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Summary Information
Sterling W. Schallert Papers and Photographs
1898-2001
WVM Mss 104
0.6 linear ft. (2 archives boxes and 4 oversized folders) of papers, 0.8 linear ft. (1 archives box, 2 flat boxes, and 3 oversized folders) of photographs, 0.1 linear ft. (1 master tape, 1 master disc, 1 user disc) of sound recordings.
Wisconsin Veterans Museum (Map)
The papers and photographs of Sterling W. Schallert, a Navy officer who served aboard Landing Ship-Tank (LST) 465 in the Pacific during World War II. Collection contains materials from his wartime service as well as his research and writings regarding the history and role of LSTs in the U.S. Navy. Included are numerous leaflets of Japanese propaganda, aimed at Australian soldiers, that are colorful and sometimes sexually explicit in trying to convince their targets that the Americans were betraying them. Schallert's handwritten notes from Midshipman school provide insight into wartime training in the Navy while collected poems and songs reveal ways in which soldiers and sailors found humor in their service. Numerous articles, by Schallert and others, provide insight into the history of several LSTs, including 465, as well as amphibious assaults in which LSTs were used like Leyte Gulf. A list of LSTs built in Wisconsin provides a local connection. The wartime reminiscences of fellow LST crewman Alvin Steinbach are in the collection, along with papers relating to the Philippine War service of Schallert's uncle Frank Schallert and also George Van Norman. Photographs include two scrapbooks with pictures of Schallert in uniform, the launching of LST 465, and LSTs in action during the war. A large photograph shows Moro Bay, California where Schallert served at the end of the war. Candid photographs from Frank Schallert show Philippine natives and U.S. soldiers while those from Van Norman include the Company F, 18th U.S. Infantry baseball team and a military funeral. Also included is an audio recording of Schallert discussing his time spent on shore patrol duty in San Francisco and how much he enjoyed being a supply officer on an LST during the war.
English
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