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Colonel Edmund J. Lilly, Jr. diary : volume 5.
No full textThe Colonel Edmund J. Lilly collection is an open collection of papers relating to the military service and experiences of a P.O.W. in the World War II Pacific Theater. Col. Lilly was born in North Carolina and graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1915. In 1917, he received a commission in the regular Army. In 1941 he was sent to Manila in the Philippines to serve in the U.S. Army's Philippine Division. He became the commander of the 57th Philippine Scout Regiment. The unit served on Bataan during the Japanese invasion. He became a P.O.W. in April 1942 when the Americans surrendered to the Japanese. For the next 40 months he was in various Japanese P.O.W. camps. To keep his sanity, he maintained a diary in tiny notebooks. In addition to the diary he wrote down poems, songs, recipes, rules for Bridge and everything he could remember. After his release from the camp, he spent 6 months in a hospital and eventually returned to active duty. He retired from the Army in 1953 and returned to North Carolina. This diary contains information on casualties/losses of officers and is the story of the 57th Infantry starting Dec. 8, 1941. The finding aid for this collection may be found at http://www.cgsc.edu/carl/resources/archival/lilly/ejlinv.as
Colonel Edmund J. Lilly, Jr. diary : volume 11.
No full textThe Colonel Edmund J. Lilly collection is an open collection of papers relating to the military service and experiences of a P.O.W. in the World War II Pacific Theater. Col. Lilly was born in North Carolina and graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1915. In 1917, he received a commission in the regular Army. In 1941 he was sent to Manila in the Philippines to serve in the U.S. Army's Philippine Division. He became the commander of the 57th Philippine Scout Regiment. The unit served on Bataan during the Japanese invasion. He became a P.O.W. in April 1942 when the Americans surrendered to the Japanese. For the next 40 months he was in various Japanese P.O.W. camps. To keep his sanity, he maintained a diary in tiny notebooks. In addition to the diary he wrote down poems, songs, recipes, rules for Bridge and everything he could remember. After his release from the camp, he spent 6 months in a hospital and eventually returned to active duty. He retired from the Army in 1953 and returned to North Carolina. This diary contains sections about 'bottles turned in', a variety of tables with names and numbers, score and bidding sheets, lists of food and other items collected, and the International Red Cross Committee (copy of text of year-end message). There were several blank pages after adobe page 42 and therefore not included. The finding aid for this collection may be found at http://www.cgsc.edu/carl/resources/archival/lilly/ejlinv.as
Colonel Edmund J. Lilly, Jr. diary : volume 8.
No full textThe Colonel Edmund J. Lilly Collection is an open collection of papers relating to the military service and experiences of a P.O.W. in the World War II Pacific Theater. Col. Lilly was born in North Carolina and graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1915. In 1917, he received a commission in the regular Army. In 1941 he was sent to Manila in the Philippines to serve in the U.S. Army's Philippine Division. He became the commander of the 57th Philippine Scout Regiment. The unit served on Bataan during the Japanese invasion. He became a P.O.W. in April 1942 when the Americans surrendered to the Japanese. For the next 40 months he was in various Japanese P.O.W. camps. To keep his sanity, he maintained a diary in tiny notebooks. In addition to the diary he wrote down poems, songs, recipes, rules for Bridge and everything he could remember. After his release from the camp, he spent 6 months in a hospital and eventually returned to active duty. He retired from the Army in 1953 and returned to North Carolina. This diary contains information regarding pay data, items (quantities/costs, etc.), addresses, officers (57th Inf), drawings, maps, Japanese numbers and words, menu selection tables, roster of officers in prisoner of war concentration camp, etc. The finding aid for this collection may be found at http://www.cgsc.edu/carl/resources/archival/lilly/ejlinv.as
Colonel Edmund J. Lilly, Jr. diary : volume 10.
No full textThe Colonel Edmund J. Lilly Collection is an open collection of papers relating to the military service and experiences of a P.O.W. in the World War II Pacific Theater. Col. Lilly was born in North Carolina and graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1915. In 1917, he received a commission in the regular Army. In 1941 he was sent to Manila in the Philippines to serve in the U.S. Army's Philippine Division. He became the commander of the 57th Philippine Scout Regiment. The unit served on Bataan during the Japanese invasion. He became a P.O.W. in April 1942 when the Americans surrendered to the Japanese. For the next 40 months he was in various Japanese P.O.W. camps. To keep his sanity, he maintained a diary in tiny notebooks. In addition to the diary he wrote down poems, songs, recipes, rules for Bridge and everything he could remember. After his release from the camp, he spent 6 months in a hospital and eventually returned to active duty. He retired from the Army in 1953 and returned to North Carolina. The finding aid for this collection may be found at http://www.cgsc.edu/carl/resources/archival/lilly/ejlinv.asp . This particular notebook contains letters, his will and math practice. From page 34-the end of the notebook he had written from the back in, so the pages were upside down in relation to the front of the volume. For reading convenience, the pages have been rotated so they are right side up
Colonel Edmund J. Lilly, Jr. diary : volume 12.
No full textThe Colonel Edmund J. Lilly collection is an open collection of papers relating to the military service and experiences of a P.O.W. in the World War II Pacific Theater. Col. Lilly was born in North Carolina and graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1915. In 1917, he received a commission in the regular Army. In 1941 he was sent to Manila in the Philippines to serve in the U.S. Army's Philippine Division. He became the commander of the 57th Philippine Scout Regiment. The unit served on Bataan during the Japanese invasion. He became a P.O.W. in April 1942 when the Americans surrendered to the Japanese. For the next 40 months he was in various Japanese P.O.W. camps. To keep his sanity, he maintained a diary in tiny notebooks. In addition to the diary he wrote down poems, songs, recipes, rules for Bridge and everything he could remember. After his release from the camp, he spent 6 months in a hospital and eventually returned to active duty. He retired from the Army in 1953 and returned to North Carolina. This diary contains notes from "Calculus made easy", magic squares, notes on Col. R. Mallonee's story of Bataan Campaign, American deaths- O'Donnell and Cabanatuan, operations of Luzon force, and text of year end message (International Red Cross Committee). The finding aid for this collection may be found at http://www.cgsc.edu/carl/resources/archival/lilly/ejlinv.as
Colonel Edmund J. Lilly, Jr. diary : volume 16.
No full textThe Colonel Edmund J. Lilly collection is an open collection of papers relating to the military service and experiences of a P.O.W. in the World War II Pacific Theater. Col. Lilly was born in North Carolina and graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1915. In 1917, he received a commission in the regular Army. In 1941 he was sent to Manila in the Philippines to serve in the U.S. Army's Philippine Division. He became the commander of the 57th Philippine Scout Regiment. The unit served on Bataan during the Japanese invasion. He became a P.O.W. in April 1942 when the Americans surrendered to the Japanese. For the next 40 months he was in various Japanese P.O.W. camps. To keep his sanity, he maintained a diary in tiny notebooks. In addition to the diary he wrote down poems, songs, recipes, rules for Bridge and everything he could remember. After his release from the camp, he spent 6 months in a hospital and eventually returned to active duty. He retired from the Army in 1953 and returned to North Carolina. This diary contains notes from "Calculus made easy", magic squares, notes on Col. R. Mallonee's story of Bataan Campaign, American deaths- O'Donnell and Cabanatuan, operations of Luzon force, and text of year end message (International Red Cross Committee). Pages 24-37 and 44-49 were blank and therefore not included. The finding aid for this collection may be found at http://www.cgsc.edu/carl/resources/archival/lilly/ejlinv.as
Colonel Edmund J. Lilly, Jr. diary : volume 14.
No full textThe Colonel Edmund J. Lilly Collection is an open collection of papers relating to the military service and experiences of a P.O.W. in the World War II Pacific Theater. Col. Lilly was born in North Carolina and graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1915. In 1917, he received a commission in the regular Army. In 1941 he was sent to Manila in the Philippines to serve in the U.S. Army's Philippine Division. He became the commander of the 57th Philippine Scout Regiment. The unit served on Bataan during the Japanese invasion. He became a P.O.W. in April 1942 when the Americans surrendered to the Japanese. For the next 40 months he was in various Japanese P.O.W. camps. To keep his sanity, he maintained a diary in tiny notebooks. In addition to the diary he wrote down poems, songs, recipes, rules for Bridge and everything he could remember. After his release from the camp, he spent 6 months in a hospital and eventually returned to active duty. He retired from the Army in 1953 and returned to North Carolina. This diary contains songs and poetry. The finding aid for this collection may be found at http://www.cgsc.edu/carl/resources/archival/lilly/ejlinv.as
Colonel Edmund J. Lilly, Jr. diary : volume 7.
No full textThe Colonel Edmund J. Lilly collection is an open collection of papers relating to the military service and experiences of a P.O.W. in the World War II Pacific Theater. Col. Lilly was born in North Carolina and graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1915. In 1917, he received a commission in the regular Army. In 1941 he was sent to Manila in the Philippines to serve in the U.S. Army's Philippine Division. He became the commander of the 57th Philippine Scout Regiment. The unit served on Bataan during the Japanese invasion. He became a P.O.W. in April 1942 when the Americans surrendered to the Japanese. For the next 40 months he was in various Japanese P.O.W. camps. To keep his sanity, he maintained a diary in tiny notebooks. In addition to the diary he wrote down poems, songs, recipes, rules for Bridge and everything he could remember. After his release from the camp, he spent 6 months in a hospital and eventually returned to active duty. He retired from the Army in 1953 and returned to North Carolina. The finding aid for this collection may be found at http://www.cgsc.edu/carl/resources/archival/lilly/ejlinv.asp
Colonel Edmund J. Lilly, Jr. diary : volume 9.
No full textThe Colonel Edmund J. Lilly collection is an open collection of papers relating to the military service and experiences of a P.O.W. in the World War II Pacific Theater. Col. Lilly was born in North Carolina and graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1915. In 1917, he received a commission in the regular Army. In 1941 he was sent to Manila in the Philippines to serve in the U.S. Army's Philippine Division. He became the commander of the 57th Philippine Scout Regiment. The unit served on Bataan during the Japanese invasion. He became a P.O.W. in April 1942 when the Americans surrendered to the Japanese. For the next 40 months he was in various Japanese P.O.W. camps. To keep his sanity, he maintained a diary in tiny notebooks. In addition to the diary he wrote down poems, songs, recipes, rules for Bridge and everything he could remember. After his release from the camp, he spent 6 months in a hospital and eventually returned to active duty. He retired from the Army in 1953 and returned to North Carolina. This diary contains a speech delivered in Japanese and translated, the Imperial rescript (declaration of war on U.S.A. and Britain), notes on language, a letter to the camp commandant, and writings on the Nippon Times Weekly. The finding aid for this collection may be found at http://www.cgsc.edu/carl/resources/archival/lilly/ejlinv.as
Colonel Edmund J. Lilly, Jr. diary : volume 19.
No full textThe Colonel Edmund J. Lilly collection is an open collection of papers relating to the military service and experiences of a P.O.W. in the World War II Pacific Theater. Col. Lilly was born in North Carolina and graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1915. In 1917, he received a commission in the regular Army. In 1941 he was sent to Manila in the Philippines to serve in the U.S. Army's Philippine Division. He became the commander of the 57th Philippine Scout Regiment. The unit served on Bataan during the Japanese invasion. He became a P.O.W. in April 1942 when the Americans surrendered to the Japanese. For the next 40 months he was in various Japanese P.O.W. camps. To keep his sanity, he maintained a diary in tiny notebooks. In addition to the diary he wrote down poems, songs, recipes, rules for Bridge and everything he could remember. After his release from the camp, he spent 6 months in a hospital and eventually returned to active duty. He retired from the Army in 1953 and returned to North Carolina. This diary contains information on casualties/losses of officers and is the story of the 57th Infantry starting Dec. 8, 1941. The finding aid for this collection may be found at http://www.cgsc.edu/carl/resources/archival/lilly/ejlinv.as
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