The Ward M. Canaday Center for Special Collections The
Finding Aid Toledo China-Burma-India Veterans Association Records, 1945-2005 MSS-209 |
Size: 3.75 linear feet
Provenance: Gift of the Toledo China-Burma-India Veterans Association
Access: Open
Collection Summary: This collection includes publications of this organization on the local, state, and international levels. The publications include newsletters, annual reports, magazines, and contact lists. The materials represent the present post-World War II era starting in 1945 and ending in 2005.
Subjects: War, Soldiers, and Veterans
Related Collections: Veterans History Project, MSS-181
Processing Note:
Copyright: The literary rights to this collection are assumed to rest with the person(s) responsible for the production of the particular items within the collection, or with their heirs or assigns. Researchers bear full legal responsibility for the acquisition to publish from any part of said collection per Title 17, United States Code. The Ward M. Canaday Center for Special Collections may reserve the right to intervene as intermediary at its own discretion.
Completed by: Christopher Block; updated by Barbara Floyd, 2010; last updated: October 2014
Historical Sketch
During World War II, most of the Allies fought the Germans and the European Axis powers. The British and French forces, however, were pulled into the war in Asia by the invading Japanese army. Making their way through Asia, the Allies were stuck on the front lines defending China, Burma, and India. After the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, President Roosevelt declared war against Japan and Germany declared war against the United States, and the U.S. was pulled into Asia to defend the Allies. In 1942, Japan’s Imperial Army seized Singapore, a critical island in in Southeast Asia, and started a siege inland by attacking China. Their ultimate goal was to reach India, but to do so the Japanese had to go through Burma. In April 1942, the Japanese occupied Burma.
The Japanese planned to capture the Imphal plain of India by cutting off air supplies to China over the Himalayas. This would give them complete control over Asian air space. It took the Japanese army two months to make their way from Singapore to Burma, and then the war was at a standstill. The British forces along with help from the Indian National Army and other Allied forces took a stand at Imphal. After six weeks of Japanese seizure, the British forces and Allies pushed back the Japanese army for good. Soon after, the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945 ended the war.
During the later months of 1945, U.S. veterans of companies in China, Burma, and India formed a special association for anyone who served in these countries called the China-Burma-India Veterans Association. The organization produced several periodical publications as the “Tea Leaf,” “Ex-CBI Round Up,” and the “Sound Off;” to educate their members on what had happened in the countries of China, Burma, and India since the end of World War II. Locally, the activities of the CBIVA included luncheons, dinners, annual conferences, and raising money to erect memorials of events from the countries of China, Burma, and India during World War II. The Toledo China-Burma-India Veterans Association as well as the national organization disbanded in 2005.
Scope and Content Note
Earl W. Hoffsis donated this collection to the Ward M. Canaday Center on September 24th of 2005. This collection includes publications of this organization on the local, state, and international. The publications include newsletters, annual reports, magazines, and contact lists. The materials represent the present post World War II era starting in 1945 to 2005.
Series Description
Series 1 |
PUBLICATIONS
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Series 2 |
ARTIFACTS
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Series 3 |
Meeting videos (.25 lin.ft.) |
Folder List
Box |
Folder |
Item |
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Series 1: publications |
1 |
1 |
China-Burma-India Veteran Assoc. Misc. |
1 |
2 |
China-Burma-India Veteran Assoc. Ohio Member Roster 1979 – 83 |
1 |
3 |
China-Burma-India Veteran Assoc. Ohio Member Roster 1985 |
1 |
4 |
China-Burma-India Veteran Assoc. Ohio Member Roster 1990 |
1 |
5 |
China-Burma-India Veteran Assoc. Ohio Member Roster 1992 |
1 |
6 |
China-Burma-India Veteran Assoc. Ohio Member Roster 1995 |
1 |
7 |
China-Burma-India Veteran Assoc. Ohio Member Roster 1997 |
1 |
8 |
China-Burma-India Veteran Assoc. Ohio Member Roster 2002 |
1 |
9 |
China-Burma-India Veteran Assoc. Ohio Member Roster 2005 |
1 |
10 |
China-Burma-India Veteran Assoc. Reunion Program 1949 – 1958 |
1 |
11 |
China-Burma-India Veteran Assoc. Reunion Program 1960 – 1967 |
1 |
12 |
China-Burma-India Veteran Assoc. Reunion Program 1968 – 1973 |
1 |
13 |
China-Burma-India Veteran Assoc. Reunion Program 1974 – 1976 |
1 |
14 |
China-Burma-India Veteran Assoc. Reunion Program 1978 – 1981 |
1 |
15 |
China-Burma-India Veteran Assoc. Reunion Program 1983 – 1984 |
1 |
16 |
China-Burma-India Veteran Assoc. Reunion Program 1986 |
1 |
17 |
China-Burma-India Veteran Assoc. Reunion Program 1989 |
1 |
18 |
China-Burma-India Veteran Assoc. Reunion Program 1990 |
1 |
19 |
China-Burma-India Veteran Assoc. Reunion Program 1992 |
1 |
20 |
China-Burma-India Veteran Assoc. Reunion Program 1997 |
1 |
21 |
China-Burma-India Veteran Assoc. Reunion Program 1998 |
1 |
22 |
China-Burma-India Veteran Assoc. Reunion Program 1999 |
1 |
23 |
China-Burma-India Veteran Assoc. Reunion Program 2001 |
1 |
24 |
China-Burma-India Veteran Assoc. Reunion Program 2003 |
1 |
25 |
China-Burma-India Veteran Assoc. Reunion Program 2005 |
1 |
26 |
China-Burma-India Veteran Assoc. Sound OFF 1993 – 1994 |
1 |
27 |
China-Burma-India Veteran Assoc. Sound OFF 1995 |
1 |
28 |
China-Burma-India Veteran Assoc. Sound OFF 1996 |
1 |
29 |
China-Burma-India Veteran Assoc. Sound OFF 1997 |
1 |
30 |
China-Burma-India Veteran Assoc. Sound OFF 1998 |
1 |
31 |
China-Burma-India Veteran Assoc. Sound OFF 1999 |
1 |
32 |
China-Burma-India Veteran Assoc. Sound OFF 2000 |
1 |
33 |
China-Burma-India Veteran Assoc. Sound OFF 2001 |
1 |
34 |
China-Burma-India Veteran Assoc. Sound OFF 2002 |
1 |
35 |
China-Burma-India Veteran Assoc. Sound OFF 2003 |
1 |
36 |
China-Burma-India Veteran Assoc. Sound OFF 2004 |
1 |
37 |
China-Burma-India Veteran Assoc. Sound OFF 2005 |
1 |
38 |
Tea Leaf 1980 |
1 |
39 |
Tea Leaf 1981 |
1 |
40 |
Tea Leaf 1982 |
1 |
41 |
Tea Leaf 1983 |
1 |
42 |
Tea Leaf 1984 |
1 |
43 |
Tea Leaf 1985 |
1 |
44 |
Tea Leaf 1986 |
1 |
45 |
Tea Leaf 1987 |
1 |
46 |
Tea Leaf 1988 |
1 |
47 |
Tea Leaf 1989 |
1 |
48 |
Tea Leaf 1990 |
1 |
49 |
Tea Leaf 1991 |
1 |
50 |
Tea Leaf 1992 |
1 |
51 |
Tea Leaf 1993 |
1 |
52 |
Tea Leaf 1994 |
1 |
53 |
Tea Leaf 1995 |
1 |
54 |
Tea Leaf 1996 |
1 |
55 |
Tea Leaf 1999 |
1 |
56 |
Tea Leaf 2000 |
1 |
57 |
Tea Leaf 2001 |
1 |
58 |
Tea Leaf 2002 |
1 |
59 |
Tea Leaf 2003 |
1 |
60 |
Tea Leaf 2004 |
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2 |
1 |
Ex – CBI Round Up 1948 |
2 |
2 |
Ex – CBI Round Up 1949 |
2 |
3 |
Ex – CBI Round Up 1950 |
2 |
4 |
Ex – CBI Round Up 1951 |
2 |
5 |
Ex – CBI Round Up 1952 |
2 |
6 |
Ex – CBI Round Up 1953 |
2 |
7 |
Ex – CBI Round Up 1954 |
2 |
8 |
Ex – CBI Round Up 1955 |
2 |
9 |
Ex – CBI Round Up 1956 |
2 |
10 |
Ex – CBI Round Up 1957 |
2 |
11 |
Ex – CBI Round Up 1958 |
2 |
12 |
Ex – CBI Round Up 1959 |
2 |
13 |
Ex – CBI Round Up 1960 |
2 |
14 |
Ex – CBI Round Up 1961 |
2 |
15 |
Ex – CBI Round Up 1962 |
2 |
16 |
Ex – CBI Round Up 1963 |
2 |
17 |
Ex – CBI Round Up 1964 |
2 |
18 |
Ex – CBI Round Up 1965 |
2 |
19 |
Ex – CBI Round Up 1966 |
2 |
20 |
Ex – CBI Round Up 1967 |
2 |
21 |
Ex – CBI Round Up 1968 |
2 |
22 |
Ex – CBI Round Up 1972 |
2 |
23 |
Ex – CBI Round Up 1975 |
2 |
24 |
Ex – CBI Round Up 1978 – 1979 |
2 |
25 |
Ex – CBI Round Up 1980 |
2 |
26 |
Ex – CBI Round Up 1981 |
2 |
27 |
Ex -CBI Round Up 1982 |
2 |
28 |
Ex – CBI Round Up 1984 |
2 |
29 |
Ex – CBI Round Up 1985 |
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3 |
1 |
Ex – CBI Round Up 1986 |
3 |
2 |
Ex – CBI Round Up 1987 |
3 |
3 |
Ex – CBI Round Up 1988 |
3 |
4 |
Ex – CBI Round Up 1989 |
3 |
5 |
Ex – CBI Round Up 1990 |
3 |
6 |
Ex – CBI Round Up 1991 |
3 |
7 |
Ex – CBI Round Up 1992 |
3 |
8 |
Ex – CBI Round Up 1993 |
3 |
9 |
Ex – CBI Round Up 1994 |
3 |
10 |
Ex – CBI Round Up 1995 |
3 |
11 |
Ex – CBI Round Up 1997 |
3 |
12 |
Ex – CBI Round Up 1998 |
3 |
13 |
Ex – CBI Round Up 1999 |
3 |
14 |
Ex – CBI Round Up 2000 |
3 |
15 |
Ex – CBI Round Up 2001 |
3 |
16 |
Ex – CBI Round Up 2002 |
3 |
17 |
Ex – CBI Round Up 2003 |
3 |
18 |
Ex – CBI Round Up 2004 |
3 |
19 |
Ex – CBI Round Up 2005 |
3 |
20 |
Operation Downfall Manuscript |
3 |
21 |
Toledo Basha News, 1989 |
3 |
22 |
Toledo Basha News, 1990 |
3 |
23 |
Toledo Basha News, 1991 |
3 |
24 |
Toledo Basha News, 1992 |
3 |
25 |
Toledo Basha News 1995 |
3 |
26 |
Toledo Basha News 2003 |
3 |
27 |
World War II Magazine July 1995 |
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Series 2: Artifacts |
OS* |
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China-Burma-India Veteran Assoc. Official flag |
4 |
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China-Burma-India Veteran Assoc. Wooden shield |
4 |
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China-Burma-India Veteran Assoc. gavel |
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5 |
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Series 3. Meeting videos |
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1 |
CBI state meeting, 1992; Banquet and installation of officers, 1992-1993 |
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2 |
CBI state meeting, 1993 |
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3 |
CBI meeting, Napoleon, OH, 1999 |
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4 |
CBI state meeting, 2001 |
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5 |
CBI meeting, Pemberville, OH, 2001 |
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6 |
CBI meeting, Holiday Inn West, 2001; CBI meeting, Elmore, OH, 2001 |
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7 |
CBI meeting, n.d. |
* Located near oversize cabinets behind wooden shelves