Upshur, William P. (William Peterkin), 1881-1943
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
General William P. Upshur. World War II Pacific Islands Inspection Reports, 1942-1943. [Digital]
Digital Collection
Identifier: http://digitalcollections.vmi.edu/digital/collection/p15821coll11/id/1630
Found in:
Virginia Military Institute Archives
William P. Upshur collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-0082
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of two inspection trip scrapbooks, May 1942 and 1943 ("The Cruise of the Flying Cow"; "The Coconut Circuit"), documenting General Upshur's visits to various Pacific islands. Destinations included Midway, Pearl Harbor, Palmyra Island, Johnson Island.
