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James Sorenson in uniform [ca. 1945]

Veterans History Project Service Summary:

  • War or Conflict: World War, 1914-1918; World War, 1939-1945
  • Branch of Service: Army
  • Unit of Service: Battery D, 147th Field Artillery Regiment, 32nd Infantry Division; Philippines Civil Affairs Unit, Army Corps of Engineers; 6th Army
  • Location of Service: Camp Dodge, Iowa; France; Europe; New Guinea; Philippines; Pacific Theater
  • Highest Rank: Private First Class; Lieutenant Colonel
  • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/90984

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"The hardest thing I've had to stand in this war is the thought that the children are growing up and I'm not there to enjoy them while they are doing it." (Letter to Betty, 5/3/1945)

At the start of World War II, Lieutenant Colonel James Sorenson was a 45-year-old father of four, and a combat veteran of the first World War. By early 1942, he was stationed in California, half a continent away from his family in Kansas City, Missouri. He wrote his wife, Betty, on September 16, 1942, "I hope we won't have to live like this another year. I miss you all the time." In fact, they would go on to endure an additional three years of separation. Constantly homesick for Betty and his children, he attempted to secure a discharge due to his age and rank, only to be sent to the Pacific Theater, where he participated in the invasion of the Philippines. The journal he kept during his service complements the over 350 letters in his collection, narrating many of the combat experiences that he left out of his correspondence with his family.

[ Transcribed letters of James Sorenson [1942-1945] ]

More Resources

[ Photo Album ]
[ Circular 136 from the War Department [April 1944] ]
[ "James R. Sorenson in World War I and World War II" ]
[ Postcard and letter from James Sorenson to Betty [1/21/1942] ]
[ Letter from James Sorenson to Betty [1/25/1942] ]
[ Postcard from James Sorenson to Betty [2/01/1942] ]

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[ Anniversary card from James Sorenson to Betty [07/14/1943] ]
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[ Letter from Bob Sorenson to his father, James [7/25/1943] ]
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[ Letter from Cleo to James Sorenson [4/23/1944] ]
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[ Vmail from Betty to James Sorenson [7/10/1945] ]
[ Vmail from Betty to James Sorenson [7/12/1945] ]
[ Letter from James Sorenson to Betty [7/15/1945] ]
[ Vmail from Betty to James Sorenson [7/15/1945] ]
[ Letter from James Sorenson to Betty [7/18/1945] ]
[ Vmail from Betty to James Sorenson [7/19/1945] ]
[ Vmail from Betty to James Sorenson [7/23/1945] ]
[ Letter from James Sorenson to Betty [7/24/1945] ]
[ Vmail from Betty to James Sorenson [7/27/1945] ]
[ Letter from James Sorenson to Betty [7/28/1945] ]
[ Vmail from Betty to James Sorenson [7/30/1945] ]
[ Vmail from Betty to James Sorenson [8/01/1945] ]
[ Letter from James Sorenson to Betty [8/02/1945] ]
[ Vmail from Betty to James Sorenson [8/04/1945] ]
[ Letter from James Sorenson to Betty [8/06/1945] ]
[ Letter from James Sorenson to Betty [8/08/1945] ]
[ Vmail from Betty to James Sorenson [8/12/1945] ]
[ Vmail from Betty to James Sorenson [8/12/1945] ]
[ Letter from James Sorenson to Betty [8/14/1945] ]
[ Vmail from Betty to James Sorenson [8/14/1945] ]
[ Vmail from Betty to James Sorenson [8/19/1945] ]
[ Letter from James Sorenson to Betty [8/23/1945] ]
[ Vmail from Betty to James Sorenson [8/25/1945] ]
[ Letter from James Sorenson to Betty [8/26/1945] ]
[ Vmail from Betty to James Sorenson [8/26/1945] ]
[ Vmail from Betty to James Sorenson [8/29/1945] ]
[ Vmail from Betty to James Sorenson [9/01/1945] ]
[ Vmail from Betty to James Sorenson [9/01/1945] ]
[ Letter from James Sorenson to Betty [9/04/1945] ]
[ Letter from "Lock" [?] to James Sorenson [9/09/1945] ]
[ Vmail from Betty to James Sorenson [9/04/1945] ]
[ Vmail from Betty to James Sorenson [9/07/1945] ]
[ Letter from James Sorenson to Betty [9/11/1945] ]
[ Vmail from Betty to James Sorenson [9/11/1945] ]
[ Vmail from Betty to James Sorenson [9/12/1945] ]
[ Letter from James Sorenson to Betty [9/17/1945] ]
[ Vmail from Betty to James Sorenson [9/19/1945] ]
[ Letter from James Sorenson to Betty [9/22/1945] ]
[ Vmail from Betty to James Sorenson [9/23/1945] ]
[ Letter from James Sorenson to Betty [9/28/1945] ]
[ Vmail from Betty to James Sorenson [10/04/1945] ]
[ Vmail from Betty to James Sorenson [10/08/1945] ]
[ Letter from James Sorenson to Betty [10/17/1945] ]
[ Letter from James Sorenson to Betty [10/24/1945] ]
[ Letter from James Sorenson to Betty [10/27/1945] ]
[ Letter from James Sorenson to Betty [11/03/1945] ]
[ Letter from James Sorenson to Betty [11/09/1945] ]
[ Letter from James Sorenson to Betty [11/26/1945] ]
[ Letter from James Sorenson to Betty [11/13/1945] ]
[ Letter from James Sorenson to Betty [12/27/1945] ]
[ Letter from James Sorenson to Betty [01/02/1946] ]
[ Diary, 10/1917 - 12/1918 [?] ]
[ Diary, 1943 - 1944 [?] ]
[ Introduction to the World War II Letters ]

About this Item

Title

  • James Rudolph Sorenson Collection

Names

  • Sorenson, James C.
  • Sorenson, James Rudolph

Home State

  • Kansas

Headings

  • -  Sorenson, James Rudolph
  • -  World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Army.
  • -  World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Army.

Repository

  • Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Gender

  • Male

Race

  • White

Status

  • veteran

Service History

  • World War, 1914-1918

    • Branch of Service: Army
    • Unit of Service: Battery D, 147th Field Artillery Regiment, 32nd Infantry Division
    • Location of Service: Camp Dodge, Iowa; France; Europe
    • Highest Rank: Private First Class
    • Dates of Service: 1917-1919
    • Entrance into Service: Enlisted
    • Military Status: veteran
  • World War, 1939-1945

    • Branch of Service: Army
    • Unit of Service: Philippines Civil Affairs Unit, Army Corps of Engineers; 6th Army
    • Location of Service: New Guinea; Philippines; Pacific Theater
    • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
    • Dates of Service: 1942-1946
    • Entrance into Service: Commissioned
    • Military Status: veteran

Materials

  • Manuscript: Correspondence [406 items] -- Handwritten document (collected 1942-1946)
  • Manuscript: Correspondence [48 items] -- Typewritten document (collected 1942-1945)
  • Manuscript: Diaries and journals [1 item] -- Handwritten document (collected 1917-1919)
  • Manuscript: Diaries and journals [1 item] -- Handwritten document (collected 1941-1949)
  • Computer File: CD [1 item] -- Multiple types of electronic files (collected 1942-2013; 2013)
  • Computer File: CD [1 item] -- Multiple types of electronic files (collected 1942-2013; 2013)
  • Photograph: Negatives [7 items] -- Photograph (collected unknown)
  • Manuscript: Diaries and journals [2 items] -- Handwritten document (collected 1917-1946)
  • Manuscript: Memoirs [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 2004-2005)
  • Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [3 items] -- Typewritten document (collected 1944-08)

Collection Number

  • AFC/2001/001/90984

Cite as

  • James Rudolph Sorenson Collection (AFC/2001/001/90984), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Online Format

  • image
  • pdf

Additional Metadata Formats

IIIF Presentation Manifest

Rights & Access

Using VHP Material in Publication or Exhibition

The Veterans History Project (VHP) at the Library of Congress collects, preserves and makes accessible the firsthand recollections of U.S. military veterans who served from World War I through more recent conflicts and peacekeeping missions, so that future generations may hear directly from veterans and better understand what they saw, did and felt during their service. The Veterans History Project Collection includes oral histories along with documentary materials such as original letters, diaries, photographs, and memoirs.

Veterans and interviewers contribute these materials to the Library for scholarly and educational purposes, retaining any copyright they may hold. Therefore, permission must be obtained before using the interview or other materials in exhibition or publication. Researchers or others who would like to make further use of these materials should contact the Veterans History Project for assistance.

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Obtaining Copies of VHP Materials

In order for VHP materials to be duplicated, we must receive written permission from the interviewee for you to obtain a copy of the recording unless the proposed use is limited to personal use, research, or other uses permissible by copyright law. If the interviewee is deceased, their next-of-kin may grant written permission.

Please contact VHP for assistance if you need to contact a veteran for permission to use their materials in exhibition or publication, or if you have received permission from the veteran and need access to high-resolution copies of VHP collection materials.

Citing VHP Materials

Please use the following formats when citing Veterans History Project materials (substituting the appropriate name and collection ID number).

Materials as a whole:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Manuscript material:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Memoirs (MS02), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Transcript (MS04), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Correspondence (MS01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Recording:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Audio recording (SR01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Video recording (MV01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Photograph:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Photographs (PH01), photographer unknown, Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Photographs (PH03-PH14), Ralph Williams photographer, Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Computer file:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Computer file (CF01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Artifact:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Artifact (AR01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Cite This Item

Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.

Chicago citation style:

Sorenson, James C, and James Rudolph Sorenson. James Rudolph Sorenson Collection. 1917. Personal Narrative. https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.90984/.

APA citation style:

Sorenson, J. C. & Sorenson, J. R. (1917) James Rudolph Sorenson Collection. [Personal Narrative] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.90984/.

MLA citation style:

Sorenson, James C, and James Rudolph Sorenson. James Rudolph Sorenson Collection. 1917. Personal Narrative. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.90984/>.