George L. Converse Diaries

George L. Converse Diaries, 1944-1952

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Converse, George L.
Title: George L. Converse Diaries
Dates: 1944-1952 (inclusive)
19441952
Quantity: 2 volumes
Collection Number: Cage 4935 (collection)
Summary: Two volumes of diaries of Major George Converse covering his time as an officer in the United States Army during World War II, mostly in China and the Pacific, from 1944-1952.
Repository: Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Terrell Library Suite 12
Pullman, WA
99164-5610
Telephone: 509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Access Restrictions: Collection open for research.
Languages: Documents in English.

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Two small volumes. The first includes entries from 1944 related to Major George Converse's travel, orders, experiences, and battle honors as an officer in the United States Army in the China-Burma-India theater during World War II. It also includes Converse's identification photgraph, dated 1944. The second is labeled "Record of events from 25 Oct. 1945" and includes brief, sporadic entries and information about Converse's orders and battle honors, mostly in China and the Pacific, 1945-1952. it also includes some genealogical information about the Converse and Winans families, photographs of Converse and his wife, Bernadine, and a reading list labeled "Henty List" (novels by G. A. Henty).

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Subject Terms

World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Burma.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- China.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- India.

Personal Names

Converse, George L. -- Diaries.

Corporate Names

United States. -- Army -- Officers -- Diaries.

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