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Veterans History Project Service Summary:

  • War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
  • Branch of Service: Army Air Forces/Corps
  • Unit of Service: 2nd Photo Procurement Detachment
  • Location of Service: Algeria; North Africa; India; United States
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant

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"I matured faster, becoming wiser sooner in the ways of the world than had I remained at home." (Memoir: A G.I. Odyssey, page 23)

John Enman's memoirs of his service in World War II read more like travelogues. His assignment, to secure and process aerial photographs in the China-Burma-India Theater, took him to India. He spent 18 months there, and though he didn't witness combat first-hand, he was privy to another fierce battle, the political struggle over the future of China involving Chiang Kai-Shek and General Joseph Stilwell.

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[ V-Mail to Mr.& Mrs. J. Enman [7/30/44] ]
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[ V-Mail to Mr.& Mrs. J. Enman [Christmas 1944] ]
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[ Letter to Julie [June 26, 1945] ]
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About this Item

Title

  • John Aubrey Enman, Jr. Collection

Names

  • Enman, John
  • Enman Jr., John Aubrey

State of Birth

  • MA

Home State

  • PA

Headings

  • -  Enman Jr., John Aubrey
  • -  World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Army Air Forces/Corps.

Repository

  • Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Gender

  • Male

Status

  • Veteran

Service History

  • World War, 1939-1945

    • Branch of Service: Army Air Forces/Corps
    • Unit of Service: 2nd Photo Procurement Detachment
    • Location of Service: Algeria; North Africa; India; United States
    • Highest Rank: Sergeant
    • Dates of Service: 1943-1946
    • Military Status: Veteran
    • Service History Note: The Photo Procurement Detachment was established to secure and process aerial photographs for current, accurate maps.

Materials

  • Manuscript: Periodicals [1 item] -- (collected 1995)
  • Manuscript: Memoirs [1 item] -- (collected unknown)
  • Manuscript: Correspondence [24 items] -- (collected 10/1943 - 6/1945)
  • Manuscript: Correspondence [6 items] -- (collected 1944 - 1945)
  • Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [6 items] -- (collected 1942 - 1946)
  • Manuscript: Printed matter [7 items] -- (collected 1944 - 1945)
  • Manuscript: Memoirs [2 items] -- (collected 1943 - 1946)
  • Photograph: Digital print [21 items] -- (collected unknown)
  • Photograph: Original photographic print [29 items] -- Photograph (collected 1943 - 1945)
  • Manuscript: Clippings [2 items] -- Typewritten document (collected 1944)
  • Manuscript: Book [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 1964)
  • Manuscript: Maps [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected unknown)
  • Manuscript: Civilian papers (certificates, forms, wills, etc) [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 2011)

Collection Number

  • AFC/2001/001/817

Cite as

  • John Aubrey Enman, Jr. Collection (AFC/2001/001/817), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Online Format

  • image

Additional Metadata Formats

IIIF Presentation Manifest

Rights & Access

Using VHP Material in Publication or Exhibition

The Veterans History Project (VHP) at the Library of Congress collects, preserves and makes accessible the firsthand recollections of U.S. military veterans who served from World War I through more recent conflicts and peacekeeping missions, so that future generations may hear directly from veterans and better understand what they saw, did and felt during their service. The Veterans History Project Collection includes oral histories along with documentary materials such as original letters, diaries, photographs, and memoirs.

Veterans and interviewers contribute these materials to the Library for scholarly and educational purposes, retaining any copyright they may hold. Therefore, permission must be obtained before using the interview or other materials in exhibition or publication. Researchers or others who would like to make further use of these materials should contact the Veterans History Project for assistance.

As a publicly supported institution, the Library generally does not own rights to material in its collections. Therefore, it does not charge permission fees for use of such material and cannot give or deny permission to publish or otherwise distribute material in its collections. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of an item from the Library’s collections and for securing any necessary permissions rests with persons desiring to use the item.

Please contact us with questions.

Obtaining Copies of VHP Materials

In order for VHP materials to be duplicated, we must receive written permission from the interviewee for you to obtain a copy of the recording unless the proposed use is limited to personal use, research, or other uses permissible by copyright law. If the interviewee is deceased, their next-of-kin may grant written permission.

Please contact VHP for assistance if you need to contact a veteran for permission to use their materials in exhibition or publication, or if you have received permission from the veteran and need access to high-resolution copies of VHP collection materials.

Citing VHP Materials

Please use the following formats when citing Veterans History Project materials (substituting the appropriate name and collection ID number).

Materials as a whole:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Manuscript material:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Memoirs (MS02), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Transcript (MS04), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Correspondence (MS01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Recording:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Audio recording (SR01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Video recording (MV01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Photograph:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Photographs (PH01), photographer unknown, Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Photographs (PH03-PH14), Ralph Williams photographer, Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Computer file:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Computer file (CF01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Artifact:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/xxxx), Artifact (AR01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Cite This Item

Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.

Chicago citation style:

Enman, John, and John Aubrey Enman Jr. John Aubrey Enman, Jr. Collection. 1943. Personal Narrative. https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.00817/.

APA citation style:

Enman, J. & Enman Jr, J. A. (1943) John Aubrey Enman, Jr. Collection. [Personal Narrative] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.00817/.

MLA citation style:

Enman, John, and John Aubrey Enman Jr. John Aubrey Enman, Jr. Collection. 1943. Personal Narrative. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.00817/>.