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William A. Swink, circa 1935-2012

 

Summary

Extent:
6 Linear Feet
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [boxes and Folder number], William A. Swink, 99.0129, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/WWII-99-0129

Background

Scope and content:

Collection includes personal letters William A. Swink wrote home (Jacksonville, Florida) during his time of service as a Navy radio operator for the Blue Raiders, VPB-117. He discusses his training at Camp Kearney, San Diego, California, starting in April 1943. Collections also includes an oral history transcript in which William Swink (served 1942?-45?) and Gerald Wegner (served 1943-45?) discuss their experiences as naval aviators during World War II. Swink (radio operator) and Wegner (gunner) served together on a Navy bomber crew on VPB-117. They flew patrols all over the South Pacific in the closing stages of the war. Jacksonville, FL, letters to Mom, information on VPB-117, "The Blue Raiders."

Acquisition information:
Bob Elder

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is open to all researchers.

This collection is in a remote storage location. Please contact lib-specialcollections@fsu.edu with requests for access or for more information.

Terms of access:

Copyright restrictions may apply to works in this collection. Re-use or copying beyond Fair Use may require permission from the rights-holder. Please contact lib-specialcollections@fsu.edu for more information.

Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [boxes and Folder number], William A. Swink, 99.0129, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/WWII-99-0129

Location of this collection:
116 Honors Way
Tallahassee
FL
32306-2047
USA