University of Kentucky War Memorial Survey Records
Abstract
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- University of Kentucky War Memorial Survey Records
- Date
- 1929-1972 (inclusive)
- Extent
- 23.5 Cubic Feet
- Subjects
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975
- War casualties -- Kentucky.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- World War, 1914-1918.
- Korean War, 1950-1953
- Lexington (Ky.)
- War memorials -- Kentucky
- Arrangement
- This collection is arranged by subject in six series: I. Memorial Surveyi. World War IIii. World War II: University of Kentucky Studentsiii. Korean Wariv. CountiesII. Servicemen Cardsi. World War IIii. World War II: University of Kentucky Studentsiii. Korean Wariv. Counties: World War IIv. Counties: Korean WarIII. Newspaper ClippingsIV. War ListsV. Administrative MaterialsVI. Medals
- Preferred Citation
- 0000ua209: [identification of item], University of Kentucky War Memorial Survey records, 1929-1972, University of Kentucky Libraries Special Collections Research Center.
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Biography / History
- Memorial Coliseum was completed in 1950 as a war memorial for the 9,265 Kentuckians who were killed in World War II. UK Registrar Ezra L. Gillis directed the Kentucky War Memorial Survey project, compiling the names of Kentucky's war dead to be inscribed on the walls of Memorial Coliseum. Gillis was active in the preparation of lists of UK war dead from each war: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. He also gathered biographical data relating to the veterans' war service. The information was used in the preparation of honor rolls placed in Memorial Hall and Memorial Coliseum, which were lettered, at least for World War I and II, by UK drawing professor John Sherman Horine and for a special edition of the "Kentucky Alumnus" published in 1947. Among the names of Kentucky World War II dead is Franklin Runyon Sousley (1925-1945) from Hill Top, Kentucky, "...one of the six marines who raised the second of two United States flags on top of Mount Suribachi on February 23, 1945, as shown in the iconic photograph Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima."
- Source: "Franklin Sousley," Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_Sousley. Accessed 2/27/2024.
- Scope and Content
- The University of Kentucky War Memorial Survey records (dated 1929-1972; 23.5 cubic feet, 61 boxes) are comprised of information gathered by the University of Kentucky War Memorial Survey project on the Kentucky casualties of World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. The bulk of the materials are primarily surveys and servicemen cards for the Kentucky soldiers who were to be memorialized for their service. Two subseries, one in World War II and another in the Korean War, contain the surveys and short biographies on casualties from the University of Kentucky. The collection contains newspaper clippings chronicling war casualties, prisoners, honors received, and memorials for Kentucky soldiers. The List Series comprises long, indistinct accounts of war casualties, including both Kentucky dead and World War II dead. An Administrative series contains files on the planning and execution of the War Memorial, including various correspondence and inscription concepts and samples.
Restrictions on Access and Use
- Conditions Governing Access
- Collection is open to researchers by appointment.
- Use Restrictions
- The intellectual rights to the materials in this collection are held by the University of Kentucky Special Collections and Digital Programs.
Contents of the Collection
Memorial Survey
Scope and Contents note
The Memorial Survey series consists of the forms completed by friends or family members of deceased servicemen and is organized alphabetically by last name. The surveys document information on service history, personal background, cause of death, and any other details the person may have acquired. This first subseries, the World War II biographies, are the most extensive in this series. It includes the survey and articles on Franklin Rungon Sousley, one of the six men in the famous photograph of troops raising the flag on Iwo Jima. The first series concludes with surveys on servicemen not from Kentucky, civilians, marines, and the Royal Canadian Air Force. The second subseries is World War II Surveys of former University of Kentucky Students, beginning with World War I casualty Robert Kinne whose papers were donated by Professor and Mrs. Brinkley Barnett. The other subseries are the Korean War Survey, which is in the same format as the World War II survey, and the Counties, which is organized by Kentucky county instead of last names. Many surveys also include newspaper articles and photographs of soldiers.
World War II
University of Kentucky: Golden Star List Cards
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Atherton, John M.
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Browning
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Cornett, William Donal
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Crooks III., Alfred Newton
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Harris, John Reuben
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Posey, Robert Addison
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Sk.-Smiley
Smith, A
Smith, H
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Sowder, James W.
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Not Kentucky, A-D
Not Kentucky E-L
Not Kentucky M-R
Not Kentucky S-Z
Death After Close of War
Civilians
Marines
Merchant Marines
World War I or before World War II
Discharged, cause of death unknown
Discharged, death not due to service
Discharged, death may have been due in part to service
Royal Air Force, Canadian
Not dead
World War II: University of Kentucky Students
World War One, Kinne, Howard
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Korean War A-Z
List of UK men in Service
List of UK men in Service
UK Casualties Bios A-D
UK Casualties Bios E-J
UK Casualties Bios K-P
UK Casualties Bios R-Z
Bio photographs
UK Servicemen Obituaries
Korean War
No Information
Blank Surveys
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Felhoelter, Herman
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UK Students A-Z
Not in Service or unidentified
Died After close of war
Missing Information
Counties
Adair- Bell
Boone-Butler
Caldwell-Casey
Christia-Cumberland
Daviess-Estill
Fayette-Fulton
Gallatin-Greenup
Hancock-Hopkins
Jackson-Knox
Jefferson
Larve-Lyon
Madison-Mclean
Meade-Muhlenberg
Nelson-Owley
Pendleton-Russell
Scott-Trimble
Union-Woodford
Servicemen Cards
Scope and Contents note
The Servicemen Cards series consists of index cards created during the survey. The cards contain the same information as the survey and are arranged alphabetically by last name. The cards mirror the Survey Series in that there is information from World War II, the Korean War, and Cards divided by county. The series is divided into five subseries, World War II, World War II University of Kentucky Students, Korean War, Counties World War II, and Counties Korean War.
World War II
Counties: World War II
Newspaper Clippings
Scope and Contents note
The Newspaper Clippings series consists of the related newspaper articles and war dead lists collected by the War Memorial Committee. The newspaper clippings pertain mostly to University student and alumni casualties, but also include articles on memorials, and medal ceremonies.
World War
Prior to World War II
World War Two and the University of Kentucky, 1936-1941
Alumni in Service, 1941-1942
Kentuckians in Service, 1942
Alumni and Former Students in Service, 1942 A
Alumni and Former Students in Service, 1942 B
Alumni and Former Students in Service, 1942 C
Alumni and Former Students in Service, 1942 D
World War Two and the University of Kentucky, 1942-1947
War Activities, 1942
Alumni in Service, 1942 A
Alumni in Service, 1942 B
Alumni in Service, 1942 C
Courier Journal Clippings, April- September 1942
Courier Journal Clippings, October- December 1942
Herald Leader Clippings, April-August 1942 A
Herald Leader Clippings, September-December 1942
Alumni in Service, 1943, A
Alumni in Service, 1943 B
Miscellaneous, February 1943
Miscellaneous, February 1943
Alumni in Service, March 1943
Alumni in Service, April 1943
Miscellaneous, May 1943
Miscellaneous, June 1943
Miscellaneous, July 1943 A
Miscellaneous, July 1943 B
Miscellaneous, August 1943
Miscellaneous, August 1943
Miscellaneous, September 194
Miscellaneous, October 1943
Miscellaneous, October 1943
Miscellaneous, November 1943
Miscellaneous, December 1943
Miscellaneous, December 1943
Alumni in Service, January 1944
Miscellaneous, February 1944
Miscellaneous, March 1944
Alumni in Service, April 1944
Alumni in Service, May 1944
Miscellaneous, June 1944
Miscellaneous, July 1944
Miscellaneous, August 1944
Miscellaneous, September 1944
Miscellaneous, October 1944
Miscellaneous, November 1944
Miscellaneous, December 1944
Alumni in Service, January-February 1945 A
Alumni in Service, January-February 1945 B
Miscellaneous, March-April 1945
Miscellaneous, March-April 1945
Miscellaneous, May-June 1945
Miscellaneous, May-June 1945
Miscellaneous, July-August 1945
Miscellaneous, July-August 1945
Alumni in Service, September-October 1945 A
Alumni in Service, September-October 1945 B
Miscellaneous, November-December 1945
Miscellaneous, November-December 1945
Alumni in Service January-February 1946
Alumni in Service, March-May 1946
Miscellaneous, 1946-1947
Miscellaneous, 1946-1947
Alumni in Service Various other Sources, 1942-1945
Mercer County, World War Two, John G. Donovan, 1946
Mercer County World War Two Memorial
World War Two- Concentration Camp Statements
Congressional Medal of Honor, 1947-1960
Known University Of Kentucky Men in Korean War, 1950
Korean War, Casualty Lists, August-December 1950
Medals of Honor, 1950-1953
Korean War UK Alumni and Staff
Korean War Wounded 1950-1953
Korean War Casualty Lists, January-April 1951
Korean War Casualty Lists, May-September 1951
Korean War Miscellaneous, 1951
Korean War Casualty Lists, October 1951-February 1954
Korean War Died in Prison Camps, 1951-1953
Korean War, War Dead Returned, 1951-1953
Korean War Prisoners Releases, 1953
Korean War Individual Deeds and Honors, A
Korean War Individual Deeds and Honors, B
Korean War Missing
Vietnam, Miscellaneous, 1963-1970
Vietnam Deaths and Awards, 1963-1970
Vietnam Deaths and Awards, 1963-1969
Vietnam Kentucky Medal of Honor Holders, 1964-1964
Vietnam Honors and Awards, 1966-1969
Vietnam University of Kentucky students killed in Service, 1966-1969
Vietnam Kentuckians Killed in Service, 1967-1969
Vietnam Causalities, 1968-1972
Vietnam, Veteran Deaths, 1969-1972
Vietnam Men in Service 1971-1972
Deaths of Men in Service (not Vietnam) 1969-1972
War Lists
Scope and Contents note
The War Lists series consists primarily of lists complied by the Department of Defense on war casualties from Kentucky. The series also contains a list of the names of soldiers as they appear in the Memorial Coliseum and a book entitled, Kentuckians Who Lost Their Lives in Some Branch of the Armed Forces.
Kentucky List of Dead World War One
Students that died in Service, World War One
World War Two, Names as listed in Memorial Coliseum (draft lists)
Kentuckians Who Lost Their Lives in Some Branch of the Armed Forces: Alphabetical list of Kentuckians whose names have been placed in the Memorial Coliseum, book (total 9265 names)
List of Americans in German POW Camps
Korean War Casualty List, June 25, 1950-July 27, 1953
Korean War Dead List, 1950-1953
Department of Defense Release, Casualty Lists February 25-July 16, 1952
Department of Defense Release, Casualty Lists July 18-December 27, 1951
Department of Defense Release, War Dead Returned 1951-1952
Department of Defense Release, Casualty Lists January 2, 1952-February 16, 1953
Department of Defense Release, Men Reported by "Reds" to have died, August 13-September 30, 1953
Department of Defense Release, Casualty Lists February 17, 1953- January 9, 1954
Department of Defense Release, Prisoners Released August 25, 1953-September 7, 1953
Department of Defense Release, Prisoners Released August 5-24, 1953
Kentucky War Dead List A undated
Kentucky War Dead List B undated
List of UK Men in Service
Administrative, 1930-1954
Scope and Contents note
The Administrative series consists of papers and correspondence relating directly to the planning and creation of the war memorial. The newspaper clippings in this series pertain to the memorial itself and public reaction.
Headquarters for State Selective Service
Correspondence, John S. Cooper June 25, 1930-July 27, 1953
Correspondence- Anna F. Odor, September 7, 1948- May 20, 1949
Correspondence, Missing Soldiers 1945
Correspondence, Soldiers who returned home 1954
Correspondence, War Department, Department of Defense, 1953-1954
Correspondence - War Memorial Planning, 1929-1953
Correspondence - War Memorial Planning, 1929-1953
Kentucky War Memorial - Alumnus Gallery Proof
Kentucky War Memorial: Newspaper Correspondence
Kentucky War Memorial Public Reactions
Kentucky War Memorial, Survey Committee
Kentucky War Memorial Newspaper Clippings
Kentucky War Casualties Publications
Samples of forms used
Medals
Scope and Contents note
The Medals series consists of four medals received by the War Memorial Committee as they conducted the survey.
Purple Heart, Kenneth T. Kidd
American Campaign
European Campaign
World War Two
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