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Jerome Fien Collection (1178) Finding Aid

Collection Item Number: 11780000000
Title
Finding Aid
Linear Feet
0.1
Pages
1
Language(s)
English
Dates
Creation: 23 June 2003
Scope and Contents
This collection contains several photographs taken aboard the USS Frank E. Evans and others of her crew (circa WWII). Also present in the collection is correspondence between various members of the Frank E. Evans Association. Also in the collection is a photocopied War Diary from February 1945 through January 1946 and a photocopy of article, 'Fien recognized by national group' from the West Orange Chronicle, undated.
Biographical / Historical
Jerome Fien was a Naval Officer during World War II and was assigned to the USS Frank E. Evans as an assisstant communications officer.
3
Photographs
VA030956 - VA030969
VA067367: Ship dance, Hotel McAlpin (April 5, 1945)
VA067366: U.S. Navy Basic Training Photograph
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  • Box 1: [Barcode: 1] [TTU - Southwest Collections Building, Stacks [D056.7]]
  • War Diary (photocopy) of the USS Frank E. Evans (Februaryu 1945 - January 1946)
  • Correspondence between Frank E. Evans Association members
  • Program celebrating the commissioning of the USS Frank E. Evans in 1944
  • Photocopied newspaper article describing the collision of the Evasns and the Melbourne
  • Photocopies of telegrams announcing Japan's surrender in 1945.
  • Photocopy of article, "Fien Recognized by Group," West Orange Chronicle, undated

Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=11780000000

Citation
Jerome Fien Collection (1178) Finding Aid, Jerome Fien Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=11780000000, Accessed 24 Jan 2026.

Pub Credit Line
11780000000, Jerome Fien Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Added: 22 Jun 2003 [Updated: 10 Jun 2013]