Edward A. Treacy collection, 1942-1984, Date acquired: 12/08/2017, bulk 1942-1945
Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Treacy, Edward A.
- Dr. Corbin Treacy
- Extent:
- 1 folders
- 1 items 1 dress uniform jacket
- 1 photographs 1 oversize photograph folder
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], Edward A. Treacy collection, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_17_0035.
Background
- Scope and content:
This collection relates to Sergeant Edward A. Treacy who served with the 815th Engineer Aviation Battalion in England, Algeria, Tunisia, Sicily, and Italy during World War II. The collection includes memoirs, oral history interview, documents, photographs, artifacts, and an M-44 U.S. Army uniform jacket.
- Biographical / historical:
Edward A. Treacy was born June 7, 1920, in Woodhaven, New York. During World War II, his family lived in St. Albans, N.Y. Treacy volunteered with the U.S. Army in February 1942 and was assigned to the 815th Aviation Engineer Battalion which built airfields or repaired damaged Axis airfields. Treacy participated in "Operation Torch" and landed near Arzew, Algeria on November 8, 1942. Treacy participated with the battalion's operations throughout North Africa, including Oran, Algiers, Tunis, Bizerte, and was present at the Battle of Kasserine Pass. In 1943, Treacy also participated in the Sicily, Italy landings near Licata with Operation Husky, as well as the invasion of the Italian mainland at the landing in Salerno. He continued serving in Southern Italy until the opening movements in the Battle of Monte Cassino when he fell seriously ill and had to be evacuated back to North Africa, where he passed the rest of the war.
After the war, he was a retired retail manager at Von Tobel's, a former volunteer reading instructor for the Literary Association and a former volunteer swimming instructor for the Red Cross. He died on May 5, 1999.
- Custodial history:
This collection was donated by Dr. Corbin Treacy. The collection was acquired by the Institute on World War II and the Human Experience on December 8, 2017.
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
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945--Amphibious operations
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy--Sicily
Salerno, Battle of, Salerno, Italy, 1943
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Africa, North
Kasserine Pass, Battle of, Tunisia, 1943
World War, 1939-1945--Great Britain
World War, 1939-1945--Propaganda
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Algeria - Names:
- United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
Dr. Corbin Treacy - Places:
- Oran (Algeria)
Fort Dix (N.J.)
St. Albans Park (New York, N.Y.)
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], Edward A. Treacy collection, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_17_0035.
- Location of this collection:
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116 Honors WayTallahasseeFL32306-2047USA
