Collection number: MC 226
Size: estimated 5 boxes
(estimated: 1.66 cu.ft.)
About Arthur H. Reynolds (1916-2004)
Arthur H. Reynolds was born in Omaha, Nebraska on November 2, 1916, but moved to Kingston, N.H. with his mother after his father died when he was two. He lived in Kingston for the remainder of his life. In 1936, he enlisted in the NH National Guard and served with the 197th Artillery Unit, then in 1940, wanting to see more of the world, he enlisted in the Army Air Corps and chose the Pacific Theater as his destination, arriving eventually in Manila in the Philippines. In 1941, on the same day as Pearl Harbor, the Japanese attacked the Philippines. US and Filipino forces held out on the Bataan peninsula for four months, eventually surrendering in April 1942 after suffering from disease, starvation and overwhelming odds. What followed was the infamous Bataan Death March and nearly four years of imprisonment in P.O.W. camps where the treatment was brutal and slave labor was the norm. Like thousands of others who underwent this ordeal, Reynolds suffered malnutrition, beriberi, malaria, and dysentery without proper medical treatment. He went more than a year without shoes. But at war’s end, he was able to walk out of the camp on his own two legs.
After the war, Reynolds went on to serve twenty years in the U.S. Air Force earning a Bronze Star, a Purple Heart, a Good Conduct Medal, and a Korean War National Defense Medal among many other decorations. When he left the service, he worked for the Kingston school department and later as a supply officer for a local bank. He also opened an antique shop and was instrumental in establishing the Kingston Historical Museum. He died after a road accident in January 2004.
About the Arthur H. Reynolds Papers
The collection consists of materials related to Reynolds’ WWII service in the Army Air Force Corps, Bataan Death March, POW status, and POW association activities after the war. It includes correspondence, photographs, clippings, publications, and memorabilia.
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
This collection is open.
Copyright Notice
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Arthur H. Reynolds Papers, 1940s, MC 226, Milne Special Collections and Archives, University of New Hampshire Library, Durham, NH, USA.
Acquisitions Information
Donation: Bruce Reynolds, August 17, 2009 (Accession number: 2009.13)
Collection Contents
| Box 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Box 1, Folder 1 | Articles and information about Arthur H. ReynoldsArticles and information about Arthur H. Reynolds | |
| Box 1, Folder 2 | Correspondence to Arthur Reynolds, 1984-1999 | |
| Box 1, Folder 3 | Misc. Correspondence | |
| Box 1, Folder 4 | Roster of the 27th Material Squadron | |
| Box 1, Folder 5 | American Defenders of Bataan & Corregidor Constitution and By-Laws | |
| Box 1, Folder 6 | American Defenders of Bataan & Corregidor 10th Anniversary Program, 1955 | |
| Box 1, Folder 7 | American Defenders of Bataan & Corregidor Anniversary Programs, 1982 – 1988 | |
| Box 1, Folder 8 | American Defenders of Bataan & Corregidor 25th Anniversary Program, 1967 | |
| Box 1, Folder 9 | American Defenders of Bataan & Corregidor 40th Anniversary booklets, return to Philippine Islands, 1982 | |
| Box 1, Folder 10 | American Defenders of Bataan & Corregidor 40th Anniversary misc. papers, return to Philippine Islands, 1982 | |
| Box 1, Folder 11 | American Defenders of Bataan & Corregidor Convention Ribbons 1986, 1986, 2000 | |
| Box 1, Folder 12 | Report by Prisoners of War (POW) on Japanese War Camps, 1946 | |
| Box 1, Folder 13 | A. E. Odbert; His account of being a Japanese prisoner of war, WWII, 1942-1945 | |
| Box 1, Folder 14 | Bataan Diary of Hubert B. Gater, 1941-1945 | |
| Box 1, Folder 15 | Biography of George W. Duffy, Japanese POW | |
| Box 1, Folder 16 | Article: We Were Doomed from the Start by William Bartsch | |
| Box 1, Folder 17 | Articles about Fredric Rohde | |
| Box 1, Folder 18 | Article: Memoirs of a Ranger by Gustave E. Schunemann | |
| Box 1, Folder 19 | Misc. papers from Canadian POW Tom Forsyth | |
| Box 1, Folder 20 | Poems written by POWs from Bataan and Corregidor | |
| Box 2 | ||
| Box 2, Folder 1 | Addresses for POWs from New Hampshire | |
| Box 2, Folder 2 | Lists of POW Camps | |
| Box 2, Folder 3 | Tourist Brochure for the Philippines, circa 1940s | |
| Box 2, Folder 4 | POW – MIA Fact Book, 1982 | |
| Box 2, Folder 5 | USAAF Markings in Philippines, 1940 – 1942 | |
| Box 2, Folder 6 | 1 copy Hickam Highlights, 1941 | |
| Box 2, Folder 6 | 1 copy Hickam Highlights, 1941 | |
| Box 2, Folder 7 | Measures taken to aid Prisoners of War and Civilian Internees held by Japan, 1944 | |
| Box 2, Folder 8 | Report of American Prisoners of War by Japanese in Philippines, 1945 | |
| Box 2, Folder 9 | The Japanese Story by Stan Sommers, 1980 | |
| Box 2, Folder 10 | Journal of the Army Air Forces, Nov and Dec 1945 | |
| Box 2, Folder 11 | The Purple Heart Magazine, 1944 | |
| Box 2, Folder 12 | Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin, 1943 | |
| Box 2, Folder 13 | Airpower Magazine: Last Stand in the Philippines, Nov 1987 | |
| Box 2, Folder 14 | National POW Recognition Day, 1985 – 2001 | |
| Box 2, Folder 15 | New Hampshire Veterans Day and Memorial Day Programs, 1999 and 2000 | |
| Box 2, Folder 16 | Manchester New Hampshire Dedication of POW – MIA Monument, Memorial Day 1992 | |
| Box 2, Folder 17 | National Geographic: Hope and Danger in the Philippines, 1986 | |
| Box 2, Folder 18 | A Photo History of General MacArthur | |
| Box 2, Folder 19 | Japanese Artifacts: two coins, identification tag, piece of fabric with writing | |
| Box 2, Folder 20 | Veterans and POW sticker and bandana | |
| Box 3 | ||
| Box 3, Folder 1 | Articles about POWs and WW II, mostly Bataan | |
| Box 3, Folder 2 | Articles about POWs and WW II | |
| Box 3, Folder 3 | Articles about POWs and WW II | |
| Box 3, Folder 4 | Articles about POWs and WW II | |
| Box 3, Folder 5 | Articles about POWs and WW II | |
| Box 3, Folder 6 | Articles about POWs and WW II, mostly maps | |
| Box 3, Folder 7 | Misc. Clippings about POWS and WW II | |
| Box 4 | ||
| Box 4, Folder 1 | Part 1 of a scrapbook: A “Dogface” Remembers World War II in Europe by Frederick E. Todd | |
| Box 4, Folder 2 | Part 2 of a scrapbook: A “Dogface” Remembers World War II in Europe by Frederick E. Todd | |
| Box 4, Folder 3 | Part 3 of a scrapbook: A “Dogface” Remembers World War II in Europe by Frederick E. Todd | |
| Box 4, Folder 4 | POW License Plate Project | |
| Box 4, Folder 5 | POW License Plate Project correspondence | |
| Box 4, Folder 5 | POW License Plate Project photos | |
| Box 4, Folder 6 | Photos from POW banquets | |
| Box 4, Folder 7 | Photos from POW banquets | |
| Box 4, Folder 8 | Misc. photos | |
| Box 5 | ||
| Box 5, Folder 1 | The Guam Eagle, Feb 5, 1941 | |
| Box 5, Folder 2 | Leonard Wood Breeze, Voyage 13 -B Dec 22, 1940 – Jan 19, 1941 | |
| Box 5, Folder 3 | Leonard Wood Breeze, Voyage 13 -C Jan 7 & Jan 15, 1941 | |
| Box 5, Folder 4 | The Log Line, U.S.A.T. US Grant, Voyage 84 -A Jan 25, 1941 – Feb 19, 1941 | |
| Box 5, Folder 5 | Philippine Notebook Newsletter, 1995 - 1998 | |
| Box 5, Folder 6 | EXPOW NEWS, chapter 124 | |
| Box 5, Folder 7 | Clippings about POWS and WW II | |
| Box 5, Folder 8 | Clippings about POWS and WW II | |
| Box 5, Folder 9 | Clippings about POWS and WW II | |
| Oversize Box 1 | ||
| Newspapers
An array of Newspapers including the New York Herald Tribune, Apr. 7 – 11, 1942; Stars and Stripes from 1918, with gaps; Derry, New Hampshire Serviceman, 1945; The Tribune, Manila, May and June of 1941 | ||
