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Raymond E. Forsythe papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0351

Summary

Diary (1941-1945), written as a prisoner of war; newsletters, bulletins, form letters, and newspaper clippings concerning World War II in the Pacific and prisoners of war.

Dates

  • Creation: 1941 - 1947

Extent

0.25 Cubic Feet (1 small document box.)

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

Group

General Note

A civilian engineer for Contractors, Pacific Naval Air Bases on Wake Island, Forsythe became a prisoner of the Japanese forces when the island surrendered on December 23, 1941, and remained in prison camps in China and Japan until September 1945. After the war, Forsythe worked for the Veterans Administration in Boise, Idaho.

General Note

Unpublished guide

Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the Idaho State Archives Manuscript Collections Repository

Contact:
2205 Old Penitentiary Road
Boise ID 83712
(208) 334-2620