a car, so he had "daddy" back home send him enough money to suy a 1931 Ford (Model A). We had lots of fun with it - but one night we were riding through mid-town Honolulu and were stopped by Police for not having any tail-lights. My friend Jim, who was driving, was going to get married in a week or so he quickly talked me out of my military ill card to hand to the Officer. How stupid I was. The Officer wrote the ticket up in my name, reported it to the Marine Base and I got two weeks restriction out of the deal and had to "sign-in" at the company office every two hours - Whoops! Finally we headed for California and home. As luck would have it when we reached the mouth of San Francisco Bay I was assigned to Guard duty at the very rear of the ship. It was windy that day and the ship was rolling and pitching. As I was rising up and down (like on a merry-go-round horse!) I was studying the lovely sight ofthe Bay bridge. How nice to be back. (~) Shortly after leaving by train to come home (I think maybe around Sante Fe) my jaw began to feel tender and I developed an abscessed tooth with high temperature in addition. It got so bad entering Nebraska that I lost consciousness. Some medics on board treated me temporarily and they put me off the train at Lincoln, Nebraska where I was picked up by Jeep and taken to the Air Base there. They put me in the Sick Bay (Hospital) for a few days, lowered the fever, filled me with antibiotics and eventually pulled the bad tooth. I was treated like some war hero (or something) and it was a wonder I didn't completely blowout my ego!! Whenever I went to the mess hall they 8 �· . Service Remembrances - World War n said, "Whattaya want? - we'll fix anything you want." I enjoyed lots of steak, eggs and pie! I will always be in debt 10 a first Lieutenant who, when I mustered out, said "do yourself a big favor and go on to college, you've got the G.!. Bill to help you." I did and will always be glad I did so. Other Memories' One time while in basic training someone in our barracks said they saw our drill Sergeant playing poker in the early evening. Somehow this information got to the higher ranks and the Drill Sgt. was severely chastised. (No poker playing was allowed in training area). And, "somehow" the Drill Sgt. found out it was someone in our barracks who squealed! For punishment our entire platoon had to scrub our barracks floor with toothbrushes! Oh yes, another time I was caught with sand in my bayonet scabbard. For punishment I was forced to "dry-shave" my face (~shaved before!) Upon completion they (Company Sgt. and Cpl.) splashed my face with shaving lotion. Wow! Bum, Bum, Burn. Have been shaving ever since. () Shortly after arriving on Maui (in Hawaii) a Navajo was assigned to our Message Center squad. It was said one day that he stole someone's jacket. The following day they found his body in a nearby ravine - a knife sunk deep in ~ back. Never heard any more about it. Another weird story - while in early boot camp at San Diego we had a guy from one of the Southern U. S. states get called to the Company Office. (This was an unusual thing, during training exercises). When I saw him later in the day packing his belongings I asked what "they" wanted him for - he said, "oh, I shot a nigger back home". I asked why. He said, "Well, he was walking across the grass in front of our house." I didn't press questions any further. /'''"\ \J Another scenario - the wife of my friend who got married had a girlfriend who I dated two or three times (always platonjc). One night when I was going to her house I had to take a bus and transfer to another bus - while waiting at the transfer point - which was a rather large area with a roof over it - I was standing somewhat apart from the others (mostly native Hawaiians and Orientals) when four Hawaii guys came up to me. I would guess they were in their 20's - two got in front of me and two behind me. One of those in front of me said, "Aren't you the Marine who we saw with an 'island' girl last week?" I said, "well, yes, I dropped her off here many days ago!" The speaker said further "We don't like you Marines taking out our Hawaiian girls." At this point he was about 12" from my nose and I said "She asked me to come to her house." Obviously the message was that I should refrain from dating this girl. I repeated my case that it was she who invited me and that seemed to satisfy them. The bus arrived and I pushed my way 9 �,, Service Remembrances - World War II through them and their dirty looks. I guess I took solace in the fact that it took four of them to one of me. Personally I wasn't anxious to tussle with four husky Hawaiian boys! Shortly after wwn started both of my older brothers joined the Air Force. Bob (the older) eventually became an aircraft mechanic and received notoriety for being the first Air Corps Mechanic to actually fly with the pilot to analyze the engine problems in a P-38. Next oldest brother Don became somewhat of a special envoy who's job it was to deliver specific and classified data to command posts in various parts of the war theaters. He traveled a great deal by plane. However, in his later tenure in the Air Force he somehow got on a burial detail and spent time in Northern Africa burying bodies. This duty left a severe emotional mark on him and he never really did get over it. o Once while aboard ship I was walking around the deck and I saw a guy pounding on something with a spoon. He was sitting on the steel deck and kind of hunched over ­ holding something in his left hand and pounding it with a spoon (G.!. Issue!) in his right hand. Quizzingly I asked what he was doing. He explained he was making a ring. How? He detailed that he started with a silver dollar. First step was to drill a 1/4" hole in the center - then placing the silver piece on a 1[4" piece of steel rod and striking the edge with a spoon until it flattened out (all the way around) strangely enough the hole in the center gets bigger (to ring size) and the outside gets wider and flatter. God only knows how many strokes it takes, but the result is a neat silver band about 1/4" wide. Finishing with fine steel wool and polishing on hard surface with cloth finished the ring beautifully. Did I make one? I sure did! Between Iwo and Hawaii I made one. (Got the silver dollar from Navy finance officer!). Where is it now! Probably 200 or 300 feet out in the Pacific Ocean off the northern shore of the island of Oahu. You see, a fellow Marine and I decided to go to the beach to soak up some sun. The surf was "up" - I would say 8' - 10' waves. We didn't dare go out in surfas the undertow was terribly wicked. But, the water was cold and shrunk my ring finger a little and the ring went off into the boiling undertow sand. I did take a deep breath and raked the bottom around my feet a little but a large wave knocked me over and it took eyea' bit of my leg strength to break loose of the undertow. But I managed to stand upright and I got the heck out of that surf One day at the camp on Oahu I received a message that my brother was at the airfield at Pearl Harbor - Hickam Field. I hadn't seen him for almost 2 years and was excited to hear from him. Bob was older than I by five years and a vastly different personality. He was a lover of night life, a womanizer and had heavy bouts with alcohol ­ and as handsome as any Tom Cruise or Robert Redford. (..-) After I finally got him on the phone (at his barracks) we met out on the concrete apron and I was elated to see him and I walked fast to shake a hand and give a hug. He could have cared less and was about as excited as a four year old in a room full of adults! Anyway, we went to his barracks and talked for while and that was the last time I saw of him for a couple more years. One always admires their older brothers and I was no 10 �. , '' I " Service Remembrances - World War Il exception. But, I was somewhat crushed by his lack of emotion, especially after not seeing him for such a long time. Speaking of being crushed how well I recall the day I arrived in Lansing after being gone for over two years. I had called ahead and advised of my arrival time by Greyhound bus. A whole car load of folks had come to the station but the only one to meet me as the bus was unloading was my mother. Maybe I expected too much - but on the other hand there was my Dad, my favorite Uncle and another Aunt and Uncle. I guess the problem lie in the fact they had all been drinking - apparently ~ heavily. I felt bad about this meeting. .' And then, to add a little more vinegar to the dressing, when we got home I discovered my other brother had worn out all my clothes and shoes while I was gone. What a bummer. "The other brother" was Mom's favorite so she probably waxed him into it. Stan began writing his remembrances 8/26/96. KIRBYWPS . - 11 (1­ �., ~ The following inserts are out ofsequence since I did not find them until recently ....February 2004. Stan had written them in longhandand put them with his USMCmemoirs originallypenned in 1996. These were written at that time too. They still contain many facts about his Marine Corps life .... Andare not hard to place with the other writings. Stan's wife: Marthajane (Janie) Kirby " �· ,... '/' "Will wonders ever ceaser Just recently, en e-mQiI friend of ours from PennsylvQniQ, Qfter reQding my nQme on the World War Two MemoriQI page (memoriQI being built in DC. expected to open yet this year 2003) wrote to me to express his QppreciQtion for the "MQrines" on Iwo JimQ who helped SQve his DQd. Qn Air Force tQiI gunner. 20th Air Force. nth Air Bomber Group. on Q B-29. Their crew WQS unQble to IQnd Qt TiniQn Qnd hQd to IQnd Qt Iwo JimQ due to flak dQmQge from bombing run on JQpan. "Due to the Marines. my fQther was given Q ehenee to live Qnd rQise Q fQmily Qnd I wish to hear from every Marine thQt fought there. My fQther hed difficulties putting into words whQt he SQW Qnd I guess did not WQnt to remember but WQS proud of the Itarines Qnd QlwQYs prQised them QS the best fighting men. Books are good for leQrning but the best educQtion is listening to the person who went through life Qnd lived it." '7­ (.'.\) ~-&I The miracle of this story: page. of my story talks Qbout the first B-29 landing on Iwo that I witnessedl THIS IS THE SAME -." PlANE my e-mail friend's fQther was 0", How (:Qn one ever explQin whQt hQppens in our lives? StQn Kirby ��--') pretty good protection against nearby hits of mortars and rifle fire. They were (trenches) of course temporary as we were on constant moves inland. Since Iwo was a volcanic island heat from underground disturbances came close to the surface and this provided warmth during the cool nights. Sometimes you could even see steam rising from the ground. INSERTBD """'\ ~~.J Many guys had to pull Bguard duty" (as they referred to it) and I was one of them. I had to do it twice between Hawaii and Iwo, and once on my way back. Somewhere (between Midway and Guam) I had to do some guard duty on the ship's deck, at the wee hours of the AM. My post was the very rear of the ship -- which was called the Bfan tail." .I did not have to stand still but could walk around under orders not to leave the area. After the last "bulkhead" (wall) of the super structure, the deck went uphill for about 30 feet. Not a severe rise but enough drain water. Naturally there was a railing -- solid steel from hand level to the deck about 4' high. It was a very windy night and the "seas" were rough! There was a bright moon, however, and as I went to the very end of the ship I witnessed how rough the sea can get. We were in swells that raised at1~ lowered the fan tail 20-30 feet!! Fantastic, I thought! And the movement did not make me ill. The last guard duty I pulled was when we got back to California on the way home. We were anchored just off San Francisco and my "post' was on the main deck. I never experienced such turbulent waters. The ship was pitching and yawing and just bouncing around wierdly. One of the sailors advised me, upon my asking, that the problem was caused by the juncture of two currents. Apparently one going one way and one the other. I can't substantiate that, but that is what I was told. INSERT BE" ;o~.-·· , . One thing the Marines stressed to recruits was orderliness and neatness. When we would have area inspections the foot locker, sea bag, rifle and other belongings had a specific place. They were to be in their place or you might endure doing push-ups (lots) or running around the parade ground until your legs ached. A favorite of the inspecting officer was flipping a coin over your made-up cot. It it didn't bound\, you were advised your blanket wasn't IL �:.~ tight enough. This was kind of a often. tongue-in~cheek thing as wasn't done too I don't know how it ever started but the Marines at that time (40's) were known for the "spit shine" on their dress shoes (oxfords.) This was achieved by applying coat after coat of polish in between which you spit on the area and rubbed the moisture in until it disappeared. Generally it would take six or seven coats of polish. Eventually one achieved a glass-like finish. The dress oxfords (Marine issue) were to be worn on leave and when you left camp for weekend pass. In those days (40's) you would never see a Marine whose shoes were unshined. It was part of the Marine dress code. INSERT-f" It was not unusual to have equipment inspection on a moment's notice. This . meant your rifle and bayonet had better be spotless and dustless. We would line up on the parade ground in parade formation. Neat and orderly and at "cttention." The inspecting Sergeant or Officer would very mechanically go from one recruit to another and select one at random for rifle and bayonet inspection. Unfortunately, he stopped at me and!rabbed my rifle. Nothing was found wrong and the rifle was handed back. He then asked for my bayonet (which I had cleaned immaculately.) He said: "There's dirt on the handle," see me in the Company office after inspection." Someone behind me had thrown a pinch of dirt on it I figured. Never found out who. My punishment was something they would never allow today: I had to -dry shave" in the presence of the Company Sergeant (they provided the razor.) At that age, and perhaps due to generic reasons, I didn't have much on my face except peach fuzz. It was scratchy and painful to say the least. To top if off, they splashed shaving lotion on my face and the -sting" was nasty. Why didn't I resist? Because in Marine Recruitment Training in those days you took your punishment and kept your mouth shut. If not, you might find yourself on -Iatri ne duty" for a couple of weeks. Self-control was part of the Marine training. INSERT-Gil One day aboard ship (on the way to Iwo) I noticed a fellow Marine hitting something on his shoe with a mess spoon. The scenario was this: in one hand (7 3 �,. "~ tight enough. This was kind of a often. tongue-in~cheek thing as wasn't done too I don't know how it ever started but the Marines at that time (40's) were known for the "spit shine"on their dress shoes (oxfords.) This was achieved by applying coat after coat of polish in between which you spit on the area and rubbed the moisture in until it disappeared. Generally it would take six or seven coats of polish. Eventually one achieved a glass-like finish. The dress oxfords (Marine issue) were to be worn on leave and when you left camp for weekend pass. In those days (40's) you would never see a Marine whose shoes were unshined. It was part of the Marine dress code. INSERT-F" ,,~) It was not unusual to have equipment inspection on a moment's notice. This ' meant your rifle and bayonet had better be spotless and dustless. We would line up on the parade ground in parade formation. Neat and orderly and at "cttention." The inspecting Sergeant or Officer would very mechanicallygo from one recruit to another and select one at random for rifle and bayonet inspection. Unfortunately, he stopped at me and~rabbed my rifle. Nothing was found wrong and the rifle was handed back. He then asked for my bayonet (which I had cleaned immaculately.) He said: "There's dirt on the handle," see me in the Company office after inspection." Someone behind me had thrown a pinch of dirt on it I figured. Never found out who. My punishment was something they would never allow today: I had to -dry shave" in the presence of the Company Sergeant (they provided the razor.) At that age, and perhaps due to generic reasons, I didn't have much on my face except peach fuzz. It was scratchy and painful to say the least. To top if off, they splashed shaving lotion on my face and the -sting" was nasty. Why didn't I resist:> Because in Marine Recruitment Training in those days you took your punishment and kept your mouth shut. If not, you might find yourself on "latrine duty" for a couple of weeks. Self-control was part of the Marine training. INSERT-G" () One day aboard ship (on the way to Iwo) I noticed a fellow Marine hitting something on his shoe with a mess spoon. The scenario was this: in one hand t7 3 �·, .~ I he had a round object -- about 1" in diameter and was holding it against the side of the heel of his shoe. This he was doing fast and repeatedly. I asked him what he was doing and he said he was making a ring~ This struck my curiosity and sought further info. He proceeded to tell me you take a silver dollar and drill a hole (about 1/4") in the center. Then, after holding it on the shaft of a screwdriver, you kept hitting the silver dollar until the edges knurl back and the hole in the center gets larger. Silver dollars.ace. malleable. After several hours you develop a band-like ring. Fine sandpaper and steel wool finish the job. A long and tedious undertaking? Yes!! But I decided I would try it. My ring turned out smooth and true after fine sandpapering and steel wool. I even rubbed it with wool to get a lovely shine! It actually ended up a hair larger than I desired but it stayed on my ring finger fairly well. I was proud of my efforts. However, I lost it! Some buddies and I went to the north shore of Oahu to experience the huge breaking waves (after returning from Iwo.) We donned our swim trunks and messed around in the breaki~ waves. The water was cold and I guess it shrunk my skin a little on my hand and the ring slipped off into the surf. Couldn't find it. Don't tell Uncle Sam I mutilated a U.S. coin) INSERT"H" In order to get to the troopship into the LeI's (Landing Craft Infantry) it was necessary to climb down these "nets," I'll call them. They were made of like 1" manila rope and the open spaces were about 10" square. With the LCI bouncing around and the troopship moving up and down it was difficult and tricky climbing down. Especially with rifle, field pack, ammo belt, full canteen and Sulpha pack. When you got to the bottom where the LCI was gyrating two or three buddies helped you get off. o One poor soul got a real banged-up leg when his foot slipped and his leg got jammed between the troopship and the top edge of the LCI (gunwhales.) On the spot analysis indicated a broken leg. I don't believe he went ashore. �INSERT-I" 'ht::VElLL£'\ . Recruit training usually was made up of a day that started at 5:45~reville) and ended at 10 PM C-Taps".) After reville the first responsibility was "roll call" (gotta make sure everybody is still therel) After roll call it was back to the tent (or barracks) to get mess gear and go to the mess hall for ·chow: Food was placed on your tray (compartmented) and after you were through you had to scrape off the leftovers into provided containers and be on your way back to the barracks. •Muster" (assembly) was generaIf around SAM as I recall and from there it was marching (close order drill, rifle training, bayonet training, field classes in combat readiness, and various military instruction.) Besides the M-l (Garand) training we had to also become familiar with the M-l carbine and Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR). The first several weeks of Recruit training were restricted primarily to the Recruit Depot. In my case it was San Diego Marine Base. After awhile we were moved north to Camp Pendleton which was just inland from Oceanside, CA. We got more advanced training and exercises (precise rifle training and practice and bivouacs.) One part of the rifle training was composed of simply practicing squeezing the trigger (rather than pulling!) You would line up the target in your sight and squeeze. After the "click" of the firing pin going forward, another Recruit would hit the bolt handle with the base of his palm to simulate recoil. This part of the training lasted several days. Along with the above we would go on long hikes -- usually with full field packs (40-50 pounds) and rifles. The mode of dress was the same as you would have on going into combat; fatigues, steel helmet and liner, leggings, cartridge belt. One of these hikes was 19 miles and even tho there was a 15 minute rest at the 10 mile mark it was still a very tiresome trek. During this particular stretch of training we also had to climb a 10 foot wooden wall, crawl on our bellies about 25 yds. underneath barbed wire and machine gun fire (with rifle cradled in forearms). jumping from 30 ft. tower into water. (This was to acquaint one with possible necessity of having to jump from the deck of the ship.) Insert .... II [f, fL..E S/-I/ttCP SltOdTEI( During rifle training while in Boot Camp, I earned the ·M(lfksl!\ar~hip"medal (3.+ 1.)(;1£' If by hitti ng 7 out of S bulls eyes at 500 yards. . �(~ / There were a few other exercises we were exposed to, but I can't exactly recall them right now. Finally, 90 days later, we ended our "boot" training and got our leave to go home. I thi nk it was 2 weeks. A chance to show off our Marine "greens" and nice tan. It was also an opportunity to see friends and to unite with family. I don't recall dwelling on it at the time, but of course, the fact existed that I might never see them again. After the home leave I reported to Camp Pendleton, CA where we were made ready to go overseas. INSERT"J" ..t,e.,.,lWe Iff'California at San Francisco in gorgeous sunshine and blue sky, heading for Honolulu. Never having been on the ocean before there was some trepidation but I was never afraid of the water. The seas were kinda calm and the breeze was fresh. After a day or so the seas got kinda rolling, and we did experience some pitching and dipping as well as yawing and rolling. A few guys got sick from the motion and contaminated the ocean over the side rails! What to do aboard ship for several days? The biggest recreation was reading. (The ship's store sold magaZines.) N~ to reading came card games. Beyond that there was sun-tanning and bull sessions. The approach to Honolulu and the isle of Oahu was a beautiful sight. Once again the sun was bright and the sky was cloudless. As we were going past the islands of Lanai and Maui there were perpetses threading in and out of the water -- paralleling the ship's course about 75 yards off to the starboard (righthand) side of the ship. This was fascinating and lasted about an hour. Upon docking in Pearl Harbor we were herded into -- what was called -- 6x6's and taken to the Marine Camp to await further orders. We had previously been issued a supply of clothes in California and these things (plus some personal items) were in our sea bags which we were told not to unpack except for change of "skiwies" and undershirt because we would be leaving for Maui the next dayl So be it! �t-~ '-' 1 .I Arriving at Maui we were loaded in 6x6's and taken to the Marine Camp up on the mountainside. Haleakala, by name, which was about 10,000 ft. high. The ride to the camp was fascinating as the many kinds of flowers and vines came right up to the road (asphalt.) The entire trip (about 20 miles or so) was beautiful. The camp was almost entirely a tent city. Company Headquarters rated a wooden building however. It rained upon arrival and rained quite often after that. The tents were about 24'x24' and bunked about 6 men. Because of the frequent rain and mud was a common phenomenon and wooden walkways (boardwalks) were everywhere. Reville was at 5:45AM and "Taps" at 10PM. Taps meant ·'ights out" and they did enforce that rule! Candles were taboo, but if you really had to finish that letter to home you could use a flashlight. ~) We went on a bivouac up Mt. Haleakala one time with full field pack. We went almost to the peak and made camp. It think it was Sept. or Oct. and it was cool and cloudy. This is where we learned how toatake our ponchos and fold them into a waterproof "sack." One did sleep well after that long trek --, i.n tdhe mOdrhning'de~erything around had a green cast. It may have been the a titu e an uml Ity. -.. Incidentally, in the field there was always a latrine to relieive yourself. Generally a slit trench with burlap ·walls· around it. For sit-down events there would be a small 109, elevated a little on both ends. Naturally it was adjacent to the trench. The Marines always fed well and the "cook" division (or platoon) would always arrange an effective field kitchen. Up on Haleakala,however, we were allowed only ·C" rations. This to get used to combat-type situations where there would be no "mess hall.· ·C" rations were meals 'in a can. Generally beef stew, but occasionally pork and beans. Instant coffee was provided in small tin containers which was one small ration of coffee. Just add hot water! We were provided with little can openers that folded down to about the size of a quarter. One wing was kinda oblong and flat while the other was triangle shaped with one sharp edge. You had to strongly hold the oblong side with thumb and index finger while piercing the can with the unfolded sharp edge. Actually it was a rather unique device. ~I �./ .~ ~. While on Maui we had bayonet practice em drills as well as intense physical conditioning. We were in good shape! I ~ Weekend passes were a blessing. We would don our "summer tens" 0JlI go down to Wailuku or Kahaliieu for whatever fun there was to be had. At Kahalieu they had a real nice swimming pool and they would open it to the servicemen during certain hours. When it was open to the military no females were allowed. However,one time an oriental gal did enter somehow and caused quite a ruckus. In her street clothes she ran to the diving board, sat on the end, pulled up her skirt and said, "come and get itW' The water boiled with. • sailors and Marines. Some records may have been broken doing the 20 yards! (I like to swim, but not tho1.bad! Risky for sure, for a disease you wouldn't want to get!!!) There were many things you could do on a weekend pass. It seems like half (or more) of the guys would hit the nearest bar. I thought that was a waste of time so I would go to the beach and hunt shells, go in and out of the little shops, go to the airbase and look at the P-51's and P-38's, or maybe to the usa and have a talk with a hostess and listen to some music while having a cold one. Always there were MP's to keep order..... mentioned, there was a small airfield on Maui and one time I went there with a buddy who had a brother stationed there. We were allowed on the field and the brother took us out to look over a P-51 Mustang. It was really neat and he even let me sit in the cockpit and start the engine! Man, what a thrill! You started the engine with what looked like a shotgun shell. An unforgettable experience. As In late November or early December of '44 we packed our gear and boarded ship for points unknown. We didn't know where we were headed. -- I guess for security reasons. We just tooled across the ocean waters day after day. We passed by Wake Island and the Bikini's (where atomic bomb was set off.) There was nothing left of Bikini except a pile of sand -- no trees, bushes, or anything. Many days later we arrived at Guam. We anchored offshore and took on fuel. There were manyships of varying descriptions all around. We stayed at Guam for two or three days as I recall and then took off �.... (' ' j again. Again, I say, we didn't know where we were going but after several days out at sea it was let known we were going to Iwo Jima, south of Japan. From that moment on we had several little seminars about the island -- its typography, climate, number of troops (assumed, from 63), location of pill boxes, and other military sites. It was rather amazing to us neophyte soldiers that they knew so much about the island. They (instructive officers) had a large draWing of the island which showed the two airstrips, location of bunkers, Mt. Surabachi, and other military targets. Whi le we were enroute and for weeks previous the island was bombed day after day for 75 days. It was later learned that even with all that bombing little damage was incurred to the bunkers and the mass of troops that were safely hiding in the vast network of underground tunnels and caves. INSERT·L" When I was sent to Camp Pendleton in Oceanside, CA, I met up with another Marine; Jack Layton, from Kansas City, MO. We fast became good friends and often went on liberty together. .~ Jack had a girlfriend back in KC, and I too had a girlfriend, my high school •steady" in Lansing, MI. When Jack showed me the picture of Janie (Marthajane) I looked at that beautiful face and immediately fell in love with her! (Didn't breat~a word of my feelings to Jack, however!) I felt, when looking at her, some ·mystical" . sensation, like I had already known her all my life Jack and I decided we would each write the other's girlfriend, to keep tabs on both ~ us, not knowing then where we were going. I think I wrote about 3 letters to) Janie which Jack "censored" while I was writing! I think he wrote Ji II, not sure. We headed off for combat, and found out it was going to be Iwo Jima. Jack and I were in the same outfit but going over were on different ships. We arrived at Iwo on February 19, 1945. Unfortunately, Jack was killed the second day of the invasion. I found out about it immediately and was sick at �) Heart. I wrote to Janie just after Iwo was secured, to tell her: -I haven't seen Jack for quite awhile and I probably never will.- I knew she would know what that meant! Because of censoring, I was unable to say what had happened. My letter reached her just a week before Jack's Mom received the awful telegram from the War Department. Just after I returned from Iwo Jima combat, I was sent to Maui, the USMC rest camp. After arriving, I received a letter from my girlfriend in Michigan telling me: 'Tm engaged and expect to get married soon" Well, what a blow that was!! Here we were, Janie and Stan, brought together somehow by God. I continued to write her and she did too. We fell in love with each other in a matter of weeks. She wrote me such wonderful, caring, loving letters. And I responded as well with so much love for her. I wrote her, during a period of 18 months, 200 letters. She sent me a lot of photos (wow» which I appreciated tremendously (as did the guys in my tent!) I asked her to wait for me and she did. All that time we waited for each other, having never met before. We knew it was a chance we were taki ng but we were both so sure of our love for each other. We both felt Gtremendous power bringing us together and never knew exactly what that sensation was. It was not infatuation, a pipe dream, etc.....It was, J. am sure, the Hand of God. Once before Jack died, I wrote her and said: -After the war you and I and Jack and Jill are going to meet in Chicago at the Trianon baJlroom, and tear Chicago apart! "WeJl, after returning stateside and meeting Janie in Chicago (having met her previously in KC in '46 and were madly in love) we went to the Trianon. When we were dancing, I said: -Do you know what's missing here?­ And she said: "ves, Jack and J'ill." It was painful to be so far apart and when I started college at MSC, it became more painful. We already decided we would get married, but when? I gave her my engagement ring on New Year's Eve in 1946 in K.C. We didn't think we would get married very soon. But by the end of January 1947, we couldn't stand being apart any longed So before my sophomore year at State, we got married June 27, 1947. We were so happy we were delirious! 16 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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University Communications Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/41">News &amp; Information Services. University Photographs. (GV012-01)</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2017-03-03 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC-NC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpg Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource image Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GV012-01 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1960s-2000s Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Local Subject Subject headings specific to a particular image collection Kirkhof Center 1970s Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource circa 1970s Title A name given to the resource Kirkhof Center. Man walking outside Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GV012-01_UAPhotos_001652 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/41">News &amp; Information Services. University Photographs. (GV012-01)</a> Description An account of the resource Man walking outside next to Kirkhof Center. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Language A language of the resource eng Subject The topic of the resource Grand Valley State University Michigan Allendale (Mich.) Universities and colleges Facilities Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC-NC/1.0/?language=en">In copyright - Non-commercial use permitted.</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives black and white photo https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/ce033760e533a853d520e9d9decf86d7.jpg 0fe297ecaf2809b376b1835fe74d0767 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Grand Valley State University Photographs Subject The topic of the resource Aerial photographs Universities and colleges Michigan Grand Rapids (Mich.) Allendale (Mich.) Building Facilities Dormitories Students Events 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s Description An account of the resource People, places, and events of Grand Valley State University from its founding in 1960 as a 4-year college in western Michigan. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource News & Information Services. University Communications Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/41">News &amp; Information Services. University Photographs. (GV012-01)</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2017-03-03 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC-NC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpg Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource image Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GV012-01 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1960s-2000s Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Local Subject Subject headings specific to a particular image collection Kirkhof Center Zumberge Pond 1980s Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource circa 1980s Title A name given to the resource Kirkhof Center. Woman riding bike past Kirkhof Center Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GV012-01_UAPhotos_001658 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/41">News &amp; Information Services. University Photographs. (GV012-01)</a> Description An account of the resource Woman riding bike past Kirkhof Center while people sit near Zumberge Pond. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Language A language of the resource eng Subject The topic of the resource Grand Valley State University Michigan Allendale (Mich.) Universities and colleges Students Facilities Lakes and ponds Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC-NC/1.0/?language=en">In copyright - Non-commercial use permitted.</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives black and white photo https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/03de22001284a62c63725390b7f8ace3.jpg b5c9169d8378377bb430c37fb25a2a47 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Grand Valley State University Photographs Subject The topic of the resource Aerial photographs Universities and colleges Michigan Grand Rapids (Mich.) Allendale (Mich.) Building Facilities Dormitories Students Events 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s Description An account of the resource People, places, and events of Grand Valley State University from its founding in 1960 as a 4-year college in western Michigan. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource News & Information Services. University Communications Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/41">News &amp; Information Services. University Photographs. (GV012-01)</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2017-03-03 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC-NC/1.0/?language=en">In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpg Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource image Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GV012-01 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1960s-2000s Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Local Subject Subject headings specific to a particular image collection Kirkhof Center 1970s Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource circa 1970s Title A name given to the resource Kirkhof Center. Woman walking outside Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GV012-01_UAPhotos_001649 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/41">News &amp; Information Services. University Photographs. (GV012-01)</a> Description An account of the resource Woman walking outside next to Kirkhof Center. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Language A language of the resource eng Subject The topic of the resource Grand Valley State University Michigan Allendale (Mich.) Universities and colleges Facilities Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC-NC/1.0/?language=en">In copyright - Non-commercial use permitted.</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives black and white photo https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/4b34bb1f1439ba6ea0952ac58668417a.jpg 09bb08effbefd3ebeb248cc6fa9017fe Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Faces of Grand Valley Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource University Communications Description An account of the resource A non-comprehensive collection of photographs of Grand Valley faculty, staff, administrators, board members, friends, and alumni. Photos collected by University Communications for use in promotion and information sharing about Grand Valley with the wider community. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1960s - 1990s Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived GV012-03. University Communications. Vita Files Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copryight Subject The topic of the resource Grand Valley State University College administrators College teachers Colleges and universities -- Faculty Michigan Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. Special Collections and University Archives Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context GV012-03 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Language A language of the resource eng Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context KirkhofRussel Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grand Valley State University. University Communications Title A name given to the resource Kirkhof, Russel Description An account of the resource Russel Kirkhof, Entrepreneur and Friend of Grand Valley State Subject The topic of the resource Grand Valley State University – History Michigan Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived University Communications. Vita Files, 1968-2016 (GV012-03) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. Special Collections and University Archives Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copyright Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Language A language of the resource eng https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/bfaff6ab481615e5b682a9049404df32.jpg 2eea3ae43670ae8f8c51a32363462cfb Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Naval Recognition Training Slides Subject The topic of the resource Slides Military education Airplanes, Military--Recognition Warships--Recognition World War, 1939-1945 Description An account of the resource Slides developed during World War II as a training tool, for top-side battle-station personnel on board ship and for all aircraft personnel, by the US Navy. In 1942 a Recognition School was established by the Navy at Ohio State University where the method of identification was developed. In 1943 the school was taken over by the US Navy. The importance of training in visual recognition of ships and aircraft became even more evident during World War II. Mistakes resulting in costly errors and loss of life led to an increased emphasis on recognition as a vital skill. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource United States. Navy Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/477">Naval recognition slides (RHC-50)</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2017-04-04 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en">No Copyright - United States</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpg Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource image Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-50 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1943-1953 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Source <a href="http://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/477">Naval recognition slides, RHC-50</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-50_1721 Title A name given to the resource Kirov class group 2 heavy cruiser Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource United States. Navy Description An account of the resource Kirov class group 2 Russian CA (heavy cruiser), December 1, 1949. Subject The topic of the resource United States. Navy Military education World War, 1939-1945 Slides Warships--Recognition Russia Language A language of the resource eng Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en">No Copyright - United States</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Naval recognition slides (RHC-50) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1949-12-01 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/files/original/d713789060baac62dff9c46070885122.jpg b36f0d393e2ffd346c80a8e04e70d2f9 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Naval Recognition Training Slides Subject The topic of the resource Slides Military education Airplanes, Military--Recognition Warships--Recognition World War, 1939-1945 Description An account of the resource Slides developed during World War II as a training tool, for top-side battle-station personnel on board ship and for all aircraft personnel, by the US Navy. In 1942 a Recognition School was established by the Navy at Ohio State University where the method of identification was developed. In 1943 the school was taken over by the US Navy. The importance of training in visual recognition of ships and aircraft became even more evident during World War II. Mistakes resulting in costly errors and loss of life led to an increased emphasis on recognition as a vital skill. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource United States. Navy Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/477">Naval recognition slides (RHC-50)</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2017-04-04 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en">No Copyright - United States</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpg Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource image Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-50 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1943-1953 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Source <a href="http://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/477">Naval recognition slides, RHC-50</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RHC-50_1716 Title A name given to the resource Kirov class heavy cruiser Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource United States. Navy Description An account of the resource Kirov class Russian CA (heavy cruiser), October 1, 1947. Subject The topic of the resource United States. Navy Military education World War, 1939-1945 Slides Warships--Recognition Russia Language A language of the resource eng Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en">No Copyright - United States</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource image/jpeg Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Naval recognition slides (RHC-50) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1947-10-01 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives