Hilton, Roy C. Collection

Title

Subject

Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina

Hilton, Roy C., 1892-1950

World War (1939-1945)

World War (1914-1918)

Prisoners of war

Description

Roy Hilton was born in Greenwood, South Carolina on November 7, 1892. He entered The Citadel in 1911. As a cadet, he was a member of the Polytechnic Literary Society and during his senior year, he held the position of Cadet Lieutenant of Company A his senior year. He majored in English and graduated in 1915. On June 7, 1917, he entered the U. S. Army as a 2nd Lieutenant and served in France and Germany. He was assigned to The Citadel from 1938-1941 as an assistant professor of military science. In 1941 he was stationed in Bataan, Philippine Islands. When the United States forces on Bataan surrendered to the Japanese on April 9, 1942, Colonel Hilton was held as a prisoner of war by the Japanese until the liberation in 1945.

This collection contains several journals written by Hilton while he was a prisoner of war in the Pacific during World War II. The journals are arranged in chronological reading order; however, some of the dates would appear to contradict this. The journals should be read in the following order:

1. Note Book A, October 12, 1943
2. Note Book B, 1943-1945
3. Note Book C, 1943-1945
4. Journal, August 23, 1945
5. Note Book No. 8, June 7, 1943-November 7, 1944
6. Note Book No. 9, November 9, 1944-October 27, 1945
7. Philippine Campaigne, 1941-1942
8. Note Book #2, May 10-August 10, 1942
9. Note Book #3, May 10, 1942-April 2, 1943
10. Journal Entries, Charts and Other Thoughts, 1941-1945

Creator

Hilton, Roy C., 1892-1950

Source

A2010.26

Publisher

Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina

Rights

Materials in The Citadel Archives & Museum Digital Collections are intended for educational and research use. The user assumes all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright. For more information contact The Citadel Archives & Museum, The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, 29409.

Relation

Roy C. Hilton Collection

Format

application/pdf

Language

English

Type

Text

Identifier

https://citadeldigitalarchives.omeka.net/collections/show/29

Audience

Citadel Class of 1915

Collection Items

Photograph of Roy C. Hilton as a Cadet, circa 1915

Photograph of Roy C. Hilton as a Citadel cadet.

Military Identification Card of Roy C. Hilton, December 10, 1946

Military identification card issued to Roy C. Hilton by the United States Army on December 10, 1946.

Journal of Roy C. Hilton, Note Book A: A Personal Letter, October 12, 1943

This journal, written as a letter to Hilton's daughters during his captivity in 1943, covers his childhood in South Carolina and his entry to The Citadel.

Journal of Roy C. Hilton, Note Book B: A Personal Letter, 1943-1944

The second part of Hilton's letter to his daughters. This journal covers the remainder of his time at The Citadel through his service in World War I.

Journal of Roy C. Hilton, Note Book C: Food and Drink Recipes & A Personal Letter, 1943-1944

The third part of Hilton's letter to his daughters. This journal continues his service in World War I through his time in Hawaii in 1934. It also contains food and drink recipes, thoughts on the history and serving of wine and the menu for a farewell…