William R. Throckmorton (AC 1941) Research Materials on Amherst College Alumni in World War II, 1994-2001
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collection
Throckmorton research materials on Amherst College alumni in World War II
Creation of Throckmorton research materials on Amherst College alumni in World War II
Time of Creation of Throckmorton research materials on Amherst College alumni in World War II
Throckmorton, William R.
Biographical History for: Throckmorton research materials on Amherst College alumni in World War II
Biographical Note William R. Throckmorton was born in Wichita, Kansas in 1919 and graduated from Amherst College in the Class of 1941. He is the author of Lord Jeff's Unsung Heroes: A Story of the Bravery and Heroism by the Young Men of Amherst College in the Second World War (self-published, 1996) and They Also Served: Stories by Amherst College Men Who Served their Country in WWII (self-published; vol. 1, 2001; vol. 2, 2002).
Scope and Contents of the Collection Correspondence, military records and other research materials compiled by William Throckmorton for the preparation of his books Lord Jeff's Unsung Heroes and They Also Served, which document the military activities of Amherst College alumni in World War II through military records, published accounts and personal narratives. The collection also includes various manuscript and typescript drafts.
World War, 1939-1945--Registers of dead.
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World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives.
Throckmorton, William R. Lord Jeff's unsung heroes.
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Throckmorton, William R. They also served.
Amherst College--Alumni and alumnae.
Amherst College--Students.
Amherst College. Class of 1941. Throckmorton.
series
Series 1: Lord Jeff's Unsung Heroes, 1994-1995
Military Service letters 1994-1995
Miscellaneous research materials 1994-1995
First drafts 1994-1995
Minnick, Donald (AC 1939) 1994-1995
Notes on the Class of 1939 1994-1995
Notes on the Class of 1940 1994-1995
Notes on the Class of 1941 1994-1995
Notes on the Class of 1942 1994-1995
Notes on the Class of 1943 1994-1995
Guy Levy-Despas (AC 1943); War Memorial 1994-1995
Obed Finch Slingerland (AC 1942) - military record 1994-1995
Alumni Fund report 1946 Feb.
Notes on the Class of 1944 1994-1995
Notes on the Class of 1945 1994-1995
Series 2: They Also Served, 1999
Haller, Benjamin E. (AC 1938) 1999
Olander, Edwin L. (AC 1938) 1999
Price, William W. (AC 1938) 1999
Schweizer, Frederick Owen (AC 1938) 1999
BeLoff, Jerome S. (AC 1939) 1999
Bullard, Jr., Dr. Rockwood W. (AC 1939) 1999
Clark, Jr., Homer H. (AC 1939) 1999
Cordner, John Desmond (AC 1939) 1999
Engley, Donald B. (AC 1939) 1999
Goldstein, E. Ernest (AC 1939) 1999
Goodnow, Jr., Henry Frank (AC 1939) 1999
Johnson, Jr., Ernest Alfred (AC 1939) 1999
Joys, J. Hartley (AC 1939) 1999
Kitchell, Frank R. (AC 1939) 1999
Mapes, Henry J. (AC 1939) 1999
Meller, Irwin Ira (AC 1939) 1999
Van Nostrand, Jr., Roy (AC 1939) 1999
Seeley, Jr., Henry W. (AC 1939) 1999
Whalin, Donald B. (AC 1939) 1999
Beier, Ernest G. (AC 1940) 1999
Bingham, Robert E. (AC 1940) 1999
Brodhead, Jr., John (AC 1940) 1999
Dembe, Harvey H. (AC 1940) 1999
Haas, John C. (AC 1940) 1999
Hanford, Robert B. (AC 1940) 1999
Hart, Jr., Donald R. (AC 1940) 1999
Trautman, Jr., Harry A. (AC 1940) 1999
Whitten, Sumner H. (AC 1940) 1999
Wise, Jr., William M. (AC 1940) 1999
Bates, Edwin R. (AC 1941) 1999
Clarke, Charles Patrick (AC 1941) 1999
Colton, Edwin M. (AC 1941) 1999
Dowling, Arthur L. (AC 1941) 1999
Firman, Win (AC 1941) 1999
Fitzgibbon, Thomas F. (AC 1941) 1999
Fowler, Theodore V. (AC 1941) 1999
Frost, Edwin Dewey (AC 1941) 1999
Johnson, Davis G. (AC 1941) 1999
Kellogg, Douglas E. (AC 1941) 1999
Kuehne, Richard E. (AC 1941) 1999
Mann, Samuel G. (AC 1941) 1999
Marshall, Philip C. (AC 1941) 1999
McCroskery, Allan L. (AC 1941) 1999
Merrill, Hervey C. (AC 1941) 1999
Muench, Norbert W. (AC 1941) 1999
Michener, James A. (AC 1941) 1999
Neily, Clark M. (AC 1941) 1999
Read, Richard C. (AC 1941) 1999
Rodgers, Walter R. III (AC 1941) 1999
Shaw, William F. (AC 1941) 1999
Throckmorton, William R. (AC 1941) 1999
Tiffany, Robert M. (AC 1941) 1999
Waller, George Macgregor (AC 1941) 1999
White, Thomas W. (AC 1941) 1999
Wilmot, James D. (AC 1941) 1999
Heisler, Edmund H. (AC 1942) 1999
McLaughlin, Mano (AC 1942) 1999
McMullin, Robert D. (AC 1942) 1999
Patton, Jr., Ward H. (AC 1942) 1999
Risley, John H. (AC 1942) 1999
Thomas, Paul F. (AC 1942) 1999
Wysor, Rufus J. (AC 1942) 1999
Avery, Paul O. (AC 1943) 1999
Bibby, T.F.A. (AC 1943) 1999
Conger, John J. (AC 1943) 1999
Craig, Douglas S. (AC 1943) 1999
Cummings, Richard H. (AC 1943) 1999
Dayton, Wallace C. (AC 1943) 1999
Delfiner, Henry (AC 1943) 1999
Dills, Robert D. (AC 1943) 1999
Fitzgibbon, Robert Q. (AC 1943) 1999
Frankl, Wolfe J. (AC 1943) 1999
Grinnell, Carroll C. (AC 1943) 1999
Hess, Samuel A. (AC 1943) 1999
Keith, Russell M. (AC 1943) 1999
Koenig, Jr., Edward C. (AC 1943) 1999
McNamee, William A. (AC 1943) 1999
Moss, Richard (AC 1943) 1999
Parkhurst, Edward C. (AC 1943) 1999
Tisdale, James M. (AC 1943) 1999
Clark, Everett A. (AC 1944) 1999
Cole, Gordon E. (AC 1944) 1999
Curtis, Jr., Gordon M. (AC 1944) 1999
Dalzell, Fred Briggs (AC 1944) 1999
Harstedt, George W. (AC 1944) 1999
Klippel, Allen P. (AC 1944) 1999
Leahy, Paul R. (AC 1944) 1999
Massee, John G. (AC 1944) 1999
Preble, Jr., Robert C. (AC 1944) 1999
Seelye, Talcott W. (AC 1944) 1999
Stevens, David (AC 1944) 1999
Carrie, Richard L. (AC 1945) 1999
Cobb, George H. (AC 1945) 1999
Coyle, Donald W. (AC 1945) 1999
Goodnough, Lynn G. (AC 1945) 1999
Minton, Charles P. (AC 1945) 1999
Packard, Richard C. (AC 1945) 1999
Pease, Robert F. (AC 1945) 1999
Phillips, Deane (AC 1945) 1999
Utter, George H. (AC 1945) 1999
Throckmorton material sent to Alumni Office n.d.