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Rev. John P. Foley, S.J. Naval Diary Collection

Collection — Box SC063-FOLE

Identifier: SC063-FOLE

Scope and Contents This collection includes a typescript copy of the 534-page typescript diary kept by Fr. Foley documented his experience as a naval chaplain during the Second World War. The diary dates from April 1942 to January 1945. The diary mainly gives an account of his day-to-day activities while at sea but also includes battle descriptions and sermons he delivered. Additionally, his missal is included in the collection. A missal is a liturgical book containing all instructions and texts necessary...

Dates: 1942-1945

Found in: Distinctive Collections / Rev. John P. Foley, S.J. Naval Diary Collection

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Subject: War diaries X