Timothy O’Shea Papers, 1942-1943

Collection

Identifier: MS 287

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Navy man Timothy O'Shea’s eight pages of diary entries from January 1, 1942 to August 23, 1943. The entries describe his participation in the United States attack on Japanese positions on the Alaskan islands of Attu and Kiska.

Dates

1942-43

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is unrestricted.

Biographical / Historical

Timothy O’Shea enlisted in the Navy on May 28, 1941 and served just over five years. He was discharged in June, 1946. Mr. O’Shea was aboard the USS J. Franklin Bell when it was deployed to the Aleutian Islands to participate in the United States attack on Japanese positions on the islands of Attu and Kiska, Alaska.

Extent

8 Sheets (1 folder ) : Eight (8) pages handwritten

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Existence and Location of Copies

The pages have been digitized and transcribed. They are available on Alaska's Digital Archives.

Processing Information

The pages have been digitized and transcribed. The pages have been placed in Mylar and housed in an acid free folder.

Digital Material

Timothy O’Shea Papers, 1942-1943

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title: Finding Aid for Timothy O’Shea Papers, 1942-1943
Status: In Progress
Author: Processed by: Staff : Transcribed by: Sara Bornstein, Apr. 2015 : Revised by: Jacki Swearingen, Dec. 2016 : ArchivesSpace Finding Aid by: Daniel Cornwall
Date: 2015 April
Description rules: Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description: Undetermined
Script of description: Code for undetermined script
Language of description note: English