World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Ocean

Diary of G. Collenson, Suva, Fiji, 1941.

Contains a photocopy of the manuscript of Austin E. Fife, ‘Anthology of Folk Literature of Soldiers of the Pacific Theater’, Occidental College, Los Angeles, July 1947. Often includes the songs and poems of the time, and then provides additional information about their background. Also include Fife’s details in handwritten form.

Contains two photocopies of the mimeographed lyrics as part of the Memorandum of H. L. Goodwin. Song titles include ‘Gee But I Wanna Go Home!’, ‘Raider Battalion’, ‘Fuck ‘Em All’, ‘Gor Blimey’, ‘Roll Your Leg Over’, ‘Damn, Damn, Damn, Samoa!’ , ‘Let’s Remember Pua Pua’, ‘I Want a Life!’ and ‘The Mortar Man’s Song’. The introduction note to the Memorandum is dated August 12, 1943.