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Alfred Roessel/German POW Letter

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2702
Abstract This collection consists of a letter from Alfred Roessel, a German POW being held in Camp Crossville, Tenn., to his wife, Irmgard Roessel, in Leipzig, Germany. It discusses the weather in Crossville, the camp's scenery, and various of Roessel's activities. It also lets Irmgard know that her "lovely photograph" arrived safely, and conveys greetings to his family. The letter is written on aerogram stationary labelled in English, German, Italian, and Japanese and bears a U. S. Censor's...
Dates: 1944

Barwick O. Barfield Memoir

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0117
Abstract

This collection includes a copy of Days Not Forgotten, a memoir of Barwick O. Barfield's World War II experiences as a navigator with the Army Air Forces in the European theater and a prisoner of war.

Dates: 1993

Benjamin H. Johnson Memoir

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0327
Overview

This collection contains one copy of "Return to Freedom," a typescript memoir written by Benjamin H. Johnson. Originally penned in 1973, Johnson revised his work in 1987. The 60-page manuscript details Johnson's World War II experiences in Europe, particularly as a prisoner of war. The memoir also covers his pre- and post-war years and includes copies of photographs, articles, letters, and other documents alongside Johnson's writings.

Dates: 1987

Charles Brakebill Papers

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Identifier: CSWS-0067
Abstract

This collection consists of correspondence regarding a World War II prisoner of war who was a member of the 106th Infantry Division in 1945. It also contains the Railsplitter newspaper from May 1945.

Dates: 1945

Clyde W. Bill Fulk World War II Memoir

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2549
Abstract

In this memoir, entitled "Why Me?," Bill Fulk describes his experiences before, during, and after World War -- with a strong emphasis on the time he spent in German Concentration camps.

Dates: 2001

Clyde W. Bradley Papers

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0208
Overview

This collection includes the typed recollections of Clyde W. Bradley’s World War II service, including his crash landing and time as a prisoner of war in Germany.

Dates: undated

Coleman E. Baird Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1975
Abstract

This collection houses official congratulatory victory letters, translated German newspapers, secret military reports from corps artillery headquarters, German POW Interrogation reports, confidential G-2 reports, and other World War II ephemera collected by Captain Coleman E. Baird of Tennessee between 1944 and 1945.

Dates: 1944-1945

Crossville POW Camp Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2561
Abstract

The Crossville P. O. W Camp Collection, 1942-1981 consists primarily of newspaper clippings and copies of photographs. Also included in the collection is a history of the Camp property and correspondence and a memoir compiled by a former camp guard.

Dates: 1942-1981

Earlene Aytes Tennessee POW Camps Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0114
Abstract

This collection features resources about the Prisoner of War camps in Crossville and Tullahoma, Tennessee. Including personal narratives, documents, and later recounts and analyses, these materials present information and understanding of these two camps during WWII.

Dates: 1943-1946, 1981, 1992-1993, undated

Edgar C. Wilson Oral History

 Collection
Identifier: MS-3226
Abstract

In this interview, Edgar C. Wilson discusses the end of his service in World War II and his postwar life in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Dates: 2005 September 4

Fred Dearing Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0343
Overview

This collection documents Fred Dearing's World War II service, particularly his time as a prisoner of war. It included an excerpt from his diary while imprisoned (photocopy), a newspaper article that details his POW experiences, and a report on the on 388th Operation-Hamburg Mission.

Dates: 1944-1945, 1989

Glen R. Burchby Papers

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0266
Overview

This collection documents Glen Burchby's World War II military service. Included are letters written to Burchby, mostly during 1943-1945; a three-page typescript with details about Burchby’s life and military service, including his time as a prisoner of war from 1944-1945; and a photocopy and English translation of a German history of Stalag IV-B prisoner of war camp, the camp in which Burchby was held.

Dates: 1943 January 12-1945 August 27, 1985 December 11

Harry H. Mittenthal Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0153
Abstract

This collection includes a typed copy of Statement of Capt. Harry H. Mittenthal which details Mittenthal's experience as a Japanese prisoner of war during World War II from 1942 to 1945.

Dates: 1942-1945

Heini Ackermann Letter

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2302
Abstract

Written from a WWII Prisoner of War Camp in Tennessee in 1943, this collection consists of a single letter from Obergefrieter Heini Ackermann to his wife back in Germany.

Dates: 1943 November 9

Hubert D. Hough Papers

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0382
Overview

This collection contains typed notes and articles relating to Hubert D. Hough’s military service in World War II, particularly as a prisoner of war on Haro Maru, a Japanese ship.

Dates: circa 1980s

J. Harold Harveston Papers

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0063
Abstract

This collection consists of correspondence between J. Harold Harveston, a radioman in the U.S. Navy during World War II, and his parents. It also contains an undated newspaper clipping regarding Harveston from the Knoxville News Sentinel.

Dates: 1938 February 12-1939 November 28

James J. Akins Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0106
Abstract

Transcription of an oral history conducted with James J. Akins, who served as a pilot during World War II in the European theater. Akins was captured by German forces in 1944 and held for almost a year as a prisoner of war. During his service, he performed in several important raids on German forces. In his interview, he dictates experiences from before, during, and after the war.

Dates: 1993 September 20

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World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- United States. 22
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United States. Navy. 4
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area. 4
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Prisoners of war -- Germany. 3
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Camp Forrest (Tenn.) -- History. 2
Crossville (Tenn.) -- History. 2
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Prisoners of war -- Tennessee -- Crossville. 2
World War, 1939-1945 -- Europe. 2
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Arnhem, Battle of, Arnhem, Netherlands, 1944. 1
Germany. Luftwaffe -- History -- World War, 1939-1945. 1
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Military training camps -- Tennessee. 1
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Stalag Luft III. 1
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United States. Army Air Forces. Fighter Group, 364th. 1
United States. Army Nurse Corps. 1
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United States. Army. Infantry Division, 84th. 1
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American. 1
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Medical care. 1
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