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Wartime Journals of Correspondent Edgar Rice Burroughs :: December 1942-April 1943
THE DIARY OF A CONFUSED OLD MAN
or Buck Burroughs Rides Again

Written April 1943 ~ Copyright ERB, Inc.
Shared by Danton Burroughs from his Burroughs Family Archive
Transcribed and Illustrated for ERBzine by Bill Hillman

"Hulbert asked for it. So I shall set it down for my children, my children's children,
and any one else dumb enough to want to read it."
~ Ed Burroughs
Back in 2004, Danton Burroughs had his ERB, Inc. office staff photo copy his grandfather's 50-page Wartime Journal from 1942/43. 
Dan then shared this and many other rare and interesting documents with me to feature on the ERBzine Tribute Site.
My first step was to summarize the events from the journal and add relevant illustrations compiled from Web searches.
We then uploaded this timeline summary to ERBzine 1035 and ERBzine 1036.
Danton's untimely death disrupted many of the plans we had for ERB-related projects and Step 2 was put on hold. . .  until now:

CONTENTS
PAGE 1 PAGE 2 PAGE 3 PAGE 4 PAGE 5 PAGE 6 PAGE 7 PAGE 8 PAGE 9 PAGE 10
PAGE 11 PAGE 12 PAGE 13 PAGE 14 PAGE 15 PAGE 16 PAGE 17 PAGE 18 PAGE 19 PAGE 20
PAGE 21 PAGE 22 PAGE 23 PAGE 24 PAGE 25 PAGE 26 PAGE 27 PAGE 28  PAGE 29 PAGE 30
PAGE 31 PAGE 32 PAGE 33 PAGE 34 PAGE 35 PAGE 36 PAGE 37 PAGE 38 PAGE 39 PAGE 40
PAGE 41 PAGE 42 PAGE 43 PAGE 44 PAGE 45 PAGE 46 PAGE 47 PAGE 48 PAGE 49 PAGE 50
Our Gallery of Illustrations used in this main journal project:
PART I: 1-25 :: ERBzine 6800a
www.erbzine.com/mag68/6800a.html
PART II: 26-50 :: ERBzine 6800b
 www.erbzine.com/mag68/6800b.html

An Illustrated Time Line of Events
Covered in this 1942/43 Wartime Journal
Collated and Illustrated by Bill Hillman
Is Featured at:
www.erbzine.com/mag10/1035.html
and
 www.erbzine.com/mag10/1036.html

The Hillmans Visit Hulbert Burroughs in Tarzana 30 Years Later
http://www.erbzine.com/mag1/0192.html
http://www.erbzine.com/mag1/0193.html


 

The Pacific 1939


 



References
ERB: The War Years
www.ERBzine.com/war
ERB's Wartime Autograph Book Series: Introduction
AUTOGRAPHS
NEW CALEDONIA
Dec 1-11
Dec Misc.
Dec 11-14
Dec 14-19
USS SHAW
Feb 1-18
March 18-28
April 1-30

ERB and the USS Shaw

ERB Letters Written to Home During This Time Period
Jan 20 letter


Rare Edgar Rice Burroughs WWII Photos
Col. David Taylor shares eight photos of ERB as a WWII correspondent
from the National Archives in Washington, DC.
www.erbzine.com/mag41/4195.html
www.erbzine.com/mag41/4196.html

The Dean of WWII Correspondents in the Pacific
Edgar Rice Burroughs: The War Years
INTRODUCTION and CONTENTS
ERB WWII Time Line: 1940-1942 ERB WWII Time Line: 1943-1945 Photos  40-42   Photos 43-45
1940 Letters 1940 Letter Highlights 1940 Illustrated Timeline
1941 Letters 1941 Letter Highlights 1941 Illustrated Timeline
Pearl Harbor: Eye Witness Account USS Shaw / ERB Connection ERB-Truman H. Landon Connection
1942 Letters 1942 Letter Highlights 1942 Illustrated Timeline
1943 Letters 1943 Letter Highlights 1943 Illustrated Timeline
1944 Letters 1944 Letter Highlights 1944 Illustrated Timeline
1945 Letters 1945 Letter Highlights 1945 Illustrated Timeline
ERB: War Correspondent Pre- and Post-Wartime Timelines ERB Visits WWII Australia   Text Only
Our Japanese Problem ~ Hawaii Magazine ERB & Military: Early Years ERB Bio Timeline ~ 1875-1950
ERB Wartime Files v.1: Hawaii Clippings ERB Wartime Files v.2: Articles ERB Wartime Files v.3: Laugh It Off

Off-Site
www.cheminsdememoire.gouv.fr/en/new-caledonia-two-world-wars
www.med-dept.com/unit-histories/27th-station-hospital/
www.flickr.com/photos/kamaaina56/9283080791/in/photostream/


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