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            <titlestmt>
                <titleproper>Guide to the Vernon C. Utter Journal Kept During Service in United States Air Force, 1942-1943
                    <num>SPEC.RARE.MMS.0298</num>
                </titleproper>
                <author>Finding aid prepared by Jenna Cosentino</author>
            </titlestmt>
            <publicationstmt>
                <publisher>Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections</publisher>
                <address>
                    <addressline>1858 Neil Avenue</addressline>
                    <addressline>Columbus, OH, 43210</addressline>
                </address>
                <date>2017 April</date>
            </publicationstmt>
            <seriesstmt>
                <p>Add to Sierra</p>
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            <creation>This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit
                <date>2026-06-03T09:48-0400</date>
            </creation>
            <langusage>English</langusage>
            <descrules>Describing Archives: A Content Standard</descrules>
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            <unittitle>Vernon C. Utter Journal Kept During Service in United States Air Force</unittitle>
            <unitid>SPEC.RARE.MMS.0298</unitid>
            <repository>
                <corpname>Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections</corpname>
            </repository>
            <langmaterial>
                <language langcode="eng"/>
            </langmaterial>
            <physdesc>
                <extent>0.02 Cubic feet</extent>
            </physdesc>
            <unitdate>1942-1943</unitdate>
            <abstract id="ref10" label="Abstract">Vernon C. Utter was a member of the United States Air Corps, 344th Bomb Squad, 98th Bomb Group, during World War II. This collection consists of one journal kept by Utter from 1942 to 1943, in which he discusses his Air Force training and bombing missions.</abstract>
            <physdesc id="ref9" label="Physical Description">(1) letter file folder</physdesc>
            <langmaterial id="ref5" label="Language of Materials">English</langmaterial>
            <origination label="creator">
                <persname rules="rda" source="local">Utter, Vernon C.</persname>
            </origination>
        </did>
        <acqinfo id="ref4">
            <head>Acquisitions Information</head>
            <p>Purchased, 2007</p>
        </acqinfo>
        <prefercite id="ref11">
            <head>Preferred Citation</head>
            <p>[identification of item], Vernon C. Utter Journal Kept During Service in United States Air Force, SPEC.RARE.MMS.0298, Rare Books and Manuscripts Library, Ohio State University Libraries</p>
        </prefercite>
        <accessrestrict id="ref2">
            <head>Access to Materials</head>
            <p>Materials in this collection are available for use, but may be used in the Thompson Library Special Collections reading room only. Audio/visual materials and computer media may need a use copy produced before access is allowed.</p>
        </accessrestrict>
        <userestrict id="ref6">
            <head>Use of Materials</head>
            <p>Materials in this collection may be protected by copyright, and are made available for research and educational purposes. In general, the OSU Libraries do not own the copyright for materials from our collections and cannot grant copyright permissions for these materials. The user is responsible for making a final determination of copyright status. If copyright protection applies, permission must be obtained from the copyright holder to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exceptions to the law. Works in the public domain are not protected by copyright and do not require permission to use.</p>
        </userestrict>
        <processinfo id="ref12">
            <head>Processing Information</head>
            <p>Processed by Jenna Cosentino, 2017 April</p>
        </processinfo>
        <bioghist id="ref14">
            <head>Biographical Note</head>
            <p>Vernon C. Utter was a member of the United States Air Force, 344th Bomb Squad, 98th Bomb Group. He participated in bombing missions during World War II from 1942-1943. Utter was born in 1923 and was from Saco, Montana.</p>
        </bioghist>
        <scopecontent id="ref13">
            <head>Scope and Contents</head>
            <p>This collection consists of one journal kept by United States Air Force waist-gunner Vernon C. Utter from 1942 to 1943. Utter records his experiences in the Air Force during World War II, including military training and later bombing missions over Italy, Sicily, and the Ploiești Oil Fields in Romania.</p>
        </scopecontent>
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            <corpname rules="rda" source="local">United States. Air Force. Bomb Group, 98th</corpname>
            <persname rules="rda" source="local">Utter, Vernon C. -- Diaries</persname>
            <subject source="lcsh">Airmen--United States--Diaries</subject>
            <subject source="lcsh">World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American</subject>
            <subject source="lcsh">World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American</subject>
        </controlaccess>
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            <c01 id="ref16" level="item">
                <did>
                    <unittitle>Journal</unittitle>
                    <container id="cid5833001" type="Box" label="Mixed materials">MMS 14</container>
                    <unitdate>1942-1943</unitdate>
                </did>
            </c01>
        </dsc>
    </archdesc>
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