Bob Brown World War II account
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Bob Brown World War II account
- Date
- undated
- Creator
- Brown, Robert P., 1918-1987
- Extent
- 0.1 Cubic feet
- Subjects
- Autobiography.
- World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- Arrangement
- Collection is arranged by format.
- Preferred Citation
- 2011MS093: [identification of item], Bob Brown World War II account, undated, University of Kentucky Special Collections.
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Biography / History
- Robert P. Brown was born in Portsmouth, Ohio, on June 23, 1918. He married Helen Page in 1940 and served in the 24th Infantry during World War II. Following the war he attended the University of Kentucky, graduating in 1946. He worked as a civil engineer and became the vice president of W. J. Congleton Co. (Lexington, Kentucky) and Nally and Gibson (Georgetown, Kentucky). He died on November 1, 1987.
Restrictions on Access and Use
- Conditions Governing Access
- Collection is open to researchers by appointment.
- Use Restrictions
- The physical rights to the materials in this collection are held by the University of Kentucky Special Collections.
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