Don Loth Memoir
This collection contains a typed memoir manuscript from Don Loth. Approximately 55 pages, the memoir details Loth's experiences in the military with the 12th Armored Division Hellcats during and after World War II.
Dates
- undated
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Extent
0.1 Linear Feet (1 folder)
Overview
This collection contains a typed memoir manuscript from Don Loth. Approximately 55 pages, the memoir details Loth's experiences in the military with the 12th Armored Division Hellcats during and after World War II.
Biographical / Historical
Don G. Loth was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on June 6, 1923. He and his twin brother, Doug, were inducted into the U.S. Army at Fort Snelling on June 7, 1943. After training in Kansas, Minnesota, and East Texas, Loth and his brother were sent abroad to Europe. In addition to his World War II service, Loth served in the Korean War. Following the war, Loth graduated from the University of Minnesota. Don married Pat Stevens Loth (1927-2020) in 1949 and together they had four children. Loth died in Tacoma, Washington, on November 24, 2011.
Arrangement
This collection is in one folder.
Previous Citation
This collection was previously listed as part of MS.1881.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was donated through the University of Tennessee's Center for the Study of War and Society.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository