Box 9
Container
Contains 30 Results:
Oral History Interview (CD)
File — Box: 9, Folder: 13
Identifier: Folder 13
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The Tuskegee Airmen were African-Americans who served in the U.S. Army Air Force during the Second World War. Due to the racial segregation of the United States armed forces at that time, black servicemen were grouped in separate units, and no African-Americans were allowed to serve as pilots prior to 1941. As an all-black air combat unit successfully operating and maintaining complex aviation technology, the Tuskegee Airmen demonstrated that military competence was not a function of race,...
Dates:
created: 1862-
Edwin Ziemann
Sub-Series — Box: 9
Identifier: Sub-Series 20
Scope and Contents
Edwin Ziemann was the son of Immanuel and Martha Ziemann. Edwin was born in Krem, North Dakota, though he lived in Montana for much of his life. Edwin married Emogene “Jean” Maria in Lewiston, Montana on August 25, 1946. They had two daughters, LaDonna Ost, and Anita Boyum. Edwin served in the United States Navy in the Pacific Theater as a Chief Petty Officer, First Class. Edwin joined the Navy on February 21, 1942, in Seattle, Washington. He served until December 22, 1945. Edwin’s first...
Dates:
created: 1862-
Correspondence of Edwin Ziemann, 1942-1945
File — Box: 9, Folder: 23
Identifier: Folder 23
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Edwin Ziemann was the son of Immanuel and Martha Ziemann. Edwin was born in Krem, North Dakota, though he lived in Montana for much of his life. Edwin married Emogene “Jean” Maria in Lewiston, Montana on August 25, 1946. They had two daughters, LaDonna Ost, and Anita Boyum. Edwin served in the United States Navy in the Pacific Theater as a Chief Petty Officer, First Class. Edwin joined the Navy on February 21, 1942, in Seattle, Washington. He served until December 22, 1945. Edwin’s first...
Dates:
created: 1862-
Correspondence from Erhart Ziemann, 1944-1945
File — Box: 9, Folder: 20
Identifier: Folder 20
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Erhart Ziemann was born on a farm near Hazen, North Dakota, on March 6, 1926, and was attending Hazen High School when the United States entered World War II. His older brother, Eddie, enlisted in the U.S. Navy and Erhart was eager to follow him into the military. In his senior year of high school, Erhart learned that he was to be drafted into the U.S. Army, rather than his beloved Marines. He enlisted instead on April 28, 1944, in order to join the Marines. He trained at Fort Pendleton in...
Dates:
created: 1862-
Military Service of Erhart Ziemann
File — Box: 9, Folder: 21
Identifier: Folder 21
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Erhart Ziemann was born on a farm near Hazen, North Dakota, on March 6, 1926, and was attending Hazen High School when the United States entered World War II. His older brother, Eddie, enlisted in the U.S. Navy and Erhart was eager to follow him into the military. In his senior year of high school, Erhart learned that he was to be drafted into the U.S. Army, rather than his beloved Marines. He enlisted instead on April 28, 1944, in order to join the Marines. He trained at Fort Pendleton in...
Dates:
created: 1862-
General Information
File — Box: 9, Folder: 22
Identifier: Folder 22
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Erhart Ziemann was born on a farm near Hazen, North Dakota, on March 6, 1926, and was attending Hazen High School when the United States entered World War II. His older brother, Eddie, enlisted in the U.S. Navy and Erhart was eager to follow him into the military. In his senior year of high school, Erhart learned that he was to be drafted into the U.S. Army, rather than his beloved Marines. He enlisted instead on April 28, 1944, in order to join the Marines. He trained at Fort Pendleton in...
Dates:
created: 1862-
Bill Webster
Sub-Series — Box: 9
Identifier: Sub-Series 23
Scope and Contents
Nine photographs were deposited by Bill Webster of Fargo, North Dakota, on 20 November 2008 (Acc. #2010-3012). According to the depositor, the photographs were given to the Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch in Fargo several years prior. No records exist for that donation.
In addition, an autograph book belonging to William L. (Billy) Lindstrom of Sycamore, Illinois, accompanied the photographs. Lindstrom served as an aerial gunner on a B-24 Liberator in the Pacific Theater during World War II....
Dates:
created: 1862-
Nine photographs after liberation of the Buchenwald Concentration Camp, 1945 (with accompanying documentation).
File — Box: 9, Folder: 16
Identifier: Folder 16
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Nine photographs were deposited by Bill Webster of Fargo, North Dakota, on 20 November 2008 (Acc. #2010-3012). According to the depositor, the photographs were given to the Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch in Fargo several years prior. No records exist for that donation.
In addition, an autograph book belonging to William L. (Billy) Lindstrom of Sycamore, Illinois, accompanied the photographs. Lindstrom served as an aerial gunner on a B-24 Liberator in the Pacific Theater during World War II....
Dates:
created: 1862-
Study: Blacks in the Army Air Force During World War II (CD)
File — Box: 9, Folder: 14
Identifier: Folder 14
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The Tuskegee Airmen were African-Americans who served in the U.S. Army Air Force during the Second World War. Due to the racial segregation of the United States armed forces at that time, black servicemen were grouped in separate units, and no African-Americans were allowed to serve as pilots prior to 1941. As an all-black air combat unit successfully operating and maintaining complex aviation technology, the Tuskegee Airmen demonstrated that military competence was not a function of race,...
Dates:
created: 1862-
Dog Tags
File — Box: 9, Folder: 1
Identifier: Folder 1
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Donald T. Nicklawsky was born on May 18, 1916, in Hillsboro, North Dakota. He graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1938. During World War II, he enlisted in the United States Air Crops on August 31, 1942. During a January 29, 1944, air raid over Frankfurt, Nicklawsky’s plane, “Our Love,” was shot down. This happened on Nicklawsky’s second raid over German territory. He was captured by the Germans, and sent to Stalag Luft 1 near Barth, Germany. He was eventually liberated by...
Dates:
created: 1862-