Wish You Were Here, 1944-45

Creator

Alvin P. Yorkunas

Files

Publication Date

1944

Abstract

When Yorkunas was stationed on the Marianas Islands in 1944, military censors believed coded messages could be contained inside his letters home to his wife. This led him to start “Wish You Were Here,” a daily journal in which he documented his life on Saipan and Guam with elaborate sketches and short prose descriptions.

Keywords

War Diaries

Extent

101 pages

Geographic Location

Northern Mariana Islands; Guam; Saipan

Physical Collection

Alvin P. Yorkunas Papers

Box

7

Folder

2

Language

English

Media Type

Diaries

Identifier

Y09-00001

Recommended Citation

Yorkunas, Alvin P., "Wish You Were Here, 1944-45" (1944). Alvin P. Yorkunas Collection. 3.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/yorkunas/3