Norman Erling Houge diary
Abstract
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Norman Erling Houge diary
- Date
- 1943-1945 (inclusive)
- Creator
- Houge, Norman Erling, 1917-1985
- Extent
- 0.18 Cubic feet
- Subjects
- Military training camps.
- Soldiers--United States.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- Arrangement
- The collection is comprised of two copies of a single item.
- Preferred Citation
- 2010MS020 : [identification of item], Norman Erling Houge diary, 1943-1945, University of Kentucky Special Collections.
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Biography / History
- Norman Erling Houge, born in 1917, enlisted in the army on October 27, 1943. He left his home and wife, Grace Houge, for Camp Walters, Texas on November 17, 1943, eventually joining a regiment at the Amarillo Air Field in Amarillo, Texas. Throughout the duration of his enlistment, Houge trained not only at Camp Walters, but also around the United States at Hammer Field in Fresno, California and Army Air Field in Santa Maria, California. Never deployed to overseas, Private Houge entertained fellow soldiers at home through his music abilities for the duration of the Second World War. He was discharged and returned to Kentucky on January 20, 1945.
- Scope and Content
- The Norman Erling Hourge diary covers the World War II military life of Norman Houge. It documents his service, mostly on the West coast telling the story of a young musician who used his talents to entertain the troops in the area.
Restrictions on Access and Use
- Conditions Governing Access
- The intellectual rights to the collection reside with University of Kentucky Special Collections.
- Use Restrictions
- Collection is available to researchers by appointment.
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