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Elmer Carlson War Diary

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A searchable digital archive of a Navy signalman’s 1942–1945 Pacific War diary, tracing his service from Tarawa to Okinawa.

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The archive combines a dated stream of 389 entries with 11 chapters, a place-based map, and indexes of people and ships. Its supporting material includes Navy muster rolls, ship war diaries, a draft card, a marriage certificate, and two yearbook portraits. The diary was kept by Elmer’s family, transcribed by his son-in-law, and assembled into this archive by his grandson. Audio versions are computer-generated and explicitly not presented as Elmer’s voice.

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