World War, 1939-1945--Europe
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Graves Gladney Collection
Collection
Identifier: A3230
Scope and Contents
The collection is comprised of a bound memorial service program for Graves Gladney; an issue of Illustration magazine; newspaper clippings; and a small number of letters, documents, photographs, and membership cards. Materials range in date from 1932 to 2009 with a large gap between 1977 and 2008. The twenty-seven diaries written by Graves Gladney comprise the bulk of the collection and date from January 1961 to April 1973. The first box is arranged...
Dates:
1932-2009; Majority of material found within 1961-1973
Peter T. Oleski World War II Collection
Collection
Identifier: A3211
Scope and Contents
The collection is comprised of letters, military records, and research related to Peter T. Oleski and to the 549th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons (AAA AW) Battalion. The collection is arranged alphabetically by topic and ranges in date from 1944 to 2011. There is a large date gap from 1953 to 1988.
Peter Oleski saved a few items from his military service. There are five 1945 issues of a one-page “Missouri Mule: Somewhere East of St....
Dates:
1943-2011
Francis Charles Weidler Papers
Collection
Identifier: A3308
Scope and Contents
The collection includes letters, postcards, and V-mails from Francis Charles Weidler to his fiancé, Lucille Simons, dated 1942-1945, while he was in the Air Force during World War II. The letters dated 1942-1943 were written while he was in basic training, and the letters dated 1944-1945 were mostly written from France and England and mention D-Day and life back home. Other items include Weidler’s appointment as corporal (temporary) in the 861st School Squadron, October 1, 1942; an issue of...
Dates:
1942-1947