Box 2
Container
Contains 81 Results:
Experiences of Harold Russell: 1986, 1993
File — Box: 2, Folder: 45
Identifier: Folder 45
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
This one folder of material was deposited by Shirley Pietron of Grand Forks, North Dakota. Ms. Pietron donated an essay describing the wartime experiences of her brother, Harold Russell, who served with the United States Army Air Corps during World War II. Russell served in the 17th, 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions as a glider pilot. He saw combat in the European Theatre of Operations and was present at the Battle of the Bulge and the subsequent Ruhr Valley campaign (Acc. #93-1909).
Dates:
created: 1862-
Gene Sibell
Sub-Series — Box: 2
Identifier: Sub-Series 19
Scope and Contents
Gene Sibell donated one folder of materials that he obtained from his grandfather, Ernest Sibell. These include two photos depicting victims of the Nazi concentration camp at Buchenwald, Germany and one photo of a monument to Buchenwald victims erected by U.S. Army Engineers. All three photos were taken circa 1945 by Elmer Undlin of the U.S. Army. Accompanying the photos is a letter (dated May 17, 1945) from Captain Undlin to Paul Kinney, a newspaper reporter in Osakis, Minnesota. In the...
Dates:
created: 1862-
Edwin M. Tofte
Sub-Series — Box: 2
Identifier: Sub-Series 20
Scope and Contents
Edwin M. Tofte served in the United States Army during World War II. On July 26, 1944 he was a technical sergeant on an airborne mission. His plane was intercepted by enemy aircraft and Tofte and the other passengers were forced to bail out. Tofte was captured by five German soldiers near Vienna, Austria and sent to a German prisoner of war camp. The camp was liberated by Russian soldiers in May, 1945, and Tofte was flown to France and then home.
Tofte donated one folder of material...
Dates:
created: 1862-
Correspondence Regarding Concentration Camps: 1945
File — Box: 2, Folder: 46
Identifier: Folder 46
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Gene Sibell donated one folder of materials that he obtained from his grandfather, Ernest Sibell. These include two photos depicting victims of the Nazi concentration camp at Buchenwald, Germany and one photo of a monument to Buchenwald victims erected by U.S. Army Engineers. All three photos were taken circa 1945 by Elmer Undlin of the U.S. Army. Accompanying the photos is a letter (dated May 17, 1945) from Captain Undlin to Paul Kinney, a newspaper reporter in Osakis, Minnesota. In the...
Dates:
created: 1862-
Clippings, 1994: undated
File — Box: 2, Folder: 50
Identifier: Folder 50
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Edwin M. Tofte served in the United States Army during World War II. On July 26, 1944 he was a technical sergeant on an airborne mission. His plane was intercepted by enemy aircraft and Tofte and the other passengers were forced to bail out. Tofte was captured by five German soldiers near Vienna, Austria and sent to a German prisoner of war camp. The camp was liberated by Russian soldiers in May, 1945, and Tofte was flown to France and then home.
Tofte donated one folder of material...
Dates:
created: 1862-
Army Orders and Rosters: 1945
File — Box: 2, Folder: 33
Identifier: Folder 33
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
George Olson served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 48th Fighter Squadron. He saw duty in England, North Africa and Italy. Olson donated three folders of materials. Photographs and some oversize materials were separated. Documents include Olson's contemporary descriptions of North Africa and Italy in 1943-1945, orders and rosters received by Olson from the U.S. Army and a folder of guide books on Rome, circa 1943-1945, some in English and some in Italian. (Accession #...
Dates:
created: 1862-
Books on Rome: circa 1943-1944
File — Box: 2, Folder: 34
Identifier: Folder 34
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
George Olson served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 48th Fighter Squadron. He saw duty in England, North Africa and Italy. Olson donated three folders of materials. Photographs and some oversize materials were separated. Documents include Olson's contemporary descriptions of North Africa and Italy in 1943-1945, orders and rosters received by Olson from the U.S. Army and a folder of guide books on Rome, circa 1943-1945, some in English and some in Italian. (Accession #...
Dates:
created: 1862-
Correspondence, March, 1945
File — Box: 2, Folder: 1
Identifier: Folder 1
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Patrick D. O'Connell, the son of Norman and Orpha O'Connell, was born October 22, 1922 in Crookston, Minnesota. The O’Connell’s moved to Grand Forks, North Dakota when Patrick was five. Patrick O'Connell graduated from Grand Forks Central High School in 1940 and attended the University of North Dakota from 1940-1943. He returned to UND in 1947 to complete his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, which he received later that year.
From 1943-1946, O'Connell served in the U.S. Army....
Dates:
created: 1862-
Correspondence, April, 1945
File — Box: 2, Folder: 2
Identifier: Folder 2
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Patrick D. O'Connell, the son of Norman and Orpha O'Connell, was born October 22, 1922 in Crookston, Minnesota. The O’Connell’s moved to Grand Forks, North Dakota when Patrick was five. Patrick O'Connell graduated from Grand Forks Central High School in 1940 and attended the University of North Dakota from 1940-1943. He returned to UND in 1947 to complete his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, which he received later that year.
From 1943-1946, O'Connell served in the U.S. Army....
Dates:
created: 1862-
Correspondence, May, 19454.
File — Box: 2, Folder: 3
Identifier: Folder 3
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Patrick D. O'Connell, the son of Norman and Orpha O'Connell, was born October 22, 1922 in Crookston, Minnesota. The O’Connell’s moved to Grand Forks, North Dakota when Patrick was five. Patrick O'Connell graduated from Grand Forks Central High School in 1940 and attended the University of North Dakota from 1940-1943. He returned to UND in 1947 to complete his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, which he received later that year.
From 1943-1946, O'Connell served in the U.S. Army....
Dates:
created: 1862-