Bruce Neal Choate Letters

Collection

Identifier: MC 1928

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Scope and Content Note

This collection includes correspondence of Choate and his family, newspaper clippings, and photographs.

Dates

1927-1945
Majority of material found within 1941-1945

Creator

Choate, Bruce Neal, 1922-1991 (Person)

Language of Materials

Materials are in English.

Access Information

Please call (479) 575-8444 or email specoll@uark.edu at least two weeks in advance of your arrival to ensure availability of the materials.

Use Information

No Use Restrictions Apply.

No Interlibrary Loan.

Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).

Biographical Note

Bruce Neal Choate was born January 11, 1922 in Yell County Arkansas to Garland and Mamie Lusby Choate. After graduating from Ola High School, Choate moved to Carlsbad, New Mexico to work and study Spanish. While in New Mexico, Choate joined the National Guard at age 18. In 1941, he was sent to the Philippines with General Douglas MacArthur to Fort Stetsenberg, Bataan. In 1942, Choate was reported missing in action, and that summer was later reported as a prisoner of war in a Japanese Prisoner of War camp. Choate was released from the camp and returned to the United States in early 1945. On May 8, 1945, Choate married Retha Maxine McCool of Sheridan, Grant County, Arkansas. The couple had a daughter and later divorced, although the exact date is uncertain. Choate died on February 9, 1991 in Sacramento, California.

Extent

.3 Linear Feet (1 box)

Additional Description

Arrangement of the Papers

Materials are arranged by topic.

Acquisition Information

The Bruce Neal Choate Letters were donated to the Special Collections Department, University of Arkansas Libraries by Bobby Williams of Fayetteville, Arkansas.