Littleton.
Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Henry Solomon White Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1732
Overview
The manuscript diary of Henry Solomon White, a Corporal and Orderly Sergeant in Company N, Sixth Regiment, [West] Virginia Volunteer Infantry, covering the period of 24 September 1861 to 26 September 1864. Company N was organized at Camp White, in 1861 for a three-year tour of duty guarding the B.&O. and North Western railroads. The company was stationed at various times at Burton, Littleton, Barrackville, Fairmont, Clarksburg, Bridgeport, Grafton, and Webster. Squads of this company...
Dates:
1861-1865
Robert Paul Evans, WWII Soldier, Typescript Regarding Experiences in a Japanese Prison Camp
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4125
Overview
Typescript regarding the experiences of Robert Paul Evans of Littleton, West Virginia while he was held prisoner by the Japanese. The typescript was written by Evans's aunt and based on Evans's description of his experiences and his testimony to the War Department. Evans held the rank of Technical Sergeant and served as a B-29 Radar Observer with the 500th Bomb Group, U.S. Army. He was forced to parachute from his plane during a bombing raid over Tokyo and was captured and taken to Kempei...
Dates:
1945