Sheridan S. Winkelman papers, 1941-1945, Date acquired: 2001-09-24, Date accessioned: 2020-04-07
Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Winkelman, Sheridan S., 1920-2005
- Extent:
- 1 folders
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], Sheridan S. Winkelman papers, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_01_0529
Background
- Scope and content:
These papers relate to Sheridan S. Winkelman, who served in the China Burma India (CBI) Theater during World War II in the U.S. Army Air Corps with the 12 Bombardment Group. The manuscript covers many topics, such as training and US activities in CA, Myrtle Beach, SC, and then in the CBI Theater, life in India, the economic crisis, prostitution, anti-Japanese sentiment, and gender concepts in China. He also discusses coming home and peace at the end of the war.
- Biographical / historical:
Sheridan S. Winkleman was born in Ohio on February 24, 1920 and entered service in the United States Army Air Corps as an Aviation Cadet on January 19, 1942 at Ft Hayes, Columbus, Ohio. He served in the Army Air Force, 12th Bomb Group, in the US from 1941-44,and then in the China-Burma-India Theater from 1944-45. His first mission was to Nanking, China, on 5 May 1944. His final mission was on 21 December 1944 to Henzada, Burma. Winkelman resided in Orange, CA after the war and passed away there on October 25, 2005.
- Acquisition information:
- These papers were donated by Sheridan S. Winkelman. The papers were acquired by the Insitute on World War II and the Human Experience on September 24, 2001.
- Custodial history:
Transferred from the Institute on World War II and the Human Experience to FSU Libraries Special Collections & Archives in July 2022.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access and use
- Restrictions:
This collection is open to all researchers.
- Terms of access:
All requests for permission to quote, publish, broadcast or otherwise reproduce from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Associate Dean for Special Collections & Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Florida State University Libraries as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.
- Preferred citation:
[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], Sheridan S. Winkelman papers, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_01_0529
- Location of this collection:
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116 Honors WayTallahasseeFL32306-2047USA
