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Walter A. Holle collection, 1941-1953, Date acquired: 2013-01-29, Date accessioned: 2013-06-18

 

Summary

Creator:
Holle, Walter A., 1919-2005
Extent:
1 folders This collection contains 1 folder, which has 1 booklet of text, 1 compact disc, and 1 laminated paper featuring text on one side and labeled photographs on the other.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], Walter A. Holle collection, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_13_0002

Background

Scope and content:

This collection relates to Walter A. Holle, Second Lieutenant who served in the U.S. Army Air Corps as a spotter pilot and served in the European Theater with 5th Army Headquarters. Holle participated in the Battles of Salerno and Anzio. This collection contains a manuscript memoir, document, and Compact Disk containing scans of the materials.

Biographical / historical:

Walter A. Holle was born on October 22, 1919, in Union Township, Adams County, IN. Holle relates his experiences on active duty at home (November 1941-October 1942), abroad (November 1942-October 1945), and in the reserves (1945-1953). Holle was drafted on November 13, 1941, and began his training at the Field Artillery Replacement Training Center at Ft. Bragg from 1941-1942. He was then moved to Army headquarters in Washington, D.C., where he mainly performed clerical work. In August 1942, he was transferred to Ft. Sill, OK where he began flight training in the U.S. Army Air Corps. He then traveled to New York to travel by ship to Lundershall, England, where he continued to train and flew two ferrying missions. He was then sent to North Africa where he continued training. Eventually, he was assigned to the 5th Army Headquarters and would complete flights in North Africa. In 1943, he arrived in Salerno, Italy, as part of the invasion. Holle remained in Italy, working in various locations and was in the country when Rome fell in 1944. During the summer of 1944, Holle moved frequently. It was also during this time that he met his brother, Paul A. Holle, who recalled their meeting by chance at the 5th Army Headquarters. Holle remained in Italy until 1945 when he returned to Boston, MA before being sent to Camp Atterbury, Indiana, and eventually home to Decatur, Indiana. Holle recounts these experiences in detail in his booklet, as well as information about his time in the reserves. There is also a laminated paper containing a story from Paul A. Holle about their reunion in Italy; the other side of the paper contains photographs of the brothers. The collection also contains a CD. Holle passed away on April 13, 2005 in Decatur, IN.

Custodial history:

This collection was donated by Ronald L. Holle, nephew of Walter A. Holle on January 29, 2013.

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], Walter A. Holle collection, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/WWII_13_0002

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