The Harry F. Stockley Papers consist of correspondence, documents, photographs, and memorabilia pertaining to Stockley's military service in the Pacific theatre of World War II. He was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for his meritorious achievement in connection with military operations in the Philippines in 1945, as well as the American Defense Ribbon, the American Theatre Ribbon, the Asiatic-Pacific Ribbon, the Philippine Liberation Ribbon, and many others. Harry F. Stockley died in April 1946.

The papers comprise correspondence, military records, newspapers, photographs, and memorabilia. Most of the correspondence is Stockley’s letters to his mother, Mrs. Charles Stockley, living at Marion, Arkansas, and to other members of his family. Many of these letters are in the “V-Mail” letter format, which was devised to conserve shipping space for defense material. An index to the correspondence, prepared by Jack East III, contains a cover letter of September 28, 1980 written by Jack to other members of the family, with a chronology of Harry F. Stockley’s letters to his mother with very brief summaries.

The military records contain Stockley’s ID pass issued by the War Department, ration books, his Honorable Discharge certificate and Certificate of Service, documents relating to the Bronze Star Medal award, appointment/promotion documents, letters from the War Department and the Army Service Forces, and other miscellaneous documents.

There are nineteen black and white photographs of Stockley taken during his US and overseas military service. The memorabilia in this collection include a flyer urging Japanese to surrender, Stockley's military decorations, and other items.

The Harry F. Stockley Papers were donated to the Special Collections Division by Mary Stockley East, Little Rock, Arkansas, on May 5, 2000. http://libinfo.uark.edu/specialcollections/

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Finding aid to the Stockley papers.

Last modified: Wednesday, May 12, 2004