West Virginia and Regional History Center
Clifford Condon, Navy Pharmacist, World War II Papers
Condon, Clifford
A&M 3338
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0.4 Linear Feet
Summary: 5 in. (1 document case)
1930-1950
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
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Biographical / Historical
Clifford Kain Condon was born in Point Marion, PA in 1905 and listed Morgantown, West Virginia as his hometown. He married Frances Eva Limerick, also from Morgantown, in 1931. Condon enlisted in the Navy and was attached to the Naval Medical School in Washington, DC prior to going overseas in 1939. Captured by the Japanese in Manila at the outbreak of World War II, Condon was involved with establishing a prison hospital with other Americans under Japanese control. He was transferred to a prison in Japan around November, 1944, where he died in June, 1945.
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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Clifford Condon, Navy Pharmacist, World War II Papers, A&M 3338, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Scope and Contents
Papers documenting Clifford Condon's career as a Navy pharmacist, especially his service and internment as a POW during World War II in the Philipines. Includes correspondence with his wife, Eva Limerick Condon, clippings, photographs, three medals, and certificates. A 15-page letter of November 2, 1944 to his wife, Eva, just prior to his removal to a POW camp in Japan, details his experiences subsequent to his capture by the Japanese in December, 1941. Official correspondence documents the status of Condon as a prisoner of war, his death in a Japanese POW camp, burial in Arlington National Cemetery, the posthumous awarding of the Bronze Star, and financial compensation for Eva L. Condon.
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Philippines
World War, 1939-1945
United States. Navy
Condon, Clifford
Limerick, Frances E.
Artifacts (Includes three medals contained in a 3 2 x 5 inch black box; image facsimiles of these medals can be found in folder 10 in this collection.)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1703481946UnboxedBook -- "History of the Making of Morgantown, West Virginia" by James Morton CallahanArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1703491926UnboxedPersonal Correspondence (These letters are not substantive in volume, probably because Clifford Condon was incarcerated in a Japanese prison and had little opportunity for outside contact. The fifteen page letter of 1944 November 2, however, written from inside prison to his wife just prior to his removal to Japan details his experiences subsequent to his capture by the Japanese in 1941 December.)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1703501940–194511Official Correspondence (These letters are primarily about the status of C. Condon as a prisoner as reported by the US Navy to Mrs. Condon; also includes correspondence regarding posthumous financial arrangements, etc.)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1703511939–195312-3TelegramsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1703521941–194814Postcards -- Clifford Condon from Inside Japanese Prison Camp (Three items from C. Condon to his wife; cards are labeled "Imperial Japanese Army" in English.)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/170353ca. 1941-194515Postcards -- Philippines [25 Items] (no messages)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/170354ca. 1930s16Certificates (Contains 7 items, including birth, marriage, and honorable discharges.)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1703551924–194617Clippings (All clippings photocopied.)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1703561945–194618Photographs (Contains 3 candid portraits of Clifford Condon; 1 candid portrait of C. Condon and his wife; 1 candid portrait of C. Condon and three other people, likely in the Philippines; and 6 general shots, likely in the Philippines.)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/170357ca. 1930s19Subject -- Medals (Contains correspondence)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1703581946110