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Collection Title:
Clements (Dr. Joseph H.) Papers
Collection Number:
M428
Dates: 1942-2002
Volume: .25
cu. ft.
Provenance:
Materials in this collection were donated by Dr. Joseph H. Clements between
1994 and 2003.
Copyright:
This collection may be protected from unauthorized copying by the Copyright
Law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code).
Biographical/Historical
Sketch:
Dr. Joseph H. Clements
was born on March 3, 1920 in Owensboro, Kentucky. In the fall of 1941,
while a student at the University of Kentucky, he was drafted into the
U. S. Army. In 1944 he was a corporal with the 254th Engineer Combat Battalion,
and participated in the D-Day invasion of Europe, as well as the Battle
of the Bulge. He received several medals, including the Purple Heart,
and his unit was awarded a presidential unit citation and France's croix
de guerre.
Clements returned
to school after the war, and completed his bachelor's degree at the University
of Kentucky. He then earned a master's of business administration at the
University of Mississippi, and a doctorate in education at the University
of Oklahoma. He taught at several universities before accepting a position
at the University of Southern Mississippi in 1963, where he taught business
and finance administration until his retirement in 1989. During his tenure
at USM, Dr. Clements received the Outstanding Professor Award.
Through the years,
Dr. Clements has been active in the Hattiesburg Lions Club, the Hattiesburg
Civic Light Opera Association, the American Diabetic Association, and
in the Episcopalian church. He married Mary M. Malios in 1960, and they
are the parents of one son, Joseph Christopher.
Sources:
Case File
Clements, Joseph H. An Oral History with Dr. Joseph H. Clements.
Vol. 465,
Hattiesburg: University of Southern Mississippi, 1994.
Contents of the collection
Scope and Content:
This collection contains photographs, correspondence, and other materials
relating to Dr. Clements' service in the U. S. Army during World War II.
Of particular interest is a copy of Clements' handwritten history of the
U.S. Army 254th Battalion during the Battle of the Bulge in World War
II. There is also a series of newsletters of the 107th Engineer Association
entitled, "The Bull Sheet." In addition, the collection includes
a spiral-bound booklet titled, "War Experiences from the Hearts of
American Heroes," prepared by Hub City Memorial Chapter 690, Military
Order of the Purple Heart. The booklet contains memoirs written by veterans
who have been awarded the Purple Heart.
Other Finding
Aids:
Box
and Folder List
Photograph Log
Related Collections:
Dr. Joseph H. Clements Oral History Interview, vol. 465, parts I and II.
A copy of the transcript is available in the McCain Library, call number
F341.5 .M57.
M427
Clements (Dr. Joseph H.) Papers
Box and Folder List
| Folder
1 |
254 Engineer Battalion Headquarters' Reports' (Feb. 1-June 11, 1945) |
| Folder 2 |
"Battalion
History" Written by Joseph Clements (Nov. 1944-Jan. 31, 1945) |
| Folder 3 |
Letter Written
by Ed Vickstrom to Joseph Clements (Dec. 8, 1995) |
| Folder 4 |
Letters Written
by Joseph Clements to his Family (Mar. 2, 1942-Aug. 22, 1944) |
| Folder 5 |
Newsclipping:
“Owensboro Soldier Writes Letter Giving Vivid
Description of Normandy Invasion” (Undated) |
| Folder 6 |
Newsletter:
The "Bull Sheet" (Oct. 1970-Apr. 1990) |
| Folder 7 |
Newsletter:
The "Bull Sheet" (Apr. 1994-Apr. 2001) |
| Folder 8 |
"Official
Statement of Lineage of the 107th Engineers" |
| Folder 9 |
Photographs
|
| Folder 10 |
"Rhine River
Crossing (Victor Bridge, V Corps, First U.S. Army)" (Mar. 1955) |
| Folder 11 |
Telegrams (Nov.
17, 1995-Feb. 22, 1996) |
| Folder 12 |
"War Experiences
from the Hearts of America's Heroes" (May 2002) |
M
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Clements (Dr. Joseph H.) Papers
Photograph Log
| M427-1 |
Joseph Clements, Kodiak, Alaska |
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3
½” x 5” |
B
&W |
1942 |
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Clements is standing in the snow, with a mountain in the background.
(Folder 9) |
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| M427-2 |
Joseph Clements with Group of Soldiers |
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3 ½”
x 5” |
B &W |
1942 |
| |
Clements is in the front row, second from the right.
(Folder 9) |
| |
|
| M427-3 |
Snow-covered Mountains, Kodiak, Alaska |
| |
8” x 10” |
B &W |
1942 |
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An approach to Kodiak by ship. (Folder 9) |
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| M427-4 |
Buildings with Mountains Behind Them, Kodiak, Alaska |
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8” x 10” |
B &W |
1942 |
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The decaying shell of a fishing boat is in the foreground. (Folder
9) |
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| M427-5 |
Snow-covered Houses, Kodiak, Alaska |
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8” x 10” |
B &W |
1942 |
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A side view of “Tent City” at the foot of Barometer Mountain.
(Folder 9) |
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