Josh W. Oden Korean War Photographs

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Creator

Josh W. Oden

Extent

199 b&w photos

Accession Numbers

A2015-096

Inclusive Dates

1890-1945 (unknown)

Languages

Historical or Biographical Information

Lt. Josh W. Oden from Abilene, Texas served as an antitank and mine platoon leader. He received basic training at Camp Chaffico, Arkansas. Before going overseas he was a member of Headquarters, 147th Infantry Regiment of the 37th Division 1 at Camp Polk, Louisiana. Prior to entering the service he was employed with M. C. Rhodes Trucking Company. He entered the Army in December, 1950. He attended the University of Texas.

Scope and Content

This collection consists of 199 black and white photographs starting with the Far East Air Ground Operations School photograph of the men who attended the Indoctrination Course 53-25 from July 13 - 18, 1953. The photographs include scenes of training, new weapon systems, artillery, views of Korea, and the people Lt. Josh W. Oden served with and befriended during the conflict and later in the city of Tokyo, Japan.

Arrangement

The photographs are arranged chronologically as they were in the original scrapbook.

Repository

South Texas Archives, James C. Jernigan Library, Texas A&M University-Kingsville

Access and Restrictions

Open for Research

Rights Statement

Permission to publish, reproduce, distribute, or use by any and all other current or future developed methods or procedures must be obtained in writing from South Texas Archives, James C. Jernigan Library, Texas A&M University-Kingsville. All rights are reserved and retained regardless of current or future development or laws that may apply to fair use standards.

Preferred Citation

Josh W. Oden Korean War Photographs, A2015-096.XXXX, South Texas Archives, James C. Jernigan Library, Texas A&M University-Kingsville

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Acquisitions

A2015-096 – Original photograph album was found on cart in the collections room of the South Texas Archives. No accession paper work was located.

Processing Information

A2015-096 was processed and finding aid created by Lori Atkins in 2015-2016. Matt Tallant created EAD finding aid in 2016