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Guide to the Edward Gehrke Collection

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Guide to the Edward Gehrke OCH.EDG 1 Collection Contributing Institution: Special Collections & Archives Title: Edward Gehrke Collection Identifier/Call Number: OCH.EDG Extent: 8.27 linear feet Date (inclusive): 1937-1995 Abstract: The Edward Gehrke Collection documents the military career of China Marine Edward Gehrke through photographs, ephemera, publications, and his military duffel, , and fatigues. Gehrke entered the U.S. Marine Corps in 1943 and served with Company 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Provisional Brigade at Guadalcanal, "A" Battery, 1st Battalion, 15th Marines, 6th Division as a gunner, and served as part of the Okinawa invasion landing on April 1, 1945. After he served in Okinawa, he was stationed in Tsingtao, China, where he was a participant in accepting the Japanese Army surrender in China. Language of Material: English, Japanese, Chinese Biographical / Historical Edward Gehrke entered the U.S. Marine Corps on November 22, 1943 at Chicago, Illinois. He attended camp at the California Artillery School, Camp Pendleton before shipping out of San Francisco in June 1944. He was briefly stationed at New Caledonia and New Hebrides before joining Company 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Provisional Brigade at Guadalcanal. He was transferred to "A" Battery, 1st Battalion, 15th Marines, 6th Division as a gunner before sailing for Okinawa. He was part of the invasion landing on April 1, 1945. He was then shipped to Guam, and later to Tsingtao, China, where he was a participant in accepting the Japanese Army surrender in China. He returned to the U.S. in January 1946 and was discharged February 10, 1946. Scope and Contents The Edward Gehrke Collection contains photographs, clippings, , and ephemera from Gehrke's tour of duty. Publications include official government publications with information on local cultures and geography, as well as those that depict daily military life through humor and illustrations created by American military personnel. The collection also includes documentation of Gehrke's training and active service through records, training materials, and awards. Photographs primarily depict locations in Tsingtao and the activities of United States Marines. Materials are arranged alphabetically. Conditions Governing Access This collection is open for research use. Conditions Governing Use Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of this collection has not been transferred to California State University, Northridge. Copyright status for other materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user. Immediate Source of Acquisition Fred M. Greguras, 2019 Preferred Citation For information about citing items in this collection consult the appropriate style manual, or see the Citing Archival Materials guide. Processing Information Mallory Furnier, 2020

Box 1, Folder 1 6th Marine Division Headquarters, Japanese Middle School Billet, ca. 1945 Box 1, Folder 2 15th Marines Billet, Moltke Barracks, ca. 1945 Box 1, Folder 3 Australia Pocket Guide, 1944 Box 1, Folder 4 Asahi Beer Labels, undated Box 1, Folder 5 The Bulletin Sixth Marine Division China Edition, 1945 Folder 1 Chicago Newspaper Clippings, 1945 Box 1, Folder 6 The Daily Casual, June 1944 Box 2, Folder 2 Domain of the Golden Dragon and Neptunus Rex Certificates, ca. 1944-1945 Box 3, Item 1 Duffel Bag, ca. 1943-1945

Guide to the Edward Gehrke OCH.EDG 2 Collection Box 1, Folder 7 Gehrke, Edward A. Biography, Clipping, and Photographs, ca. 1943-1945 Box 2, Folder 3 Gexco News, 1944 Box 1, Folder 8 Going Back to Civilian Life, War Department Pamphlet Number 21-4 and Greeting Card, August 1945 Box 4, Item 1 Cover, ca. 1943-1945 Box 2, Folder 1 Japanese Pencils, ca. 1944-1945 Box 1, Folder 9 Japanese Soldiers and Children Photographs, undated Box 2, Folder 4 Leatherneck, December 1947 Box 1, Folder 10 Marine Corps Gazette , 1945 Box 1, Folder 11 The Marine's Handbook , 1940 Box 1, Folder 12 Netherlands East Indies Pocket Guide, 1944 Box 1, Folder 13 New Caledonia Pocket Guide, 1944 Box 1, Folder 14 North China Pictorial , 1946 Box 1, Folder 15 Okinawa Ration Stamps, 1944 Box 1, Folder 16 Press News, June 1944 Box 1, Folder 17 Propaganda, ca. 1937-1945 Box 1, Folder 18 Rifle Scorebook, 1944 Box 1, Folder 19 San Francisco Postcards, 1944 Box 1, Folder 20 Service Certificates, ca. 1947 Box 1, Folder 21 Service Prayer Book, May 1945 Box 1, Folder 22 Service Records, 1943-1946, 1995 Box 1, Folder 23 Service Records, Clippings, and Ephemera, 1944-1955 Box 1, Folder 24 South Pacific Daily News , July 1944 Box 1, Folder 25 Treasure Island, San Francisco Souvenir Folder, 1944 Box 1, Folder 26 Troopship!, War Department Pamphlet Number 21-6, 1944 January 22 Box 1, Folder 27 Tsingtao Bay Photographs, ca. 1945 Box 1, Folder 28 Tsingtao, Gun Cleaning Photographs, November 1945 Box 2, Folder 5 Tsingtao Japanese Surrender Announcements, ca. 1945 Box 1, Folder 29 Tsingtao Japanese Surrender Street Photographs, 1945 Box 1, Folder 30 Tsingtao Race Course and Stadium Photographs, ca. 1945 Box 2, Folder 6 Tsingtao Scrapbook Pages, 1944-1946 Box 1, Folder 31 Tsingtao Street Views Photographs, ca. 1945 Box 1, Folder 32 United States Marines Photographs, ca. 1943-1945 Box 4, Item 2 Utility Field , ca. 1943-1945 Box 4, Item 3 Utility Uniform Garrison Cap, ca. 1943-1945 Box 4, Item 4 Utility Uniform , ca. 1943-1945 Box 4, Item 5 Utility Uniform , ca. 1943-1945 Box 5, Item 1 Winter Wool Garrison Cap, ca. 1943-1945 Box 5, Item 2 Winter Wool , ca. 1943-1945 Box 5, Item 3 Winter Wool Trousers, ca. 1943-1945 Box 1, Folder 33 Women and Children Photographs, undated

Guide to the Edward Gehrke OCH.EDG 3 Collection