United States. Army--Parachute troops
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Harry Lee Reisenleiter Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: P1030
Scope and Contents
The Harry Lee Reisenleiter Photograph Collection contains photographs and postcards documenting the military service of Private First Class Harry Lee Reisenleiter. Reisenleiter served with the 82nd Airborne Division during World War II and jumped into Normandy on D-Day, in addition to fighting in the Battle of the Bulge and the Rhineland, Normandy, Ardennes, and Central Europe campaigns. The majority of the collection consists of commercially produced postcards and photographs....
Dates:
1942-1945
Harry Lee Reisenleiter World War II Papers
Collection
Identifier: A3112
Scope and Contents
The papers are comprised of military documents, correspondence/telegrams, 82nd Airborne Division war-time publications, ration books, and newspaper clippings relating to Harry Lee Reisenleiter’s World War II military service. The collection is arranged alphabetically by type of document and dates from 1942 to 1986. The bulk of the papers date from 1944 to 1945. Date gaps exist from 1946 to 1958 and from 1960 to 1985.
Military documents regarding Reisenleiter’s service include...
Dates:
1942-1986; Majority of material found within 1944-1945