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- 1944-1946
Soldiers letters, chiefly to Highland Park High School principal and community activist Charles Mason.
Mason, Charles
Soldiers letters, chiefly to Highland Park High School principal and community activist Charles Mason.
Mason, Charles
Order for Induction into Military Service (1918), cancellation, 1941 Voters Permanent Registration, and war bond certificates.
Brown, Gervase L
World War II service papers (copies and originals), insignia ephemera and B/W photos of service man Mario Pasquesi.
Pasquesi, Mario
Brief biography and detailed narrative of training and Pacific War Theater, 1942-1945 of "Grandpa" Sy Bortz.
Bortz, Seymour A. (Sy)
Norman Rivkin's interview about World War II
Oral history interview with Jewish World War II Army Veteran. Norman Rivkin served in the 5th Army Division "Red Diamond Division" during World War II, 11th division, Company K. He relates training and military exercises, "war games" leading up to the invasion of Normandy, France and the campaigns and battles on French and German soil, especially Alscace and Lorraine.
Rivkin discusses continued 21st century correspondence and meetings with people he met in the 1943-1945 war theater in Germany and France. Interviewed by "Eric" for student project.