NTE2cg4935.xml Guide to George L. Converse Diaries1944-1952 Converse (George L.) Diaries1944-1952 Finding aid prepared by MarcEdit Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections 2015
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Cage 4935 Converse, George L. George L. Converse Diaries 1944-1952 2 volumes 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. Documents in English.

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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Converse, George L. -- Diaries. United States. -- Army -- Officers -- Diaries. World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Burma. World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- India. World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- China. Military International Relations