Folder 6 (Cassette tape - Sergeant Sidney Davis interviewed by Robert A. Taylor)
Scope and Contents
The Currey Archive includes the personal papers and library of Dr. Cecil B. Currey. Most of the items pertain to military history with an emphasis on the American Revolution, Civil War, World War I, World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnamese Conflict. Although most of the Currey Archive is in print, other types of media include microfilm, photographs, tapes, slides, artifacts, etc. Correspondence, memoranda, briefing papers, telegrams, officers’ reports, transcripts of interviews, declassified Army documents and many other documents add dimension to this unique collection. A particular highlight of the archive are two letters written by Benjamin Franklin.
Portions of this collection are available for access via our digital collections at the FHSU Scholars Repository. Links for individual items are included in the description for that item in the finding guide. A link to the entire group of digital materials available from this collection is below.
Digital Collections - FHSU Scholars Repository – Digitized Copies of Materials
Dates
- Event: 1984
Creator
- From the Collection: Currey, Cecil B. (Person)
- From the Collection: Currey, Laura G. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open to researchers, except for files marked as restricted as requested by Dr. Cecil B. Currey. The Special Collections librarians reserve the right to deny access to these particular files.
Portions of this collection are available for viewing in digital format via the FHSU Scholars Repository at https://scholars.fhsu.edu/library/. Or via this link https://scholars.fhsu.edu/currey/
Biographical / Historical
World War II – 203rd Infantry Regiment, 77th Division – platoon leader on Okinawa, led a 12-man squad who scouted the island the night before the main invasion. Didn’t get away clean – hand to hand combat. Heavy fighting – grenading the [illegible], Jap. civilians got in the way. Only 13 of the 120 men in his unit left the island. Line duty - basically boring - momenets of terror.
Full Extent
From the Series: 2.92 Linear Feet (7 boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Fort Hays State University Special Collections Repository
Special Collections
Tebo Library
502 South Campus Drive
Hays KS 67601 United States
scua@fhsu.edu