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Naval Publication: 'The Keel'

 Sub-Series — Box: 6
Identifier: Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

"The Keel" was a book published by the U.S. Naval Training Center in Great Lakes, Illinois. It is dated 1951 for Companies 365-366. It was designed to give new recruits an idea of what their training would encompass. Many pictures are included, as are descriptions of the types of training the recruits would undergo. Donated by John Bye, Institute for Regional Studies, North Dakota State University, in September 1997 (Acc.#97-2166).

Dates: created: 1862-
Found in: Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections / Carleton Elliott Simensen Military Heritage Collection / Korean War, 1950-1953

Gordon Caldis

 Sub-Series — Box: 6
Identifier: Sub-Series 7
Scope and Contents Gordon Caldis was born March 26, 1920, in Bertha, Minnesota. He graduated from UND in May 1942 with a bachelor's degree in Commerce, after which he entered the U.S. Navy's Midshipman Program at Columbia University. While at Columbia, he volunteered for PT (Patrol Torpedo) Boat duty. He was sent to the Pacific Theater in June 1944 and saw action in several campaigns, including the Battle of Leyte Gulf (1944), and the invasions of Luzon and Borneo (1945). He was discharged in 1946, after...
Dates: created: 1862-
Found in: Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections / Carleton Elliott Simensen Military Heritage Collection / WW II Pacific Theater

Gordon Caldis' Experiences in World War II

 File — Box: 6, Folder: 13
Identifier: Folder 13
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Gordon Caldis was born March 26, 1920, in Bertha, Minnesota. He graduated from UND in May 1942 with a bachelor's degree in Commerce, after which he entered the U.S. Navy's Midshipman Program at Columbia University. While at Columbia, he volunteered for PT (Patrol Torpedo) Boat duty. He was sent to the Pacific Theater in June 1944 and saw action in several campaigns, including the Battle of Leyte Gulf (1944), and the invasions of Luzon and Borneo (1945). He was discharged in 1946, after...
Dates: created: 1862-
Found in: Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections / Carleton Elliott Simensen Military Heritage Collection / WW II Pacific Theater / Gordon Caldis

"The 'Forgotten War' Remembered." Special Section of the Grand Forks Herald, 11 November 2000

 File — Box: 6, Folder: 39
Identifier: Folder 39
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

In honor of Veteran's Day 2000, the Grand Forks Herald published a special section related to the Korean War. The section is eight pages in length, and contains twelve articles, as well as photographs and a timeline. Several of the articles follow the Korean War experiences of North Dakota veterans in depth, while others examine the war in general. Deposited by Sandy Slater, Department of Special Collections, in June 2001 (Acc.#2001-2518).

Dates: created: 1862-
Found in: Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections / Carleton Elliott Simensen Military Heritage Collection / Korean War, 1950-1953 / Grand Forks Herald: 'Forgotten War Remembered '

"The Keel"

 File — Box: 6, Folder: 4
Identifier: Folder 4
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

"The Keel" was a book published by the U.S. Naval Training Center in Great Lakes, Illinois. It is dated 1951 for Companies 365-366. It was designed to give new recruits an idea of what their training would encompass. Many pictures are included, as are descriptions of the types of training the recruits would undergo. Donated by John Bye, Institute for Regional Studies, North Dakota State University, in September 1997 (Acc.#97-2166).

Dates: created: 1862-
Found in: Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections / Carleton Elliott Simensen Military Heritage Collection / Korean War, 1950-1953 / Naval Publication: 'The Keel'

Jack Botts

 Sub-Series — Box: 6
Identifier: Sub-Series 6
Scope and Contents Jack Botts was born on October 11, 1924 in Ludden, North Dakota. He entered the Army Air Force on June 4, 1943, upon graduation from high school. Until July of 1944, Botts was stationed at bases in Texas and Nebraska where he was transferred to Italy. On his missions, Botts bombed German controlled oil refineries and factories in Belgium, Germany, Czechoslovakia, Austria, Romania, France, Italy, and Poland. In January of 1945, Botts was sent back to the United States, where he served in...
Dates: created: 1862-
Found in: Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections / Carleton Elliott Simensen Military Heritage Collection / WW II Europe and North Africa

Letters from Botts to parents, 1943

 File — Box: 6, Folder: 25
Identifier: Folder 25
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Jack Botts was born on October 11, 1924 in Ludden, North Dakota. He entered the Army Air Force on June 4, 1943, upon graduation from high school. Until July of 1944, Botts was stationed at bases in Texas and Nebraska where he was transferred to Italy. On his missions, Botts bombed German controlled oil refineries and factories in Belgium, Germany, Czechoslovakia, Austria, Romania, France, Italy, and Poland. In January of 1945, Botts was sent back to the United States, where he served in...
Dates: created: 1862-
Found in: Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections / Carleton Elliott Simensen Military Heritage Collection / WW II Europe and North Africa / Jack Botts

Home-front in North Dakota

 Sub-Series — Box: 6
Identifier: Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents The North Dakota Humanities Council examined the home front in a January-February 2001 publication. Many aspects of the home front experience are examined, including the importance of victory gardens, civilian defense volunteers, war bonds, and the Red Cross. Also discussed are the Fort Lincoln Internment Camp, and the experiences of North Dakota soldiers overseas. The publication includes photographs and several depictions of war posters. Deposited by Sandy Slater, Department of Special...
Dates: created: 1862-
Found in: Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections / Carleton Elliott Simensen Military Heritage Collection / WW II Home-Front

How to Teach an Employee

 Sub-Series — Box: 6
Identifier: Sub-Series 5
Scope and Contents How to Teach an Employee: A Wartime Training Program for Store Supervisors and Department Heads was a publication of the Federal Security Agency, U.S. Office of Education, Vocational Division. The publication was a training guide designed to assist supervisors in the training of workers called up for the war effort. It was hoped that better job instruction would improve wartime job performance and efficiency. There are two versions of this undated...
Dates: created: 1862-
Found in: Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections / Carleton Elliott Simensen Military Heritage Collection / WW II Home-Front

How to Teach an Employee: A Wartime Training Program for Store Supervisors and Department Heads. Washington D.C.: Federal Security Agency: undated

 File — Box: 6, Folder: 35
Identifier: Folder 35
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: How to Teach an Employee: A Wartime Training Program for Store Supervisors and Department Heads was a publication of the Federal Security Agency, U.S. Office of Education, Vocational Division. The publication was a training guide designed to assist supervisors in the training of workers called up for the war effort. It was hoped that better job instruction would improve wartime job performance and efficiency. There are two versions of this undated...
Dates: created: 1862-
Found in: Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections / Carleton Elliott Simensen Military Heritage Collection / WW II Home-Front / How to Teach an Employee

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