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Thomas J. Curtin Memoir
Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0378
Overview
This collection contains the World War II memoir of Thomas Curtin. The manuscript begins with a letter written to his children explaining his reasonings for writing down his memories of his wartime experiences. The typed memoir is four pages long and focuses on Curtin’s experiences while discovering Stalag Luft III, a prisoner of war camp.
Dates:
1985
World War II Oral History Collection
Collection
Identifier: CSWS-0056
Abstract
This collection includes recorded interviews with World War II veterans. In addition to their wartime experiences, veterans are asked about their upbringing, their lives before entering the service, and their attempts to readjust to civilian life after discharge. Information regarding theatre, branch and interviewer have been included when available. Transcripts are available for some interviews.
Dates:
1984 April 22-2011 November 22, undated
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- World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons. 10
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American. 7
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, American. 7
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Europe. 6
- United States. Army Air Forces. 5
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area. 4
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, German. 4
- United States. Army. 3
- United States. Navy. 3
- World War, 1939-1945. 3
- Oral history -- United States. 2
- Prisoners of war 2
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Europe. 2
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Periodicals. 2
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, Japanese. 2
- Agricultural education. 1
- Arnhem, Battle of, Arnhem, Netherlands, 1944. 1
- Knoxville (Tenn.) -- History. 1
- Prisoners of war -- Germany. 1
- Prisoners of war -- United States. 1
- Stalag Luft III. 1
- United States. Air Force. 1
- United States. Army Air Forces. Fighter Group, 364th. 1
- United States. Army Nurse Corps. 1
- United States. Army. Air Corps. 1
- United States. Marine Corps. 1
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American. 1
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Japan. 1
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Japan. 1
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Medical care. 1
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Propaganda. 1 ∧ less
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- English 21
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