Lt. Col. Martin W. Joyce Papers
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Lt. Col. Martin W. Joyce Papers (Military File 61)

Document Type: Letter with Military Orders

Date: May 26, 1942

Location: Headquarters Hawaiian Department Fort Shafter

Author: James H Reiter

Subject: Military Orders/ for Joyce in Military Station in Hawaii

Summary: Joyce was expected to report to stations outside the United States’ boundaries for a period not to exceed three months. Authorization was approved by the first available water and air transportation by the United States government. He would be paid a rate of $6.00, including days of delayed travel, while travelling, except by government steamship, for self-maintenance.


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Lt. Col. Martin W. Joyce Papers (Military File 62)

Document Type: Letter of Notice/Receipt

Date: September 16, 1941

Location: Claims Division SCF-IT:76777-MEC, Office of Thomas B. Hassett

Author: Thomas B. Hassett

Subject: Tax Refund Receipt

Summary: In this document, Joyce’s sister is being informed that she is being sent Joyce’s tax refund since he is en route to Hawaii for service and cannot be reached by mail. The check for $22.08 (which would be $339.67 in 2013) was enclosed with the letter so that Mrs. Joyce would be able to forward it to her husband.


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Lt. Col. Martin W. Joyce Papers (Military File 63)

Document Type: Registration Confirmation

Date: September 2, 1941

Location: Headquarters Hawaiian Department, Fort Shafter T.H.

Author: Martin W. Joyce

Subject: Registration of Firearms

Summary: This file indicates that Joyce was given authorized access to two guns, an automatic and a revolver, which were brought into the headquarters on July 15, 1941. The document describes Joyce and confirms that these guns were registered with the Honolulu Police Department.


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Lt. Col. Martin W. Joyce Papers (Military File 64)

Document Type: Notice of IRS Treasury Check

Date: 1939

Location: Washington D.C.

Author: Deputy Commissioner of the IRS (name illegible)

Subject: Tax Refunds

Summary: This document is a message from the IRS to Joyce that confirms a tax refund of $20.62 from the taxable period of 1939 (today equivalent to $326.29).


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Lt. Col. Martin W. Joyce Papers (Military File 65)

Document Type: United States Information Return Form

Date: 1941

Location: Ft. Shafter, Hawaii

Author: H. B. Turner Lt. Col./ U.S. Gov. (IRS)

Subject: United States Information Return for Calendar Year 1941

Summary: Joyce received an Information Return Form courtesy of the IRS. According to the form he earned $1,380 in “salaries, wages, fees, commissions, and bonuses” in the year 1942. In 2013 he would have received $21,229.31 as his yearly income. He was supposed to fill the form out to aid him in figuring out his income tax return. The form was to be returned to Returns Distribution Section, Washington, D.C. by February 15, 1942.


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Lt. Col. Martin W. Joyce Papers (Military File 66)

Document Type: Individual Income Tax Return Form (Page 1)

Date: 1941

Location: Unknown, probably from Hawaii (sent to Boston, MA)

Author: Martin Joyce

Subject: Tax Return

 

Summary: Joyce made $3,150 in salaries and other compensation for personal services, with an interest on bank deposits of $100. Deductions totaled at $23 for contributions and $60 for taxes. His net income was $3,167, which in today’s terms would be the same as $48,719.74.  Most of this form is left blank, and his signature isn’t present. It appears to be a working copy because he would have had to mail in this tax form.


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Lt. Col. Martin W. Joyce Papers (Military File 67)

Document Type: Individual Tax Return Form (Page 2)

Date: 1941

Location: Unknown, probably from Hawaii (sent to Boston, MA)

Author: Martin Joyce

Subject: Tax Return

Summary: This continuation of Joyce’s tax return form explains the deductions and credits claimed. Joyce’s deductions included a gas tax of $25, community chest $3, church $20, Mass state tax $27. He was not married, so he paid a personal exemption of $750. At this time his personal house was located in Boston Mass (even though he was moving around a lot at this time), so he had to send his taxes to Boston. Many parts of this page were also left blank.


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Lt. Col. Martin W. Joyce Papers (Military File 68)

Document Type: Extract

Date: June 16, 1941

Location: War Department Washington

Author: Richard Anderson

Subject: Special Orders Extract Assigned by War Department


Summary: This file is the official document calling Martin Joyce to duty in the Field Artillery Reserve. It states that Joyce will proceed from West Roxbury, Massachusetts to San Francisco, California on July 1, 1941 in order to sail to Honolulu, T.H. In Honolulu, he will report to the commanding general, Hawaiian Department, Fort Shafter for duties. He will be relieved from duty on June 30th, 1942 and “revert to an inactive status.” This order was sent by the Chief of Staff C. G. Marshall.


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Lt. Col. Martin W. Joyce Papers (Military File 69)

Document Type: Letter (Translation)

Date: April, 15th, 1944

Location: Somewhere in Italy

Author: Major General Giovanni Marciani

Subject: Major General R.E. Giovanni Marciani’s grievances and gratitude

Summary: This document is a letter to Joyce from Italian prisoner Marciani, who thanks Joyce for his kindness in a previous letter regarding Marciani’s “great misfortune.” Marciani is grateful for Joyce’s “sense of kindness and high sentiment of human solidarity.” This letter highlights many favorable aspects of Joyce’s personality.


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Lt. Col. Martin W. Joyce Papers (Military File 70)

Document Type: Military Request

Date: April 15th, 1944

Location: Prisoner of War Camp 131 in Oran, North Africa

Author: Martin W. Joyce, Major, OMP, Camp Commander.

Subject: Return of Captured Material Trophies by Military Personnel

Summary: This is a letter in which Joyce asks members of the Mediterranean Base Section for approval of sending home, by mail, seven battlefield souvenirs.


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Lt. Col. Martin W. Joyce Papers (Military File 71)

Document Type: Enlistment and Discharge Paper

Date: March 12, 1941

Location:  State House, Boston, MA

Author: Porter B. Chase

Subject:  This document reviews his many positions and locations in the military and finally provides him with an honorable discharge.

Summary: Joyce, from West Roxbury MA, enlisted in the military on February 17th, 1917. He served for three years as a private in the Eleventh Company of the Coast Artillery Corps. On July 25th, 1917, he was called into the Federal Service, and was discharged August 5th, 1917. He was then transferred to the 101st Field Artillery to fight in WWI on August 24, 1917 where he served overseas from September 9th 1917 to April 7th 1919. Joyce fought in many battles including Champagne-Marne, Aisne-Marne, and others. Joyce served as a private, sergeant, and corporate. He was recognized for years after. In the upper left hand corner of the document you can find the Great Seal of Massachusetts, which is also shown in the form of a notary imbedded in the paper. The notary says ‘Aquitaine General’s Office, Boston, Mass.’




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